History: Germany & Austria

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1. Sissi (1955)

102 min | Comedy, Drama, History

In the first of a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the vibrant young princess catches the eye of her sister's fiancé, Emperor Franz Josef.

Director: Ernst Marischka | Stars: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz

Votes: 9,978

2. Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956)

107 min | Drama, History

The second in a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the film chronicles the married life of the young empress as she tries to adjust to formal and strict life in the palace and an overbearing mother-in-law.

Director: Ernst Marischka | Stars: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Gustav Knuth

Votes: 7,356

3. Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin (1957)

109 min | Drama, History, Romance

The final film in a highly romanticized trilogy about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria finds the young empress traveling throughout Europe.

Director: Ernst Marischka | Stars: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Gustav Knuth

Votes: 5,995

4. Princess Sissi (1997–1998)

TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The smart and beautiful Sissi does everything to be with her beloved charming Prince Franz, but many people try to stop the couple from living happily ever after...

Stars: Jacob Tierney, Terri Hawkes, Terrence Scammell, Elisabeth Fargeot

Votes: 849

5. Sisi (2021– )

60 min | Drama, History, War

"Sisi" follows the extraordinary life of empress Elisabeth of Austria. Modern, honest, and authentic. Told from the perspective of her closest confidants, the series takes a new look at the empress' life and reveals a multi-layered woman.

Stars: Jannik Schümann, David Korbmann, Marcus Grüsser, Dominique Devenport

Votes: 2,746

6. Sissi, l'impératrice rebelle (2004 TV Movie)

120 min | Drama

The last three days in the life of Elizabeth of Austria before her assassination

Director: Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | Stars: Arielle Dombasle, Stéphane Audran, Didier Bezace, Frédéric van den Driessche

Votes: 116

7. The Empress (2022– )

TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, History, Romance

Two young people meet. A fateful encounter - the proverbial love at first sight. He is Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, she is Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Princess of Bavaria and the sister of the woman Franz is to marry.

Stars: Svenja Jung, Melika Foroutan, Devrim Lingnau, Philip Froissant

Votes: 14,651

8. Corsage (2022)

114 min | Biography, Drama, History

76 Metascore

A fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth Of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman; she starts trying to maintain her public image.

Director: Marie Kreutzer | Stars: Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, Jeanne Werner

Votes: 9,675

9. Kronprinz Rudolf (2006– )

Not Rated | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History

A retelling of the tragic love affair between Austrian Archduke Rudolf and Baroness Mary Vetsera.

Stars: Max von Thun, Vittoria Puccini, Omar Sharif, Christian Clavier

Votes: 459

10. Mayerling (1968)

PG-13 | 140 min | Drama, History, Romance

Based on real life events that led to tragic deaths of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his lover Baroness Mary Vetsera.

Director: Terence Young | Stars: Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason, Ava Gardner

Votes: 1,758

12. Sissi (1955)

102 min | Comedy, Drama, History

In the first of a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the vibrant young princess catches the eye of her sister's fiancé, Emperor Franz Josef.

Director: Ernst Marischka | Stars: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz

Votes: 9,978

13. Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956)

107 min | Drama, History

The second in a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the film chronicles the married life of the young empress as she tries to adjust to formal and strict life in the palace and an overbearing mother-in-law.

Director: Ernst Marischka | Stars: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Gustav Knuth

Votes: 7,356

14. The Empress (2022– )

TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, History, Romance

Two young people meet. A fateful encounter - the proverbial love at first sight. He is Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, she is Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Princess of Bavaria and the sister of the woman Franz is to marry.

Stars: Svenja Jung, Melika Foroutan, Devrim Lingnau, Philip Froissant

Votes: 14,651

15. Corsage (2022)

114 min | Biography, Drama, History

76 Metascore

A fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth Of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman; she starts trying to maintain her public image.

