Peter Franke Movies

The Gangster Macheath secretly marries the daughter of beggar king Peachum. When Peachum finds out, he instructs the police chief Brown to arrest and...

A German woman and a former French prisoner of war live in 1950s Germany. Instead of playing a role in rebuilding her country, the heroine remains...

When his grandmother Ella becomes increasingly confused and his grandfather Sönke simply doesn't want to part with his pub, the Dorfkrug,...

More than fifty years have passed since Harry left his great love Elly head over heels to go to America. Now he has returned to see her again - and...

The musician Udo Lindenberg (played by himself) is kidnapped during the party after a concert. Nobody realises this until the next day, when he...

Just under two weeks before the election, a party’s leading candidate is kidnapped, and a large ransom is demanded. When the party provides the...

On the North Sea coast, jack of all trades Knud tries his hand at crab fishing, betting on sports and small-time cons. He’s just trying to...

Zündschnüre explores the emotional and psychological aftermath of war. The story follows two former soldiers who return home after serving...

Rainer Berg is a frozen food delivery man who has been let down by life. He has withdrawn from the world in order to avoid emotional trauma. His...

It has been ten years since twelve-year-old Paula Wagner was the victim of a terrible crime - raped and murdered by her tennis teacher. Eleven years...

Baby belly or scholarship in the US - in Ella's Baby, the accidental pregnancy of a 16-year-old student turns the life of a patchwork family on its...

After the death of her father Georg Inga Hauck drives together with her son Max in their home village. In her old home she meets Anna Kertesz. Inga's...

The former professional footballer Alex Brehm has taken care of his daughter Charlie since the accidental death of his wife. The girl suffers greatly...

Ottmar hands his Hamburg bakery to daughter Janina, retiring after 40 years with his wife to compatriot Beinle's fancy seniors residence in Pattaya,...

Olaf Gabriel is the head of the department and at the same time the only employee of the police station in Hedly, a small northern German coastal...

Paul is 40, takes on odd jobs, and lives alone in a shabby dwelling. His hangout is a rough drinker’s bar with a jukebox and dancing. One day,...