André Schäfer

Most Popular André Schäfer Trailers

Total trailers found: 52

The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars Trailer (2013)

01 September 2013

Yekaterinburg, Russia, July 17th, 1917. Czar Nicholas II Romanov and his entire family are brutally murdered by the Bolsheviks.

Here’s Looking at You, Boy Trailer (2007)

16 February 2007

Documentary on the history of gay and lesbian film.

Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder Trailer (2017)

28 October 2017

A funny walk through the life story of Billy Wilder (1906-2002), a cinematic genius; a portrait of a filmmaker who never was a boring man, a superb mind who had ten commandments, of which the first nine were: “Thou shalt not bore.

The World According to Irving Trailer (2012)

01 March 2012

John Irving's literary worlds are satirically exaggerated, socially critical, unexpectedly magical. But how do these dazzling, sometimes bizarre, narrative worlds emerge? A unique insight into his writing workshop and a search of the places and people who have become part of his stories.

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World Trailer (2020)

15 February 2020

Several high-budget epic films became Omar Sharif (1932-2015) a film star. He was an actor, but also a bridge player, a womanizer, a bon vivant; he was a man full of contradictions, who enjoyed card games more than movies; he was an eternal nomad who spent half his life in a hotel.

Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal Trailer (2024)

06 December 2024

To mark the 60th birthday of the multi-talented comedian, singer and author Hape Kerkeling, the two documentary filmmakers André Schäfer and Eric Friedler have created a quiet, thoughtful and entertaining portrait of this often anarchic humorist.

Loriot 100 Trailer (2023)

05 November 2023

Documentary about German comedian Loriot alias Vicco von Bülow, who would have been 100 years old in 2023.

Generation Sputnik Trailer (2016)

01 December 2016

From 1957 —the year in which the Soviets put the Sputnik 1 satellite into orbit— to 1969 —when American astronaut Neil Armstrong walked on the surface of the moon—, the beginnings of the space conquest were depicted in popular culture: cinema, television, comics and literature of the time contain numerous references to an imagined future.

Bugatti: A Thirst for Speed Trailer (2018)

11 March 2018

The story of the Bugattis of Milan and Molsheim, the eccentric family behind the brand: Carlo, the patriarch and furniture designer; Rembrandt, the troubled sculptor; Ettore, the gifted engineer; Jean, the unfortunate heir.

Buddenbrooks - Thomas Mann und Lübeck Trailer (2025)

26 May 2025

Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime Trailer (2018)

23 September 2018

British author Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is the world's most translated author: her heroes, private detective Hercule Poirot and amateur sleuth Miss Marple, are known the world over.

The Kennedy Dynasty Trailer (2023)

02 July 2023

The story of a powerful political and economic dynasty, fundamental to understanding the turbulent destiny of the United States of America throughout the 20th century; of nine brothers who had truly extraordinary lives, marked by both greatness and tragedy: the story of the Kennedy family.

What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar Trailer (2009)

02 April 2009

A documentary about Doris Day and the question where she is today.

Edward II of England: The Unhappy King Trailer (2019)

15 November 2019

His opponents accused him of being homosexual. The male favorites he gathered around him during his short life gave those malevolent enemies solid arguments to do so.

James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard Trailer (2005)

25 September 2005

The collar of his coat turned up in New York: Images which have collaborated on building a myth – the image of eternal and misunderstood youth.

Everything About Martin Suter. Everything but the Truth. Trailer (2022)

03 August 2022

This film is not a classic portrait but a documentary using fiction to bring Martin Suter’s novels to life while introducing us to the author behind the stories on a whole new level.

Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger Trailer (2010)

13 February 2010

Rock Hudson was a virile screen idol who was the epitome of clean-cut masculinity. He was one of the first Hollywood celebrities to die of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, providing the killer virus with a famous face amidst the American AIDS paranoia of 1985.

Ober Ost: The Forgotten Colony in the Heart of Europe Trailer (2017)

26 November 2017

While the First World War and its battles on the Western Front are still very much anchored in our memory of history, the simultaneous battle in the East appears now to have been largely forgotten.

Finnland - Winter im hohen Norden Trailer (2022)

15 September 2022

My Name Is Fleming, Ian Fleming Trailer (2015)

07 November 2015

The man who invented James Bond: The story of Ian Fleming, real-life spy, ladies' man and sportsman, who was there at the birth of MI-5 and the CIA, and gave the world one of its most enduring and iconic heroes: Bond.

Russisch Roulette: Dostojewski und die Sehnsucht nach dem Westen Trailer (2022)

23 January 2022

In the 19th century, Baden-Baden was the summer capital of Europe. The city is particularly attractive to Russians.

The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf Trailer (2020)

19 December 2020

The extraordinary story of Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), creator of Nils Holgersson, a memorable and legendary literary character, and the first female storyteller to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1909); a woman as pioneering in her life as in her remarkable work.

