The Magpie Strategy

Desert Law

1991

M/S Gustloff

Joseph Vilsmaier Two-part TV movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German passenger ship, at the end o

2008

Der Untergang der Pamir

The story of the German sail-training ship Pamir that sunk in a hurricane.

2006

Crime and Punishment

John Simm stars in this adaptation of Dostoyevsky's tragic masterpiece - a profound drama of redemption and a thrilling detective story of the soul.

2002

Der Mann mit der Maske

A series of rapes causes a stir in a German university town. A special commission led by senior public prosecutor Schildt and detective Gawilek invest

1994

Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger

This drama is based on the childhood memories of Hans Jürgen Massaquoi, who was one of the few black native Germans in Nazi Germany. In 1935 at the ag

2006

Collin

1981

Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker

When wealthy college student Richard Oetker is kidnapped and held for a hefty ransom, state police officer Georg Kufbach becomes obsessed with bringin

2001

The House of Ulloa

Set in a crumbling Spanish mansion, this gloriously comic and gothic story follows the fortunes of an innocent young priest as he enters a world of mo

1985

Law and Order

Story follows three generations of a family in the New York City Police Department.

1976

Anne of Green Gables

At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. Bu

1985

Vera – The Hard Way to Enlightenment

1989

Les Allumettes suédoises

Oliver has a happy childhood in the streets of Montmartre, Paris, in the 30's. Suddenly his mother dies. He is alone and helpless. He seeks comfort wi

1996

The Night the Bridge Fell Down

A group of random individuals get stranded on a bridge that begins collapsing at both ends. Not only that, but there's a gun-wielding bank robber usin

1980

The Crossing

WWII. Joined forces of Polish and Russian partisans (despite they are in conflict) stand against German Sturmwind I & II actions.

1988

Tales from the Madhouse

Set inside the crumbling walls of a dilapidated Victorian sanatorium, eight mysterious characters reveal their secret stories to the visiting camera.

2000

Warten ist der Tod

1999

The 60s

The Herlihys are a working class family from Chicago whose three children take wildly divergent paths: Brian joins the Marines right out of High Schoo

1999

Paparazzo

2007

American Tragedy

Clyde Griffiths dreams of climbing the corporate ladder and making his way into the highest circles of society. In order to fulfill his most cherished

1981