Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang, Vivian Hsu, Kim Min, Wu Hsing
Jackie (Jackie Chan) ist ein stinknormaler Verkäufer, der ein langweiliges Dasein in einem Sportgeschäft fristet. Doch eines Tages macht ihn ein mysteriöser Anwalt ausfindig und enthüllt seine wahre Identität. Das Treffen mit seinem Vater, den er bisher nicht kannte. Doch der gute Herr ist zu allem Überfluß auch noch einer der weltweit eifrigsten Spione. Um das Geheimnis seiner Familie zu lüften, muß Jackie nach Istanbul reisen, um sich so sein Erbe zu verdienen. Doch gleichzeitig wird der ahnungslose Verkäufer auch zur Zielscheiber internationaler Terroristen.
M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Moerder (1931)
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
This film is nothing less than a masterpiece.
It is a highly structured and stylized film about a serial killer.
It created the serial kill genre, which includes such entries as Psycho and Silence of the Lambs.
Alfred Hitchcock (the director of Psycho) was a disciple of Lang as were Jacques Tourneur (The Leopard Man (1943)) and Michael Powell (Peeping Tom (1960)).
M was not only the originator of the genre, but arguably remains it preeminent entry.
Highly recommended for those in the mood for a Hitchcockian-style thriller with a great performance by Peter Lorre and great story-telling technique by Fritz Lang
Stalingrad ist ein deutscher Anti-Kriegsfilm aus dem Jahr 1993. Thematischer Hintergrund ist die Schlacht von Stalingrad Ende 1942/Anfang 1943 während des Zweiten Weltkriegs aus der Sicht eines deutschen Sturmpionier-Bataillons. Regie führte Joseph Vilsmaier. Der Film startete am 21. Januar 1993 in den bundesdeutschen Kinos.
Die Propaganda des Nazi-Regimes nannte den Kampf an der Ostfront um Stalingrad einen glorreichen Helden-Kampf, doch in Wahrheit war dieser Kampf ein Wendepunkt im Zweiten Weltkrieg. General Paulus wollte kapitulieren, doch Hitler gab die Anweisung bis zum letzten Mann und Atemzug zu kämpfen. Diese Dokumentation nutzt Dokumente und Filmmaterial aus sowjetischen und deutschen Archiven und zeigt so auf, wie schrecklich und sinnlos die Schlacht um Stalingrad war…
Ausgestrahlt im Dezember 2010 im Fernsehen! – Sehenswerte Dokumentation über die Herkunft von Adolf Hitler. Diese Sendung wurde u.a. in dem Artikel http://gesichtspunkte.de/2011/05/124511/ verlinkt!
The last ten days of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime are seen through the eyes of a young woman in his employ in this historical drama from Germany. Traudl Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara) was 22 years old when, in the fall of 1942, she was hired to be personal secretary to Adolf Hitler (Bruno Ganz). In April of 1945, Junge was still working for Hitler as forces were bearing down on Germany and the leader retreated to a secret bunker in Berlin for what would prove to be the last ten days of his life, as well as that of the Third Reich. As Hitler’s mistress Eva Braun (Juliane Köhler) attempts to throw a cheerful birthday party for her man, Hitler’s closest associates, including Heinrich Himmler (Ulrich Noethen), Joseph Goebbels (Ulrich Matthes), and Albert Speer (Heino Ferch), urge him to flee the city with only Goebbels maintaining any illusions that the Third Reich has any hope of survival. Hitler refuses to leave Berlin, and he spends his final days ranting and raving to Junge, blaming all around him as he tries to understand where his leadership went wrong. Meanwhile, Goebbels and his wife round up their six children and bring them to the bunker as Berlin begins to topple, determined to take their lives rather than face the Allies after Germany’s certain defeat. Der Untergang (aka The Downfall) was based in part on the memoirs of the real-life Traudl Junge.
A man named Francis relates a story about his best friend Alan and his fiancée Jane. Alan takes him to a fair where they meet Dr. Caligari, who exhibits a somnambulist, Cesare, that can predict the future.
When Alan asks how long he has to live, Cesare says he has until dawn. The prophecy comes to pass, as Alan is murdered, and Cesare is a prime suspect.
Cesare creeps into Jane’s bedroom and abducts her, running from the townspeople and finally dying of exhaustion.
Meanwhile, the police discover a dummy in Cesare’s cabinet, while Caligari flees.
Francis tracks Caligari to a mental asylum. He is the director! Or is he?
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is in the public domain, and you can download
