Zarah Leander
Zarah Leander (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sa.ʁa leː.ˈʔan.dɐ]; 15 March 1907 – 23 June 1981) was a Swedish singer and actress whose greatest success was in Germany between 1936 and 1943, when she was contracted to work for the state-owned Universum Film AG (UFA). Although no exact record sales numbers exist, she was probably among Europe's best-selling recording artists in the years prior to 1945. Her involvement with UFA caused her films and lyrics to be identified as Nazi propaganda. Though she had taken no public political position and was dubbed an "Enemy of Germany" by Joseph Goebbels, she remained a controversial figure for the rest of her life. As a singer, Leander was known for her confident style and her deep contralto voice, and was also known as a "female baritone".
How I Learned to Love Women
as OlgaAn erotic comedy about the many affairs of a young man with different women.
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La Habanera
as Astree SternhjelmWhile vacationing in Puerto Rico, a young Swedish woman falls in love with and marries a...
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Ave Maria
as Sängerin Karin TwerdyKarin Twerdy used to be an opera singer but now, in order to pay for her daughter Daniela's...
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Der Blaufuchs
as Ilona PaulusIlona, the bored wife of an easily distracted professor, falls in love with his friend Tibor, a...
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The Great Love
as Hanna HolbergThe attractive Oberleutnant Paul Wendlandt is stationed in North Africa as a fighter pilot....
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Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
as Self - IntervieweeThe film tells the cultural story of Berlin during the Weimar Republic through interviews with a...
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The Heart of a Queen
as Maria StuartAs the title "The Queen's Heart" suggests, this early German black and white version of Mary...
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It Was a Gay Ballnight
as Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina1865. Katharina goes to a ball in Moscow. There she meets again Tchaikowsky, her first and only...
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Gabriela
as GabrielaGabriela once a famous singer who enjoyed great success. She married, had a daughter Andrea, but...
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Premiere
as Carmen DaviotAs Fraulein Leander prepares for opening night, her life is thrown into turmoil by a variety of...
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Leckerbissen
as Self - film scenes (archive footage)"Gems" - Embedded in a frame story, the film shows excerpts from 18 entertainment films of the...
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Homeland
as Magda von SchwartzeIn 1885, famous New York Metropolitan Opera singer Maddalena dall' Orto is scheduled to perform...
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The Four Companions
as SängerinFour graduates of an industrial design school team up and form a small business. The protagonist...
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The Marriage Game
as Tora DiidikenThe sculptress Tora Diidiken is married to the sculptor Gunnar Grahn and they both compete in a...
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The Wrong Millionaire
as Marguerite LebonThe American boat is on its way to Gothenburg. On board are the Swedish-American millionaire...
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To New Shores
as Gloria VaneA 19th-century London cabaret singer is deported to prison in Australia. Her crime? Taking the...
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Dante's Mysteries
as Grand Café Guest / Singing DemonDante, the great conjurer, performs at the Café Grans, a fashionable hotel-restaurant. Face to a...
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As Long As I Live
as SingerFollowing a trivial road accident, Ariane, an international adventuress, falls in love with...
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Stjärnbilder
as (archive footage)A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and...
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Der Weg ins Freie
as Antonia CorvelliIn Vienna, during the 1848 Revolution, opera singer Antonia Corvelli marries Detlev von Blossin,...
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The Desert Song
as Grace CollinsWhen the famous singer Grace Collins got off the plane that had flown her a remote place in...
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Damals
as Vera Meiners aka Gloria O'ConnorVera Meiners' life was sweet but unfortunately for her, it was not to last. Her husband, Jan,...
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The Blue Moth
as Julia MartensJulia Martens is a wrongly convicted murderess who is released from prison after thirteen years....
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It Was Always So Nice with You
as FilmstarWhile working as an accountant in his uncle's factory, talented young pianist Peter dreams of...
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The Great Yiddish Love
as (archive footage)Set in Berlin and New York's Lower East Side, The Great Yiddish Love stars the self-exiled...
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Hitlers Frauen
as Self (archive footage)"Hitler's Women" - A six part series about some of the women Hitler enjoyed and adored.
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