Romy Schneider

MONPTI
1x96’
This a touching Parisian romance with a tragic end. When Anne-Claire
meets a poor, young artist, she thinks she is only interesting to him if she
pretends to come from a rich home. With lies she maintains her
camouflage. When the artist, however, finds out the truth, he is so angry
about her lies that he strikes her and disappears in the next taxi. She tries
to run after him, but runs into a car, is badly injured, and taken to
hospital. There the two talk to each other. They want to marry, but when
he wants to visit her again, it is already too late. Anne-Claire has not got
over the after-effects of the accident.
Cast:
Story and Screenplay:
Directed by:
Romy Schneider, Horst Buchholz, Mara
Lane, Boy Gobert, Olive Moorefield, Bum
Krüger, Iska Geri
Helmut Käutner, Willibald Eser
Helmut Käutner
1954
ENGEL AUF ERDEN – AN ANGEL ON
EARTH
1x90’
Since the race-car driver Henri Vidal is in danger of marrying the wrong
girl, his guardian angel is allowed to descend on earth in the form of a
stewardess in order to lead the young man on the right path. She
succeeds, but not quite according to the plans, since Vidal starts to
fascinate the pretty heavenly girl. She almost throws herself into his arms
- but then a stern high-ranking angel turns up and admonishes her to
follow the 'regulations.' The lovesick angel returns to heaven, and a true
stewardess wins the heart of the disappointed Vidal, who, in the
meantime, has won the grand prix of nice.
Cast:
Story and Screenplay:
Directed by:
Romy Schneider, Henri Vidal, Michéle
Mercier, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Erika von
Thellmann, Margarete Haagen
René Barjavel, Géza von Radványi
Géza von Radványi
1959
DIE SCHÖNE LÜGNERIN
– A BEAUTIFUL LIAR
1x94‘
What would high politics be without the participation of charming women?
Fanny, a corset maker, disguises herself and forces her way into the
magnificent palace where the Viennese congress has been convened. There
she hopes to arouse martin's jealousy (martin is the secretary to prince
Metternich). Accidentally she makes the acquaintance of czar Nicholaus,
who takes her for a charming countess. Deeper and deeper fanny entangles
herself in a web of lies until the Austrian secret service thinks she is a
French agent. To get herself out of this predicament, she comes up with the
story that napoleon is landing in France. She is actually raised to be a
countess when her information proves to be true. Enraptured, Martin
marries his Fanny.
Cast:
Story and Screenplay:
Directed by:
Romy Schneider, Jean-Claude Pascal, Helmut
Lohner, Hans Moser, Paul Guers, Josef
Meinrat, Helmut Qualtinger
Answald Krüger, Maria Matray
Axel von Ambesser
1959
FEUERWERK - FIREWORKS
1x97’
The occasion is Oberholzer's fiftieth birthday. He is a highly-respected
owner of a factory which produces figurines for the garden, little dwarves
and such. Suddenly there is a surprise. His younger brother, who had run
away some 20 years previously, arrives in his native town accompanied by
his famous travelling circus ‘Obolski.' Both he and his charming, exotic
wife cause confusion in the minds of all of his conventional relatives and
trouble in a number of their marriages. But soon they themselves have to
deal with the same type of problem, as a young niece has started showing
an effusive interest in the circus and her uncle. In the end, everything
returns to normal. After a magnificent final performance, the circus
departs from the little town.
Cast:
Story and Screenplay:
Directed by:
Romy Schneider, Lilli Palmer, Karl
Schönböck, Klaus Biederstaedt, Werner
Hinz, Rudolf Vogel, Margarete Haagen
Erik Charell, Felix Lützkendorff
Kurt Hoffmann
1954
DER LETZTE MANN – THE LAST MAN
1x105’
The rise, fall and return of the selfless maitre d'hotel Karl in a spa hotel.
When the hotel owner falls seriously ill, Karl takes charge of the hotel and
- following the owner's death looks after her daughter. One of the coowners sets out to marry her and so gain control of the hotel. Karl tries
to stop him but fails, and he is reduced to toilet attendant - until a rich
man and regular patron appears on the scene, buys the hotel and appoints
Karl as director.
Cast:
Story and Screenplay:
Directed by:
Romy Schneider, Hans Albers, Rudolf
Forster, Joachim Fuchsberger, Camilla Spira,
Michael Heltau
George Hurdalek, Herbert Witt
Harald Braun
1955
DIE DEUTSCHMEISTER –
A MARCH FOR THE EMPEROR
1x106’
In order to maker her fortune the young Stanzi moves in with her aunt in
Vienna. She falls in love with Jurek, a musician in the Deutschmeister
regiment, who is also a composer. In order to help him she secretly sends
a sheet of music, a marching song written by him, to the emperor, and
after surmounting some difficulties she obtains an audience with emperor
Franz Joseph. He finally permits the Deutschmeister march to be
performed at a parade and Stanzi to introduce her talented composer to
the emperor, who then gives his congratulations to the two lovers.
