Fred Düren
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Fred Düren.
Born: December 2, 1928
Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
Known For
Italienisches Capriccio
Biography of the comic poet Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793).
The Russian Miracle
A two-part East German documentary tracing Russia’s transformation from the Tsarist Empire to the Soviet Union, from the 1917 October Revolution to the achievements of the space program. Directed by Andrew Thorndike and Annelie Thorndike, the film assembles extensive archival footage to chart political upheaval, ideological consolidation, and technological ambition in twentieth-century Russia. Produced by DEFA and first broadcast on East German television in 1963.
Die Grünstein-Variante
The plot revolves around three men waiting to be deported in a prison. To escape the monotony, they form chess pieces from their bread rations, with which they then play against each other. Grünstein, a Polish Jew, proves to be a real talent, because although he is a beginner, he manages to defeat even the experienced player Lodeck, a German sailor, with his "Grünstein Variant".
Five Cartridges
It is the year 1936 and the Spanish Civil War is raging. When the German commander of an international brigade is badly wounded he gives his five comrades a message which he divides up and secretes into in five cartridges. All five shells must reach the battalion in order for the message to be relayed. But Frenchman Pierre can’t bear the heat of the Sierra. When he leaves their hide-out to drink from a well he is hit by an enemy bullet.
The Lost Angel
August 24, 1937: a day in the life of expressionist sculptor and author Ernst Barlach (Fred Düren). Barlach lives in the small town of Güstrow, keeping to himself and wanting to steer clear of politics. On this day he learns that the Nazis have dragged his famous 1927 sculpture The Hovering Angel out of the Güstrow Cathedral. Barlach begins to reflect on his life of “inner emigration” and on his work.
They Called Him Amigo
A refugee from a Nazi concentration camp is discovered by some boys in WWII Berlin. They provide him with food and help him to continue his flight. Later one of the boys, the son of a communist, is charged with theft, arrested and sent to a concentration camp.
The Sailor's Song
A film about the historical uprising of the seamen in Kiel: During the Russian October Revolution of 1917, German and Russian soldiers start to solidarize with each other. By disarming the officers, machinist Henne Lonke and stoker Jens Kasten prevent the attack on a Russian freighter. When German admiralty gives out orders for operation "Nibelungen", which would lead the German fleet into a suicidal attack against England and quell the revolutionary spirit, seamen and soldiers from different political backgrounds unite in protest.
Sheriff Teddy
A story about thirteen years old Kalle who is moving with the family from West Berlin to East.
Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite.
Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite.
Filmography
as Albert Einstein
as Herr D., Taxifahrer
as Karl Kollwitz
as Oberdeichgraf
as Grünstein
as General Eisensteck
as Dinkbühl
as Prediger Feller
as Hans Kirch
as Arzt
as Eberhard Lafontaine
as Styx
as Kleiner Klaus
as Agustin Esteve
as Dr. Boellsen
as Franz Werker
as Ernst Barlach
as Emil Borkhausen
as Hugo Wahl
as Bauer Scott
as Pater
as Der Holländer
as Baronin Lübbenau
as Pater Leon (voice)
as (narrator)
as Sergeant Vannier
as Coronel Castillo Larbas
as Schauspielerin
as Georg
as Regisseur Binz
as Zadok
as Peter „Pepp“ Grosse
as Major Mörs
as Konsumpacker
as Reporter
as officer