Paul Wegener

Paul Wegener

Paul Wegener was a German actor known for his pioneering roles in Expressionist films. He can also be considered a father of horror for his breakout role in The Student of Prague (1913). Wegener maintained a career throughout and after the Nazi era, starring in his last film in 1948.

  • Title: Paul Wegener
  • Popularity: 1.613
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1874-12-11
  • Place of Birth: Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
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  • Also Known As: Paul Hermann Wegener
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Paul Wegener Movies

  • 1915
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    The Golem

    The Golem

    6.6 1915 HD

    This mostly lost film is often confused with director Paul Wegener third and readily available interpretation of the legend; Der Golem, wie er in die...

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  • 1928
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    A Daughter Of Destiny

    A Daughter Of Destiny

    6.4 1928 HD

    Hanns Heinz Ewers' grim science-fiction novel Alraune has already been filmed twice when this version was assembled in 1928. In another of his "mad...

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  • 1920
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    The Golem: How He Came Into the World

    The Golem: How He Came Into the World

    7 1920 HD

    In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect...

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  • 1945
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    Kolberg

    Kolberg

    6.5 1945 HD

    During Napoleon's victorious campaign in Germany, the city of Kolberg gets isolated from the retreating Prussian forces. The population of Kolberg...

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  • 1913
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    The Student of Prague

    The Student of Prague

    6 1913 HD

    Prague, Bohemia, 1820. Balduin, a penniless student, falls in love with Countess Margit, a wealthy noblewoman whom he has saved from drowning.

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  • 1932
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    The Living Dead

    The Living Dead

    5.8 1932 HD

    A crazed scientist murders his wife, walls her up, then flees. A reporter sets out to track him down. Remake of Unheimliche Geschichten (Richard...

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  • 1926
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    The Magician

    The Magician

    6.3 1926 HD

    A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a...

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  • 1923
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    S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen

    S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1935
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    Only a Comedian

    Only a Comedian

    6.5 1935 HD

    A moving actor at the rococo era shows the power-hungry-crude minister of a small state prince in the barriers, while he makes use of his resemblance...

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  • 1920
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    Sumurun

    Sumurun

    6 1920 HD

    The favorite slave girl of a tyrannical sheik falls in love with a cloth merchant. Meanwhile, a hunchback clown suffers unrequited love for a...

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  • 1922
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    The Loves of Pharaoh

    The Loves of Pharaoh

    6.6 1922 HD

    The Ethiopian King offers his daughter to a powerful Pharaoh to secure peace between the two countries.

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  • 1949
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    Der große Mandarin

    Der große Mandarin

    6 1949 HD

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  • 1922
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    Vanina

    Vanina

    5.2 1922 HD

    Vanina loves rebel leader Octavio, who gets caught. He gets a pardon and marries Vanina. When he is captured again, Vanina helps him to escape...

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  • 1927
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    The Weavers

    The Weavers

    8 1927 HD

    Die Weber (1927), a rousing German tale of the 1844 weavers’ revolution.

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  • 1927
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    Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen

    Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen

    1 1927 HD

    Balzac adaptation: Escaped convict moves into a brothel where he becomes father to a boy. But his advantageous position is eventually threatened by...

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  • 1942
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    The Great King

    The Great King

    6.9 1942 HD

    King Frederick II (aka "Frederick the Great") of Prussia is engaged in a major battle against the Austrian army at Kunersdorf, and things aren't...

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  • 1942
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    Hochzeit auf Bärenhof

    Hochzeit auf Bärenhof

    7 1942 HD

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  • 1922
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    Lucrezia Borgia

    Lucrezia Borgia

    4.4 1922 HD

    Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, has three adult children: Juan, who is virtuous and has a sweetheart who is a woman of the people, Lucrezia, who...

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  • 1941
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    My Life for Ireland

    My Life for Ireland

    6.2 1941 HD

    A Nazi propaganda movie from 1941 directed by Max W. Kimmich, covering a story of Irish heroism and martyrdom over two generations under the...

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  • 1914
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    Evinrude

    Evinrude

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Golem and the Dancing Girl

    The Golem and the Dancing Girl

    5.5 1917 HD

    As a practical joke, an actor impersonates the screen monster he made famous.

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  • 1943
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    Diesel

    Diesel

    6.1 1943 HD

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  • 1918
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    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    6 1918 HD

    A traveler comes into a town overrun with rats and vermin. He promises to free the place of the pests and names his price. When the townspeople...

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  • 1933
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    Inge and the Millions

    Inge and the Millions

    1 1933 HD

    A well scripted and captivating thriller about the owners of a small private bank in Berlin, squeezing money out of honest business firms, causing...

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  • 1935
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    Der Mann mit der Pranke

    Der Mann mit der Pranke

    5 1935 HD

    "The Man with the Paw" is what people call the very successful banker Wiegant, who is desperately in love with Lena Kroning, the wife of the lawyer...

