Marisa Mell

Marisa Mell

Born: February 24, 1939
Died: May 16, 1992
in Graz, Austria
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Marisa Mell (24 February 1939 – 16 May 1992) was an Austrian actress who became a cult figure of 1960s Italian B-movies. She was born as Marlies Theres Moitzi in Graz, Austria.

In 1963, she was involved in a violent automobile accident in France. For six hours, she lay unconscious, unaware that she nearly lost her right eye. The disfigurement extended to her lip as well. She spent the next two years undergoing plastic surgery, and no damage remained in her face, except for a distinctive curl of her upper lip.

She turned down a seven-year Hollywood contract, saying that while the payment would have been great, "the contract was a whole book. I think that even to go to the toilet I would have needed a permission."

In 1967, she performed the title role in the "utterly calamitous" musical Mata Hari alongside Pernell Roberts. After a preview performance in Washington, D.C. that became infamous for its numerous technical problems, producer David Merrick decided to close the production before its scheduled Broadway run.

She is best known for the role of Eva Kant in Danger: Diabolik (1968). In the late 1990s, the television show MST3K brought the actress to a new generation of B-movie viewers when the film was featured on an episode. The show also spoofed another of her starring roles in the film Secret Agent Super Dragon. She died in Vienna from throat cancer in 1992, aged 53.

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Fireflower: The Two Lives of Marisa Mell
Title: Fireflower: The Two Lives of Marisa Mell
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 25, 2023
Type: Movie
Who was Marisa Mell? The personae Marisa Mell and Marlies Theres Moitzi, the famous Graz actress’ real name, are juxtaposed in the documentary Feuerblume several companions, such as Christine Kaufmann, and her friend Erika Pluhar, remember the actress. The film is also an attempt to illuminate and question the role of women in the film business of the 1960s and 1980s from a contemporary gaze and feminist perspective, and against the backdrop of the MeToo movement.
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On My Mother's Path
Title: On My Mother's Path
Released: November 20, 2016
Type: Movie
Anam Wagner, a bisexual Belgium-based writer, comes back to his hometown where he has a hard time coping with his family's checkered past.
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I Love Vienna
Title: I Love Vienna
Character: Selina
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
I love Vienna is a social comedy that explores the clash of cultures and values.
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Ator IV: The Hobgoblin
Title: Ator IV: The Hobgoblin
Character: Nephele
Released: August 29, 1990
Type: Movie
Once upon a time a god gave a mighty sword to the king of Aquiles to bring justice to his people. Now he wants it back - but the king rather gives his life than the sword. Goddess Dehamira, who spoke for him, is being taken all her privileges and banned in a circle of fire, until a human arrives who's strong enough to free her. When prince Ator becomes 18, he gets the sword from the mean sorcerer gnome Grindl, to free Dehamira and his people. On his journey he has to fight against dragons and other fantastic figures.
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Dangerous Affairs
Title: Dangerous Affairs
Character: Signora Elena Aloisi
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
The young scion of a rich lineage should get married and give an heir to the family. But no one wants to touch his girlfriend before marriage and instead consoled with the beautiful waitress. But things get complicated and suddenly strange deaths begin to hit the family members.
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In Zeiten wie diesen
Title: In Zeiten wie diesen
Character: Cleopatra Meier
Released: December 12, 1989
Type: Movie
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Seifenblasen
Title: Seifenblasen
Character: TV manager
Released: May 14, 1985
Type: Movie
Leo, a young filmmaker, quarrels with the screenplay author about the explosive plot, has problems with his girlfriend Katrin, and to top it all, the department of education doesn't want to subsidize his film although the television people are interested in it. In other words, a lot of problems for Leo. An influential politician who thinks he has recognized himself in the film story is responsible for it all.
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Der Mörder
Title: Der Mörder
Character: Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller
Released: September 7, 1984
Type: Movie
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Title: Heiße Wickel - kalte Güsse
Released: August 28, 1984
Type: TV
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Nude Strike
Title: Nude Strike
Character: Marisa
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Gianni Dei gets over an injury and is in a wheelchair. He spends his time watching porn and having fantasies.
