Martin Benrath Movies

Reinhold Schünzel is one of the most sought-after actors and directors of cinema of the Weimar Republic. When the National Socialists come to...

What to do if you are stuck as a police officer in a boring small town, no decent crimes happen and you should actually make the big career at the...

Germany in the Thirties. A movie teller realizes that his profession is not longer needed. Silent movies are not produced any longer. Telling stories...

Swedish military attaché Stig Wennerström comes into contact with the US secret service at a party. After a trip to Moscow, he provides...

Based on historical events, the film tells the story of Operation Anthropoid which led to the assassination of the German SS leader Heydrich in...

Summer 1938: renowned Viennese surgeon Professor von Benda is summoned by Gauleiter Seyss-Inquart to attend the Evian Conference on Jewish refugees....

'Please help me!' the young GDR refugee begs the passengers of the interzonal train 'D 106'. He has just jumped on the night train during an...

In heaven there is faith, and love. Only in hell there is justice. Everyone here gets the part that suits them best. Therefore, hell is the place for...

Pavel Rusanov is admitted to an overcrowded cancer ward.

Duke Henry XI of Liegnitz, a "drunkard" and "glutton", slaps his wife Sophia in the face because she calls his mistress a whore. When the Duchess...