Herr von Bohlen Trailer (2015)

19 November 2015

The story of the last offspring of a powerful German family, whose cannons killed countless people in two world wars: Arndt von Bohlen und Halbach, the last Krupp.

Er war Superstar - Falco Trailer (2017)

18 February 2017

You'll Never Walk Alone Trailer (2017)

18 May 2017

Documentary about the song “You'll Never Walk Alone,” the most famous sports anthem of the world.

Perry Rhodan - Unser Mann im All Trailer (2011)

01 September 2011

Documentary about the cult figure of German science fiction literature, Perry Rhodan, as well as its creators and lovers.

Brooklyn Bridge: An Engineering Masterpiece Trailer (2023)

23 May 2023

The Brooklyn Bridge spans the East River and connects Manhattan and Brooklyn, the two centers of the port city of New York.

Die Revolution des Sergej Diaghilew Trailer (2004)

30 May 2004

The Wikipedia Promise Trailer (2021)

03 January 2021

In 2001, Jimmy Wales published the first article on Wikipedia, a collaborative effort that began with a promise: to democratize the spreading of knowledge, monopolized by the elites for centuries.

Deutschboden Trailer (2014)

27 March 2014

Out of hip West Berlin and into the wild East. That's where Moritz von Uslar wants to find him: the Superproll.

Fotoshooting DDR - Bilder zwischen Propaganda und Alltag Trailer (2024)

04 October 2024

Life in the GDR was not only documented on behalf of the state, but also by photographic artists and journalists.

Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary Trailer (2022)

25 September 2022

Herzensbrecher Trailer (2018)

27 July 2018

From airport novels to literary classics, an exploration of all facets of a timeless genre: the love story.

Hollywood's Second World War Trailer (2019)

03 September 2019

For the USA, World War 2 was an all-out war - to mobilize the masses, the US government launched a huge propaganda campaign and cinema, the medium of the masses, was quite simply their most important weapon.

Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution Trailer (2008)

11 February 2008

The free, almost naive view from the perspective of a child puts the "68ers" in a new, illuminating light in the anniversary year 2008.

Willy Brandt - Erinnerungen an ein Politikerleben Trailer (2013)

17 December 2013

As Governing Mayor of West Berlin, as Foreign Minister of a grand coalition, as Chancellor of the Bonn Republic and as SPD Chairman for many years, Willy Brandt played a decisive role in shaping German and European post-war history.

So oder so ist das Leben – Hildegard Knef Trailer (2025)

29 September 2025

The biography of Hildegard Knef – born in Ulm in 1925, died in Berlin in 2002 – reflects post-war and divided Germany.

100 Porsches and Me Trailer (2007)

28 January 2007

100 Porsches and Me is the search for a grass-green Porsche from the 1970s that i dreamt about for years.

Let's Play, Boy Trailer (2008)

25 May 2008

The history of Playboy magazine as told by Hugh Hefner.

Nürburgring - 100 Jahre grüne Hölle Trailer (2025)

20 March 2025

Race tracks are places of longing. But only the Nürburgring in the Eifel is truly spectacular and idyllic at the same time.

Confessions of Thomas Mann, Confidence Man Trailer (2024)

07 November 2024

A feature film that traces the 50-year journey behind Confessions of Felix Krull, revealing the writer’s hidden struggle with his homosexuality.

The Magic Mountain: Thomas Mann's Emblematic Novel Trailer (2024)

20 October 2024

An analysis of The Magic Mountain, a novel by the German writer Thomas Mann (1875-1955), published in November 1924.

Five Days in New York: Gay Pride on the Hudson River Trailer (2014)

06 July 2014

On June 28th, 1969, the New York Police Department conducted a raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village.

50 Jahre nach Stonewall Trailer (2019)

28 June 2019

Fifty years after gays and transvestites resisted police harassment and the LGBTI movement began in June 1969 on Christopher Street in New York, homosexuals are legally equated almost everywhere in the western world.

Der Vierwaldstättersee: Blaues Juwel der Schweiz Trailer (2023)

21 July 2023

The Books He Didn't Burn Trailer (2023)

18 April 2023

Explores how Hitler’s personal library provides a look into his mind and how it significantly informed his worldview.

Jane Austen - Literature and Passion Trailer (2025)

15 December 2025

New York – Paris nonstop. Wettlauf der Flugpioniere Trailer (2025)

22 May 2025

Hanna Schygulla - Ikone des deutschen Autorenfilms Trailer (2021)

17 November 2021

Auch Leben ist eine Kunst - Der Fall Max Emden Trailer (2019)

25 April 2019

Documentary about Jewish entrepreneur and art collector Max Emden and his grandson's fight for restitution and compensation for losses suffered during the Nazi era.

Alexej von Jawlensky – Der Maler der 1000 Gesichter Trailer (2024)

24 March 2024

Who's Afraid of Jewish Humour? Trailer (2021)

01 June 2021

In this new documentary, filmmakers Jascha Hannover and Arkadij Khaet set out to explore the origins of Jewish humour, tracing the use of irony and satire.