Harald Leipnitz Movies
- 1978
Kneuss (Ingold Wildnauer) is a free spirit, not tied down to anyone or anything. However, when an old friend of his gets him involved in a complicated scheme involving drugs and gangsters, which requires that they pretend to be Mormons, things get more involved and more complicated very quickly. This crime drama is based on the Swiss best-seller by Beat Brechbuehl. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ingold Wildenauer, Renata Schroeter, (more)
- 1977
The protagonist in this film is a surgeon whose wife is running around with his young partner, and whose medical career is hampered by his need to find a way to perform a heart-valve replacement operation. His wife's lover plans to move to Hong Kong, with her in tow, to learn something of acupuncture (which might help with the operation). The wife is involved in an auto accident before their trip, and he goes on without her. On the way there, he meets a mysterious Russian-refugee doctor who has a set of wonder-working acupuncture needles. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- 1977
In this complex story, set in the late 18th century, two brothers with contrasting principles feud against one another. One, who refuses to knuckle under to authority and militarism, shoots an English military recruiter when he comes to seek men to fight on the British side against the American colonists during the American Revolution. He is forced to take to the hills and adopts the motto of "death or freedom." His efforts are deliberately misrepresented by his dastardly brother to their father. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Sattmann, Erika Pluhar, (more)
- 1977
This comic melodrama celebrates the fairly graceful life of prostitute Anita Drögemöller (Monique van de Ven) and her happy clientele of businessmen and small-time politicians. Working in the all-business climate of the Ruhr valley, famous for its industrial production and pollution (and not much else), she eases the lives of sundry lonely men. In one scene, her client is the vice-president of the United States. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Monique Van de Ven, Harald Leipnitz, (more)
- 1974
- R
A devious couple plots evil against each other with the wife hoping to catch her unfaithful husband in the act and the husband scheming her death. (AKA Dial Love for Murder) ~ All Movie Guide
- 1974
- R
A devious couple plots evil against each other with the wife hoping to catch her unfaithful husband in the act and the husband scheming her death. (AKA Moonlighting Mistress) ~ All Movie Guide
- 1973
Hollywood's Doug McClure stars in the German Fight for Gold. Shot on location in the northernmost Alps, the story concerns a winner-take-all race for riches. It is one thing to fight the elements in pursuit of the gold. The trick is to return to civilization in one piece once the treasure is claimed-and to avoid the treachery of others. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1970
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, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Terry Torday, Harald Leipnitz, (more)
- 1970
A wine salesman, Leipnitz is an incorrigible bachelor whose frequent affairs are the talk of the town. His family does not like his reputation, and wants him to settle down. It seems he may just do that when, hospitalized for exhaustion, Leipnitz meets the woman of his dreams, the nurse. They are engaged. But is one fiance enough for Leipnitz? ~ All Movie Guide
- 1969
A 40-year-old wine salesman is hospitalized for exhaustion because of his over-active pursuit of females. Chronic fatigue and circulatory problems don't prevent the middle-aged Romeo from going after his pretty nurse, a curvaceous cab driver, or a 16-year-old girl and her mother. The man's uptight schoolteacher brother pleads with him to mend his ways, fearing his brother's reputation as a lecher will harm his career. His family tries to talk the man into getting married and settling down in this amusing sex comedy. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Harald Leipnitz
- 1969
This drama, based on Alexander Dumas' novel, chronicles the doomed love between Lord Horatio Nelson and the scandalous Lady Emma Hamilton. The tale begins when luscious country girl Emma, who possesses feminine charms no man can resist, uses her beauty to charm her way into the inner circle of the social elite, eventually marrying the prominent Lord Hamilton. She then has an affair with the naval hero, Nelson, whom she marries after her first husband dies. She even has a child with her new man. When he dies, however, she is deeply hurt to discover that her aristocratic "friends" will not allow her to attend the honored man's funeral. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michele Mercier, Richard Johnson, (more)
- 1969
Susanne (Terry Torday) is the hostess of a popular hotel on the Lahn River. When she vacations in Paris, she becomes romantically involved with the emperor Napoleon. She sets him up with a bride and manages to uncover some military secrets in the court of the amorous emperor. There is plenty of nudity and suggestive dialogue to spice up what is otherwise a routine script with little imagination. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Terry Torday, Claudio Brook, (more)
- 1968
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, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Pascale Petit, Jeffrey Hunter, (more)
- 1968
In this drama, a beloved fashion model desires a real relationship with a loving man. Unfortunately, although she shares many beds, most of the men turn out to be creeps. She thinks she may at last have found Mr. Right with a wealthy businessman, but then he too, proves to be a creep. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1968
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, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Terry Torday, Pascale Petit, (more)
- 1967
Anneliese (Lisolellte Pulver) is the German consulate's daughter who is scheduled to marry rocket scientist Frank Green (Harald Leipnitz). Their ceremony is interrupted when Frank is called away to partake in a top secret mission at the request of NATO. Some humor is thrown in to lighten things up in this routine feature. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Liselotte Pulver, Harald Leipnitz, (more)
Adapted from an Edgar Wallace story, the plot of The Creature with the Blue Hand concerns an innocent man who is accused of murder. The real perpetrator is, of course, the title character. Since Klaus Kinski plays both roles, it's understandable why the authorities are confused. One of several German-produced Edgar Wallace films, Creature With the Blue Hand was one of the few to attain widespread American release. The film has also been known as Die blaue Hand and The Bloody Dead. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Klaus Kinski
- 1967
A young man who lives with his aunt falls for a free-spirited German model in this uninspired drama. Although he runs off with her for the summer, he returns to his aunt to live off her money after the model and an old flame rekindle their romance. The story unfolds in a series of flashbacks. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jacques Perrin, Eva Renzi, (more)
- 1967
A terrifying monk cuts a sinister figure in this grim story of blackmail murder and mayhem. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
