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Karl John is a Actor Allemand born on 24 march 1905 at Cologne (German)

Karl John

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Nationality German
Birth 24 march 1905 at Cologne (German)
Death 22 december 1977 (at 72 years) at Gütersloh (German)

Karl John (24 March 1905 – 22 December 1977) was a German film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1932 and 1977. He was born in Cologne, Germany and died in Gütersloh, Germany.

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Filmography of Karl John (29 films)

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Sorcerer
Sorcerer (1977)
, 2h1
Directed by William Friedkin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Trucker films, Road movies
Actors Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Ramon Bieri, Amidou, Peter Capell
Roles 'Marquez'
Rating76% 3.846863.846863.846863.846863.84686
The film opens with a prologue that consists of four segments described by critics as "vignettes". They show the principal characters in different parts of the world and provide their backstories.
Again the Ringer, 1h31
Directed by Will Tremper, Alfred Vohrer
Origin German
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Heinz Drache, Barbara Rütting, Brigitte Horney, Margot Trooger, Siegfried Schürenberg, Eddi Arent
Roles Dr. Mills
Rating61% 3.0960353.0960353.0960353.0960353.096035
Le riche Lord Curtain est assassiné par son neveu Archie Moore et le majordome Edwards. Sur la scène du crime, l'inspecteur Wesby trouve la carte de visite de "Sorcier". Comme, après son évasion, il est parti en Australie, il vient à Londres avec sa femme Cora et son majordome Finch, afin de prouver son innocence et mener sa propre enquête.
The Mysterious Magician, 1h22
Directed by Alfred Vohrer
Origin German
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Actors Joachim Fuchsberger, Heinz Drache, Sophie Hardy, Siegfried Lowitz, Margot Trooger, Siegfried Schürenberg
Roles Shelby
Rating66% 3.30033.30033.30033.30033.3003
Gwenda Milton, la secrétaire de l'avocat Messer, est retrouvée morte dans la Tamise. Ce qu'on pensait un accident est un meurtre. L'autopsie montre qu'elle ne s'est pas noyée, mais a été étranglée. Elle était la sœur d'Arthur Milton, surnommé "le Sorcier". Parce qu'il a poussé des criminels à se suicider, il fut contraint de quitter l'Angleterre et vit en Australie. Le meurtre interpelle Scotland Yard mais aussi Arthur Milton qui veut se venger.
The Longest Day, 2h51
Directed by Bernhard Wicki, Darryl F. Zanuck, Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Radio, Political films, Children's films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Patrick Barr, Richard Burton, Lyndon Brook, Robert Mitchum
Roles Gen. Wolfgang Hager
Rating76% 3.8488953.8488953.8488953.8488953.848895
The movie is filmed in the style of a docudrama. Beginning in the days leading up to D-Day, it concentrates on events on both sides of the channel, such as the Allies waiting for the break in the poor weather and anticipating the reaction of the Axis forces defending northern France. The film pays particular attention to the decision by Gen. Eisenhower, supreme commander of SHAEF, to go after reviewing the initial bad-weather reports as well as reports about the divisions within the German High Command as to where an invasion might happen or what the response to it should be.
This Time it Must Be Caviar, 1h38
Directed by Helmut Käutner, Géza von Radványi, Georg Marischka
Origin German
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors O.W. Fischer, Eva Bartok, Senta Berger, Jean Richard, Viktor de Kowa, Geneviève Kervine
Roles Debras
Rating59% 2.9582652.9582652.9582652.9582652.958265
Thomas Lieven vit une vie de banquier à Londres et séduit les dames avec ses talents culinaires. Mais il est poursuivi pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale comme agent double et triple supposé des services secrets de la Grande-Bretagne, de la France et de l'Allemagne. Avec le colonel Siméon et l'agent française Mimi, il arrive à Toulouse où il reçoit l'ordre d'établir la liste des agents secrets français à Nice. Un courrier lui annoncerait son retour avec en Angleterre.
Sacred Waters
Directed by Alfred Weidenmann
Origin Suisse
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films
Actors Hansjörg Felmy, Cordula Trantow, Hanns Lothar, Karl John, Gustav Knuth, Gisela von Collande
Roles Seppi Blatter
Rating65% 3.2714853.2714853.2714853.2714853.271485
Dans un petit village Suisse, l'eau est amenée par une conduite de bois régulièrement détruite par les avalanches. Un volontaire doit à chaque fois réparer et nombreux sont ceux qui sont morts en effectuant cette tâche. Aussi les volontaires sont-ils de moins en moins nombreux.
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?, 1h40
Directed by Frank Wisbar
Origin German
Genres Drama, War
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Joachim Hansen, Wolfgang Preiss, Wilhelm Borchert, Carl Lange, Horst Frank, Peter Carsten
Roles Generaloberst Hoth
Rating71% 3.588983.588983.588983.588983.58898