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The Doctor Prefers Sailors
Title: The Doctor Prefers Sailors
Character: Clara Morelli
Released: December 1, 1981
Type: Movie
A doctor in a hotel has a lot of problems like a man repeatedly fails to commit suicide, a pair of window washers witness a murder by a hit man, a suspicious wife checks up on her husband who happens to be having an affair with her and many more...
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La compagna di viaggio
Title: La compagna di viaggio
Character: Woman with hat-veil
Released: January 3, 1981
Type: Movie
A ruined noble decides to organize a robbery on a luxury train. He decides to get help from a busty starlet that should distract passengers ...
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College Girl on Vacation
Title: College Girl on Vacation
Character: Violante Castaldi
Released: December 10, 1980
Type: Movie
Massimo Castaldi is a social climber married to Violante who comes from a rich family. His relationship with his mistress Laura is jeopardised when the family moves to their summer house on the Pugliese coast. Nevertheless, Massimo seems to find a solution. His raunchy daughter Sonia failed in Italian and he plans to present Laura as a nun who will give Sonia private lessons for her compensation exam. On the other hand, there are two dim-witted criminals, Terenzio and Fulgenzio, who are planning to abduct a Castaldi family member for good ransom money.
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Under Siege
Title: Under Siege
Character: Kim Lombard
Released: August 8, 1980
Type: Movie
A band of thugs belonging to an organized crime family assaults several casinos at the same time creating death and panic in their wake. As they flee the scenes of their crimes police begin to close in on them, so they quickly hide themselves in a villa owned by a wealthy industrialist taking him and his family hostage.
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Peccati a Venezia
Title: Peccati a Venezia
Character: Melissa
Released: January 1, 1980
Type: Movie
Melissa, a beautiful woman in her prime, her cousin Gianni and her elderly and paralyzed Aunt Adele live in a villa in a decadent Venice, Franca. A very young friend of the family comes to the villa. In a short time the life of the three is turned upside down.
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Fever of 40!
Title: Fever of 40!
Character: Linda Martin
Released: January 1, 1980
Type: Movie
A forty-year-old man spends his working days surrounded by beautiful women, but he dares not do anything with any.
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Ring of Darkness
Title: Ring of Darkness
Character: Agatha
Released: October 29, 1979
Type: Movie
Once a Satanist who surrendered her soul and body to the devil himself, Carlotta Rhodes begins to regret her tryst with Lucifer when her teenage daughter, Daria, starts showing the evil influence of dear old Dad. Convinced that she can stop the devil's power on earth, Carlotta calls upon an exorcist for help.
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Title: NDR Talk Show
Character: Self
Released: February 9, 1979
Type: TV
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Obscene Desire
Title: Obscene Desire
Character: Amanda
Released: December 4, 1978
Type: Movie
Amanda, a beautiful American girl is soon to be married to Andrea Orsomandi, a wealthy nobleman who lives in an extravagant Gothic mansion. However there exists something dark, sinister and supernatural within the walls of the mansion. It seems that Andrea has been driven to madness and is a victim of the evil contained within the house. It soon transpires that he is involved in black magic, perverse rituals and serial killings with the aid of his sadistic henchman and gardener Giovanni. Killing prostitutes in order to exorcise this Evil. Now the demonic forces set out to possess Amanda,take her soul and turn her into another victim of the mansion.
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The Mad Dog Killer
Title: The Mad Dog Killer
Character: Giuliana Caroli
Released: October 29, 1977
Type: Movie
Sadistic no-count killer Nanni Vitali and three other equally brutish hoodlums escape from prison. The foul foursome embark on a savage rape, murder, and robbery spree. Vitali even abducts and defiles frightened hapless lass Giuliana Caroli. Meanwhile, rugged police inspector Giulio Santini is determined to bag the despicable Vitali.
