List of the best Wolfgang Preiss movies: Mill of the Stone Women(1960), Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?(1959), Return of Dr. Mabuse(1961), Hannibal Brooks(1969), Raid on Rommel(1971), Prisoner of the Volga(1959), The Master Touch(1972), Battle of the Commandos(1969), The Second Victory(1986), Dr. M(1990), The Formula(1980), A Bridge Too Far(1977) ... ...
Horror
1960
94 Minutes
An art student (Pierre Brice) in 1912 Holland finds posed statues are petrified corpses drained by a madman (Wolfgang Preiss).
Drama, War
West Germany
1959
93 Minutes
Major Linkmann
Joachim Hansen Wilhelm Borchert Wolfgang Preiss Carl Lange Horst Frank Peter Carsten Richard Münch Günter Pfitzmann Sonja Ziemann Gunnar Möller
german officer nationalist german soldier enemy soldier engaging suspenseful fascinating gripping melodramatic heartwarming germany stalingrad stalingrad, russia war zone war world war ii ideologies nationalism national identity
In the winter of 1943, against the background of battle scenes, a young German Lieutenant who increasingly distrusts the inhuman Nazi ideology struggles with the concept of war.
Horror
1961
88 Minutes
Dr. Mabuse
Two sleuths (Gert Frobe, Lex Barker) catch the master criminal (Wolfgang Preiss) making zombies at a prison to take over a nuclear plant.
Comedy, War, Drama
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Col. von Haller
Oliver Reed Michael J. Pollard Karin Baal Wolfgang Preiss Helmut Lohner Peter Carsten
prisoner of war soldier englishman elephant escaped convict zookeeper charming cheeky confident endearing fascinating incredible prison camp private zoo alps munich mountain war zone world war ii prison break
A prisoner of war working at a zoo gets the chance to escape from the Germans, so he does and he takes with him the elephant that he's been caring for. Together they head for the Swiss border and freedom.
War
USA
1971
99 Minutes
Gen. Erwin Rommel
Richard Burton John Colicos Clinton Greyn Wolfgang Preiss Danielle De Metz Karl Otto Alberty Christopher Cary John Orchard Brook Williams Greg Mullavey Ben Wright
captain sailor nazi prisoner of war medic soldier tense thrilling north africa tobruk, libya pow camp ship undercover operations illness dangerous mission world war ii ambush impersonation adventure rescue
In 1942 Libya, a German-speaking British Intelligence officer uses former British POWs, some dressed in German uniforms, to fulfill a secret sabotage mission inside German-captured Tobruk.
Adventure, Drama, Action
1959
102 Minutes
Gen. Gorew
John Derek Elsa Martinelli Dawn Addams Wolfgang Preiss Gert Froebe Rik Battaglia Charles Vanel Nerio Bernardi Ingmar Zeisberg Jacques Castelot
After assaulting the general who violated his wife, a Russian army captain (John Derek) escapes from prison and seeks refuge with a band of Gypsies.
Action
1972
96 Minutes
Miller
Kirk Douglas Florinda Bolkan Giuliano Gemma Reinhard Kolldehoff Wolfgang Preiss
An ex-convict safecracker (Kirk Douglas) plans a big caper, with a trapeze artist (Giuliano Gemma) for diversion.
War
Italy|Spain|West Germany
1969
94 Minutes
Col. Ackerman
Jack Palance Curt Jurgens Diana Lorys Thomas Hunter Robert Hundar Wolfgang Preiss Helmut Schneider Guido Lollobrigida
commando colonel army recruit nazi enemy teamwork thrilling suspenseful gripping intense powerful war zone ship sea underwater minefield front lines secret mission world war ii explosion
Irish Colonel Charlie McPhearson has just had his platoon of twenty-eight slaughtered by German troops. Angered at his superiors for this suicide mission, he takes convicts on his next, ... See full summary »
Drama
UK|West Germany
1986
112 Minutes
Father Albertus
Anthony Andrews Max von Sydow Helmut Griem Mario Adorf Birgit Doll Wolfgang Reichmann Renée Soutendijk Immy Schell Wolfgang Preiss Jacques Breuer
After the end of WW2, a lone elusive skier from the German Mountain Troops continues to kill British Occupation Forces personnel, prompting a joint British-German manhunt operation to capture him.
Sci-Fi
1990
112 Minutes
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.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1980
117 Minutes
George C. Scott Marlon Brando Marthe Keller John Van Dreelen Calvin Jung John Gielgud Beatrice Straight Richard Lynch Robin Clarke Iake Eissinmann Alan North
lieutenant oil baron scientist spy police officer suspenseful intricate los angeles berlin apartment oil business espionage murder investigation secret conspiracy quest pursuit underdog 1980s
An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.
War, Drama
USA|UK
1977
179 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde James Caan Michael Caine Sean Connery Edward Fox Elliott Gould Gene Hackman Anthony Hopkins Hardy Kruger Laurence Olivier Ryan O'Neal
military officer general soldier enemy brooding patriotic holland germany highway bridge battlefield world war ii horrors of war quest rescue 1940s
Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.