Oskar Werner

Oskar Werner

Born: November 13, 1922
Died: October 23, 1984
in Vienna, Austria
Oskar Werner (1922–1984) was an Austrian actor.

Movies for Oskar Werner...

Voyage of the Damned
Title: Voyage of the Damned
Character: Professor Egon Kreisler
Released: December 22, 1976
Type: Movie
A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
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The Odessa File
Title: The Odessa File
Character: Wehrmacht Officer (uncredited)
Released: October 17, 1974
Type: Movie
Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, investigative journalist Peter Miller sets out to hunt down an SS Captain and former concentration camp commander. In doing so he discovers that, despite allegations of war crimes, the former commander has become a man of importance in industry in post-war Germany, protected from prosecution by a powerful organisation of former SS members called Odessa.
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Title: Columbo
Character: Harold van Wyck
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: TV
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
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The Shoes of the Fisherman
Title: The Shoes of the Fisherman
Character: Fr. David Telemond
Released: November 14, 1968
Type: Movie
All eyes focus on the Vatican, watching for the traditional puffs of white smoke that signal the election of the next Pope. This time much more is at stake. The new pontiff may be the only person who can bring peace to a world on the brink of nuclear nightmare.
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Interlude
Title: Interlude
Character: Stefan Zelter
Released: May 1, 1968
Type: Movie
A young female journalist in London falls in love with a married orchestra conductor.
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Fahrenheit 451
Title: Fahrenheit 451
Character: Guy Montag
Released: September 7, 1966
Type: Movie
In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Title: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Character: Fiedler
Released: December 16, 1965
Type: Movie
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.
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Ship of Fools
Title: Ship of Fools
Character: Dr. Schumann
Released: July 29, 1965
Type: Movie
Passengers on a ship traveling from Mexico to Europe in the 1930s represent society at large in that era. The crew is German, including the ship's Dr. Schumann, who falls in love with one of the passengers, La Condesa. A young American woman, Jenny, is traveling with the man she loves, David. Jenny is fascinated and puzzled by just who some of the other passengers are.
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Venusberg
Title: Venusberg
Character: Der Mann (Stimme)
Released: April 26, 1963
Type: Movie
Seven completely different women accept an invitation from Doctor Alphonse to his villa located on a mountain top.
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Jules and Jim
Title: Jules and Jim
Character: Jules
Released: January 23, 1962
Type: Movie
In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.
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Ein gewisser Judas
Title: Ein gewisser Judas
Character: Judas
Released: November 19, 1958
Type: Movie
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Title: Landesschau Baden-Württemberg
Character: self
Released: May 3, 1957
Type: TV
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Bacchus
Title: Bacchus
Character: Bacchus
Released: January 1, 1957
Type: Movie
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Lola Montès
Title: Lola Montès
Character: Student
Released: December 23, 1955
Type: Movie
Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.
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Mozart
Title: Mozart
Character: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Released: June 9, 1955
Type: Movie
This movie takes place during the premiere of Mozart's Die Zauberfloete (The Magic Flute). Not really depicting his entire life and loves, much of this is fictionalized scatology. Although not without basis in fact, Mozart has attained a somewhat colorful reputation and this is really just more of the same. The music is a joy, but the movie bogs down in titillation. Mozart's last days were lived in poverty and disgrace--stemming chiefly from his embracing of the Freemason stance, which was essentially a heresy in Austria and the rest of Europe at that time. None of this is depicted and even a satyr could not sustain the lifestyle Mozart has been portrayed as having here. Still, this is an interesting movie and worth a listen to.
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Espionage
Title: Espionage
Character: Leutnant Zeno von Baumgarten
Released: April 19, 1955
Type: Movie
Oberst Alfred Redl heads the military intelligence department of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Frequent letters from the Russian Empire, however, make him suspect of sharing his knowledge with unauthorized authorities.