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Title: Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
Character: Chantal
Released: May 11, 1977
Type: TV
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein is a TV adaption of a novel of the same name by Austrian author Johannes Mario Simmel. Directed by Thomas Engel Siegfried Rauch walks in the footsteps of O. W. Fischer who played the protagonist "Thomas Lieven" already in 1961, just one year after the bestseller had been released. The series is unique for providing a little cooking show at the end of each episode. The book also includes recipes because "Thomas Lieven" is an accomplished amateur cook.
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Casanova & Co.
Title: Casanova & Co.
Character: Duchess of Cornaro
Released: March 1, 1977
Type: Movie
While hiding from the royal authorities, Giacomo Casanova, the famous romancer, encounters his look-alike: Giacomino, a fugitive petty con man. Meanwhile, the Arabian Caliph and his wife are arriving in Venice for a state visit, and she insists on a night with the legendary lover. Through a series of erotic encounters and mistaken-identity comedies, Giacomo and Giacomino make their way back to Venice for their appointment with the Caliph's wife.
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Born Winner
Title: Born Winner
Character: Jusy
Released: December 1, 1976
Type: Movie
A young man whose passions are money, beautiful women and racing motorcycles comes up with a scheme that will allow him to combine all three, all while committing the "perfect" crime.
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Amori, letti e tradimenti
Title: Amori, letti e tradimenti
Character: Greta
Released: October 8, 1976
Type: Movie
A building speculator tries in every way to get their clutches on the lands of a pastor. It loses its fortunes playing broom with him. The Commendatore gag, trafficone building Lombard, bursts like an elephant in the quiet of the shepherd Lazio Baldo which would tear the earth, to be speculation. The hostility of the provincial lazy is fought by the invitation to enjoy the hospitality of the suitor and his bourgeois home. This would not be enough, but the ribs of rustic sent you bring Mrs. Greta, wife of the muzzle, and his daughter Paola, a professional student protester. Of course women Baldo receives several favors that little by little the glimpse a new future. The magic moment, however, that transforms the Lazio is given by a game of broom, which Baldo rips at Lombard its fortunes becoming its equal partner.
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Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
Title: Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
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Mahogany
Title: Mahogany
Character: Carlotta Gavina
Released: October 8, 1975
Type: Movie
Tracy, an aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a choice between the man she loves or her newfound success.
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A Diary of a Murderess
Title: A Diary of a Murderess
Character: Gina / Elisabeth
Released: May 4, 1975
Type: Movie
A beautiful young woman sets her sights on an aging millionaire. She seduces him, and moves into his mansion with him. She soon tires of him, though, and after she gets rid of him, she goes after his son.
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Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
Title: Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
Character: Greta
Released: May 2, 1975
Type: Movie
Split into three episodes, this film examines extrasensory perception, reincarnation and telepathy.
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Violent Blood Bath
Title: Violent Blood Bath
Character: Patricia Bataille
Released: August 12, 1974
Type: Movie
A notoriously harsh French judge, vacationing at a luxury resort, finds his holiday interrupted when a mysterious killer begins murdering those in and around the hotel.
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Death Will Have Your Eyes
Title: Death Will Have Your Eyes
Character: Luisa
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
A young woman who comes to Rome and soon drifts into de facto prostitution in order to survive. She meets a misanthropic doctor and would-be poet, but soon falls in love with another man. Murder ensues and she soon finds herself being blackmailed, sexually and financially, by her husband's shady driver, who saw something he shouldn't have.
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Gang War in Milan
Title: Gang War in Milan
Character: Jasmina Sanders
Released: February 21, 1973
Type: Movie
A Milan pimp faces off against a ruthless and greedy French gangster whom wants to unite organized crime in Italy.
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Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
Title: Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
Character: Paola
Released: February 8, 1973
Type: Movie
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Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
Title: Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
Character: Kaiserin Elisabeth
Released: December 20, 1972
Type: Movie
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Magic Graz
Title: Magic Graz
Character: herself
Released: May 1, 1972
Type: Movie
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High Voltage
Title: High Voltage
Character: Laura Moncada
Released: April 1, 1972
Type: Movie
José, a young mechanic, arrives in Madrid to make it big. After being conned he loses his savings, and is taken in by Elisa, a photographer. She introduces him to Pablo and Laura. Laura makes him an offer he cant refuse and then his troubles really begin.