Director: Marie Kreutzer | Stars: Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, Jeanne Werner

Votes: 9,675

16. Sisi (2021– )

60 min | Drama, History, War

"Sisi" follows the extraordinary life of empress Elisabeth of Austria. Modern, honest, and authentic. Told from the perspective of her closest confidants, the series takes a new look at the empress' life and reveals a multi-layered woman.

Stars: Jannik Schümann, David Korbmann, Marcus Grüsser, Dominique Devenport

Votes: 2,746

17. Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs (1955)

115 min | Biography, Drama, History

King Ludwig II of Bavaria is frustrated, having to accept parliament's will to join Bismarck, rather he his cultured Habsburg friends, in wars. His love-life being as fruitless, he seeks ... See full summary »

Director: Helmut Käutner | Stars: O.W. Fischer, Marianne Koch, Paul Bildt, Friedrich Domin

Votes: 341

18. Ludwig II (2012)

130 min | Biography, Drama, History

A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at age 18 to his passionate support of... See full summary »

Directors: Marie Noëlle, Peter Sehr | Stars: Sabin Tambrea, Sebastian Schipper, Hannah Herzsprung, Edgar Selge

Votes: 878

19. Ludwig (1973)

R | 238 min | Biography, Drama, History

The reign of the tormented Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from 1864 to 1886.

Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano

Votes: 5,998

20. Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe (1956)

99 min | Drama, History

The tragic 1889 Mayerling Incident in which Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, and his lover, Baroness Mary Vetsera, committed suicide.

Director: Rudolf Jugert | Stars: Rudolf Prack, Christiane Hörbiger, Winnie Markus, Lil Dagover

Votes: 94

21. Fall of Eagles (1974)

50 min | Drama, History, War

The collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and the Hohenzollerns.

Stars: Michael Hordern, Charles Kay, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt

Votes: 667

22. Der große König (1942)

118 min | Drama, History, War

A story of Prussian king (from 1740 to 1786) Frederick II the Great.

Director: Veit Harlan | Stars: Otto Gebühr, Kristina Söderbaum, Gustav Fröhlich, Hans Nielsen

Votes: 321

23. Charles, Emperor King (2015–2016)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History

The Roman Catholic Church faces the new challenges of Protestanism in Northern Europe and Paganism in the Americas. Carlos V seeks to secure the power of the Church, in this continuation of Isabel (2011-2014) and La Corona Partida (2016).

Stars: Álvaro Cervantes, Alfonso Bassave, Marina Salas, Félix Gómez

Votes: 735

24. Luther (2003)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

47 Metascore

During the early sixteenth century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the Catholic Church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.

Director: Eric Till | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Peter Ustinov, Alfred Molina

Votes: 16,002 | Gross: $5.79M

26. Katharina Luther (2017 TV Movie)

105 min | Biography, Drama, History

The life of Katharina von Bora, a nun in the 16th century. When reading Martin Luther's writings about the freedom of the individual, she decides to leave the convent - and gains the trust and love of the great reformer.

Director: Julia von Heinz | Stars: Karoline Schuch, Devid Striesow, Ludwig Trepte, Martin Ontrop

Votes: 176

27. Mayerling (1936)

Approved | 96 min | Drama, Romance

Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, is fettered on all sides. He's bored; his father, the emperor, is domineering; his politics are more liberal than his father's, but he knows his views carry... See full summary »

Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Marthe Régnier, Yolande Laffon

Votes: 955 | Gross: $0.24M

28. Königin Luise (1957)

100 min | Drama

The life of Luise de Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of Frederick Wilhelm II of Prussia, and her opposition to Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars.

Director: Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Stars: Ruth Leuwerik, Dieter Borsche, Bernhard Wicki, René Deltgen

Votes: 69

29. Amadeus (1984)

R | 160 min | Biography, Drama, Music

87 Metascore

The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice

Votes: 427,927 | Gross: $51.97M

30. Maria Theresa (2017–2021)

200 min | Biography, Drama, History

In the time of absolute monarchies, political intrigue, and diplomacy through marriage, love is not a word associated with marriage. And a ruling Empress? Not even imaginable. But a bright ... See full summary »

Stars: Vojtech Kotek, Tatiana Pauhofová, Martin Pechlát, Zuzana Stivínová

Votes: 630

33. Fridericus (1937)

97 min | Drama

In 18th century Europe, King Friedrich II of Prussia leads his army through the seven-years-war with neighboring states, and after numerous near defeats, eventually brings a victorious army back to Berlin.

