Quax, der Bruchpilot

7.1

The Bride Came C.O.D.

July 1941 •English

A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader.

5.0

Halt, Or I'll Miss!

March 1998 •Czech

It is April 1945, spring begins and ends the war. German transport heading away from Bohemia.

7.5

Mimino

June 1977 •Russian

Georgian bush pilot Valentin (Valiko) Mizandari a.k.a. Mimino works at small local airlines, flying helicopters between small villages. But he dreams of piloting large international airlines aircrafts, so he goes to Moscow for refresher courses. There in a hotel he meets truck driver Robik who is given a place in that hotel by mistake, and they have a lot of adventures in Moscow. Always amicable and open to people, Mimino does not feel at home in the big city. Nevertheless, he becomes a pilot of a supersonic jet liner, the Tupolev Tu-144, flying all over the world. But feeling homesick, he finally comes back to his native town of Telavi in Georgia, to his family and friends.

5.8

Metroland

August 1997 •English

In late-1970s suburban London, Chris and Marion have settled into a comfortable yet all-too-predictable middle-class existence. Chris receives an unexpected visit from his free-spirited friend Toni, a reunion that reminds him of a more carefree time in 1960s Paris. Now, with lingering doubts about his marriage bubbling up, Chris must make the choice between revisiting his youthful abandon with Toni or facing the here and now with Marion.

6.3

Flying Down to Rio

December 1933 •English

A dance band leader finds love and success in Brazil.

4.5

The NeverEnding Story III

October 1994 •German

A young boy must restore order when a group of bullies steal the magical book that acts as a portal between Earth and the imaginary world of Fantasia.

6.8

Wonder Boys

February 2000 •English

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.

7.2

Arizona Dream

January 1993 •English

An Inuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist's gofer. He's happy there, but a messenger arrives to bring him to Arizona for his uncle's wedding. It's a ruse to get Axel into the family business. In Arizona, Axel meets two odd women: vivacious, needy, and plagued by neuroses and familial discord. He gets romantically involved with one, while the other, rich but depressed, plays accordion tunes to a gaggle of pet turtles.

5.3

Deal

January 2008 •English

As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.

6.9

Two Thousand Women

November 1944 •English

During the Second World War, three downed English airmen hide out with women's internment camp in France.

6.3

Princess O'Rourke

October 1943 •English

A down-to-earth pilot charms a European princess on vacation in the United States.

7.5

The Rules of the Game

July 1939 •French

A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois acquaintances.

6.9

Monsieur Hulot's Holiday

February 1953 •French

Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.

7.3

Airplane!

June 1980 •English

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

7.0

Casey Jones: Live Wire

July 2022 •English

Vigilante Casey Jones confiscates a futuristic gun from a criminal and begins to question his brand of justice. When footage of the fight spreads, girlfriend April O'Neil warns that he is drawing the attention of a dark organization.

5.6

My Best Friend's Girl

September 2008 •English

Lovestruck Dustin is dating Alexis, his ideal girlfriend, but when she dumps him for coming on too strong, Dustin takes drastic measures to win her back. He asks his best friend Tank to take her on the worst rebound date imaginable - his side job - so that she will come running back to him, and Tank reluctantly agrees. However, Alexis is more than a match for Tank's shock tactics and he begins to really fall for her, leaving him torn between loyalty to Dustin and his growing attraction toward Alexis.

6.9

Career Opportunities

March 1991 •English

Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.

6.2

In Her Shoes

October 2005 •English

Irresponsible party girl Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer Rose. After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her sister's love life, Rose turns her out as well. But when their grandmother, who they never knew existed, comes into their lives, the sisters face some complicated truths about themselves and their family.

5.8

Air America

August 1990 •English

Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local villagers. After losing his pilot's license, Billy Covington is recruited, and ends up in the middle of a bunch of lunatic pilots, gun-running by his friend Gene Ryack, and opium smuggling by his own superiors.

5.9

Big Fat Liar

February 2002 •English

After one of his class papers is stolen and turned into a movie, a young student and his best friend exact a hilarious, slapstick revenge on the Hollywood hot shot who has taken credit!

Quax, der Bruchpilot

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Cast

Heinz Rühmann

Karin Himboldt

Lothar Firmans

Harry Liedtke

Beppo Brem

Hilde Sessak

Elga Brink

Georg Vogelsang

Franz Zimmermann

Lutz Götz

Leo Peukert

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