List of the best Jan Niklas movies: Colonel Redl(1985), Dr. M(1990), The Rose Garden(1989), Red Hot(1993), Plain Truth(2004), Night Crossing(1981) ... ...
Drama, History
Yugoslavia|Hungary|Austria|West Germany
1985
143 Minutes
Christoph
Klaus Maria Brandauer Armin Mueller-Stahl Jan Niklas Gudrun Landgrebe Hans Christian Blech László Mensáros Andras Balint
military officer soldier homosexual wife doctor traitor solemn moving powerful austria military academy battlefield double life secrets military espionage homosexuality suspicion rise temptation
Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl (Brandauer), an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
1990
112 Minutes
Lt. Claus Hartman
Alan Bates Jennifer Beals Jan Niklas Hanns Zischler Benoît Régent Alexander Radszun Peter Fitz Daniela Poggi William Berger Michael Degen Wolfgang Preiss
Mass suicides occur when a madman (Alan Bates) uses a model (Jennifer Beals) to broadcast subliminal messages somewhere in future Berlin.
Drama
USA|West Germany|Austria
1989
112 Minutes
Paessler
Liv Ullmann Maximilian Schell Peter Fonda Jan Niklas Katarina Lena Muller Kurt Hübner Hanns Zischler Gila Almagor
public defender holocaust survivor nazi husband gripping suspenseful frankfurt, germany courtroom airport medical experiments holocaust concentration camp assault court battles historical events discovery underdog 1980s
In Germany, an old man attacks another old man and is arrested. The attacker refuses to speak. A female lawyer is appointed to him. She discovers that the attacker has numbers tattooed on his arm and the attacked man was a German officer.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
1993
95 Minutes
Yorgi
Balthazar Getty Donald Sutherland Armin Mueller-Stahl Carla Gugino Jan Niklas Hugh O'Conor
In the 1950's rock and roll becomes very popular around the world. But in Russia, that kind of music is banned. Only, Alexi, a teenager with great musical talent, receives from his travel ... See full summary »
Drama
2004
96 Minutes
Aaron Fitch
Mariska Hargitay Alison Pill Jonathan LaPaglia Catherine Disher Jan Niklas Kate Trotter Alec McClure Robert Bockstael
A cynical lawyer (Mariska Hargitay) defends an Amish teenager (Alison Pill) who is accused of murdering an infant.
Drama
UK|USA|West Germany
1981
106 Minutes
John Hurt Jane Alexander Beau Bridges Doug McKeon Keith McKeon Glynnis O'Connor Geoffrey Liesik Michael Liesik Ian Bannen Anne Stallybrass Günter Meisner
family thrilling suspenseful spirited rousing positive inspiring germany hot air balloon east/west clash overcoming the odds escape adventure pursuit underdog 1960s
True tale about two men planing to escape from communist East Germany in a hot air balloon, but only if they can take their families with them.