14 Movies Starring Klaus Maria Brandauer

Mephisto

Mephisto

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-03-22

Languages:

Hungarian, German, English

Countries:

West Germany, Hungary, Austria

Runtime:

144 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (6733 Reviews)

Director:

Istvèn Szabè

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Pèter Dobai (screenplay)

Istvèn Szabè (screenplay)

Klaus Mann (novel)

Fullplot:

A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.

Never Say Never Again

Never Say Never Again

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-10-07

Languages:

English, French, Spanish, Arabic

Countries:

UK, USA, West Germany

Runtime:

134 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (44976 Reviews)

Director:

Irvin Kershner

Cast:

Writer:

Kevin McClory (based on an original story by)

Jack Whittingham (based on an original story by)

Ian Fleming (based on an original story by)

Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay)

Fullplot:

SPECTRE agents under the command of Ernst Blofeld infiltrate a US air force base situated in the UK and steal two Tomahawk cruise missiles. When NATO is held to ransom, the British reactive their "00" agents and send James Bond to recapture the warheads and kill Blofeld.

The Lightship

The Lightship

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-09-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (513 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Siegfried Lenz (book)

William Mai (screenplay)

David Taylor (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Just when US Coast Guard captain Miller takes his teenage son Alex to his lightship off the coast of Virginia, Calvin Caspary and two criminal accomplices, on the run for the police, decide to hijack it. What the crazy trio didn't count on is that this small crew doesn't just keep taking it lying low, they will put up a fight. Alex hides dad's gun and wrestles his his war past and courage.

Colonel Redl

Colonel Redl

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-10-04

Languages:

German

Countries:

Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria, West Germany

Runtime:

144 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (1806 Reviews)

Director:

Istvèn Szabè

Cast:

Writer:

Istvèn Szabè (screenplay)

Pèter Dobai (screenplay)

John Osborne (inspired by)

Fullplot:

Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl (Brandauer), an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become head of the Secret Police only to become ensnared in political deception.

Out of Africa

Out of Africa

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-12-20

Languages:

English, Swahili

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

161 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (47280 Reviews)

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Cast:

Writer:

Karen Blixen (based upon: "Out of Africa" and other writings)

Judith Thurman (book)

Errol Trzebinski (book)

Kurt Luedtke (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Follows the life of Karen Blixen, who establishes a plantation in Africa. Her life is Complicated by a husband of convenience (Bror Blixen), a true love (Denys), troubles on the plantation, schooling of the natives, war, and catching VD from her husband.

Burning Secret

Burning Secret

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-12-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, West Germany

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (304 Reviews)

Director:

Andrew Birkin

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Andrew Birkin (screenplay)

Stefan Zweig (novel)

Fullplot:

This symbol-filled story, filmed with sensuous detail and nuance, is set in Austria in the 1920s. While being treated for asthma at a country spa, an American diplomat's lonely 12-year-old son is befriended and infatuated by a suave, mysterious baron. During a story of his war experiences, the baron reveals the scar of a wound from an American soldier and thrusts a pin through it, saying "see-- no feeling." Little does the boy realize that it is his turn to be wounded. But soon his adored friend heartlessly brushes him aside and turns his seductive attentions to his mother. The boy's jealousy and feelings of betrayal become uncontrollable.

Hanussen

Hanussen

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-03-10

Languages:

Hungarian, German

Countries:

Hungary, West Germany, Austria

Runtime:

140 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1111 Reviews)

Director:

Istvèn Szabè

Genres:

DramaHistory

Cast:

Writer:

Pèter Dobai

Erik Jan Hanussen (autobiography)

Paul Hengge (additional material)

Gabriella Prekop (dialogue)

Istvèn Szabè

Fullplot:

La rèvolution franèaise

La rèvolution franèaise

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-10-25

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France, Italy, West Germany, Canada, UK

Runtime:

360 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (745 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

David Ambrose

Daniel Boulanger

Robert Enrico

Richard T. Heffron

Fred A. Wyler

Fullplot:

A history of the French Revolution from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. The first part of the movie tells the story from 1789 until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis XVI lost all his authority and was put in prison). The second part carries the story through the end of the terror in 1794, including the deaths by guillotine of Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Danton, and Desmoulins.