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The Last Act
Title: The Last Act
Character: Hauptmann Wüst
Released: April 13, 1955
Type: Movie
Albin Skoda embodies a frantic Adolf Hitler in his last days, scrambling to keep the Third Reich alive as morale within the bunker wanes and Berlin is encircled by enemy troops. Based on Michael A. Musmanno's book Ten Days to Die, Oscar Werner costars as fictional Nazi Hauptmann Wüst, a disillusioned middleman.
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Decision Before Dawn
Title: Decision Before Dawn
Character: Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy
Released: December 21, 1951
Type: Movie
WWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins, but does not yield. The US army lacks crucial knowledge about the German units operating on the opposite side of the Rhine, and decides to send two German prisoners to gather information. The scheme is risky: the Gestapo retains a terribly efficient network to identify and capture spies and deserters. Moreover, it is not clear that "Tiger", who does not mind any dirty work as long as the price is right, and war-weary "Happy", who might be easily betrayed by his feelings, are dependable agents. After Tiger and another American agent are successfully infiltrated, Happy is parachuted in Bavaria. His duty: find out the whereabouts of a powerful German armored unit moving towards the western front.
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Ein Lächeln im Sturm
Title: Ein Lächeln im Sturm
Character: Francois Mercier
Released: December 7, 1951
Type: Movie
Katrina Mercier and her husband arrive in Canada's far north to run a trading post. Another trading post owner, Langrand, and police sergeant Spenlow, the only two civilized people in the area, fall in love with Katrina. They follow the husband and wife as they head further north for a chance that, until now, the husband has been reluctant to take. One day, Mercier catches his partner, an adventurer, trying to take advantage of Katrina; he kills him but is wounded. The couple and the two other whites attempt to return south, but Mercier dies of his wound along the way. Caught in a storm, the three survivors get lost; the dogs abandon them. Spenlow, realizing that Katrina loves Langrand, sacrifices himself to leave them his supplies; he is devoured by wolves. Langrand and Katrina are saved in extremis by a hunter.
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The Wonder Kid
Title: The Wonder Kid
Character: Rudi
Released: November 18, 1951
Type: Movie
Bobby Henrey, the amazing juvenile star of The Fallen Idol, is here cast as 7-year-old musical genius Sebastian Giro. Mistreated by his avaricious adult manager, Sebastian runs away to a remote Alpine village. He then falls into the hands of a gang of kidnappers, led by the basically sympathetic Jack.
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Das gestohlene Jahr
Title: Das gestohlene Jahr
Character: Peter Brück
Released: June 21, 1951
Type: Movie
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Call Over the Air
Title: Call Over the Air
Character: Student
Released: January 5, 1951
Type: Movie
A smugglers gang is active on the Austrian-Swiss border. Until now, no one has come to their attention. But one day a little girl gets seriously ill and needs medical attention; the young operator will forget that he has to be careful and calls for help through the secret channel.
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The Angel with the Trumpet
Title: The Angel with the Trumpet
Character: Herman Alt
Released: March 20, 1950
Type: Movie
Sad tale of a woman who marries the man her family wishes her to wed, not Wooland, the man she truly loves. Years after her lover's suicide, Herlie joins him before the Gestapo can get to her because of her Jewish ancestry.
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Eroica
Title: Eroica
Character: Karl, Beethovens Neffe
Released: July 31, 1949
Type: Movie
Biopic about Ludwig van Beethoven.
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The Angel with the Trumpet
Title: The Angel with the Trumpet
Character: Hermann Alt
Released: August 19, 1948
Type: Movie
A long time-span of Austrian history (from the late 19th century to the years after world war II) is reflected in the ups and downs of a family of piano-makers in Vienna.
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Hotel Sacher
Title: Hotel Sacher
Character: Liftboy
Released: March 15, 1939
Type: Movie
Vienna is celebrating New Year’s Eve 1913/14. It is the year, which will see the outbreak of the First World War. In Hotel Sacher, the mood is excellent; and although the political atmosphere is charged, there’s an undercurrent of hate and intolerance in the air. It is with this background that Nadja, a Russian spy, meets the Austrian civil servant Stefan. He loves her, but comes under suspicion of being an agent because of this love.
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Geld fällt vom Himmel
Title: Geld fällt vom Himmel
Released: November 24, 1938
Type: Movie