Henry Koster

Henry Koster

Henry Koster (May 1, 1905 – September 21, 1988), born Hermann Kosterlitz, was a German-born film director, who worked in Europe as well as in Hollywood. Although he never won an Oscar, Koster directed six different actors in Oscar-nominated performances. In 1932, Koster directed his first film in Berlin, the comedy Thea Roland. In the midst of directing his second film Das häßliche Mädchen, Jewish Koster had been the subject of antisemitism, and knew he had to leave the country. He left Germany for France, where he was rehired by director Curtis Bernhardt, who had also fled. Eventually Koster went to Budapest, where he met and married Kató Király in 1934. There he also met Joe Pasternak, who represented Universal in Europe, and directed three films for him. Through his friend Gabriel Levy he ended up directing Dutch sound film De Kribbebijter, released internationally as The Cross-Patch, which proved a success both in the Netherlands - where it played in cinemas for no less than seven years - and in the UK. Soon after, Koster signed a deal with Universal Pictures in Hollywood and moved to the United States. Although Koster did not speak English, he convinced the studio to let him make Three Smart Girls, for which he personally coached to-be star Deanna Durbin. This picture, a big success, pulled Universal out of bankruptcy. Koster's second Universal film, One Hundred Men and a Girl, also was successful. After this, Koster discovered Abbott and Costello at a nightclub in New York. He returned to Hollywood and convinced Universal to hire them. Their first picture was One Night in the Tropics; the female lead, Peggy Moran, became Koster's second wife in 1942. Ironically, despite Koster's escape from Nazi Germany, when the United States entered World War II Koster was considered an enemy alien and had to stay in his house in the evening. Actor Charles Laughton would visit Koster and play chess with him. Nonetheless, Koster's postwar career proved equally successful. He was nominated for an Academy Award for The Bishop's Wife (1947). In 1950, he directed his biggest success: the James Stewart comedy Harvey. He directed Richard Burton's first U.S. film, My Cousin Rachel, and then in 1953, he was given The Robe, the first CinemaScope film. His last picture was The Singing Nun in 1965. Koster retired to Leisure Village in Camarillo, California, where he painted a series of portraits of the movie stars with whom he worked.

  • Popularité : 3.011
  • Connu pour : Directing
  • Anniversaire : 1905-05-01
  • Lieu de naissance : Berlin, Germany
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Henry Koster Films

  • 1929
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    Liebfraumilch

    Liebfraumilch

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1955
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    Good Morning, Miss Dove

    Good Morning, Miss Dove

    6.8 1955 HD

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  • 1933
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    Der Tunnel

    Der Tunnel

    6 1933 HD

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  • 1952
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    La Sarabande des pantins

    La Sarabande des pantins

    6.4 1952 HD

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  • 1950
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    Harvey

    Harvey

    7.7 1950 HD

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  • 1961
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    Au rythme des tambours fleuris

    Au rythme des tambours fleuris

    6.1 1961 HD

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  • 1941
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    Ève a commencé

    Ève a commencé

    7.1 1941 HD

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  • 1949
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    Vive monsieur le maire

    Vive monsieur le maire

    6.4 1949 HD

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  • 1962
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    M. Hobbs prend des vacances

    M. Hobbs prend des vacances

    6.4 1962 HD

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  • 1953
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    La Tunique

    La Tunique

    6.7 1953 HD

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  • 1960
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    L'Histoire de Ruth

    L'Histoire de Ruth

    7.3 1960 HD

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  • 1965
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    Chère Brigitte

    Chère Brigitte

    6.4 1965 HD

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  • 1955
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    Le seigneur de l'aventure

    Le seigneur de l'aventure

    7.1 1955 HD

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  • 1954
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    Désirée

    Désirée

    6.4 1954 HD

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  • 1952
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    Stars and Stripes Forever

    Stars and Stripes Forever

    6.8 1952 HD

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  • 1939
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    First Love

    First Love

    7.8 1939 HD

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  • 1937
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    Deanna et ses boys

    Deanna et ses boys

    6.262 1937 HD

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  • 1955
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    A Man Called Peter

    A Man Called Peter

    6.4 1955 HD

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  • 1938
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    La Coqueluche de Paris

    La Coqueluche de Paris

    6.059 1938 HD

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  • 1951
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    Le Voyage fantastique

    Le Voyage fantastique

    6.9 1951 HD

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  • 1963
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    Ah si papa savait ça !

    Ah si papa savait ça !

