Screenplay: Alfred Schirokauer

Direction Paul L. Stein

Cast Reinhold Schünzel · Mary Nolan · Maria Kamradek · Fritz Kampers

Direction Abel Gance

Cast Edwige Feuillère · Gabriel Gabrio · Roger Karl · Maurice Escande

Synopsis Lucrèce Borgia (1935) is set in late 15th-century Rome, where the city is governed by the tyrannical and lustful Cesare Borgia, the eldest son of Pope Alexander VI. Following the counsel of his chief advisor Niccolo Machiavelli, Cesare aims to...

Direction Christian-Jaque

Cast Martine Carol · Pedro Armendáriz · Valentine Tessier · Arnoldo Foà

Synopsis Lucrèce Borgia (1953) unfolds in the early 16th century, where Italy is dominated by the influential Borgia family, headed by César Borgia and his sister Lucrèce. In a brutal scheme for power, César devises a plan to eliminate his sister's...

Direction Anthony Asquith · Fritz Wendhausen

Cast Mady Christians · Paul Cavanagh · Nora Baring · Fred Rains

Synopsis The Runaway Princess (1929) follows the thrilling tale of a royal heiress who finds herself in peril after escaping her royal duties. A prince, cleverly disguised, steps in to protect her from the clutches of a cunning forger who seeks...

Direction Luis Bayón Herrera

Cast Olinda Bozán · Héctor Quintanilla · Gloria Bernal · Dringue Farías

Direction Paul L. Stein

Cast Olaf Fjord · Grete Reinwald · Hanni Weisse · Wilhelm Diegelmann

Direction Alfred Schirokauer · Reinhold Schünzel

Cast Reinhold Schünzel · Charlotte Ander · Adele Sandrock · Erich Kaiser-Titz

Synopsis Heaven on Earth (1927) follows the story of Traugott Bellmann, portrayed by Reinhold Schünzel, a stern and upright individual who openly criticizes the moral decay of nightlife. While his wife stands by his views, his father-in-law, a champagne producer, strongly...

Direction Michael Curtiz

Cast Lili Damita · Jack Trevor · Paul Biensfeldt · Walter Rilla

Synopsis Cab. Nr. 13 (1926) commences with a woman fleeing her wealthy husband, who gives birth to a daughter in the residence of a washerwoman. Tragically, the mother perishes during childbirth, but the infant survives. The washerwoman places the baby in...

Direction Leslie Arliss

Cast Michael Rennie · Beryl Baxter · Christine Norden · Miles Malleson

Direction Robert Land

Cast Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur · Lil Dagover · Rolf von Goth · Erich Nuernberger

Synopsis Boycott (1930) is a poignant narrative centered around the students of an elite Berlin gymnasium during their final academic term. The film delves into the lives of these "Ober-Primaner" (upper first-year pupils) and their dedicated class teacher, who serves as...