Horst Tappert was a German film and television actor best known for the role of Inspector Stephan Derrick in the television drama Derrick.
The Heinrich Mann Prize is an essay prize that has been awarded since 1953, first by the East German Academy of Arts, then by the Academy of Arts, Berlin. The prize, which comes with a €10,000 purse, is given annually on 27 March, Heinrich Mann's day of birth. The laureate is selected by an independent three-member jury which usually includes the previous year's laureate.
Arms and the Man or Heroes is a 1958 West German historical comedy film directed by Franz Peter Wirth and based on the 1894 play of the same name by George Bernard Shaw. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.
Such a Rascal is a 1934 German comedy film and starring Heinz Rühmann, Ellen Frank and Annemarie Sörensen. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Böhm and Erich Czerwonski. Based on the novel Die Feuerzangenbowle by Heinrich Spoerl, Rühmann starred in the double role of the brothers Pfeiffer in this lesser known movie a decade before playing Hans Pfeiffer in the more popular 1944 version.
Desires or The Last Prescription is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Heidemarie Hatheyer, O.W. Fischer, Sybil Werden and René Deltgen. The film is based on a play of the same title by Otto Eis and Egon Eis, written under the pen name of Thomas B. Foster. It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios and on location at the Salzburg Festival in Austria. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Fritz Maurischat. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.
Court Martial is a 1959 West German war drama film directed by Kurt Meisel and starring Karlheinz Böhm, Christian Wolff and Hans Nielsen. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht.
Before Sundown is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Hans Albers, Annemarie Düringer and Martin Held. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Golden Bear. It was adapted from the classic play of the same title by Gerhart Hauptmann.
Next Year, Same Time is a 1967 West German drama film directed by Ulrich Schamoni and starring Ulla Jacobsson, Sabine Sinjen, Johannes Schaaf. The film won three German Film Awards. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize.
Just a Matter of Duty is a 1993 German drama film directed by Thomas Mitscherlich, about a German war crimes trial following World War II. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.
4 Schlüssel is a German crime film directed by Jürgen Roland. It was released in 1966.
The Domestic Tyrant is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Heinz Erhardt, Grethe Weiser and Peter Vogel. It is based on the play The Scoundrel by Hans Reimann and Toni Impekoven, which has been made into several films.
Doctor Faustus is a 1982 West German drama film directed by Franz Seitz, based on the 1947 novel by Thomas Mann. It was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize.
The Forger of London is a 1961 West German crime film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Karin Dor, Hellmut Lange and Siegfried Lowitz. It is an adaptation of Edgar Wallace's 1927 novel The Forger, and part of a long-running series of German Wallace films made during the decade.
Sergeant Borck is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Annemarie Düringer and Ingrid Andree. It is a remake of the 1935 film Sergeant Schwenke. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin and on location in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi A. Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann.
Ellen Schwiers was a German actress of stage, film, and television. She was featured in world premieres of plays by Dürrenmatt and Frisch at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, and appeared as Buhlschaft in Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival. In a career from 1949 to 2015, she also appeared in more than 200 films and television shows, including popular series such as Tatort. She also directed plays, founded a touring theatre company in 1982, and was Intendant of a festival from 1984.
Long Legs, Long Fingers is a 1966 West German comedy crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Senta Berger, Joachim Fuchsberger and Martin Held.
The Angel with the Flaming Sword is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Gertrud Kückelmann, Martin Benrath and Petra Peters.
The Buddenbrooks is a 1959 West German drama film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Liselotte Pulver, Hansjörg Felmy, Nadja Tiller. It was released in two parts. It is an adaptation of the 1901 novel of the same name by Thomas Mann.
Storm in a Water Glass is a 1960 West German comedy film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Ingrid Andree, Hanns Lothar and Therese Giehse. It is an adaptation of a play by Bruno Frank, which had previously been made into a 1931 film of the same title, and, in 1937, in Great Britain, as, Storm in a Teacup.
