Mario Adorf
24 titles
Filmography
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The Italian Connection
(1972)Small-time pimp Luca Canali sets out to kill a pair of New York hitmen and the gangsters who framed him for stealing a shipment of heroin.

The Tin Drum
(1979)Three-year-old Oskar Matzerath decides to stop growing. He then finds playing a tin drum helps tune out things that annoy him, even the advent of war.

Deadlock
(1970)In a deserted mining town, three desperate men engage in a fierce struggle over a suitcase loaded with cash from a bank robbery.

Der letzte Mentsch
(2014)Having spent a lifetime concealing his heritage, an aging German Holocaust survivor tries to come to terms with his past. Born Menachem Teitelbaum, Marcus Schwarz (German Academy Award winner Mario Adorf) escaped Auschwitz with his life only to exterminate his Jewishness. Without family, a synagogue or a single Jewish friend, the hardened old man has so effectively created a new identity that, when faced with his own mortality, the rabbis refuse his appeal to be buried in a Jewish cemetery in Cologne. Determined to return to his birthplace and establish his ancestry, Marcus enlists the help of Gül (Katharina Derr), a brash, chain-smoking Turkish woman with a troubled history of her own. The unlikely duo sets out on a road trip to a small village on the Hungarian-Romanian border, a journey that will irrevocably change them both.

Pinocchio
(2013)Get ready for the re-carving of a masterpiece! Grow alongside Pinocchio, a mischievous yet loveable puppet who ‘wood’ do anything to find his roots and become a real boy! With no strings attached, Pinocchio sets off on a wild adventure where he runs into some trouble along the way. But nothing will stop the ever-so chipper puppet from chasing his dream, because when it comes to breaking the rules, Pinocchio ‘nose’ best!

Jester Till
(2003)When Jester heads to the city to visit his absent-minded, wizard grandfather, the old man brews up a magical happiness potion, then promptly vanishes.

Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder
(2017)Get to know one of Hollywood’s greatest writers and directors through conversations with his peers, archival footage, and new materials.

I Knew Her Well
(1965)Small-town hairdresser Adriana encounters the seedy underbelly of show business when she moves to Rome with a dream of becoming a celebrity.

Felidae
(1994)The grisly murders of stray cats turn the neighborhood’s new feline resident into a sleuth who uncovers a kitty cult filled with sinister secrets.

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
(1975)Katharina, a young woman who meets a suspected terrorist at a party, falls in love and agrees to hide him from the authorities.

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
(1968)Two drifters form an uneasy bond, but when one is hunted by a vengeful killer and his gang, their journey turns into a fight for survival.

Lola
(1981)A government official falls in love with a woman leading a double life.

Apache Gold
(1963)When violent conflict breaks out between greedy railroaders and a tribe of Mescalero Apaches, only two men can prevent all-out war.

The Treasure of San Gennaro
(1966)An American crook enlists the help of a local gang in Italy, crafting a daring plot to steal treasured jewels from Naples' patron saint.

Short Night of Glass Dolls
(1971)An American journalist temporarily stationed in communist Prague searches for his new girlfriend who has suddenly and mysteriously disappeared.

Execution Squad
(1972)An inspector pursues a secret society of former police officers who bring justice to notorious criminals without trial.

Caliber 9
(1972)In the first film of the Fernando Di Leo triology, small-time gangster Ugo Piazza has just been released from prison. He tries to convince the police, the mafia, and his one-time associate Rocco, a sadistic hoodlum who enjoys sick violence and torture, that he wants to go straight, but everyone believes he has $300,000 of stolen money hidden somewhere. Caliber 9’s stylized violence, fast-paced action sequences, tight editing and plot twists prefigure the work of Quentin Tarantino and John Woo. The film also features a notable score by Luis Bacalov and the stunning Barbara Bouchet as Ugo’s go-go dancing girlfriend.

What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
(1974)Vice and corruption explode on the streets of Italy as a detective and a DA investigate the suspicious death of a teenage girl.

King, Queen, Knave
(1972)Mr. King’s celebration of his upcoming retirement in Jamaica does not go as expected.

The Camp Followers
(1965)The film is one of Valerio Zurlini's masterpieces. In 1942, disheartened by starvation and disease in Athens, the Italian Army Lieutenant Martino requests a posting elsewhere. He finds himself, along with Sergeant Castagnoli, in charge of a lorry, containing twelve prostitutes. He has to deliver them north to various military establishments.