Kurt Nachmann Movies

When the Germans took over Austria in WW II, an unfailingly honest and amenable butcher sees his own son join the SS troops, his Jewish friend has to escape the country, and his wife just wants him to go along with the changes. He cannot find any rhyme or reason in these changes and his natural ability to simply be himself shows up the Nazi's own posturings as idiotic. He is protected from the Gestapo by a gay SS officer lusting after his son, otherwise, his reactions to the human degradation of fascism would have had fatal consequences. The candid, straightforward butcher provides an especially clear lens to view the Nazis and their effects on society both before and later in the film, after the war. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Susanne (Terry Torday) is the erotic hostess who gives comfort to the visitors to her hotel. All of the vices in the country are heavily taxed, including drinking and making love. Susanne and a group of nude women try to give some relief to the beleaguered and overtaxed clientele. The feature is plagued by lowbrow humor and suggestive dialogue. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

A German language film in which a man needs a wife and children in order to get a job. ~ Rovi

The thin plot of this film takes place during the Napoleonic invasion of Germany and is a backdrop for displaying several nude females. Susanne (Terry Torday) is the hostess of a well-known house of ill repute on the Lahn River. Susanne travels to Italy to deliver a message to Count Enrico (Jeffrey Hunter), an amorous lover under the spell of Napoleon's sister. She sets him up with a bride and manages to uncover some military secrets in the court of the amorous emperor. Folk songs were written about this actual historical hostess who dazzled young students with her legendary beauty. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

The literal English translation of the German-titled film here is "The Hostess of the Lahn." Suzanne (Terry Torday) is the beautiful redhead who runs an inn in the town of Giessen. She is the subject of many inspirational love songs by the student population. The lyrics also reflect the Germans' resentment and hostility toward the French occupation by the army of Napoleon. Suzanne appears in various stages of undress in this slow-moving feature. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

In this 16th-century swashbuckler, the trouble begins when a sea captain is unjustly sentenced to hang by the evil ruler of the Duchy of Doruzzo and his daughter. Meanwhile, the comely lass who believes herself the doomed captain's daughter is about to be sold to a harem when they are freed by a handsome hero whom the captain hopes will marry his daughter. Father and daughter then become pirates, and the hero is obligated to catch them, but when he falls in love with the girl, he switches allegiance and helps her attack the ruler's palace. The two then lead the other pirates, and the angry peasants in a revolt, resulting in the eventual death of the ruler, who confesses on his deathbed that the female pirate (the captain's supposed daughter) is his real daughter and heir to the Duchy; he then goes on to tell her that years before he had ordered the captain to kill her, but he refused and raised her instead. This confession so angers the other daughter that she goes into a convent; meanwhile the pirate lovers prepare for their wedding. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

This light romantic comedy features Toni Sailer, an Alpine skiing gold medalist (three golds in the 1956 winter Olympics) in his film debut. He would continue to work in a handful of films over the next two decades. In this story, a group of twelve attractive young women go out on a ski tour and encounter a talented police inspector (Sailer). While the inspector is saddled with the job of breaking up a ring of smugglers, one of the twelve women turns out to be a more serious romantic interest than the other eleven. A police chief (Ernst Waldbrunn) provides a few laughs, and Sailer gets to ski. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi