Jan-Christopher Horak
Birthday: 1951-05-01
Place of Birth: Bad Münstereifel, Germany
Biography: No biography available.
Movies
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon....
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Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound ge...
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Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
Documentary about Hollywood during the silent film era....
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The Other Eye
This film essay explores the strange case of G.W. Pabst, the Austrian filmmaker who was considered a...
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Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood
Featuring interviews with daughter Nicola Lubitsch, film historians Enno Patalas and Jan-Christopher...
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Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star
"Secrets of a Hollywood Star" is another documentary made after "Calling Hedy Lamarr" in 2006. It fe...
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Lex Barker - Westernheld und Playboy
He is the most sought-after man in Europe in the 1960s. Lex Barker embodies the flawless hero in his...
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G.W. Pabst's 'Kameradschaft': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak
Film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak discusses Pabst's 1931 film...
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G.W. Pabst's 'Westfront 1918': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak
Film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak discusses Pabst's 1930 film "Westfront 1918"....
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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, t...
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Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
This documentary short takes you inside the fascinating world of film preservation and restoration....
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Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a...
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The Road to 'Dracula'
A documentary from Universal about the movie "Dracula" (1931) starring Bela Lugosi....
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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy La...
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The History of the L.A. Rebellion & Jamaa Fanaka
An appreciation by Jan-Christopher Horak, Director of the UCLA Film & Television Archive...
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Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
Why are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter the ...
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