Martin Held Movies
- 1987
Five more short comedy pieces from Germany's popular television program. Only available in German. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1979
Two elderly residents of a rest home escape for a day of fun in their Berlin neighborhood. Despite the fact that they are confused about their whereabouts, their charm and wit make friends for them wherever they go. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Elisabeth Bergner, Martin Held, (more)
- 1977
After World War I, parts of Europe experience hyperinflation, when it took wheelbarrows full of paper currency just to pay for a loaf of bread. The worst time was 1923 and it became known as "The Inflation Year." In this movie, closely following the autobiographical story by Thomas Mann, Professor Cornelius (Martin Held), a history teacher, comes to regret publishing an essay in 1917 supporting the Prussian government which vigorously prosecuted the war effort. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Martin Held, Ruth Leuwerik, (more)
In this convoluted spy thriller, a Russian ambassador places his life on the line when he steals classified documents and defects to the U.S. The papers he carries could rock the free world. Unfortunately, the C.I.A. must first prove that they are real. The film is also known as The Serpent. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, (more)
- 1972
This German comedy is a starring vehicle for beloved entertainer Peter Alexander. Here he plays a school teacher who has a chance to be given his dream house, if only he will arrange for the daughter of a wealthy businessman to pass her exams. However, just now it is the summer holiday, and he'd rather dream about his house than receive payola for dishonest deeds. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- 1970
In this crime comedy, Herbert Zaenker (Martin Held) is the retired judge who is called on to monitor the movements of a shady criminal masking as a boxing promoter. Bruno "Dandy" Steigler (Mario Adorf) has just returned to Berlin and plans a series of robberies with his criminal cronies. Herbert uses his experience to recruit former criminals to thwart the efforts of the gang, who manage to stay one step ahead of the puzzled Dandy. Herbert continues to befuddle the crime boss as the legal dragnet tightens around the gang. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Martin Held, Walter Giller, (more)
- 1969
Dr. Fabian (Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff) is a dedicated physician at a Berlin hospital in this light comedy. He and his cohort Professor Spalke (Martin Held) often golf together, but their lives could not be more different. Spalke has been divorced five times and looks for wife number six while Fabian eagerly awaits his initial marriage to his fiancee. The two medicos go through a series of comedy capers in the confines of the workplace. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff, Martin Held, (more)
- 1967
In this anthology, six French filmmakers each contributed a vignette, offering their take on the history of prostitution. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michele Mercier, Elsa Martinelli, (more)
- 1966
In this frilly-costumed comedy, Baron Halbach (Martin Held) and his daughter Dodo (Senta Berger) move freely among the wealthy social elite, stealing jewels. When Dodo falls for the handsome London lawyer Robert (Joachim Fuchsberger), the Baron tries to stop the budding romance. Later, Dodo is caught trying to pull off one last caper before she marries, but Robert successfully wins her case in court. Watch for James Robertson Justice as Robert's father Sir Hammond in this lavish production. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Senta Berger, Martin Held, (more)
- 1965
In this German crime drama, a young woman is kidnapped by one of her two jealous lovers. Later the kidnapper is killed by her father. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1964
In this comedy drama that contains at least a dozen or more sexual situations, Hugo Starosta (Martin Held) and his family live in an old citadel known as "The Fortress," a home for German refugees and their families. He is beaten regularly by his wife and five children. The daughter becomes a prostitute for the money, and two of her brothers decide to dedicate their lives to having sex. When his daughter becomes pregnant, she finagles an older man into believing he is the father of the unborn child. Satirical jabs are liberally taken at youth, authority, and the police. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Martin Held, Christa Linder, (more)
- 1963
In this French drama, set upon the Riviera, a widow works a jewel thief on the side. She keeps this up until she meets a handsome gent. She soon cleans up her act. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1963
This overdone German film relies on a repetitive plot centered around bedroom antics worthy of daytime dramas. A call girl (Hildegard Knef) teaches the "ways of love" to a boy (Thomas Fritsch). The boy uses the knowledge to seduce the young wife (Alexandra Stewart) of his professor (Martin Held). Meanwhile, the professor carries on with his secretary (Daliah Lavi). The story continues in like fashion, with little else to give it strength. ~ Lucinda Ramsey, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lilli Palmer, Nadja Tiller, (more)
