Henry Koster - Kkiste

Das Gewand

Rom im Jahre 33: Der halsstarrige junge Tribun Marcellus Galleo zieht sich den Unmut des Kaiserneffen Caligula zu und wird deshalb in die Garnison Jerusalem verbannt. Galleo nimmt seinen griechischen Sklaven Demetrius mit sich. In Jerusalem soll er die Kreuzigung von drei Männern überwachen. Bei einem Würfelspiel gewinnt Marcellus die einzige Habe des Mannes am Mittelkreuz – dessen Gewand...

NR

6.9

1953 Drama 135 min Spielen

5.5

The Singing Nun

Belgian nun Sister Ann is sent to another order where she's at first committed to helping troubled souls, like Nichole and little Dominic. When Father Clementi hears Sister Ann's uplifting singing style, he takes her to a talent contest. Sister Ann is signed to a record deal and everyone is listening to her lighthearted songs. She is unprepared for her newfound fame (like appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show) and unwanted side effects, including a wrongful attraction to an old friend.

NR

5.5

1966 Comedy 97 min Spielen

6.3

Dear Brigitte

Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet with a prejudice against the sciences, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy with little artistic talent of his own.

NR

6.3

1965 Comedy 100 min Spielen

6.7

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Banker Roger Hobbs wants to spend his vacation alone with his wife, Peggy, but she insists on a family vacation at a California beach house that turns out to be ugly and broken down. Daughter Katey, embarrassed by her braces, refuses to go to the beach, as does TV-addicted son Danny. When the family is joined by Hobbs' two unhappily married daughters and their husbands, he must help everyone with their problems to get some peace.

NR

6.7

1962 Comedy 116 min Spielen

6.1

Flower Drum Song

A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.

NR

6.1

1961 Comedy 133 min Spielen

7.2

The Story of Ruth

Ruth is an unusual character in the Bible. First she's a female protagonist, one of a select few there. Secondly her story gets its own book in the Old Testament, a short item of only four chapters. Lastly she's the first non-Hebrew protagonist in the Bible since Abraham sired the Hebrew people. It's a simple story in the Old Testament. Ruth is one of two Moabite women who marry the sons of Elimelech and Naomi. When Elimelech and sons Mahlon and Chillion die, leaving Naomi a widow with two ...

NR

7.2

1960 Drama 132 min Spielen

6.2

My Man Godfrey

The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and noticing his obviously good manners, gets him the job. He proves a great success, but keeps his past to himself. When an old flame turns up Irene's sister Cordelia starts making waves.

NR

6.2

1957 Comedy 92 min Spielen

5.6

D-Day the Sixth of June

En route to Normandy, an American and a British officer reminisce in flashback about their romances with the same woman.

NR

5.6

1956 Drama 106 min Spielen

6.6

Good Morning Miss Dove

Beloved schoolteacher reflects back on her life and former students when she is hospitalized...

NR

6.6

1955 Comedy 107 min Spielen

7.4

The Virgin Queen

Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.

NR

7.4

1955 Drama 92 min Spielen

6.3

A Man Called Peter

Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but finds out there is a different future for him when he receives a "calling" from God to be a minister. He leaves Scotland and goes to America where after a few small congregations he lands the position of pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. and eventually he becomes Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.

G

6.3

1955 Drama 119 min Spielen

6.5

Désirée

In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a worldly courtesan marries Napoleon and becomes Empress of France, but is then cast aside by her spouse when she proves unable to produce an heir to the throne.

NR

6.5

1954 Drama 110 min Spielen

6.8

The Robe

Marcellus is a tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group that is assigned to crucify Jesus. Drunk, he wins Jesus' homespun robe after the crucifixion. He is tormented by nightmares and delusions after the event. Hoping to find a way to live with what he has done, and still not believing in Jesus, he returns to Palestine to try and learn what he can of the man he killed.

NR

6.8

1953 Drama 135 min Spielen

6.3

Stars and Stripes Forever

Marine bandmaster John Philip Sousa (Clifton Webb) becomes famous for his marches and inspires the sousaphone.

NR

6.3

1952 Drama 90 min Spielen

6.5

My Cousin Rachel

A young man plots revenge against the woman he believes murdered his cousin, but his plans are shaken when he comes face to face with the enigmatic beauty.

NR

6.5

1952 Drama 98 min Spielen

6.3

O. Henry’s Full House

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critic's acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker. The other stories are "The Clarion Call", "The Last Leaf", "The Ransom of Red Chief", and "The Gift of the Magi".

NR

6.3

1952 Drama 117 min Spielen

7

Die Reise ins Ungewisse

Die neuen Rutland-Flugzeuge gehen bereits bei den ersten Fluggesellschaften an den Start, doch gibt es Skeptiker, die der technischen Neuerung gegenüber, kein Vertrauen haben. So auch der als sonderbar geltende Wissenschaftler Theodore Honey (James Stewart, “Anatomie eines Mordes”). Er hat eine Theorie entwickelt, nach der das neu entwickelte Heck der Flugzeuge, nach einer bestimmten Anzahl Flugstunden, abzubrechen droht. Niemand will ihm so recht glauben, doch da bereits eine Maschine ...

NR

7

1951 Drama 98 min Spielen

7.7

Mein Freund Harvey

Elwood P. Dowd ist ein gutmütiger und freundlicher Zeitgenosse. Zusammen mit einem riesigen imaginären Kaninchen, das nur er sehen kann, geht er durchs Leben. Doch Elwoods Krankheit passt seiner Schwester so gar nicht und sie beschließt kurzerhand, ihn in ein Sanatorium einliefern zu lassen. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Oscar für die beste Nebendarstellerin .

NR

7.7

1950 Fantasy 104 min Spielen