Zarah Leander

Zarah Leander

Zarah Leander (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sa.ʁa leː.ˈʔan.dɐ]; 15 March 1907 – 23 June 1981) was a Swedish singer and actress whose greatest success was in Germany between 1936 and 1943, when she was contracted to work for the state-owned Universum Film AG (UFA). Although no exact record sales numbers exist, she was probably among Europe's best-selling recording artists in the years prior to 1945. Her involvement with UFA caused her films and lyrics to be identified as Nazi propaganda. Though she had taken no public political position and was dubbed an "Enemy of Germany" by Joseph Goebbels, she remained a controversial figure for the rest of her life. As a singer, Leander was known for her confident style and her deep contralto voice, and was also known as a "female baritone".

  • Title: Zarah Leander
  • Popularity: 1.696
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1907-03-15
  • Place of Birth: Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden
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Zarah Leander Movies

  • 1942
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    The Great Love

    The Great Love

    6.6 1942 HD

    The attractive Oberleutnant Paul Wendlandt is stationed in North Africa as a fighter pilot. While in Berlin to deliver a report he is given a day's...

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  • 1963
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    Konstgjorda Pompe

    Konstgjorda Pompe

    7 1963 HD

    Summer revue from 1963

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  • 1931
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    Dante's Mysteries

    Dante's Mysteries

    1 1931 HD

    Dante, the great conjurer, performs at the Café Grans, a fashionable hotel-restaurant. Face to a dumbfound patrons he does his most famous...

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  • 1946
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    As Long As I Live

    As Long As I Live

    1 1946 HD

    Following a trivial road accident, Ariane, an international adventuress, falls in love with Bernard Fleuret, a young artist-painter with diseased...

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  • 1937
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    To New Shores

    To New Shores

    6.7 1937 HD

    A 19th-century London cabaret singer is deported to prison in Australia. Her crime? Taking the blame when her lover bounces checks.

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  • 1935
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    The Marriage Game

    The Marriage Game

    1 1935 HD

    The sculptress Tora Diidiken is married to the sculptor Gunnar Grahn and they both compete in a contest to design a statue for the public square in...

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  • 1938
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    Der Blaufuchs

    Der Blaufuchs

    6 1938 HD

    Ilona, the bored wife of an easily distracted professor, falls in love with his friend Tibor, a world-traveler and ladykiller. Although she pursues...

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  • 1937
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    Premiere

    Premiere

    5.5 1937 HD

    As Fraulein Leander prepares for opening night, her life is thrown into turmoil by a variety of romantic misadventures. But she manages to show up...

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  • 1937
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    La Habanera

    La Habanera

    6.3 1937 HD

    While vacationing in Puerto Rico, a young Swedish woman falls in love with and marries a powerful local landowner. Ten years later, their marriage...

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  • 1941
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    Der Weg ins Freie

    Der Weg ins Freie

    5 1941 HD

    In Vienna, during the 1848 Revolution, opera singer Antonia Corvelli marries Detlev von Blossin, a rich landowner. But, as she refuses to give up her...

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  • 1954
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    It Was Always So Nice with You

    It Was Always So Nice with You

    4 1954 HD

    While working as an accountant in his uncle's factory, talented young pianist Peter dreams of becoming a famous composer. When he shows his work to a...

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  • 1953
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    Ave Maria

    Ave Maria

    7 1953 HD

    Karin Twerdy used to be an opera singer but now, in order to pay for her daughter Daniela's education in a religious school, she performs in a shady...

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  • 1943
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    Damals

    Damals

    6.6 1943 HD

    Vera Meiners' life was sweet but unfortunately for her, it was not to last. Her husband, Jan, left her after she met a former lover in a harmless...

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  • 1939
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    It Was a Gay Ballnight

    It Was a Gay Ballnight

    6.4 1939 HD

    1865. Katharina goes to a ball in Moscow. There she meets again Tchaikowsky, her first and only love. The young, who is now married to wealthy...

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  • 1938
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    Homeland

    Homeland

    7 1938 HD

    In 1885, famous New York Metropolitan Opera singer Maddalena dall' Orto is scheduled to perform at a festival in the German residence of Ilmingen. It...

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  • 1940
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    The Heart of a Queen

    The Heart of a Queen

    6.2 1940 HD

    As the title "The Queen's Heart" suggests, this early German black and white version of Mary Queen of Scott's eventful reign and death focuses on her...

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  • 1966
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    How I Learned to Love Women

    How I Learned to Love Women

    4 1966 HD

    An erotic comedy about the many affairs of a young man with different women.

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  • 1959
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    The Blue Moth

    The Blue Moth

    1 1959 HD

    Julia Martens is a wrongly convicted murderess who is released from prison after thirteen years. She begins a new career as a chanson singer and her...

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  • 1950
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    Gabriela

    Gabriela

    1 1950 HD

    Gabriela once a famous singer who enjoyed great success. She married, had a daughter Andrea, but pursued her career. Now that Andrea has matured into...

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  • 1995
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    Stjärnbilder

    Stjärnbilder

    1 1995 HD

    A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and consists of about a hundred clips from Swedish film...

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  • 1964
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    Das Blaue vom Himmel

    Das Blaue vom Himmel

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Desert Song

    The Desert Song

    5 1939 HD

    When the famous singer Grace Collins got off the plane that had flown her a remote place in Northen Africa little did she know she would meet love...

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  • 1952
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    Cuba Cabana

    Cuba Cabana

    4.3 1952 HD

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  • 2002
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    The Great Yiddish Love

    The Great Yiddish Love

    1 2002 HD

    Set in Berlin and New York's Lower East Side, The Great Yiddish Love stars the self-exiled Marlene Dietrich and her Nazi-endorsed replacement, Zarah...

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  • 1938
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    The Four Companions

    The Four Companions

    5.9 1938 HD

    Four graduates of an industrial design school team up and form a small business. The protagonist is so excited by the venture that she turns down the...

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  • 1948
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    Leckerbissen

    Leckerbissen

    1 1948 HD

    "Gems" - Embedded in a frame story, the film shows excerpts from 18 entertainment films of the time, among others, "The Gypsy Baron", "The Three...

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  • 1976
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    Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture

    Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture

    1 1976 HD

    The film tells the cultural story of Berlin during the Weimar Republic through interviews with a number of persons who were involved in literature,...

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  • 1931
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    The Wrong Millionaire

    The Wrong Millionaire

    5 1931 HD

    The American boat is on its way to Gothenburg. On board are the Swedish-American millionaire Fridolf F. Johnson from Detroit (Håkan Westergren)...

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  • 1974
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    Ich bin die Leander - das muss reichen…

    Ich bin die Leander - das muss reichen…

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1975
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    Ein Walzer zu zweien

    Ein Walzer zu zweien

    1 1975 HD

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  • 2013
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    Die Akte Zarah Leander

    Die Akte Zarah Leander

    1 2013 HD

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  • 1968
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    Seniorenclub

    Seniorenclub

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1965
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    Hör hin, schau zu!

    Hör hin, schau zu!

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1964
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    Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen

    Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1974
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1964
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    Vergißmeinnicht

    Vergißmeinnicht

    1 1964 HD

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  • 2001
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    Hitlers Frauen

    Hitlers Frauen

    1 2001 HD

    "Hitler's Women" - A six part series about some of the women Hitler enjoyed and adored.

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  • 1969
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    Das Sonntagskonzert

    Das Sonntagskonzert

    1 1969 HD

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