Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt - what members say

Casablanca review by from Reading England

Play it again Sam! 16 December 2004
...his classic amongst classics that has not already been said? Humphrey Bogart, Conrad Veidt, Paul Henreid (not to forget Claude Rains and Peter Lorre) are the chief combat...

The Thief of Bagdad review by Pilgrim05 from Hebden Bridge

Wonderful escapist fairy tale 15 March 2008
...nded prince whose throne has been usurped by his evil vizier, Jaffar, played by Conrad Veidt, who is magnificently evil. Jaffar has fallen in love with the beautiful prince...

Casablanca on DVD (1943)
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Joy Page, Leonid Kinskey
Director: Michael Curtiz
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The classic story of the owner of a nightclub in Vichy-controlled Casablanca and of the return of his former lover who is now a member of the Resistance. Based on a play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison.

Rate this: 76% from 27,016 members

Contraband (1940)
Starring: Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Hay Petrie
Director: Michael Powell
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This is the tale of life in a British port in the first year of World War II. Spies and smugglers abound in the blackout and unreal shore life of the "phoney war" (before the shooting started).

Rate this: 62% from 23 members

The Spy in Black (1939)
Starring: Conrad Veidt
Director: Michael Powell
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A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet. But the Captain gets more than he bargained for in his contact, the local school mistress.

Rate this: 63% from 44 members

The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Starring: Mary Philbin, Conrad Veidt, Olga Baclanova
Director: Paul Leni
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The film stars Veidt as Gwynplaine, the son of an aristocrat who is kidnapped for political reasons before being disfigured by a gypsy surgeon, who leaves the boy's face paralyzed in a contorted smile. Finding refuge in a traveling theatre troupe, Gwynplaine's lineage is eventually discovered and ..read more »

Rate this: 75% from 4 members

The John Barrymore Collection
Starring: John Barrymore III, Donald Crisp, Charles Lane
Director: Archie Mayo, Alan Crosland, John S. Robertson
Certificate:
Credited as one of the greatest actors of his generation, John Barrymore handled the transition between stage, silent film and 'talkies' with ease. This collection demonstrates his versatility with three of Barrymore's greatest roles; in THE BELOVED ROGUE (1927), ornate sets and costumes add to the ..read more »

Rate this: 70% from 1 member

Casablanca - 4.0 stars
The Thief of Bagdad - 3.5 stars
Contraband - 3.0 stars
The Spy in Black - 3.0 stars
Dark Journey - 3.0 stars

Casablanca - 4.0 stars
The Thief of Bagdad - 3.5 stars
The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari - 3.5 stars
Dark Journey - 3.0 stars
The Man Who Laughs - 4.0 stars

Contraband - 3.0 stars
The Spy in Black - 3.0 stars
The John Barrymore Collection - 3.5 stars
The Man Who Laughs - 4.0 stars
Dark Journey - 3.0 stars

Leonid Kinskey - 3 times - show films
Peter Lorre - 3 times - show films
Hay Petrie - 3 times - show films
Dooley Wilson - 3 times - show films
Paul Henreid - 3 times - show films

Michael Powell - 4 times - show films
Michael Curtiz - 3 times - show films
Ludwig Berger - 2 times - show films
Robert Wiene - 1 times - show films
Paul Leni - 1 times - show films