Douglas Sirk Movies

A French-language remake of Douglas Sirk's "The Court Concert" (1936).

A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "French" movie star and pass her off as his big new...

Encouraged by Fassbinder, with whom he became friendly after the then-enfant terrible of the German cinema visited him in Lugano, Sirk also did some...

Documentary about the shooting of BOURBON STREET BLUES.

Melodrama written by Douglas Sirk.

Television documentary about German-born American director Douglas Sirk.

A man comes back from America after years to find his reputation ruined.

Douglas Sirk's first feature film.

An early short film by Douglas Sirk (Detlef Sierck) which takes a satirical look at dubious business practices during the Weimar Republic. It was...

When Mister Vlasman gets promoted from baking bread to making macaroni, he and his wife want to enter high society. They could not be happier when a...

Twelve year old 'Boefje' spends most of his time in the alleys, on rooftops and in the harbor of Rotterdam. A local clergyman takes pity on him and...

The stars and director of 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' talk about director Douglas Sirk's techniques. Archival interviews...

Short romantic comedy directed by Douglas Sirk.

Douglas speaks about some of the stars he has directed like Asta Nielsen, Lili Dagover, Zarah Leander, George Sanders, Signe Hasso, Barbara Stanwyck,...

Douglas Sirk talks about his 1937 film 'Zu neuen Ufern'

A farm boy betrothed to a socialite falls in love with his maid - an impoverished girl from the marsh.

This documentary brings together a collection of remarkable interview footage with Douglas Sirk filmed in 1982 for the French TV show 'Cinéma...

Portrait of filmmaker Douglas Sirk.

An investigative portrait of the master of cinematic melodrama, Douglas Sirk. His life was the ultimate melodrama, from which all his films were...