Director: Johannes Meyer | Stars: Otto Gebühr, Hilde Körber, Lil Dagover, Agnes Straub

Votes: 86

35. A Royal Divorce (1938)

85 min | Drama, History

The love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through Napoleon's rise to power and their eventual divorce.

Director: Jack Raymond | Stars: Ruth Chatterton, Pierre Blanchar, Frank Cellier, Carol Goodner

Votes: 12

37. Das Geheimnis der Hebamme (2016– )

177 min | Drama, History

The orphan girl Marthe lives with her aunt after the cruel death of her mother. She shamelessly uses his special abilities as a healer to earn money. In return for payment, she sends Marthe... See full summary »

Stars: Ruby O. Fee, Steve Windolf, Susanne Wuest, Franz-Xaver Kroetz

Votes: 195

38. Zwischen Himmel und Hölle (2017)

180 min | Drama, History

Two-part drama about how, 500 years ago, a revolutionary priest named Martin Luther changed the face of Christendom and the path of European civilization forever.

Stars: Maximilian Brückner, Jan Krauter, Johannes Klaußner, Joachim Król

Votes: 158

39. Ludwig (1973)

R | 238 min | Biography, Drama, History

The reign of the tormented Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from 1864 to 1886.

Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano

Votes: 5,998

40. Sissi (1955)

102 min | Comedy, Drama, History

In the first of a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the vibrant young princess catches the eye of her sister's fiancé, Emperor Franz Josef.

Director: Ernst Marischka | Stars: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz

Votes: 9,978

41. Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956)

107 min | Drama, History

The second in a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the film chronicles the married life of the young empress as she tries to adjust to formal and strict life in the palace and an overbearing mother-in-law.

Director: Ernst Marischka | Stars: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Gustav Knuth

Votes: 7,356

42. Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin (1957)

109 min | Drama, History, Romance

The final film in a highly romanticized trilogy about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria finds the young empress traveling throughout Europe.

Director: Ernst Marischka | Stars: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Gustav Knuth

Votes: 5,995

43. Princess Sissi (1997–1998)

TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The smart and beautiful Sissi does everything to be with her beloved charming Prince Franz, but many people try to stop the couple from living happily ever after...

Stars: Jacob Tierney, Terri Hawkes, Terrence Scammell, Elisabeth Fargeot

Votes: 849

44. Kronprinz Rudolf (2006– )

Not Rated | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History

A retelling of the tragic love affair between Austrian Archduke Rudolf and Baroness Mary Vetsera.

Stars: Max von Thun, Vittoria Puccini, Omar Sharif, Christian Clavier

Votes: 459

45. Mayerling (1968)

PG-13 | 140 min | Drama, History, Romance

Based on real life events that led to tragic deaths of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his lover Baroness Mary Vetsera.

Director: Terence Young | Stars: Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason, Ava Gardner

Votes: 1,758

46. Mayerling (1936)

Approved | 96 min | Drama, Romance

Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, is fettered on all sides. He's bored; his father, the emperor, is domineering; his politics are more liberal than his father's, but he knows his views carry... See full summary »

Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Marthe Régnier, Yolande Laffon

Votes: 955 | Gross: $0.24M

47. Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe (1956)

99 min | Drama, History

The tragic 1889 Mayerling Incident in which Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, and his lover, Baroness Mary Vetsera, committed suicide.

