Fritz Wendhausen

Fritz Wendhausen

Directing
1890-08-07

Biography

German director, screenwriter, and actor.

Known For & Full Filmography9 Titles

#1The First of the Few

Movie - 1942, 2h 15m as Von Straben

6.7 / 10
WarDrama

This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.

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#2Secret Mission

Movie - 1942, 2h 15m as General von Reichman

4.5 / 10
DramaWar

World War II drama in which a member of the French Resistance and three British agents undertake a hazardous mission to infiltrate a German HQ in search of vital information that could lead to the overthrow of the Nazis.

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#3Comradeship

Movie - 1931, 2h 15m as German Mine Director

7.0 / 10
Drama

At a mine on the shared edge of France and Germany, an underground explosion leads to the entrapment of a group of French miners. In an effort to save the trapped Frenchmen, German miners Wittkopp and Kasper take it upon themselves to traverse a crumbling war tunnel leading down into the mines. Yet, though the workers harbor no political biases against one another, their callous, less tolerant bosses hope to halt this cross-cultural rescue mission.

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#4Orders to Kill

Movie - 1958, 2h 15m as German Officer (uncredited)

7.2 / 10
WarThrillerDrama

A grounded American fighter pilot is switched to espionage on a special job in which he must kill a small-time Paris lawyer suspected of double-crossing France by selling out radio operators to the Nazis.

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#5Tomorrow We Live

Movie - 1943, 2h 15m as Commandant Frissette

6.6 / 10
WarDrama

British World War II film set in occupied France, portraying the activities of members of the French Resistance and the Nazi tactic of taking and shooting innocent hostages in reprisal for acts of sabotage. The opening credits acknowledge "the official co-operation of General de Gaulle and the French National Committee". It was released as "At Dawn We Die" in the US.

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#6Beware of Pity

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m as Josef

6.7 / 10
DramaRomance

A paraplegic baroness mistakes a man's pity for love - and tragedy ensues.

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#7Odette

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Colonel (as F.R. Wendhousen)

6.4 / 10
WarDramaHistory

The film is based on the true story of Special Operations Executive French-born agent Odette Sansom, who was captured by the Germans in 1943, condemned to death and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp to be executed. However, against all odds she survived the war and testified against the prison guards at the Hamburg Ravensbrück Trials. She was awarded the George Cross in 1946; the first woman ever to receive the award, and the only woman who has been awarded it while still alive. (From Wikipedia, licensed under CC-BY-SA)

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#8Desperate Moment

Movie - 1953, 2h 15m as Warder Goeter

6.5 / 10
Thriller

Story of a Dutchman's flight across post-war Germany trying to locate the man who alone can clear him of a false murder charge. (BFI Website)

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#9The Student Prince

Movie - 1923, 2h 15m as Derleff

7.0 / 10
RomanceDrama

Prince Karl Heinz enjoys his carefree life as a student in Heidelberg. He falls in love with the beautiful Käthe and everything is fine and dandy till his father is reported very ill.

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