Alexander Golling Movies
The Odessa File is set in Hamburg in the winter of 1963. Jon Voight plays Peter Miller, a German reporter who is investigating the whereabouts of missing Nazi war criminals. After reading the diary of a Holocaust survivor who has recently committed suicide, Miller goes on the trail of in-hiding SS officer Eduard Roschmann (Maximilian Schell). The reporter finds his investigation blocked by members of a secretive group called Odessa. With the help of Israeli activists, Miller persists in his search. Schell's sister Maria also appears in The Odessa File as Miller's mother, the widow of a German soldier. Based on a nailbiting novel by Frederick Forsyth, The Odessa File is highlighted by the exquisitely Teutonic score of Andrew Lloyd Webber. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jon Voight, Maximilian Schell, (more)
- 1969
Dr. Peter Bach (Peter Alexander) is sent to a city school when his small village school burns down. The liberal and progressive instructor soon gains a large following among the student. He alternately makes enemies among his fellow teachers who resent his methods. Heintje, one of Germany's most popular child singers, plays his nephew Jan. The students play tricks on the teachers but leave Bach alone in this musical that features the singing of both Heintje and Alexander. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Alexander, Hansi Kraus, (more)
- 1966
Two boyhood friends from different backgrounds reflect back on their childhood growing up during World War II. Both are nearly 30 years old and share a common mistrust of the older generation and their traditional expectations. One is from a wealthy family, while his friend has had to work all his life and now is a successful journalist. The two friends comment that they feel like foxes who look for the opportunity to escape. The wealthy man sees no alternative other than to move to Australia and start a new life. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Helmut Foernbacher, Christian Doermer, (more)
- 1957
Ruth Leuwerik plays the regal title character in the lavish German historical drama Koenige Louise (Queen Louise). The wife of Prussian monarch Friedrich Wilhelm III (Dieter Borsche), Queen Louise quickly becomes one of the most popular women in all Europe. She also convinces her husband to stop squandering his time and talents and to actively participate in the politics of his kingdom. As a result, Wilhelm and the Czar of Russia (Bernhard Wicki) agree to form a united front against the incursions of Napoleon (Rene Deltgren). Alas, this strong political stand proves to be Wilhelm's undoing, and Queen Louise, feeling herself responsible for the political debacle, literally dies of a broken heart. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ruth Leuwerik, Dieter Borsche, (more)
- 1956
The title of this German service comedy translates to The Major and the Steers. Adapted from a novel by Hans Venatier, the film stars Fritz Tillman as Major Sunlet, an officer of the U.S. occupation forces in postwar Bavaria. Once he comes to realize that the locals are "regular folks" and not unregenerate Nazis, Major Sunlet becomes a genuine friend to one and all. Before this happens, however, the Major is inveigled into helping peasant Koltener (Attila Hoerbiger) transport 12 steers to market while avoiding bureaucratic red tape. The film's depiction of all Americans as likeable buffoons should prove interesting (if not always amusing) to U.S. audiences. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Attila Hoerbiger, Fritz Tillmann, (more)
- 1954
Die Klein Stadt Will Schlafen Gehn translates literally to Little Town Will Go to Sleep. The town in question is a "respectable" German community, thrown into an uproar when a mail bag is stolen. It seems that the bag contained several compromising letters, which, if discovered, will result in a lot of trouble for a lot of local citizens. Somehow or other, the populace comes to the conclusion that the town's "black sheep," a hedonistic sculptor, is in possession of the letters, and that's where the fun begins. The fact that the film manages to squeeze in a bit of nudity enhanced its salability in America. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gustav Froehlich, Jester Naefe, (more)
- 1954
Adapted from a novel by Andre Maurois, Schule fuer Ehegluck (School for Connubial Bliss) concerns young marrieds Justus and Marianne Schneeman (Paul Hubschmid, Liselotte Pulver). Feeling that Marianne is insensitive to his ambitions, Justus finds a woman who does "understand" him. As he rises to success, his affection for the other woman increases while his marriage slowly crumbles. Eventually he realizes that Marianne was the right woman for him all along, but only after learning to tell the difference between true love and false flattery. Leading man Paul Hubschmid enjoyed a brief Hollywood career as Paul Christian, while Liselotte "Lilo" Pulver later played James Cagney's pneumatic German secretary in Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three (1961). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Paul Hubschmid, Liselotte Pulver, (more)
- 1942
Sergeant Wilhelm Bauer's invention of the U-boat during Denmark's World War II blockade of the ports of Schleswig-Holstein is profiled in this historical drama. (In German) ~ All Movie Guide
- 1938
The second half of a two-part film--Part One was titled The Tiger of Eschnapur--Das Indische Grabmal (The Indian Tomb) and its predecessor were remakes of a two-parter directed in 1919 by Joe May. American actress Kitty Jantzen plays Irene Traven, formerly the Maharini of the "lost" Indian city of Eschnapur. At great personal risk, Irene escapes her Maharaja husband (Fritz van Dongen), accompanying her European lover (Hans Stuwe) to Paris. But the Maharaja's reach extends far beyond Eschnapur, and Irene's troubles are far from over. Both Tiger of Eschnapur and Das Indische Grabmal were scripted by Thea Von Harbou, former wife of director Fritz Lang. Not so coincidentally, both films were remade by Lang in 1958, then heavily re-edited and released in the US as a single feature titled Journey to the Lost City. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alexander Golling
- 1936
The story of Johann August Sutter, the Swiss printer who came to California, and it was on his land that gold was discovered and that set off the California Gold Rush of 1848. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Luis Trenker, Viktoria Von Ballasko, (more)