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1936
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    Trois jeunes filles à la page

    Trois jeunes filles à la page

    6.4 1936 HD

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  • 1939
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    Three Smart Girls Grow Up

    Three Smart Girls Grow Up

    7.3 1939 HD

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  • 1956
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    Au sixième jour

    Au sixième jour

    5.3 1956 HD

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  • 1951
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    Monsieur Belvédère fait sa cure

    Monsieur Belvédère fait sa cure

    6.6 1951 HD

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  • 1966
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    Sœur Sourire

    Sœur Sourire

    5.6 1966 HD

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  • 1957
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    My Man Godfrey

    My Man Godfrey

    6.3 1957 HD

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  • 1947
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    Honni soit qui mal y pense

    Honni soit qui mal y pense

    7.1 1947 HD

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  • 1935
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    De kribbebijter

    De kribbebijter

    9.5 1935 HD

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  • 1952
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    Ma cousine Rachel

    Ma cousine Rachel

    6.725 1952 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Naked Maja

    The Naked Maja

    6 1958 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Unfinished Dance

    The Unfinished Dance

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1949
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    Come to the Stable

    Come to the Stable

    6.3 1949 HD

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  • 1950
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    Wabash Avenue

    Wabash Avenue

    4.7 1950 HD

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  • 1948
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    L'Énigmatique Monsieur Horace

    L'Énigmatique Monsieur Horace

    5.7 1948 HD

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  • 1936
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    Katharina, die Letzte

    Katharina, die Letzte

    6.4 1936 HD

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  • 1934
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    Peter, das Mädchen von der Tankstelle

    Peter, das Mädchen von der Tankstelle

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Power and the Prize

    The Power and the Prize

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 1944
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    Music for Millions

    Music for Millions

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1951
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    Elopement

    Elopement

    5 1951 HD

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  • 1940
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    Spring Parade

    Spring Parade

    6.8 1940 HD

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  • 1933
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    Le Sexe faible

    Le Sexe faible

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1958
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    Fräulein

    Fräulein

    7 1958 HD

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  • 1946
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    Two Sisters from Boston

    Two Sisters from Boston

    5.8 1946 HD

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  • 1935
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    Kleine Mutti

    Kleine Mutti

    5.6 1935 HD

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  • 1932
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    Das Abenteuer der Thea Roland

    Das Abenteuer der Thea Roland

    7 1932 HD

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  • 1963
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    Marilyn

    Marilyn

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1931
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    Leichtsinnige Jugend

    Leichtsinnige Jugend

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    There Goes the Bride

    There Goes the Bride

    6.4 1932 HD

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  • 1939
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    First Love

    First Love

    7.8 1939 HD

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  • 1934
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    Der Doppelgänger

    Der Doppelgänger

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Die vertauschte Braut

    Die vertauschte Braut

    5.8 1934 HD

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  • 1942
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    Le Fruit vert

    Le Fruit vert

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1937
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    Farewell Again

    Farewell Again

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1950
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    My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

    7 1950 HD

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  • 1967
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    Eine Handvoll Helden

    Eine Handvoll Helden

    5.7 1967 HD

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  • 1927
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    Kinderseelen klagen euch an

    Kinderseelen klagen euch an

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Kinderseelen klagen euch an

    Kinderseelen klagen euch an

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1933
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    Toto

    Toto

    5.2 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Das häßliche Mädchen

    Das häßliche Mädchen

    7 1933 HD

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  • 1932
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    Fünf von der Jazzband

    Fünf von der Jazzband

    7 1932 HD

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  • 1938
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    La Coqueluche de Paris

    La Coqueluche de Paris

    6.059 1938 HD

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  • 1963
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    Ah si papa savait ça !

    Ah si papa savait ça !

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1931
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    Stamboul

    Stamboul

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1965
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    Chère Brigitte

    Chère Brigitte

    6.4 1965 HD

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  • 1935
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    Tagebuch der Geliebten

    Tagebuch der Geliebten

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1932
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    Der Rebell

    Der Rebell

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    Tagebuch der Geliebten

    Tagebuch der Geliebten

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1942
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    Le Fruit vert

    Le Fruit vert

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1935
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    Ball im Savoy

    Ball im Savoy

    7 1935 HD

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  • 1931
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    L'homme qui assassina

    L'homme qui assassina

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    Der Mann, der den Mord beging

    Der Mann, der den Mord beging

    5.2 1931 HD

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  • 1926
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    Die Waise von Lowood

    Die Waise von Lowood

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1929
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    Das letzte Fort

    Das letzte Fort

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1927
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    Prinz Louis Ferdinand

    Prinz Louis Ferdinand

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1929
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    Sündig und süß

    Sündig und süß

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1931
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    Weib im Dschungel

    Weib im Dschungel

    5 1931 HD

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  • 1929
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    Sündenfall

    Sündenfall

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1932
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    Cœurs joyeux

    Cœurs joyeux

    9 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    A csúnya lány

    A csúnya lány

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    Das häßliche Mädchen

    Das häßliche Mädchen

    7 1933 HD

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  • 1931
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    Le réquisitoire

    Le réquisitoire

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    Seine Freundin Annette

    Seine Freundin Annette

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1927
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    Eins + Eins = Drei

    Eins + Eins = Drei

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1930
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    Die letzte Kompagnie

    Die letzte Kompagnie

    6 1930 HD

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