Fritz Wendhausen

Fritz Wendhausen

Born: August 7, 1890
Died: January 5, 1962
German director, screenwriter, and actor.

Movies for Fritz Wendhausen...

Desperate Moment
Title: Desperate Moment
Character: Warder Goeter
Released: March 17, 1953
Type: Movie
Story of a Dutchman's flight across post-war Germany trying to locate the man who alone can clear him of a false murder charge. (BFI Website)
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Odette
Title: Odette
Character: Colonel (as F.R. Wendhousen)
Released: October 2, 1950
Type: Movie
The film is based on the true story of Special Operations Executive French-born agent Odette Sansom, who was captured by the Germans in 1943, condemned to death and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp to be executed. However, against all odds she survived the war and testified against the prison guards at the Hamburg Ravensbrück Trials. She was awarded the George Cross in 1946; the first woman ever to receive the award, and the only woman who has been awarded it while still alive. (From Wikipedia, licensed under CC-BY-SA)
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Beware of Pity
Title: Beware of Pity
Character: Josef
Released: July 22, 1946
Type: Movie
A paraplegic baroness mistakes a man's pity for love - and tragedy ensues.
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Tomorrow We Live
Title: Tomorrow We Live
Character: Commandant Frissette
Released: April 5, 1943
Type: Movie
British World War II film set in occupied France, portraying the activities of members of the French Resistance and the Nazi tactic of taking and shooting innocent hostages in reprisal for acts of sabotage. The opening credits acknowledge "the official co-operation of General de Gaulle and the French National Committee". It was released as "At Dawn We Die" in the US.
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Secret Mission
Title: Secret Mission
Character: General von Reichman
Released: October 5, 1942
Type: Movie
World War II drama in which a member of the French Resistance and three British agents undertake a hazardous mission to infiltrate a German HQ in search of vital information that could lead to the overthrow of the Nazis.
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The First of the Few
Title: The First of the Few
Character: Von Straben
Released: September 14, 1942
Type: Movie
This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.