Elsa Bassermann
Birthday: 1878-01-14
Place of Birth: Leipzig, Saxony, German Empire [now Germany]
Biography: Elsa Bassermann (born Elsa Sarah Schiff; January 14, 1878 – May 30, 1961) was a German screenwriter, stage and film actress. She was married to Albert Bassermann and often acted with him. As she was Jewish, the couple had to leave Nazi Germany and go into exile in Switzerland and the United States. She later returned to Germany, where she died in 1961. From Wikipedia.
Movies
Madame Curie
Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying...
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Escape
An American goes to pre-war Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. Wi...
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Desperate Journey
During WWII, when an allied bomber is shot down over Germany, the five surviving crew are captured b...
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Last Love
A middle aged composer returns to Vienna after ten years in America, falls in love with a Japanese s...
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Lucrezia Borgia
Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, has three adult children: Juan, who is virtuous and has a sweethe...
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I Was a Criminal
Aka Passport to Heaven. In Prussia shoemaker Voight needs a residence permit to get a job, but can ...
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A Woman Branded
Toni van Eyck became known with her leading role in this early "Aufklärungsfilm" (education film) Ge...
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