The young Wehrmacht Lieutenant Wisse is sent to serve as a liaison officer with the Romanian Army at Stalingrad. His new commander, Major Linkmann, is a rigid officer who looks down on their allies, contrary to Wisse. Soon after his arrival, the Red Army encircles the Germans, and they retreat into the city of Stalingrad. During the flight, Linkmann tries to abandon them. Wisse convinces a sergeant to ignore the orders obliging him to burn the supply depot, thus procuring provisions for the soldiers. In Stalingrad, he is again put under Linkmann's command. The tensions between them soar while their soldiers become desperate with hunger, as the 6th Army is ordered to hold on. Wisse is nearly captured by the Soviets, but a Russian woman whom he once helped leads him back to the German lines. Eventually, Linkmann tries to surrender by himself, but is shot dead by two of his own men. When the 6th Army commander, Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus, orders the remaining German troops in Stalingrad to surrender, Wisse and his soldiers are sent to a POW camp.
The Devil's General, 1h57
Directed by Helmut Käutner
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Curd Jürgens, Marianne Koch, Viktor de Kowa, Karl John, Harry Meyen, Eva-Ingeborg Scholz
Roles Ingenieur Karl Oderbruch
Rating72% 3.636883.636883.636883.636883.63688
The title character is one Luftwaffe General Harras, who is critical of the Third Reich and the wartime attempt to conquer Europe: the story is set in 1941. As he continually attacks the leadership, he is
Hotel Adlon, 1h40
Directed by Josef von Báky
Origin German
Genres Drama
Actors Sebastian Fischer, Nelly Borgeaud, Werner Hinz, Nadja Tiller, Peter Mosbacher, Hans Caninenberg
Roles von Malbrand
Rating68% 3.4220453.4220453.4220453.4220453.422045
Le film raconte par épisodes le légendaire hôtel de luxe berlinois du point de vue de Paul Rippert. Ce jeune homme y entre en 1907, tout de suite après l'ouverture, d'abord comme serveur et groom. Il se souvient des clients illustres comme Guillaume II et rencontre la jeune employée Ninette, qui deviendra sa femme. Les grandes personnalités côtoient aussi les plus sombres. Une tentative d'assassinat sur le tsar russe Nicolas II est empêchée peu avant qu'éclate la Première Guerre mondiale.
The Man Between, 1h40
Directed by Carol Reed
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors James Mason, Claire Bloom, Hildegard Knef, Geoffrey Toone, Aribert Wäscher, Ernst Schröder
Roles Inspector Kleiber
Rating69% 3.4976053.4976053.4976053.4976053.497605
Ivo Kern (James Mason) is a former lawyer who has participated in Nazi atrocities and is now selling his expertise to East Germans to kidnap and transport certain West Germans to the eastern bloc. Although Kern desires to relocate to the West, he is hampered by West German suspicions and his criminal past. Nevertheless, he agrees to a final kidnapping venture that fails, forcing his employer to take over and abduct Briton Susanne Mallison (Claire Bloom) by mistake. Kern had earlier feigned a romance with Mallison as a means to seize his kidnapping target.
Smuggler's Ball, 1h30
Directed by Henri Storck
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about the labor movement, Documentaire sur le monde du travail
Actors Françoise Rosay, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Daniel Ivernel, Yves Deniaud, Paul Frankeur, André Valmy
Roles Hans
Rating64% 3.233883.233883.233883.233883.23388
Ce film expose le cas d'un village belge traversé par trois frontières : l’Allemagne, les Pays-Bas, la Belgique. Il retrace l'univers des travailleurs, celui des douaniers et celui des fraudeurs… Henri Storck tisse entre tous ces acteurs une intrigue commune et aborde des thèmes sociaux et économiques.
The Lost One, 1h38
Directed by Peter Lorre
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Political films
Actors Peter Lorre, Karl John, Renate Mannhardt, Eva-Ingeborg Scholz, Johanna Hofer, Lotte Rausch
Roles Hösch, alias Nowak
Rating69% 3.492123.492123.492123.492123.49212
The story is told through a series of flashbacks. Dr. Rothe (Peter Lorre) is a German scientist doing secret research for the Nazi government during World War II. After he discovers that his fiancée has been selling secrets to the Allies, he murders her. This is covered up by the German government. After the war, Rothe is working under an alias as a doctor for displaced persons. After seeing one of the Nazi officers who helped cover up his crime, Rothe is overcome by guilt about his wartime crimes.
Love '47
Love '47 (1949)
, 1h58
Directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Origin German
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Hilde Krahl, Karl John, Hedwig Wangel, Albert Florath, Grethe Weiser, Erich Ponto
Roles Beckmann
Rating76% 3.8187753.8187753.8187753.8187753.818775
De retour en Allemagne, Beckmann découvre que, pendant qu'il était prisonnier en Sibérie, sa femme est avec un autre homme et son fils est mort. Il cherche désespérément un seul moyen de s'en sortir, parce qu'il "n'en peut plus". Alors qu'il marche le long de l'Elbe, il rencontre Anna Gehrke, qui "n'en veut plus". Tous deux racontent leurs vies.