White Fang

White Fang

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-01-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (14861 Reviews)

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Cast:

Writer:

Jack London (novel)

Jeanne Rosenberg (screenplay)

Nick Thiel (screenplay)

David Fallon (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Jack Conroy is a young gold hunter, who seeks for gold in the enormous and the snowy deserts of Alaska. He save one day, a mixed dogwolf from the hands of a cruel man, and a brave friendship develops between the two. The dogwolf, who named "the white fang" for it's sharp and white tooth, was left alone after his mother was killed by a hunter. After a while, the white fang was taken from jack, by a man who putted him in an illegal dog fighting pen, to fight other dogs. White Fang becomes a professional, experienced and a cruel killer. But unexpectedly, jack meets him again after a long term, and they return to be friends. When a group of criminals wants to steal Jack's gold, White Fang is the only one who can help him to fight them off.

Rembrandt

Rembrandt

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-08-09

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Germany, Netherlands

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (300 Reviews)

Director:

Charles Matton

Genres:

DramaHistory

Fullplot:

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-08-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2485 Reviews)

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Cast:

Writer:

Earl Mills (book)

Shonda Rhimes (teleplay)

Scott Abbott (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-08-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2496 Reviews)

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Cast:

Writer:

Earl Mills (book)

Shonda Rhimes (teleplay)

Scott Abbott (teleplay)

Fullplot:

This biography of Dorothy Dandridge follows her career through early days on the club circuit with her sister to her turn in movies, including becoming the first black actress to win a Best Actress Nomination in 1954 for "Carmen Jones", to her final demise to prescription drugs, which was debated whether it was suicide or accidental. Brent Spiner plays her faithful manager who stood beside her through all of the roller coaster of her career. The film also examines her love affair with director Otto Preminger, which is shown to have probably initially helped her career, but later probably led her to some wrong decisions. The film also examines 50's racism as the black star is not permitted to use white bathrooms or the Vegas pool. In the first situation, she was given a bathroom cup to pee in. In the second situation, the hotel drained the pool and scrubbed it after she dared put her foot in the water.

The Gaul

The Gaul

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-01-24

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France, Canada, Belgium

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

2.7 (4371 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Jacques Dorfmann (screenplay)

Jacques Dorfmann (story)

Rospo Pallenberg (screenplay)

Norman Spinrad (screenplay)

Anne de Leseleuc (story)

Fullplot:

Young Vercingetorix came of age in 60 B.C., as soldiers of the Roman Empire ran roughshod over Gaul and his father was captured and executed by Romans. A wise and philosophical druid, Guttuart, tells the angry Vercingetorix that he should seek justice by winning freedom for Gaul from the Romans. As an adult, Vercingetorix becomes a brave and insightful warrior, and at first joins forces with the charismatic Julius Caesar. But in time Vercingetorix is betrayed by the great leader, and soon he raises an army of his own to defeat Caesar and bring Guttuart's prophesy to life.

The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-09-05

Languages:

German, English

Countries:

Austria

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (111 Reviews)

Director:

Antonin Svoboda

Cast:

Writer:

Rebecca Blasband

Antonin Svoboda

Fullplot:

At the end of his life, Wilhelm Reich - psychiatrist and experimental scientist searching for the fundamentals of life - finds himself on trial, charged with deception. His dream of liberating human individuality makes him a dangerous opponent of an American system that is striving after 1945 for global hegemony, using all available means. Was it madness to believe in man's liberty or was Reich simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, and, being a holistic global thinker, accurately observing far-reaching socio-political linkages? Ten years after his mysterious death, his writings, once burnt by the US FDA, become an important source of inspiration for a '68 generation in revolt.

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