Rudolf Prack Movies
- 1957
In this remake of the 1932 musical, the lead actor plays a dual role of a Czar and his look-a-like as they do business deals and make love in Vienna, circa 1814. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1946
Reportedly the first postwar Austrian production, Der Welte Weg (The Long Way) was filmed in the Soviet sector of occupied Vienna. The story concerns a group of POWs in the waning days of WWII. Despite the plight of these unfortunates, certain of the male and female prisoners manage to find romance. Most of the film deals with a triangle involving Rudolf Prack, Maria Anderson and Willi Danek. Having been conceived and filmed by pro-Soviets, Der Welte Weg is top-heavy with anti-German sentiments, which severely limited the film's salability in certain portions of Europe. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rudolf Prack, Hans Holt, (more)
- 1942
Controversial Nazi-era filmmaker Veidt Harlan was the guiding hand behind Die Goldene Stadt. The heroine (Kristine Soderbaum) is a naïve farm girl who wants nothing more out of life than to visit the "Golden City" of Prague. Once arrived, she quickly falls into a bad crowd. She is ultimately disowned by her father and abandoned by her beau. Distinctly xenophobic in tone, Die Goldene Stadt doesn't stand the test of time too well. Lensed in Agfacolor, the film was based on Die Gigant, a play by Richard Billinger. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1960
Die Junge Suenderim is a teen-centered drama about Eva Reck (Karin Baal), a nineteen-year-old woman born into a kind of respectable poverty, with a working-class father as the head of the family. Because she is beautiful, Eva tends to attract all manner of men, most of whom do not have innocent, romantic love on their minds. When she does fall in love with a student, she gives him up because one of her best friends is also in love with him. Eva continues on with her pure-hearted existence as yet another possible husband comes into view, and this time her chances of marriage and happiness look good. As might be deduced from the plot alone, there is not much depth of character in this film. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Karin Baal, Vera Tschechowa, (more)
- 1977
Toward the end of 1918, soldiers in the Austrian army were well aware that things were not going well. In this story, an army cadet arrives to serve in Belgrade and receives orders to serve in a regiment which is accompanying a Hanoverian princess on her return to Vienna. While in Belgrade, the young man and the princess are able to meet, and they fall in love. The cadet knows that it is foolish to expect the Slavs, who have been drafted into the army, to fight very hard for an empire they would happily see dissolved, but his superior officers are oblivious to this simple fact, and as a consequence, they suffer serious military reverses. Inspired by their ancient code of military honor, the regiment's officers fight and die to preserve the regiment's battleflag, which comes into the keeping of the cadet. He is entrusted with the task of returning it to the Hapsburg royal family. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Simon Ward, Siegfried Rauch, (more)
- 1952
A movie about two men opening up a health resort. The characters are a ship's doctor and a burned-out millionaire. ~ 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)
- 1965
German director Werner Jacobs 1965 drama Heidi stars Eva Maria Singhammer in the title role of a young girl who happily resides in a quaint mountain chalet with her kindly grandfather (Gustav Knuth). When Heidi is taken by her aunt to live in Frankfort and help Klara (Gertraude Mittermayr), a wealthy man's crippled daughter, she finds herself under the constant watchful eye of a cold and aloof governess and grows to miss her grandfather terribly. Fortunately, as Heidi works to raise Klara's spirits, the two form a strong bond with one another. Adapted from the novel by Johanna Spyri, this is just one of countless filmed versions of the tale. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eva Maria Singhammer, Gertraud Mittermayr, (more)
- 1955
Heimatland (Homeland) is based on Krambambuli, a novel by Maria von Ebner-Eschenbachs. Krambambuli is the name of the pet dog owned by hero Thomas Helmberg (Rudolf Frack). As Thomas pursues his romance with Helga Sonnleithner (Marianne Hold), he is thwarted at every turn by his rival for Helga's hand, Hans Bachinger (Adrian Hoven). In a parallel development, Krambambuli likewise battles for the affections of a female pooch. So important is the dog to the proceedings that the animal portraying Krambambuli--whose name, believe it or not, was Hatti von Fernstein--is given special billing. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rudolf Prack, Adrian Hoven, (more)
- 1958
German only story of Wachauer boarding school for boys with singing by the Wiener Bubenchor. ~ All Movie Guide
