4 Movies Starring Christine Kaufmann

Town Without Pity

Town Without Pity

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1961-03-01

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

USA, West Germany, Switzerland

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1043 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Manfred Gregor (novel)

George Hurdalek (screenplay)

Jan Lustig (adaptation)

Silvia Reinhardt (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In 1960 Germany, Army lawyer Major Steve Garrett is assigned to defend four American soldiers charged with raping 16 year-old Karin Steinhof. She was swimming in a nearby river when the four of them came across her and they were soon arrested thereafter. Maj. Garrett is anything but impressed with his clients but his job is to give them the best defense possible. He tries to obtain a plea bargain but Karin's father flatly refuses and the prosecutor, Colonel Jerome Pakenham, is seeking the death penalty. In order for the death penalty to be applied, the defense attorney must have the opportunity to thoroughly examine the victim under oath. He sympathizes with Karin and does his best to convince Karin father to keep her from testifying. When he refuses, Garrett is left will little choice but to attack her on the stand.

Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1962-12-19

Languages:

English, Latin

Countries:

Yugoslavia, USA

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (2497 Reviews)

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Cast:

Writer:

Waldo Salt (screenplay)

Karl Tunberg (screenplay)

Nikolai Gogol (novel)

Fullplot:

A "Romeo and Juliet" story that takes place in the late 16c. Ukraine. Taras has settled into comfortable farm life after years of adventures and swashbuckling with his cossack companions. Though not wealthy, he is able to send his son Andrei away to a Polish school. At this time the Poles are overlords of Ukraine and the origin of the cossacks is struggle of the Ukrainian serfs to free themselves and their land of Polish domination. Toward this end Taras hopes that his son will be educated in the ways of the enemy. Instead, Andrei falls in love with the daughter of a Polish nobleman, setting the stage for a clash between love, family honor, and a struggle for national identity.

Day of the Idiots

Day of the Idiots

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-03-26

Languages:

German

Countries:

West Germany

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (108 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaFantasy

Fullplot:

Story of a mentally unstable woman who goes into an institution.

Bagdad Cafe

Bagdad Cafe

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-04-22

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

West Germany, USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (8970 Reviews)

Director:

Percy Adlon

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Eleonore Adlon (screenplay)

Percy Adlon (screenplay)

Percy Adlon (story)

Christopher Doherty (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Out of Rosenheim (Bagdad Cafè) is a look into the minds and lives of some people most of us have met but few of us know much about. This movie exemplifies how one person in the right place can affect a community of lives. The Adlons seem to express the view that all change and "magic" comes from hard work and mutual acceptance. A well-crafted view of the lives of tourists everywhere and the difficulties they can face. A Whimsical and lovingly Photographed look at the vast wasteland that is too often ignored by much of humanity.

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