Director: Rudolf Jugert | Stars: Rudolf Prack, Christiane Hörbiger, Winnie Markus, Lil Dagover

Votes: 94

48. Ludwig II (2012)

130 min | Biography, Drama, History

A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at age 18 to his passionate support of... See full summary »

Directors: Marie Noëlle, Peter Sehr | Stars: Sabin Tambrea, Sebastian Schipper, Hannah Herzsprung, Edgar Selge

Votes: 878

49. Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs (1955)

115 min | Biography, Drama, History

King Ludwig II of Bavaria is frustrated, having to accept parliament's will to join Bismarck, rather he his cultured Habsburg friends, in wars. His love-life being as fruitless, he seeks ... See full summary »

Director: Helmut Käutner | Stars: O.W. Fischer, Marianne Koch, Paul Bildt, Friedrich Domin

Votes: 341

51. Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern (1930)

117 min | Biography, Drama, History

Second of two German silents about the life of Bavarian king Ludwig II, a character who would much later also be the center of a film by Luchino Visconti.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: William Dieterle, Theodor Loos, Eugen Burg, Ferdinand von Alten

Votes: 60

52. Ludwig 1881 (1993)

90 min | Biography, Drama

In 1881 Ludwig of Bavaria goes on a cruise on a Swiss lake. He takes with him a famous actor, Josef Kainz, to act out the scenes from a story which took place on the lake, at the actual locations.

Directors: Donatello Dubini, Fosco Dubini | Stars: Helmut Berger, Max Tidof, Michael Schiller, Dietmar Mössmer

Votes: 63

54. Ludwig - Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)

140 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of the legendary King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886), his opera interest and friendship with theatre personalities such as Richard Wagner and Joseph Kainz, and at the same time a reflection of the German 1800s.

Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Harry Baer, Ingrid Caven, Hanna Köhler, Ursula Strätz

Votes: 336

55. Das Schweigen am Starnbergersee (1920)

82 min | Biography

The fateful last days in the life of King Ludwig II of Bavaria.

Director: Rolf Raffé | Stars: Oskar Bayrer, Ferdinand Bonn, Karl Guttenberger, Anton Herrmann

Votes: 22

57. De Mayerling à Sarajevo (1940)

89 min | Drama

In the late 1800's, Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire, falls for Sophie Chotek, a Czech countess. He's already a problem to the Crown because of his political ideas; this... See full summary »

Director: Max Ophüls | Stars: Edwige Feuillère, John Lodge, Aimé Clariond, Jean Worms

Votes: 300 | Gross: $0.01M

58. The Secret of Mayerling (1949)

90 min | Drama

On the morning of January 30, 1889, the Archduke Rodolphe de Habsbourg and his mistress Marie Vetsera were found dead. The remains of Rodolphe are discreetly repatriated to Hofburg, while ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Jean Marais, Dominique Blanchar, Claude Farell, Jean Debucourt

Votes: 71

59. Fall of Eagles (1974)

50 min | Drama, History, War

The collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and the Hohenzollerns.

Stars: Michael Hordern, Charles Kay, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt

Votes: 667

60. Sisi (2009)

200 min | Drama, History, Romance

Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph falls in love with young Elisabeth. It's love at first sight but Franz Joseph's mother Sophie doesn't approve of the relationship.

Stars: Clemens Kienast, Cristiana Capotondi, David Rott, Martina Gedeck

Votes: 622

61. Sissi, l'impératrice rebelle (2004 TV Movie)

120 min | Drama

The last three days in the life of Elizabeth of Austria before her assassination

Director: Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | Stars: Arielle Dombasle, Stéphane Audran, Didier Bezace, Frédéric van den Driessche

Votes: 116

62. Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode: Sissi impératrice: Amour, gloire et tragédie (2011)

Biography, History

About the life, love, glory and ultimately unhappiness of Sissi, the empress of Austria.

Stars: Stéphane Bern, Jean des Cars, Hortense Dufour

Votes: 7

64. Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode: François Ferdinand ou la fin du monde (2014)

Biography, History

About Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 is generally seen as the event marking the outbreak of Word War One.

Director: David Jankowski | Star: Stéphane Bern

65. Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode: Sacré Charlemagne! (2015)

107 min | Biography, History

About Charlemagne, the first ruler of the Holy Roman Empire in the 8th and early 9th century.

