Heidelinde Weis Movies
- 1970
- R
Based on a novel by Harry Kressing, Something for Everyone must hold some sort of record for having the largest number of unsympathetic characters within a single film. Mercenary layabout Michael York talks himself into a footman's job at the estate of dissipated countess Angela Lansbury. In his efforts to advance himself socially and monetarily, York stops at nothing--including murder. He is eventually roasted on his own spit, courtesy of Lansbury's gross, ugly daughter Jane Carr. Guiding the debauched destinies of the characters is none other than Broadway luminary Harold Prince. The film has also been released as The Rook and Black Flowers for the Bride. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Angela Lansbury, Michael York, (more)
- 1970
Lording (Haggis Kraals) is the high school student who is distracted from his final exams when he falls in love for the first time. Flashbacks are employed to recall his past experiences in this romantic comedy. He delights in telling his new love of the childhood pranks he will soon leave behind for the more serious affairs of the heart. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Hansi Kraus, Rudolf Rhomberg, (more)
- 1968
Bill McLean (Van Heflin) is a former CIA agent living in London. He had been fired when he stuck up for one of the men in his command who turned out to be branded a Russian defector. The embittered ex-agent combines forces with another operative to deliver a top Russian secret police official for a price. Before he can deliver the Russian, a trail of corpses and double crosses changes his plans. When his partner who concocted the scheme is murdered, McLean returns the check to the CIA. They offer him his old job back, but the proud man refuses in this suspenseful spy yarn with plenty of intriguing twists and turns. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Van Heflin, Heidelinde Weis, (more)
- 1966
Nineteen-year-old Liselotte Von Der Pfalz (Heidelinde Weis) falls for France's King Louis XIV (Hans Caninenberg) in this biographical costume drama. She marries the King's brother the Duke Of Orleans (Harald Leipnotz), which is a loveless union of political convenience. After Liselotte catches the eye of Louis, the Duke suddenly is passionate in his desire for her. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Heidelinde Weis, Harald Leipnitz, (more)
- 1966
This Italian James Bond takeoff stars Helmut Lange as a girl- and gadget-happy secret agent. His mission is to retrieve a laser device from the bad guys and claim it for his own country. Barbara Lass, the unforgettable star of Werewolf in a Girl's Dormitory, is the woman in the case. The chase sequences are fun to watch, but the one-line quips lose a lot in the translation. Serenade for Two Spies gained its greatest American exposure in "Late Show" TV packages of foreign secret-agent capers of the late 1960s, hastily assembled to cash in on the Bond craze. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1965
Ludwig (Hansi Kraus) is a mischievous moppet who causes plenty of good-natured fun in this uneven children's comedy taken from the popular book by Ludwig Thoma. He lets loose white mice in the sleeping room of an elderly couple, blows up toys, and replaces his aging Aunt Frieda's (Elisabeth Flickenschildt) beloved parrot with a black cat. Ludwig's mother (Kaethe Braun) and sister (Renate Kasche) must also contend with his hilarious hijinx. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Hansi Kraus, Kaethe Braun, (more)
- 1965
Nicholaus (Karl Michael Volger) enjoys his career as a successful divorce lawyer and the many opportunities he has to meet women. He has no intention of settling down until he meets the beautiful Martine (Heidelinde Weis). Martine has heard of the attorney's amorous reputation and pretends she is married to try and discourage him. Nicholaus sets out to prove to Martine that he can be faithful to one woman in this light romantic drama. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Heidelinde Weis, Karl Michael Vogler, (more)
- 1964
Detective C.G. (Klaus-Juergen Wussow) begins to investigate the death of an attractive woman (Heidelinde Weis) whose naked body was found in Beverly Hills. When he recovers her journal, he is taken into her past where he finds that she lead a sexually promiscuous life. Perhaps in the pages of the diary will be a clue to her killer's identity. This thriller was the first German feature to be shot in Hollywood after WWII as well as the first feature for German television director Michael Pfleghar. Based on a bestselling novel by Curt Goetz, Die Tote Von Beverly Hills/The Corpse of Beverly Hills was adapted to the screen only a few short years after his death. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Heidelinde Weis, Klaus-Jurgen Wussow, (more)
- 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)
