Beppo Brem Movies
- 1972
This German only film tells the story of a plant manager hiding the results of his subordinate's ruses when the auditor pays a visit. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1970
This German-language comedy is the first effort at legitimate filmmaking by former porno film director Franz Antel. The story concerns a professor's research of animals that are closely related to mankind. His chief research target is a chimpanzee who, unknown to him, has a drinking habit. The majority of the film's humor comes from the goofy situations precipitated by the chimp. ~ Clarke Fountain, 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
This drama is taken from Thomas Mann's 1903 semi-autobiographical novel. Tonio (Jean Claude Brialy) is an aspiring writer and the son of a rigid aristocratic father and a music-loving mother. Wandering throughout Germany and Italy to "find himself," Tonio frequently remembers his childhood experiences in a series of flashbacks. The highlight of the film is the expert lensing by cinematographer Wolf Wirth. Erika Mann, the daughter of the late poet and author, collaborated with Ennio Flaiano on the screenplay. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jean-Claude Brialy, Nadja Tiller, (more)
- 1956
The plot and comedy of this German effort is summed up by its English-language title: Nothing but Trouble with Love. Based on Herman Bahr's popular stage comedy The Concert, the film stars Victor de Kowa as a naïve music instructor. Trouble ensues when De Kowa invites his pretty pupil Winnie Markus to a mountain-climbing party. Before long, our hero is the recipient of painful "physical culture" from Winnie's jealous husband. Sonja Ziemann costars as the professor's sweetheart, who likewise doesn't buy De Kowa's protestations of innocence. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Viktor de Kowa, Winnie Markus, (more)
- 1955
The Devil's General (Des Teufels General) stars Curt Jurgens as a courageous Luftwaffe officer. Jurgens loves the service, even though he barely tolerates the Hitler regime. Sickened by wartime Nazi atrocities, Jurgens renounces his government, and is imprisoned and tortured as a result. Once released, the general takes pity on a downtrodden Jewish family. This isolated act of kindness is a point in his favor when Jurgens stands before Satan himself for his final judgment. The Devil's General was based on an immensely successful postwar play by German author Carl Zuckmeyer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Curd Jürgens, Viktor de Kowa, (more)
- 1954
The village elders must make a decision to ban one of their own for "misconduct," but everyone is reluctant to make the decision. A hilarious story about the cover-up of romantic entanglements. ~ All Movie Guide