Director: Antoine De Meaux | Stars: Stéphane Bern, Dominique Alibert, Geneviève Bührer-Thierry, Bruno Dumezil

Votes: 8

66. Lola Montès (1955)

Not Rated | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

When she is reduced to appearing in a circus, a notorious beauty thinks back on her past loves.

Director: Max Ophüls | Stars: Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook, Henri Guisol

Votes: 6,048 | Gross: $0.11M

67. Charlemagne (1993– )

90 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

Young Charlemagns is placed on the Frankish throne in the middle of the 8th Century A.D. Despite having many powerful enemies he slowly unites the nations of Western Europe and rebuilds civilization on the ruins of the Roman Empire.

Stars: Christian Brendel, Anny Duperey, Lino Capolicchio, Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus

Votes: 237

68. Königin Luise (1957)

100 min | Drama

The life of Luise de Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of Frederick Wilhelm II of Prussia, and her opposition to Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars.

Director: Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Stars: Ruth Leuwerik, Dieter Borsche, Bernhard Wicki, René Deltgen

Votes: 69

71. Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode: Ludwig II. und die Bayern (2010)

43 min | Documentary, History

King Ludwig II mounted the Bavarian throne at 19 at his father's death. His political ambition was to maintain Bavaria as truly sovereign member of the German League of 39 states ... See full summary »

Directors: Christian Twente, Robert Wiezorek | Stars: André Kaczmarczyk, Hans Mittermüller, Hans-Michael Körner, Wolfram Siemann

Votes: 20

72. Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode: Karl der Große und die Sachsen (2010)

43 min | Documentary, History

Charlemagne, son of a new dynasty started as ministers of the former Merovingian kings of the Franks, turned his people's realm into a Germanic empire, a Catholic rebirth of western Rome's,... See full summary »

Directors: Christian Twente, Carsten Gutschmidt, Martin Carazo Mendez, Judith Voelker, Robert Wiezorek | Stars: Jens Schäfer, Hans Mittermüller, Stefan Weinfurter, Bernd Schneidmüller

Votes: 20

73. Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode: Friedrich II. und der Kreuzzug (2010)

43 min | Documentary, History

Frederick II Hohenstaufen was an enlightened, tolerant, yet absolute king in the Neopolitan realm of the two Sicilies where he studied nature and science from Moors in self-designed castles... See full summary »

Directors: Christian Feyerabend, Daniel Sich | Stars: Michael Pink, Olaf B. Rader, Stefan Weinfurter

Votes: 16

74. Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode: Karl IV. und der Schwarze Tod (2010)

43 min | Documentary, History

Future Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV lost his father in the Hundred Years War on the loosing French side at the battle of Crécy. The heir of the house of Luxemburg made Prague in his rich ... See full summary »

Directors: Christian Twente, Robert Wiezorek | Stars: Christoph Jacobi, Hans Mittermüller, Bernd Schneidmüller, Stefan Weinfurter

Votes: 18

75. Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode: August der Starke und die Liebe (2010)

43 min | Documentary, History

August the strong, so called on account of his physical strength and virility in bed, was the most famous and ambitious elector of Saxony, a quiet and wealthy part of pre-united Germany. He... See full summary »

Directors: Carsten Gutschmidt, Robert Wiezorek | Stars: Jirí Machácek, Hans Mittermüller, Olaf B. Rader, Peter Richter

Votes: 19

76. Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode: Otto und das Reich (2008)

43 min | Documentary, History

Charlemagne, king of the Franconian tribe, founded the Holy Roman Empire, but is disintegrated by dividing succession without creating a nation, hence he's revered equally by Germany and ... See full summary »

Directors: Christian Twente, Stephan Koester, Robert Wiezorek | Stars: David C. Bunners, Hans Mittermüller, Gerd Althoff, Stefan Weinfurter

Votes: 38

77. Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode: Heinrich und der Papst (2008)

