World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.

North Face tells the story of two German climbers Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser and their attempt to scale the deadly North Face of the Eiger.

The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out fishing and they fall in love.

Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out—she wants money, property, and love. Pitting a corrupt building contractor against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, Lola launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale. Shot in childlike candy colors, Fassbinder’s homage to Josef von Sternberg’s classic The Blue Angel stands as a satiric tribute to capitalism.

Sissi is now the empress of Austria and attempts to learn etiquette. While she is busy being empress she also has to deal with her difficult new mother-in-law, while the arch-duchess Sophie is trying to tell the emperor how to rule and also Sissi how to be a mother.

Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.

After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira.

A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at the age of 18 to his passionate support of Richard Wagner and his music. From his ingenuous political commitment to his obsessive construction of extravagant palaces and to his gradual withdrawal into a lonely dream world, an epic narrative of breathtaking grandeur.

Young blonde translator Rebecca lives with her boyfriend ski instructor Marco in a mountain villa owned by her friend, nurse Laura. Rene, local cinema projectionist, steals Marco's car and gets into a car crash with local Theo, whose daughter, after being in coma for a time, dies. Rene suffers from partial short term memory loss and starts a relationship with Laura. Meanwhile Marco is looking for the man who stole his car and Theo - for the man who killed his daughter...

Provinzpolizist Franz Eberhofer hat neben dem Verbrechen auch noch mit Liebeskummer zu kämpfen, nachdem sein langjähriges romantisches Interesse Susi zu ihrem Liebhaber nach Italien gezogen ist. Weil er wie gewohnt jedes diplomatische Feingefühl vermissen lässt, planen sein Vater und seine Oma eine Expedition in den Süden, um die Schwiegertochter in spe zurückzuholen. Eberhofer erhält jedoch zur gleichen Zeit von seinem Chef Moratschek den Auftrag, ihm als Leibwächter zu dienen, nachdem er einen abgetrennten Schweinekopf in seinem Bett gefunden hat. Moratschek wähnt sich daher auf der Abschussliste des entflohenen Psychopathen Dr. Küstner; er gerät in Panik, zieht sogar bei Eberhofer ein und verbrüdert sich zu dessen Entsetzen mit seinem kiffenden und Beatles-hörenden Vater. Um die Dinge wieder in Ordnung zu bringen, muss Eberhofer schleunigst den Fall lösen und zudem seine Freundin Susi zurückgewinnen.

While dealing with a burnt-down house, smelly diapers and brutal lack of sleep, a Lower Bavarian police officer faces his worst adversary: cholesterol.

Ein Polizist vermutet, dass hinter einer Reihe von bizarren Todesfällen in einer Familie Mord steckt – und dass eine neue Dorfbewohnerin dafür verantwortlich ist.

Actor and writer Stephen Fry explores his passion for the world's most controversial composer, Richard Wagner. As a life-long fan can Stephen, who is Jewish and lost family in the Holocaust, salvage Wagner's music from its dark associations with anti-Semitism and Hitler?

Even today, Mathias Kneißl (1875-1902) is considered a national hero in the collective memory of Bavaria. During his lifetime, he was the most wanted criminal in Bavaria and even Prince Regent Luitpold was reported daily on the hunt for the lawbreaker report. Again and again Kneißl's story has occupied the Bavarian artists: his life was retold in folk songs and murders, sung in ballads, filmed and treated in various plays. In his feature film version, the Bavarian filmmaker Marcus H. Rosenmüller relies on a rapid staging, opulent images and a moving love story.

Als ein Provinzpolizist fälschlicherweise eines Mordes beschuldigt wird, der mit seinem Taschenmesser begangen wurde, beginnt für ihn die Jagd nach dem wahren Mörder.

In this black comedy set in small-town Bavaria, 11-year-old Sebastian thinks you can never be too young to be a murderer. He's convinced that he killed his mother on the day he was born and is certain he's already been condemned to purgatory. Deciding he might be able to knock off a few years of his sentence by doing good deeds, Sebastian sets out to find a wife for his father Lorenz. When Lorenz and Sebastian's schoolteacher Veronika fall madly in love with each other, it seems the heavens must be smiling. There's just one hitch: Veronika is married.

Kati drives the VW bus of her parents even without a license quite fast. But what else should one do in the Bavarian province? Kati and her best friend Jo keep asking themselves this question when they philosophize about God and the world with the tip in one hand and the beer in the other hand. After all, Kati's swarm Mike has just come back from the Bundeswehr, but while she dreams of the great love, he seems to take the matter far less seriously. And there's only stress with her dad.

Franz Eberhofer, Bayerns entspanntester Dorfpolizist, könnte sich eigentlich auf sein Dienstjubiläum freuen. Leider bekommt er es vorher nicht nur mit unverhofftem (Familien)-Zuwachs, sondern auch mit Glücksspiel und dem organisierten Verbrechen zu tun. Und als mafiöse Geldeintreiber auch noch die frischgebackenen Guglhupfe der Oma zerschießen, hört für den Eberhofer der Spaß endgültig auf.