Die Feuerzangenbowle is a 1944 German film, directed by Helmut Weiss and based on the book of the same name. It follows the book closely, as its author, Heinrich Spoerl, also wrote the script for the film. Both tell the story of a famous writer going undercover as a student at a small-town secondary school after his friends tell him that he missed out on the best part of growing up by being educated at home. The story in the book takes place during the time of the Wilhelmine Empire in Germany. The film was produced and released in Germany during the last years of World War II and has been called a "masterpiece of timeless, cheerful escapism." The film stars Heinz Rühmann in the role of the student Hans Pfeiffer, which is remarkable as Rühmann was already 42 years old at that time. The title comes from the German alcoholic tradition of Feuerzangenbowle. Rühmann had also starred in So ein Flegel, a 1934 version of the same novel.
Elfie Mayerhofer (1917–1992) was an Austrian film actress and singer. A noted stage performer, she played lead roles in a series of musical and operetta films such as The Song of the Nightingale (1944) and The Heavenly Waltz (1949). She was known as the "Viennese Nightingale".
Hilde Sessak was a German actress who appeared in more than ninety film and television series during her career. She appeared in a number of films during the Nazi era including Quax the Crash Pilot (1941).
A Man With Principles? is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Hans Söhnker, Elfie Mayerhofer, and Sigrid Becker.
A Salzburg Comedy or Little Border Traffic is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Willy Fritsch, Hertha Feiler and Heinz Salfner. Erich Kästner wrote the screenplay based on one of his own novels. As he had been blacklisted by the Nazi Party, he used the pseudonym Berhold Bürger. The novel was again adapted for the 1957 film Salzburg Stories.
Robert Koch is a 1939 Nazi propaganda film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss and Viktoria von Ballasko. The film was a biopic of the German pioneering microbiologist Robert Koch (1843–1910). It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and premiered at the city's Ufa-Palast am Zoo. The film was made by the Tobis Film company, and was also distributed in the United States by the largest German studio UFA.
The Private Life of Louis XIV or Liselotte of the Palatinate is a 1935 German historical film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Renate Müller, Eugen Klöpfer and Maria Krahn. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and premiered at the city's UFA-Palast am Zoo. The sets were designed by the art directors Walter Haag and Franz Schroedter. The film's English language release title is a reference to the hit British film The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933).
Clothes Make the Man is a 1940 German historical comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Heinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler and Hilde Sessak. The film is based on the Novella Kleider machen Leute, published by realist author Gottfried Keller in 1874. It was shot at the Barrandov Studios in German-occupied Prague as well as at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin.
Light Cavalry is a 1935 German musical film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Marika Rökk, Heinz von Cleve, and Fritz Kampers. A separate French-language version Light Cavalry was also released with Mona Goya in the starring role.
Beloved Liar is a 1950 West German romantic comedy film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Elfie Mayerhofer, Hans Söhnker and Gustav Knuth.
The Court Concert is a 1948 German musical comedy film written and directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Elfie Mayerhofer, Hans Nielsen and Erich Ponto. In the United States it was released as Palace Scandal.
Not Without Gisela is a 1951 West German musical comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Peter Mosbacher, Eva Ingeborg Scholz and Hilde Sessak. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler.
The Woman from Last Night is a 1950 West German comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Heli Finkenzeller, Albert Matterstock, and Hilde Sessak. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gabriel Pellon.
Three Fathers for Anna is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Ilse Werner, Hans Stüwe and Theodor Danegger. It was made by the German company UFA at the firm's Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam, with some location shooting taking place around Passau in Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Herbert Frohberg.
Dangerous Crossing or Rail Triangle is a 1937 German crime film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Heli Finkenzeller, and Paul Hoffmann. It is set amongst railway workers and takes its name from Gleisdreieck on the Berlin U-Bahn. It was partly shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Carl Böhm and Erich Czerwonski. It was shot on location around Berlin. It premiered at the city's Ufa-Palast am Zoo.
Congo Express is a 1939 German adventure film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Marianne Hoppe, Willy Birgel. and René Deltgen.
Hotel Sacher is a 1939 German drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Sybille Schmitz, Willy Birgel, and Wolf Albach-Retty.
The Heavenly Waltz is a 1948 Austrian comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Elfie Mayerhofer, Paul Hubschmid and Inge Konradi.
The Master of the Estate is a 1943 German drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Willy Birgel, Viktoria von Ballasko and Anneliese Uhlig. Location shooting took place in Pomerania, Mecklenburg and Ramsau in the Bavarian Alps. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Gülstorff and Carl Ludwig Kirmse. It is based on the 1895 Swedish novel Der Majoratsherr von Halleborg by Alfred von Hedenstjerna.