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  • 1940
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    Zwielicht

    Zwielicht

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1943
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    Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint

    Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint

    7.5 1943 HD

    The Termoehlens belong to the old farming class in Flanders. Their estate does well and their flax is the best far and wide. And as is the custom,...

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  • 1944
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    Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen

    Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Molander Case

    The Molander Case

    1 1945 HD

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  • 1939
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    Das Recht auf Liebe

    Das Recht auf Liebe

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

    The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

    4 1928 HD

    Paul Wegener gives one of his most active performances here as Captain Ramper, a heroic aviator who makes a pioneering flight across the Arctic...

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  • 1932
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    The Mystery of Johann Orth

    The Mystery of Johann Orth

    1 1932 HD

    A Hapsburg archduke in the 1880s gives up his title, changes his name, marries a Viennese actress, and then disappears with her on a South American...

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  • 1917
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    Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

    Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

    1 1917 HD

    A stylized fairy tale in which a farmer sells his soul to Satan in exchange for prosperity.

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  • 1916
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    The Yoghi

    The Yoghi

    1 1916 HD

    An Indian mystic uses his power of invisibility to scare a young inventor.

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  • 1930
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    Fundvogel

    Fundvogel

    1 1930 HD

    Young Jan Bergwall visits his grandmother, the so-called centenary, at Woyland Castle. There he meets his cousin Andrea, who everyone calls...

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  • 1932
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    Marshal Forward

    Marshal Forward

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    Hans Westmar

    Hans Westmar

    5.1 1933 HD

    Nazi film about the story of a Nazi Storm Trooper named Horst Wessel--here called "Hans Westmar"--who took part in street brawls and assassinations...

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  • 1939
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    The Immortal Heart

    The Immortal Heart

    6.5 1939 HD

    Nuremberg durting the time of Albrecht Durer and the famous geographer Martin Behaim: the locksmith Peter Henlein is looking for a way to make...

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  • 1943
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    Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

    Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

    8 1943 HD

    A man of mystery known only as Doctor Terror recounts seven stories from his casebook of personal encounters with evil and the supernatural.

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  • 1919
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    Madame DuBarry

    Madame DuBarry

    6.4 1919 HD

    The story of Madame du Barry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the French revolution.

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  • 1938
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    In geheimer Mission

    In geheimer Mission

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1951
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    Eyes of Love

    Eyes of Love

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1916
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    Rübezahl's Wedding

    Rübezahl's Wedding

    5 1916 HD

    In this film, the people of a Tyrolean town climb up into the nearby mountains, searching for a place where they can hold a picnic and a spring...

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  • 1920
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    Figures of the Night

    Figures of the Night

    1 1920 HD

    "Night people". Thomas Bezug, the richest man in the world, is a solitary, domineering and cruel cripple, who hardly can move on his crutches. He...

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  • 1927
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    Die Welt ohne Waffen

    Die Welt ohne Waffen

    1 1927 HD

    An engineer develops a device that will disarm any electrically power device, in an attempt to prevent armed conflicts.

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  • 1927
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    Arme kleine Sif

    Arme kleine Sif

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1923
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    Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen

    Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1922
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    Das Liebesnest

    Das Liebesnest

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1922
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    Monna Vanna

    Monna Vanna

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1927
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    Svengali

    Svengali

    1 1927 HD

    The hypnotist Svengali makes an artist's model sing, but cannot force her love.

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  • 1925
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    Living Buddhas

    Living Buddhas

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1938
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    Stärker als die Liebe

    Stärker als die Liebe

    1 1938 HD

    1938 German film.

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  • 1941
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    Das Mädchen von Fanö

    Das Mädchen von Fanö

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1926
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    Der Mann aus dem Jenseits

    Der Mann aus dem Jenseits

    1 1926 HD

    Film by Manfred Noa.

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  • 1924
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    The Film in the Film

    The Film in the Film

    7.5 1924 HD

    The only surviving excerpt of a documentary on film production in Weimar Germany, featuring the different personalities of several famous directors...

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  • 1934
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    A Man Wants to Get to Germany

    A Man Wants to Get to Germany

    4.8 1934 HD

    On the eve of the Great War, an expatriate German working in Latin America learns that the Fatherland is in peril, and risks various obstacles to get...

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  • 1922
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    Herzog Ferrantes Ende

    Herzog Ferrantes Ende

    1 1922 HD

    In medieval Italy, a group of men plot to kill a cruel and despotic duke.

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  • 1926
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    Dagfin

    Dagfin

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1920
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    Der Galeerensträfling

    Der Galeerensträfling

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1917
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    Sleeping Beauty

    Sleeping Beauty

    5 1917 HD

    An adaptation of the famous fairy tale.

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  • 1920
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    Steuermann Holk

    Steuermann Holk

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1921
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    Roswolsky's Mistress

    Roswolsky's Mistress

    1 1921 HD

    Trying to kill herself, Mary is saved by rich Roswolsky.