Cast:
Story and Screenplay:
Directed by:
Romy Schneider, Magda Schneider, Siegfried
Breuer jr., Hans Moser, Gretl Schörg, Paul
Hörbiger
Gustav Holm, Ernst Marischka
Ernst Marischka
1955
ROBINSON SOLL NICHT STERBEN –
ROBINSON MUST NOT DIE
1x97’
London, 1730. Daniel Defoe, author of “Robinson Crusoe” lives in
poverty, because his revolutionary and socially critical views have made
him unpopular at court. His son Tom's extravagances have increased
Defoe's material and spiritual woes. When Tom even steals his father's
last possession, the original text of the forbidden “Robinson”, London's
children verge on revolt out of worry over their beloved adventure book.
Under the leadership of the girl Maud they even force their way to the
king, who reconciles himself with the dying Defoe and, at the same time,
promises to put an end to the social misery of youth.
Cast:
Story and Screenplay:
Directed by:
Romy Schneider, Horst Buchholz, Erich
Ponto, Mathias Wieman, Magda Schneider,
Gustav Knuth, Rudolf Vogel
Emil Burri, Friedrich Forster-Burggraf
Josef von Báky
1957
SISSI
1x102‘
The Austrian archduchess Sophie arranges a journey to Bad Ischl as a
'private family excursion' in order to make the young Austrian emperor
Franz Josef meet his future wife, the princess Helen of Bavaria and
become engaged to her. By chance, however, Franz Josef meets Helen's
younger sister Sissi and falls in love with her. Against his ambitious
mother's resistance, he succeeds in marrying Sissi.
Cast:
Story and Screenplay:
Directed by:
Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda
Schneider, Gustav Knuth, Josef Meinrad,
Vilma Degischer
Ernst Marischka
Ernst Marischka
1955
SISSI, DIE JUNGE KAISERIN –
SISSI, THE YOUNG EMPRESS
1x107‘
The second part of ‘Sissi’, the celebrated film series of the 1950s, shows,
more or less, authentic episodes of the young empress Elizabeth of
Austria's first years. Above all, it is her conflicts with the strict court
ceremonial and her intolerant imperial mother-in-law, which trouble the
young woman, who is used to having her own way. The birth of a little
princess and the claim to pass on her child's education into strange hands
force her to overcome her first marriage crisis. It is not before both
parties give way, when Sissi obeys the ceremonial and is al- lowed to keep
her child, that a reconciliation and a happy ending are achieved.
Cast:
Story and Screenplay:
Directed by:
Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda
Schneider, Gustav Knuth, Walther Reyer,
Vilma Degischer
Ernst Marischka
Ernst Marischka
1956
SISSI, SCHICKSALSJAHRE EINER KAISERIN
- SISSI, THE FATEFUL YEARS
1x109‘
In the third part of the ‘Sissi' film series, the young empress once again has
to resist her mother-in-law's intrigues. While emperor Franz Josef is in
Vienna, Sissi travels to Hungary with a count, who is devoted to her. She
wants to mollify the Hungarian noblemen who tend toward rebellion.
Though she can dispel rumors originating from Vienna about a secret
affair with the count, a serious lung disease, however, forces her to get
treatment on the island of Corfu. Franz Josef and Sissi meet in the
provinces of Italy, and due to Sissi's overwhelming charm, they manage to
gain the favour of the Italian population.
Cast:
Story and Screenplay:
Directed by:
Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda
Schneider, Gustav Knuth, Walther Reyer,
Vilma Degischer
Ernst Marischka
Ernst Marischka
1957
MÄDCHENJAHRE EINER KÖNIGIN –
VICTORIA IN DOVER
1x108’
The young, inexperienced queen Victoria is given advice by her ambitious
mother and other members of the court that is not always impartial,
especially concerning a politically favorable marriage. On the eve of her
birthday, to which three possible suitors have been invited, Victoria runs
away heading for Paris. But fate will have it that the young man, with
whom she falls in love during the journey, is none other than prince
Albert of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, one of the suitors. Without revealing
her identity, the young queen rushes back to London to prepare a
surprise for Albert.
Cast:
Story and Screenplay:
Directed by:
Romy Schneider, Magda Schneider, Adrian
Hoven, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Christl Mardayn,
Paul Hörbiger, Rudolf Vogel
Ernst Marischka
Ernst Marischka
1954
WENN DER WEIßE FLIEDER
WIEDER BLÜHT – WHITE LILACS
1x95’
Willy Forster is an out-of-work singer. His wife, Therese, has to work as a
seamstress in order to keep the family going. This situation and a flirtation
Willy has with a young woman leads to the young couple's separation.
Fifteen years later Willy, now a famous singer, tries to regain his place in
Therese's affections, particularly because he discovers that her fourteen
year old daughter is his child and is enthusiastic about music. In the end
Therese and her daughter settle on a man who has proven himself to be a
good friend over the years, whereas Willy realizes how much he has
come to rely on his manager, a woman.
Cast:
Story and Screenplay:
Directed by:
Romy Schneider, Willy Fritsch, Magda
Schneider, Herta Feiler, Paul Klinger, Albert
Florath, Götz George
Eberhard Keindorff, Fritz Rotter
Hans Deppe
1953