Douglas Sirk Movies

A famous violinist enlists in a music school in order to woo one of the students.

In 1904, Doc Tilbee, medicine show huckster and champion tall-tale teller, gives a ride to a young boy escaped from an orphanage, where bad...

The stars and director of 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' talk about director Douglas Sirk's techniques. Archival interviews...

Portrait of filmmaker Douglas Sirk.

A man comes back from America after years to find his reputation ruined.

Twelve year old 'Boefje' spends most of his time in the alleys, on rooftops and in the harbor of Rotterdam. A local clergyman takes pity on him and...

Melodrama written by Douglas Sirk.

Douglas speaks about some of the stars he has directed like Asta Nielsen, Lili Dagover, Zarah Leander, George Sanders, Signe Hasso, Barbara Stanwyck,...

A French-language remake of Douglas Sirk's "The Court Concert" (1936).

An early short film by Douglas Sirk (Detlef Sierck) which takes a satirical look at dubious business practices during the Weimar Republic. It was...

Television documentary about German-born American director Douglas Sirk.

A small-scale, bare room situation involving a Man and a Woman who are bound together in an endless cycle by their hopeless poverty. Major...

Douglas Sirk's first feature film.

Douglas Sirk talks about his 1937 film 'Zu neuen Ufern'

This documentary brings together a collection of remarkable interview footage with Douglas Sirk filmed in 1982 for the French TV show 'Cinéma...

When Mister Vlasman gets promoted from baking bread to making macaroni, he and his wife want to enter high society. They could not be happier when a...

Short romantic comedy directed by Douglas Sirk.

Documentary about the shooting of BOURBON STREET BLUES.

An investigative portrait of the master of cinematic melodrama, Douglas Sirk. His life was the ultimate melodrama, from which all his films were...