Jan-Christopher Horak Movies
- 2018
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story6.92018HD
The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.
- 2018
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché7.32018HD
The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first...
- 2002
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster7.92002HD
The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.
- 1999
The Road to 'Dracula'
The Road to 'Dracula'7.51999HD
A documentary from Universal about the movie "Dracula" (1931) starring Bela Lugosi.
- 1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'6.91999HD
Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr. Monster...
- 2004
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz02004HD
Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt...
- 2011
Der Weg des Ruhms
Der Weg des Ruhms02011HD
Documentary about Hollywood.
- 2023
Lex Barker - Westernheld und Playboy
Lex Barker - Westernheld und Playboy82023HD
He is the most sought-after man in Europe in the 1960s. Lex Barker embodies the flawless hero in his films and, as Old Shatterhand, becomes a role...
- 2011
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation52011HD
This documentary short takes you inside the fascinating world of film preservation and restoration.
- 2005
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals02005HD
Documentary about Hollywood during the silent film era.
- 2013
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten02013HD
Documentary about Hollywood.
- 2017
G.W. Pabst's 'Kameradschaft': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak
G.W. Pabst's 'Kameradschaft': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak02017HD
Film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak discusses Pabst's 1931 film
- 1991
The Other Eye
The Other Eye01991HD
This film essay explores the strange case of G.W. Pabst, the Austrian filmmaker who was considered a giant of early cinema before his reputation went...
- 2010
Mythos Metropolis
Mythos Metropolis02010HD
Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.
- 2006
Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood
Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood82006HD
Featuring interviews with daughter Nicola Lubitsch, film historians Enno Patalas and Jan-Christopher Horak and filmmaker Tom Tykwer (among others),...
- 2006
Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star
Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star02006HD
"Secrets of a Hollywood Star" is another documentary made after "Calling Hedy Lamarr" in 2006. It features interviews with Hedy's friends in both...
- 2017
Made in Hollywood: Die Welt des Raoul Walsh
Made in Hollywood: Die Welt des Raoul Walsh02017HD
Documentary about Raoul Walsh
- 2006
Eine Zärtlichkeit wie bei Sirk - Todd Haynes über Fassbinder und das Melodram
Eine Zärtlichkeit wie bei Sirk - Todd Haynes über Fassbinder und das Melodram02006HD
In his film "Far From Heaven", Todd Haynes refers very respectfully to Douglas Sirk's "All that Heaven Allows". Fassbinder was also strongly...
- 2017
G.W. Pabst's 'Westfront 1918': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak
G.W. Pabst's 'Westfront 1918': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak02017HD
Film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak discusses Pabst's 1930 film "Westfront 1918".