Adrian Hoven Movies
Austrian actor/director Adrian Hoven made his earliest known screen appearance in 1947. For the next 35 years, he was seen in scores of European melodramas and horror films, as well as more prestigious efforts like the 15-hour TV miniseries Berlin Alexanderplatz (1981). He has also served as producer for the 1967 films Necronomicon and Burn Witch Burn. In addition, Adrian Hoven has occasionally tried his hand at screenwriting under the nom de plume of Percy Parker. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide- 1954
O.E. Hasse stars in this "retro" German historical biography as Admiral Canaris, who during WW2 was the man in charge of Germany's home defenses. The film takes great pains to point out the Admiral's essential dislike of Nazism, suggesting that he was sympathetic to the aims of the German underground, even though he himself could not participate. In 1944, Canaris joins the plot to overthrow Hitler, ending up in a concentration camp when the military coup fails. The villain of the piece is Obergruppenfuehrer Heydrich (Martin Held), whose assassination in Czechoslovakia prompted the German high command to order the liquidation of the town of Lidice--thereby thoroughly souring Admiral Canaris on the Hitler regime. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- O.E. Hasse, Adrian Hoven, (more)
- 1954
Filmed in 1954 as Madchenjahre einer Konigin, The Story of Vickie stars 16-year-old Romy Schneider as England's soon-to-be Queen Victoria. Purportedly based on the Queen's diary and letters, the story concerns the early romance between "Vickie" and her beloved Prince Albert (Adrian Hoven). When first she meets Albert, Vickie has no idea that he is her betrothed, thus she delights in embarking upon a "forbidden" love affair. Enlivening the film is the young princess' frisky unwillingness to conform to Royal protocol--until it becomes utterly necessary for her to do so. Those who question the casting of an Austrian actress as Victoria should be reminded that the real Queen was also of Teutonic heritage. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Romy Schneider, Adrian Hoven, (more)
- 1952
Originally released in Europe as simply Tromba, this German melodrama was distributed in the U.S. by Lippert Studios. The title character, played by Rene Deltgren, is a circus tiger trainer. To keep his beasts in line, Tromba utilizes hypnotism. This works so well on the job that Tromba begins mesmerizing women to do his bidding. To do this, he employs a special drug, a fact that proves to be his undoing when one of his castoff mistresses wreaks a terrible revenge. Most of Tromba was filmed through the auspices of the Krone Circus of Germany. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rene Deltgen, Angelika Hauff, (more)
- 1952
The name of Austrian director Ernst Marischka was virtually synonymous with "musical comedy" during the late 1940s - early 1950s. In Marischka's Season in Salzburg, the music is given equal footing with the comedy, resulting in a very well-balanced film. Popular leading-lady Hannerl Matz portrays a much-coveted miss who undergoes several romantic misadventures during the Salzburg tourist season. While Matz is most delightful, her male co-stars tend to be on the stodgy side. Season in Salzburg is adapted from the stage operetta by Max Wallner and Kurt Feltz. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Adrian Hoven, Gretl Schoerg, (more)
- 1950
This German melodrama is set in the Paris of some hundred years ago. It is a tale of two brothers: Robert (Paul Dahlke), a gentleman thief, and Pierre (Richard Haueseler), a less gentlemanly prefect of police. It is understood that neither brother will intrude upon the province of the other. But rules are made to be broken, especially when women are involved. Kaethe Dorsch delivers the film's best performance as Robert and Pierre's mother. There are subplots aplenty during the film's 100-minute running time, but things never get too confusing, not even in the English-dubbed version. Der Bagnostraefling was written and directed by Gustav Froelich, a well-known German actor whose previous credits included Fritz Lang's Metropolis, ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Paul Dahlke, Richard Haeussler, (more)
