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) ... ...
Drama
West Germany
1978
120 Minutes
Hanna Schygulla Klaus Löwitsch Ivan Desny Gisela Uhlen Elisabeth Trissenaar Gottfried John Hark Bohm George Byrd Claus Holm Gunter Lamprecht Anton Schiersner
woman soldier husband industrialist intense sad somber emotional engaging germany bar train station war love devotion struggle sacrifice fall love 1940s
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.
Comedy, Drama
West Germany|France
1979
119 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde Andréa Ferréol Volker Spengler Klaus Löwitsch Peter Kern Alexander Allerson Gottfried John Hark Bohm
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?
War, Drama
UK|West Germany
1977
119 Minutes
James Coburn Maximilian Schell James Mason David Warner Klaus Löwitsch Vadim Glowna Roger Fritz Dieter Schidor Burkhard Driest Fred Stillkraut Michael Nowka
corporal commander german soldier young boy nurse disheartening gritty intense russia war zone hospital world war ii military life honor desperation sexual abuse murder rivalry wretched excess 1940s
German commander Hauptmann Stransky (Maximilian Schell) places a squad in extreme danger after Sergeant Rolf Steiner (James Coburn) refuses to lie for him.
Drama
West Germany
1971
88 Minutes
Hans Hirschmuller Irm Hermann Hanna Schygulla Andrea Schober Klaus Löwitsch Karl Scheydt Kurt Raab Gusti Kreissl
fruit seller wife mother daughter sister employee bleak disturbing emotional profound munich household hospital funeral germany street family dysfunction unhappy marriage alcoholism unexpected success
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1985
96 Minutes
Anthony Edwards Linda Fiorentino Nick Corri Alex Rocco Marla Adams Klaus Löwitsch Christopher Rydell Christie Claridge
freshman czech roommate russian spy beautiful woman agent amusing suspenseful campus apartment paris berlin los angeles border espionage sex game cia virginity spring break
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|West Germany
1974
128 Minutes
Jon Voight Maximilian Schell Maria Schell Mary Tamm Derek Jacobi Peter Jeffrey Klaus Löwitsch Kurt Meisel Hannes Messemer Garfield Morgan Shmuel Rodensky
journalist nazi ss officer vigilante bleak chilling dark gripping thrilling uneasy west germany secret society fugitives nazi hunting quest pursuit mystery underdog 20th century
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.
Comedy
Germany
2002
101 Minutes
Til Schweiger Doris Schretzmayer Martin Feifel Nadja Uhl Sebastian Blomberg Matthias Matschke Klaus Löwitsch Devid Striesow
gangster man woman friend anarchist inspector rousing amusing witty germany berlin villa gangs reunion drugs bomb politics escape transformation 2000s
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?
War
West Germany
1978
115 Minutes
Richard Burton Robert Mitchum Rod Steiger Curt Jurgens Helmut Griem Michael Parks Klaus Löwitsch Véronique Vendell Joachim Hansen
soldier russian general nazi brooding brutal somber shocking germany france war invasion adventure escape pursuit revenge rescue 1940s
In 1944 a German sergeant gets involved in an anti-Hitler conspiracy, and saves the life of an American colonel.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
UK|Germany|Luxembourg
2002
93 Minutes
Devon Sawa Bridgette Wilson Rupert Graves Rufus Sewell Heino Ferch Joe Absolom Jana Pallaske Liliana Komorowska Klaus Löwitsch Jean-Pierre Castaldi David Scheller
director thrill seeker daredevil terrorist warlord skydiver spectacular frenetic thrilling outlandish austria the alps river train secret headquarters hotel extreme sports terrorism chase crime
While filming an advertisement, some extreme sports enthusiasts unwittingly stop a group of terrorists.
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.