3 Movies Starring Wolfgang Preiss

The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1960-12-09

Languages:

German

Countries:

France, Italy, West Germany

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (1864 Reviews)

Director:

Fritz Lang

Cast:

Writer:

Fritz Lang (screenplay)

Heinz Oskar Wuttig (screenplay)

Jan Fethke (idea)

Fullplot:

Reporter Peter Barter gets murdered while driving to his tv station. Commisioner Kras gets a phone call from clairvoyant Cornelius who saw Barters death in a vision. But a dark force prevents Cornelius from seeing the man behind the crime. Meanwhile the policemen concentrate their activities on the hotel Luxor. There exist too many links between the hotel and the unsolved crimes. Trevors, a rich American, rents a room in the hotel at the same time. He can prevent the suicide of the young woman Marion Menil at the last minute. But what is the reason for Miss Menils doing? Why is she initimidated? Could it be that Dr. Mabuse, a genius in crime believed to be dead, is back?

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1977-06-15

Languages:

English, German, Dutch, Polish, Latin

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

175 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (37616 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Cornelius Ryan (book)

William Goldman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

It is near the end of WWII. The Germans have lost most of France, and the Allied forces decide to give them the final hit. They plan to drop thousands of paratroopers in Holland and keep a few key positions there, until reenforcements arrive. The most important spot is the bridge of Arnhem; once it's captured, it can block everything west of Germany

Fantasma d'amore

Fantasma d'amore

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-04-03

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy, West Germany, France

Runtime:

96 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (312 Reviews)

Director:

Dino Risi

Cast:

Writer:

Mino Milani (novel)

Dino Risi

Bernardino Zapponi

Fullplot:

Over two decades after their affair ended, a married man is haunted by the presence of his former lover.

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