43 min | Documentary, History

German king Henry IV, future emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, was orphaned young and traumatized during his mother's regency and his own kidnapping till majority by the imperial bishops ... See full summary »

Directors: Christian Twente, Stephan Koester, Robert Wiezorek | Stars: Mickey Hardt, Hans Mittermüller, Stefan Weinfurter, Gerd Althoff

Votes: 30

78. Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode: Barbarossa und der Löwe (2008)

43 min | Documentary, History

Frederic I Barbarossa, whose (Hohen) Staufian dynasty's 'home duchies' were in the Southwest, successfully unestablished himself as German king when his cousin duke Henry the Lion, of the ... See full summary »

Directors: Christian Twente, Stephan Koester, Robert Wiezorek | Stars: Bernd Gnann, Hans Mittermüller, Stefan Weinfurter, Joachim Ehlers

Votes: 23

79. Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode: Preußens Friedrich und die Kaiserin (2008)

43 min | Documentary, History

Frederic II the Great of Prussia and the contemporary Habsburg imperial couple, archduchess Maria Theresia and husband Francis, rivaled for preeminence in the German heartland of the empire... See full summary »

Directors: Olaf Götz, Stephan Koester, Erica von Moeller | Stars: Yasmina Djaballah, Ulrich Wiggers, Hans Mittermüller, Johannes Kunisch

Votes: 21

80. Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode: Wilhelm und die Welt (2008)

43 min | Documentary, History

German emperor Wilhelm (William) II dreams of a colonial empire rivaling the other great European powers' overseas territories, but is simply too late. Still he and his government manage to... See full summary »

Director: Ricarda Schlosshan | Stars: Benjamin Morik, Andrei Runcanu, Udo Schenk

Votes: 21

83. Majestät brauchen Sonne (2000)

105 min | Documentary

Documentary about the last German emperor Wilhelm II, who was also the first German film star.

Director: Peter Schamoni | Stars: Mario Adorf, Donald Arthur, Arthur Brauss, Kaiser Wilhelm II

Votes: 115

86. Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte (1994– )
Episode: August der Starke (2009)

43 min | Documentary

The legendary Saxon elector Friedrich August I 'the Strong' ruled since his elder brother's early death in 1694. His private cabinet chief, Count von Fleming, left records on the Saxon "... See full summary »

Director: Luise Wagner-Roos | Stars: Bruno F. Apitz, Florentine Weiss, Katharina Abt, Gert Heidenreich

94. Frederick the Great (1914)

20 min | Short, Biography, Drama

The story opens in Frederick's youth. His father, Frederick William, was a rough, burly man, fond of outdoor sport, a hearty eater and a heavy drinker. Because his son was frail and ... See full summary »

Director: Walter Edwin | Stars: Barry O'Moore, Mary Fuller, Charles Sutton, Richard Neill

96. Fridericus (1937)

97 min | Drama

In 18th century Europe, King Friedrich II of Prussia leads his army through the seven-years-war with neighboring states, and after numerous near defeats, eventually brings a victorious army back to Berlin.

Director: Johannes Meyer | Stars: Otto Gebühr, Hilde Körber, Lil Dagover, Agnes Straub

Votes: 86

98. Tanz mit dem Kaiser (1941)

102 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Emperor Joseph II escapes the intrigues of his court. In Transylvania Baroness Christine mistakes his adjutant Kleber for the emperor and falls for him. Her love letter leads to her being summoned as a suitable bride for the real emperor.

Director: Georg Jacoby | Stars: Marika Rökk, Wolf Albach-Retty, Maria Eis, Axel von Ambesser

Votes: 35

100. Barbarossa (2009)

R | 139 min | Drama, History, War

German Emperor Barbarossa will stop at nothing to conquer and build his empire. But a young man from Milan, along with his army of 900 men known as the Company of Death, is prepared to challenge the Emperor.

Director: Renzo Martinelli | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Raz Degan, F. Murray Abraham, Christo Jivkov

Votes: 1,432



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