- 1962
This routine fantasy-drama that centers on a woman's dream is directed by Helmut Kaeutner and begins when Lieschen Mueller (Sonja Ziemann) gets an unbelievable job offer. As her name suggests to a German audience, she is one of those women -- a bank teller in this case -- who want their romantic fantasies satisfied at the movie theater. So when a wealthy man offers her the position of personal secretary with extensive travel, new clothes, and all the perks, she has to sleep on it. When she does, she dreams that she is a super-wealthy woman already. The question is, will the dream state whether at night or on the silver screen be preferable to the reality? ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sonja Ziemann, Martin Held, (more)
- 1962
Explicit scenes are a regular feature in this sexually oriented drama by German director Rolf Thiele. The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century when a young man who lives along the Rhine awakens sexually and has his first, highly erotic affair with an alluring actress. His socially well-placed father is not happy and sends the lad off to a remote school in the provinces, thinking that might help him settle down. Instead, the son continues his escapades with a variety of women, including his landlady. But the libidinous lothario's one-track mind is forced to rethink his actions when World War I alters the European panorama. In relation to the title, the former imperial German flag was black, white, and red in color. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Daliah Lavi, Martin Held, (more)
- 1961
Mrs. Cheney (Lilli Palmer) is a genteel widow whose outward appearances hide her involvement as a thief. With the help of her faithful butler, she steals diamonds from a wealthy matron. When she falls in love with a handsome international playboy, her thoughts quickly change from larceny to love in this light comedy. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lilli Palmer, Carlos Thompson, (more)
- 1961
This complex political satire by Kurt Hoffmann pits the supposedly religious Mr. Mississippi (O.E. Hasse) against the revolutionary Saint-Claude (Martin Held), enemies in love and politics. Anastasia (Johanna von Koczian) is the woman in the middle. Saint-Claude, a doctor and her lover, has given her the poison she uses to murder her husband. But Mr. Mississippi, a lawyer, forces Anastasia to marry him after he deports Saint-Claude and poisons his own wife. In the meantime, there is a revolution and counter-revolution going on that mirrors the personal lives of the protagonists, and it does not look like Saint-Claude is going to stay deported. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- O.E. Hasse, Johanna von Koczian, (more)
- 1961
Director Wolfgang Staudte who left East Germany in 1953 to make movies in West Germany, takes a few swipes at the West German judicial system in this fairly effective courtroom drama about the murder of a four-month-old baby. Police almost immediately arrest the mother Ingrid (Ellen Schwiers) who is the mistress of the father, a rich business VIP married to someone else. His position and wealth keep him insulated from suspicion. A hot-shot lawyer (Hanns Lothar) has to overcome the unaccountably biased perceptions of the police, the judge, the prosecutor and almost everyone else in the judicial system. The defense lawyer, driven to an extreme, knows he has to find the real killer or his client will be convicted. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Martin Held, Jurgen Goslar, (more)
- 1960
A husband is the unknowing victim of her a young secretary in this drama set in Madrid. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1960
A man finds his peaceful existence thrown into turmoil when he recognizes the town's public prosecutor as the former Nazi who almost had him killed for stealing two chocolate bars in a concentration camp in this drama. Strangely the former inmate feels no hostility, nor holds a grudge against the man; instead he wants to put the whole nightmare behind him. Unfortunately, the attorney recognizes him too and is afraid that the man will expose him so he uses his power to try to get the man thrown out of town. As none of the other townsfolk will help him, the man steals some chocolate from a store so he will have to be brought to trial. Sure enough his theft causes the prosecutor to fly into a blind rage during the trial. He then leaves the courtroom and the man is at last free. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Martin Held, Walter Giller, (more)
- 1959
In a routine, unexceptional drama by Alfred Weidenmann, Robert (Hardy Krueger), Georg (Mario Adorf), and Willy (Horst Frank) are a trio of would-be safecrackers out to pull off a heist. The trio do not live in perfect equanimity, and eventually one of them lets jealousy get the best of him and he turns tail, betrays his cohorts, and talks to the police. The resultant round-up has its moments, with the leader Robert involved in a long chase by the cops. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mario Adorf, Horst Frank, (more)