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Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Title: Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Character: Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori
Released: February 24, 1972
Type: Movie
A maniac on the loose is committing savage acts of slaughter, and one survivor may be the only key to unmasking the serial slayer known as the Half-Moon Killer. The mysterious half-moon lockets he leaves with his victims could be the only key to unraveling his sinister motives, but will that be enough before he completes his ice-cold plot to claim his intended seven victims?
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Ben & Charlie
Title: Ben & Charlie
Character: Sarah
Released: February 4, 1972
Type: Movie
Also known as Ben & Charlie. When Ben Bellow is released from prison, Charlie Logan is there waiting for him. Not to welcome him, but to tell him that he does not want to hear from him again. But his wish won't be granted as the the two men constantly forced to reconnect while still hating each other's guts...
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Where the Bullets Fly
Title: Where the Bullets Fly
Character: Lulu 'Miss Dynamite' Belle
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
Young adventurer Gipo owns one fifth of a rock illustrating the location of a rich gold mine. Risking his life more than once and with the help of the beautiful hooker, Lulu Belle, our hero sets out to recover the missing pieces.
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Devil's Ransom
Title: Devil's Ransom
Character: Michèle
Released: June 18, 1971
Type: Movie
A rich industrialist is accused of a crime he didn't commit. But every single clue leads to him.
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Title: Dalli Dalli
Character: Self
Released: May 13, 1971
Type: TV
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Marta
Title: Marta
Character: Marta / Pilar
Released: April 10, 1971
Type: Movie
A wealthy landowner haunted by the spectre of his dead mother has a fling with a beautiful fugitive who bears a striking resemblance to his missing wife, who may have been murdered.
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The Great Swindle
Title: The Great Swindle
Character: Carla
Released: March 6, 1971
Type: Movie
A seductive woman gets involved in relationships with several people. All of the characters play games of deceit with one and other and things get more and more dangerous.
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Versatile Lovers
Title: Versatile Lovers
Character: Isabelle
Released: May 6, 1970
Type: Movie
Isabelle (Marisa Mell) runs a nursing home for wealthy women who are trying to detox from their various obsessions. Her lover, Serge Belaiev (Robert Hossein), a petty gangster, has pulled off a big hit but his partners have denounced him to the police in order to appropriate his share of the loot. Isabelle takes him in and hides him in an attic of this strange house. In love with Isabelle, Philippe Lansac (Alberto Dalbes), the owner of the place, decides to close the castle...
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One on Top of the Other
Title: One on Top of the Other
Character: Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston
Released: August 15, 1969
Type: Movie
A San Francisco doctor encounters a prostitute who bears a striking resemblance to his late wife.
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Stuntman
Title: Stuntman
Character: Gloria
Released: December 31, 1968
Type: Movie
Stuntman Johnny gets tired of putting his life constantly at risk and instead joins up with a bunch of international thieves who are looking to steal a priceless statue, but that's where the trouble starts....
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Danger: Diabolik
Title: Danger: Diabolik
Character: Eva Kant
Released: January 24, 1968
Type: Movie
International man of mystery Diabolik and his sensuous lover Eva Kant pull off heist after heist, all while European cops led by Inspector Ginko and envious mobsters led by Ralph Valmont are closing in on them.
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Anyone Can Play
Title: Anyone Can Play
Character: Paola
Released: September 21, 1967
Type: Movie
In this delightful romantic comedy, four beautiful women attempt to deal with their sexual frustrations in fashionable Rome society.
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Che notte, ragazzi!
Title: Che notte, ragazzi!
Character: Monica
Released: September 30, 1966
Type: Movie
Lawyer Tony Green has to pay a two-million-dollar check as compensation to the widow of a wealthy businessman who died as a result of an explosion on the plane immediately after take-off. Tony has to reach the widow who is currently abroad.
