Movies by William Dieterle

Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

Die Geierwally

Die Geierwally

"The Bear Joseph", so named because of a fight with a bear, is rescued by Wally, a farmer's daughter, from a dangerous situation in a vulture's nest. He then calls her "Geierwally". They fall in love. Wally's father disapproves of this romance. He has other plans for Wally.

Fräulein Julie

Fräulein Julie

A loose adaptation of August Strindberg's Miss Julie. The daughter of a count witnesses her mother's increasing mental instability after being spurned by a lover.

Driven from Home

Driven from Home

The extended Steyer family lives together in a cottage in the mountains. The younger Steyer's wife Ludmilla wants money, and doesn't care if she must ruin the lives of the Steyer family to get it.

Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld

Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld

Sex in Chains

Sex in Chains

A young man is convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a term in prison. There he forms a close relationship with his cellmate. Upon his release his wife is concerned as to how prison has changed the man she married.

The Fallen

The Fallen

Don Carlos und Elisabeth

Don Carlos und Elisabeth

Don Carlos, heir to the Spanish throne, and Princess Elisabeth of Valois are deeply in love but King Philip, Carlos's father, wants Elisabeth for himself.

Ritter der Nacht

Ritter der Nacht

Silence of the Forest

Silence of the Forest

Lucrezia Borgia

Lucrezia Borgia

Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, has three adult children: Juan, who is virtuous and has a sweetheart who is a woman of the people, Lucrezia, who is virtuous and wants to marry Alfonso, and Cesare, who is wicked and lusts after Lucrezia, Juan's girlfriend, and probably others. Cesare has vowed to kill any suitor for Lucrezia's love, and he has three thugs to carry out his wishes. Bodies fall into the Tiber, into the Colosseum (with lions prowling), and onto the Vatican floors.

In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine

In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine