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Michael, a hardened petty criminal, has made a hot score with two accomplices. On a hectic escape through the streets of Prague, he notices a young woman who is about to throw herself off a bridge into the Vltava. Quick-witted, he jumps in after her and saves Klara's life - and his own. For Michael, it is a moment of enlightenment that leads him back to his fatherly friend Father Christoph. The priest prays hard for him and hides his protégé in a monastery, where Michael enters the seminary and develops his talent as a restorer. Six years later, Michael returns to Prague and meets Klara again by chance. He has never forgotten her, but she does not recognize her former rescuer.
May 2005
Stefan Lindman is a police officer in Boros, Sweden. When his mentor and retired former partner Herbert Molin is brutally murdered in the remote town of Sveg, Lindman travels north to investigate. The more Lindman digs into the mysterious killing, the less he is sure to have known the man he feels so much indebted to...
Apr 2004
Hypochondriac Hermann Ladner is invited on a Mediterranean cruise by his late wife's brother, Heinz Wucher. However, Heinz gambles away the money for the tickets and Hermann sets off for Italy in his caravan. Heinz, meanwhile, has sneaked into the caravan and travels along as a blind passenger.
Nov 2001
Necessity is the mother of invention. After their stock portfolios slide into the cellar, the two friends Roderik and Fabian have set up another profitable business: the "Marriage Swindler Company". Roderik is the brilliant strategist who directs the amorous scams with a great deal of foresight. Fabian is the front man whose charm melts the hearts of the proudest women like butter in the Koh Samui sun. Fabian also tries to win the heart of Miriam Berger, the rich heiress of the famous "Siam Residence" resort, with his well-rehearsed charm charades. But then Roderik's ingenious strategy gets out of hand: Fabian actually falls in love with Miriam and stops thinking about business...
The Weidemann have a perfume factory but the business goes bad and blindly trust Marie, a young woman with a gift for the fragrances, to launch a new essence that will save the company. But Marie falls in love with Bernard, the heir of the family that owns the bank continually denied that the appropriations to the Weidemann.
Oct 2007
Tommy and Mike operate a famous pirate radio station, Germany's most listened-to radio station. The police and the operators of the Bavarian Broadcast Company try to stop their illegal broadcast.
Jan 1982
The priest Hannes Jagermüller struggles to keep his flock under control in the idyllic village of St. Gilgen on Lake Wolfgang. His arch-rival, the mayor Oskar Lindner, is planning to build a ski resort with a hotel on the "magical" wedding meadow.
May 2003
Thomas Gottschalk appears in front of the camera for the first time with his son Roman, who goes in search of clues about the "Supernasen" cult movies of his father and his friend Mike Krüger. Coming from America, he visits a "Supernasen" revival festival at Lake Wörthersee, which is being held to mark the 40th anniversary of the cult movies and is also the exact year of his birth! He wants to investigate the question: "How could my father be in such films? Isn't that rather embarrassing or really iconic today?"
Aug 2022
The mayor would like to snatch the Moosburg Castle under the nail so that he can move his club "Paradies" and the "Damen" there. But the Reverend has other plans: he wants to build a children's home in the castle. Only the rightful heir, the young pediatrician Dr. Seefellner can help him.
Jan 1996
In the 1960s, the film production company Lisa Film, headed by Karl Spiehs, ushered in a new era in German film: the erotic film. This period, characterized by change and openness, produced numerous successful films that had a lasting impact on the genre in Germany and captivated audiences.
Aug 2024
Sep 2017
Paul, a former concert pianist, lives in the picturesque town of Krems with his adopted son Rico. Since the accidental death of his wife Anna, he has been living alone with his son. When Paul falls in love with the beautiful Luisa, he starts playing the piano again. What Paul doesn't know is that Luisa is Rico's biological mother and has already made friends with the little boy, without knowing that Paul is Rico's adoptive father. When Paul finds out, he feels betrayed by Luisa and confronts her. The situation comes to a head and Luisa travels back to Italy. But Paul quickly realizes that he wants to give his adopted son the chance to get to know his biological mother. Together with Rico, he travels to Italy to see Luisa again. They have a heated argument there and don't realize that Rico is eavesdropping on them. When he learns that Paul is not his father, the little boy's world falls apart.
Mar 2005
Their names are Hans Kleiber and Harry Groß. They wear police badges and are causing pure chaos. The cops from Lake Wörthersee have been tasked with bringing Verena, the daughter of public prosecutor Brösing, home safely. The young woman was an assistant to the magician Carnetti and is now dating the cuddly rocker Faltinger. The Alpine dream team is supported by the nearsighted policewoman Jutta.
Apr 1999
Coming from a modest background, little Nemecsek faces a tough test in life at an early age: his mother has to leave home after his father discovers her affair with the wealthy merchant Kovacs. At the same time, Nemecsek is fighting for a playground on Paul Street. But the property belongs to old Jan. Only with the help of Edit, his friend's grandmother, who recognizes Jan as her old childhood sweetheart, can the property be won as a playground. Soon, the beloved playground is in danger of being lost not only to a rival youth gang, but also to Julia, Janos' ex-wife. She has big construction plans for the property. The leader of the "Boys of Paul Street" is Boka. His father is a gambler and cannot fight his addiction. One day, Boka has to watch as his father narrowly escapes death in a duel. Nemecsek fights to the bitter end. Will he win the battle...?
Dec 2003
A new collaboration between director Sigi Rothemund (Siggi Götz) and writer Erich Tomek.
Mar 2012
When the heart-sick bus driver August is forced into involuntary retirement, he decides to gamble away his severance pay at the casino. But he wins: a million euros! Looking for a person who truly loves him, August places an advertisement in the newspaper: Millionaire is looking for a loving wife who will give him an heir! The pretty Sonja answers. She is supposed to give August a child, in exchange for the child inheriting the assets. What Sonja August is keeping quiet about: She is already pregnant and in acute financial trouble. But August's relatives also sense their chance at the million.
Dec 2002
Dr. Kurt Weimar, a busy divorce lawyer and ladies' darling, has successfully divorced the well-known chanson singer Ramona. As a thank you, she offers him her luxurious country house on Lake Wörthersee for a weekend. So it happens that – unbeknownst to each other – Dr. Kurt Weimar, his attractive colleague Dr. Bettina Hofer, his fun-loving father, his latest flame, her jealous husband, Kurt's cheerful secretary Piffi, and his girlfriend Rita all gather for a cozy weekend at the lakeside villa. The finale at Ramona's house, where they inevitably meet, turns into a furious showdown.
May 1998
Two conmen, posing as missionaries, are out to swindle the members of a church group in this slapstick western.
Dec 1972
Franz is unlucky. After a motorcycle accident, the super cop is placed on sick leave. His incompetent rival cop, Kleiber, who has long been under pressure from his position, takes over command of the police station. His bad luck is that he attracts misfortune like a magnet. When a young couple with a millionaire heiress moves into the nearby castle, Franz ignores his sick leave and takes a job as a caretaker, secretly uncovering a major murder plot. And indeed, little Funny's uncle is hatching murderous plans. A finely spun web of murderous suspicions quickly emerges, fitting together perfectly in a seemingly perfectly orchestrated crime puzzle made up of incriminating evidence. But before Franz can bring the alleged perpetrators to justice, he himself is mistaken for the murderer.
Jan 1997
A vet has successfully taken over her father's practice. Now the already smouldering marital crisis comes to a head when anonymous letters accuse her husband of having an affair. Meanwhile, the doctor is being courted by the local mayor.
Oct 1995