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Objective: 500 Million
Title: Objective: 500 Million
Character: Yo
Released: June 29, 1966
Type: Movie
Reichau, a former army captain, is back in France after serving three years in prison for belonging to the OAS (Secret Armed Organization), a dissident paramilitary group during the Algerian War. Marked by his past, he does not believe in the values of his country any more. At a loss to know what to do with his life, he agrees one day to take part in a heist set up by Pierre, a pilot, the very man who gave him away in Oran. The operation, in which Yo, a gorgeous woman, participates, consists in stealing a bag containing 55 million francs during a Paris-Bordeaux flight...
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Secret Agent Super Dragon
Title: Secret Agent Super Dragon
Character: Charity Farrel
Released: February 17, 1966
Type: Movie
A series of murders in Michigan lead an American secret agent to Amsterdam, where he uncovers a plot to imperil the world with a potent new drug.
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Operation Double Cross
Title: Operation Double Cross
Character: Frieda
Released: November 10, 1965
Type: Movie
In Barcelona, secret agent Antoine Donadieu thwarts the plans of a Nazi scientist.
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Diamond Walkers
Title: Diamond Walkers
Character: Irene de Ridder
Released: August 20, 1965
Type: Movie
Drama among diamond smugglers and gold fever in South African bush.
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City of Fear
Title: City of Fear
Character: Ilona
Released: August 1, 1965
Type: Movie
A Canadian reporter gets mixed up in Cold-War politics, romance and espionage in Eastern Europe.
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Casanova '70
Title: Casanova '70
Character: Thelma
Released: June 15, 1965
Type: Movie
The amorous adventures of Andrea Rossi-Colombotti, an army officer who finds pleasure with beautiful women in life-threatening situations.
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Masquerade
Title: Masquerade
Character: Sophie
Released: April 13, 1965
Type: Movie
The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince.
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French Dressing
Title: French Dressing
Character: Françoise Fayol
Released: April 10, 1964
Type: Movie
A deck-chair attendant at a British resort promotes a film festival featuring a French sexpot.
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The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Title: The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Character: Juanita
Released: March 28, 1964
Type: Movie
A former sheriff begins to persecute the gang led by Pedro Ortiz, after his wife is taken away.
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Ein Mann im schönsten Alter
Title: Ein Mann im schönsten Alter
Character: Brigitte
Released: January 17, 1964
Type: Movie
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Venusberg
Title: Venusberg
Character: Florentine
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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Secret of the Red Orchid
Title: Secret of the Red Orchid
Character: Lilian Ranger
Released: March 1, 1962
Type: Movie
Rival gangsters from Chicago move to London and attempt to extort money from rich Britons.
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Dr
Title: Dr
Character: Klara
Released: January 1, 1962
Type: Movie
In the moment when Belgrade industrialist Života Cvijović had dreams to marry off his son Milorad, Doctor of Philosophy, to a minister of transport's daughter, a telegram from Milorad's professor from Heidelberg arrives, saying that he wants to visit them. Bad luck is that Velimir, a poor student, was financed by Milorad, and studying under his name received a diploma.
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The Cry of the Wild Geese
Title: The Cry of the Wild Geese
Character: Judith Gare
Released: September 22, 1961
Type: Movie
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Ordered to Love
Title: Ordered to Love
Character: Erika Meuring
Released: January 13, 1961
Type: Movie
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Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger
Title: Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger
Character: Inge
Released: November 11, 1960
Type: Movie
At the age of 17 Inge falls in love with her teacher.
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Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
Title: Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
Character: Alka
Released: October 20, 1960
Type: Movie
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Der brave Soldat Schwejk
Title: Der brave Soldat Schwejk
Character: Olli
Released: September 21, 1960
Type: Movie
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Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
Title: Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
Character: Liliane
Released: June 3, 1959
Type: Movie
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The Light of Love
Title: The Light of Love
Character: Minor Role
Released: July 31, 1954
Type: Movie