Douglas Sirk Movies

  • 1951
    The First Legion

    The First Legion

    The First Legion

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    A Catholic priest fights against his colleagues' immediate acceptance of an ambiguous “miracle”.

    The First Legion
  • 2008
    Acting for Douglas Sirk

    Acting for Douglas Sirk

    Acting for Douglas Sirk

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    The stars and director of 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' talk about director Douglas Sirk's techniques. Archival interviews...

    Acting for Douglas Sirk
  • 2022
    Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

    Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

    Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

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    An investigative portrait of the master of cinematic melodrama, Douglas Sirk. His life was the ultimate melodrama, from which all his films were...

    Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair
  • 1937
    La Chanson du Souvenir

    La Chanson du Souvenir

    La Chanson du Souvenir

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    A French-language remake of Douglas Sirk's "The Court Concert" (1936).

    La Chanson du Souvenir
  • 1978
    New Year's Eve

    New Year's Eve

    New Year's Eve

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    A short film made by Sirk at the end of his life with one of his students. An adaptation of Schnitzler, with Hanna Schygulla: a night of New...

    New Year's Eve
  • 1953
    Take Me to Town

    Take Me to Town

    Take Me to Town

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    Saloon entertainer Vermilion O'Toole and her former partner in crime Newt Cole escape from a train ride to prison and hide out in logging town...

    Take Me to Town
  • 1936
    't Was één april

    't Was één april

    't Was één april

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    When Mister Vlasman gets promoted from baking bread to making macaroni, he and his wife want to enter high society. They could not be happier when a...

    't Was één april
  • 1934
    Two Greyhounds

    Two Greyhounds

    Two Greyhounds

    6.51934HD

    An early short film by Douglas Sirk (Detlef Sierck) which takes a satirical look at dubious business practices during the Weimar Republic. It was...

    Two Greyhounds
  • 2008
    Days with Sirk

    Days with Sirk

    Days with Sirk

    5.52008HD

    This documentary brings together a collection of remarkable interview footage with Douglas Sirk filmed in 1982 for the French TV show 'Cinéma...

    Days with Sirk
  • 2009
    Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern'

    Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern'

    Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern'

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    Douglas Sirk talks about his 1937 film 'Zu neuen Ufern'

    Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern'
  • 1987
    Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk

    Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk

    Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk

    01987HD

    Documentary about the shooting of BOURBON STREET BLUES.

    Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk
  • 1935
    Pillars of Society

    Pillars of Society

    Pillars of Society

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    A man comes back from America after years to find his reputation ruined.

    Pillars of Society
  • 1934
    Three Times Before

    Three Times Before

    Three Times Before

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    A bickering husband and wife decide to go to a lawyer to get divorced. When in the office, they present their sides of the same story, of which they...

    Three Times Before
  • 1983
    Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

    01983HD

    Portrait of filmmaker Douglas Sirk.

    Imitation of Life
  • 1979
    Behind the Mirror: A Profile of Douglas Sirk

    Behind the Mirror: A Profile of Douglas Sirk

    Behind the Mirror: A Profile of Douglas Sirk

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    Television documentary about German-born American director Douglas Sirk.

    Behind the Mirror: A Profile of Douglas Sirk
  • 1935
    The Imaginary Invalid

    The Imaginary Invalid

    The Imaginary Invalid

    5.51935HD

    Adaptation of Molière's comedy "The Imaginary Invalid", about a hypochondriac, his doctor, his daughter and her lover.

    The Imaginary Invalid
  • 1991
    From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers

    From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers

    From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers

    5.71991HD

    This 82-minute 1991 documentary by Eckhart Schmidt features a 1980 interview with Douglas Sirk in which he reflects on his career.

    From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers
  • 1938
    Dreiklang

    Dreiklang

    Dreiklang

    01938HD

    Melodrama written by Douglas Sirk.

    Dreiklang
  • 1980
    Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

    Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

    Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

    01980HD

    Douglas speaks about some of the stars he has directed like Asta Nielsen, Lili Dagover, Zarah Leander, George Sanders, Signe Hasso, Barbara Stanwyck,...

    Douglas Sirk: Über Stars