Klaus Löwitsch Movies

List of the best Klaus Löwitsch movies: The Marriage of Maria Braun(1978), Despair(1979), Cross of Iron(1977), The Merchant of Four Seasons(1971), Gotcha!(1985), The Odessa File(1974), What to Do in Case of Fire?(2002), Breakthrough(1978), Extreme Ops(2002), Night Crossing(1981) ... ...

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The Marriage of Maria Braun

Maria marries Hermann Braun in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. Alone, Maria puts to use her beauty and ambition in order to find prosperity during Germany's "economic miracle" of the 1950s.

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Despair

In early-1930s Berlin, an elegant Russian émigré and eccentric chocolatier convinces himself that he has seen his doppelgänger, and hatches a murderous plan to trade his existence for an entirely new one. Will he get over the deep despair?

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Cross of Iron

German commander Hauptmann Stransky (Maximilian Schell) places a squad in extreme danger after Sergeant Rolf Steiner (James Coburn) refuses to lie for him.

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The Merchant of Four Seasons

Hans Epp is a self-destructive man who lives a dissatisfied life. He tries to find meaning as a fruit vendor, but a heart attack impedes his ability to work, which turns his dissatisfaction into despair.

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Gotcha!

Jonathan plays Gotcha with fellow college students, testing ability as assassin or mark, using paintball guns on campus. He flies to Paris on vacation and, with a woman taking his virginity, on to Berlin, where the game/ammo gets real.

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The Odessa File

Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, a journalist in possession of the man's diary investigates the alleged sighting of a former S.S. Captain, who commanded a concentration camp during World War II.

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What to Do in Case of Fire?

6 anarchists place a time bomb in a West Berlin building in 1987. It's a dud. It blows up in 2000. Only 2 remain anarchists. How can the 6 steal evidence from a police "fortress" and avoid 8 years prison?

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Breakthrough

In 1944 a German sergeant gets involved in an anti-Hitler conspiracy, and saves the life of an American colonel.

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Extreme Ops

While filming an advertisement, some extreme sports enthusiasts unwittingly stop a group of terrorists.

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Night Crossing

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.

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