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Gottfried John has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2000s.
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Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.
Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder · With Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Löwitsch, Ivan Desny

When a powerful secret defense system is stolen, James Bond is assigned to stop a Russian crime syndicate from using it.
Dir. Martin Campbell · With Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco

A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.
Dir. Florian Gallenberger · With Ulrich Tukur, Dagmar Manzel, Steve Buscemi
East Friesian Otto moves to the big city Hamburg. There he gets into trouble with a loan shark and needs to find a way to impress his love interest Silvia.
Dir. Xaver Schwarzenberger, Otto Waalkes · With Otto Waalkes, Elisabeth Wiedemann, Sky du Mont

When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is on the verge of insolvency and will not provide the ransom. Peter's wife Alice is forced to deal with the matter on her own and she retains the services of freelance professional hostage negotiator Terry Thorne.
Dir. Taylor Hackford · With Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe, David Morse