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  • 1921
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    Der verlorene Schatten

    Der verlorene Schatten

    1 1921 HD

    A man sells his shadow to gain success and fame but soon suffers the terrible consequences of that deal.

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  • 1920
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    The Golem: How He Came Into the World

    The Golem: How He Came Into the World

    7 1920 HD

    In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect...

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  • 1920
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    The Golem: How He Came Into the World

    The Golem: How He Came Into the World

    7 1920 HD

    In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect...

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  • 1915
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    The Golem

    The Golem

    6.6 1915 HD

    This mostly lost film is often confused with director Paul Wegener third and readily available interpretation of the legend; Der Golem, wie er in die...

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  • 1915
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    The Golem

    The Golem

    6.6 1915 HD

    This mostly lost film is often confused with director Paul Wegener third and readily available interpretation of the legend; Der Golem, wie er in die...

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  • 1913
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    The Student of Prague

    The Student of Prague

    6 1913 HD

    Prague, Bohemia, 1820. Balduin, a penniless student, falls in love with Countess Margit, a wealthy noblewoman whom he has saved from drowning.

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  • 1928
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    The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

    The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

    4 1928 HD

    Paul Wegener gives one of his most active performances here as Captain Ramper, a heroic aviator who makes a pioneering flight across the Arctic...

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  • 1934
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    A Man Wants to Get to Germany

    A Man Wants to Get to Germany

    4.8 1934 HD

    On the eve of the Great War, an expatriate German working in Latin America learns that the Fatherland is in peril, and risks various obstacles to get...

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  • 1936
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    Moskau - Shanghai

    Moskau - Shanghai

    1 1936 HD

    A drama film directed by Paul Wegener.

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  • 1937
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    Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit

    Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1915
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    Peter Schlemihl

    Peter Schlemihl

    1 1915 HD

    Directed by Paul Wegener.

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  • 1916
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    Rübezahl's Wedding

    Rübezahl's Wedding

    5 1916 HD

    In this film, the people of a Tyrolean town climb up into the nearby mountains, searching for a place where they can hold a picnic and a spring...

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  • 1918
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    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    6 1918 HD

    A traveler comes into a town overrun with rats and vermin. He promises to free the place of the pests and names his price. When the townspeople...

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  • 1934
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    Die Freundin eines großen Mannes

    Die Freundin eines großen Mannes

    1 1934 HD

    A renowned actress rescues a small theater, which is on the verge of bankruptcy.

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  • 1937
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    Krach und Glück um Künnemann

    Krach und Glück um Künnemann

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    Die Stunde der Versuchung

    Die Stunde der Versuchung

    1 1936 HD

    Irene is unhappy because her lawyer husband Dr. Leuttern never has time for her. Womanizer Mac Norris slyly benefits from her depression and lures...

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  • 1917
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    The Golem and the Dancing Girl

    The Golem and the Dancing Girl

    5.5 1917 HD

    As a practical joke, an actor impersonates the screen monster he made famous.

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  • 1917
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    Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

    Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

    1 1917 HD

    A stylized fairy tale in which a farmer sells his soul to Satan in exchange for prosperity.

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  • 1917
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    Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

    Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

    1 1917 HD

    A stylized fairy tale in which a farmer sells his soul to Satan in exchange for prosperity.

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  • 1916
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    The Yoghi

    The Yoghi

    1 1916 HD

    An Indian mystic uses his power of invisibility to scare a young inventor.

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  • 1916
    imgMovies

    The Yoghi

    The Yoghi

    1 1916 HD

    An Indian mystic uses his power of invisibility to scare a young inventor.

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  • 1916
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    Rübezahl's Wedding

    Rübezahl's Wedding

    5 1916 HD

    In this film, the people of a Tyrolean town climb up into the nearby mountains, searching for a place where they can hold a picnic and a spring...

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  • 1936
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    August der Starke

    August der Starke

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1925
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    Living Buddhas

    Living Buddhas

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Golem and the Dancing Girl

    The Golem and the Dancing Girl

    5.5 1917 HD

    As a practical joke, an actor impersonates the screen monster he made famous.

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  • 1922
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    Herzog Ferrantes Ende

    Herzog Ferrantes Ende

    1 1922 HD

    In medieval Italy, a group of men plot to kill a cruel and despotic duke.

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    Herzog Ferrantes Ende

    Herzog Ferrantes Ende

    1 1922 HD

    In medieval Italy, a group of men plot to kill a cruel and despotic duke.

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  • 1918
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    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    6 1918 HD

    A traveler comes into a town overrun with rats and vermin. He promises to free the place of the pests and names his price. When the townspeople...

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  • 1925
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    Living Buddhas

    Living Buddhas

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1920
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    Der Galeerensträfling

    Der Galeerensträfling

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1921
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    Der verlorene Schatten

    Der verlorene Schatten

    1 1921 HD

    A man sells his shadow to gain success and fame but soon suffers the terrible consequences of that deal.

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