Robby Müller

Robby Müller

Robby Müller (4 April 1940 - 4 July 2018) was a Dutch cinematographer. Known both for his use of natural light and minimalist imagery, as well as expressionistic use of colors, Müller first gained recognition for his contributions to West German Cinema through his acclaimed collaborations with Wim Wenders. Müller's first work as a cinematographer was also Wim Wenders' first as director, Alabama: 2000 Light Years. They went on making many more films together such as Summer in the City, The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, The Scarlet Letter, Alice in the Cities, Wrong Move, Kings of the Road, The American Friend, Wings of Desire, Until the End of the World and Paris, Texas. Throughout the course of his career, he also worked closely with directors Jim Jarmusch (Down by Law, Mystery Train, Dead Man, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai), Lars Von Trier (Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark), Peter Bogdanovich (Saint Jack, They All Laughed), Barbet Schroeder (Barfly, Tricheurs) and Hans W. Geissendörfer (Jonathan, The Glass Cell, Carlos, The Wild Duck, Der Fall Lena Christ, Die Eltern). Müller's other work has been on both mainstream productions and independent films, including the hazy, yellow-tinted cinematography of William Friedkin's To Live and Die in LA, Alex Cox's Repo Man, Michael Winterbottom's 24 Hour Party People, Andrzej Wajda's Korczak, Jerry Schatzberg's Honeysuckle Rose, Peter Handke's The Left Handed Woman, Sally Potter's The Tango Lesson, Dom Rotheroe's My Brother Tom and Steve McQueen's Carib’s Leap. Paul Thomas Anderson referred to Müller as "The master of night exteriors. Like a chef with a secret sauce. I can't quite figure it out." Barry Sonnenfeld recalls the first thing he and the Coen Brothers bonded over was Müller's The American Friend cinematography, which convinced the brothers that Sonnenfeld had good enough taste to shoot their first film (Blood Simple). Müller died on 3 July 2018, aged 78, having suffered from vascular dementia for several years.

  • Title: Robby Müller
  • Popularity: 2.31
  • Known For: Camera
  • Birthday: 1940-04-04
  • Place of Birth: Willemstad, Curaçao, Territory of Curaçao
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  • Also Known As: Robert Müller, Rob Müller
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Robby Müller Movies

  • 1984
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    Cheaters

    Cheaters

    4.9 1984 HD

    Swaying between pleasure and despair, Elric throws himself into his pathological passion for the casino. Meeting Suzie could have saved him, but the...

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  • 1979
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    Saint Jack

    Saint Jack

    6.6 1979 HD

    Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. His dreams of building a fortune by running...

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  • 2006
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    From Dogma to Dogville: Don't Try This at Home

    From Dogma to Dogville: Don't Try This at Home

    1 2006 HD

    A documentary with the three cinematographers known for breaking away cinema away from celluloid with the introduction of digital video.

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  • 1990
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    Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'

    Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'

    1 1990 HD

    Documentary about the making of Wim Wenders' 1984 film, with interviews conducted in 1989.

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  • 2003
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    Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

    Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

    8 2003 HD

    The magic and creation behind the making of William Friedkin's classic action film To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). It follows cast, crew and the...

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  • 2018
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    Living the Light: Robby Müller

    Living the Light: Robby Müller

    6.7 2018 HD

    For her extraordinary film essay, Living the Light, Director and Director of Photography Claire Pijman had access to the thousands of Hi8 video...

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  • 1992
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    The Ditvoorst Domains

    The Ditvoorst Domains

    4 1992 HD

    Documentary about the Dutch film director Adriaan Ditvoorst.

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  • 2020
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    Wim Wenders, Desperado

    Wim Wenders, Desperado

    7.7 2020 HD

    "Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim Wenders is considered one of the pioneers of New...

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  • 2008
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    One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

    One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

    7.7 2008 HD

    The early films of Wim Wenders are now regarded as landmarks of European film. Alice in the Cities, Wrong Move and Kings of the Road became...

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  • 1990
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    Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

    Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

    1 1990 HD

    Though very polite and British, this feature-length documentary about German filmmaker Wim Wenders offers the most penetrating insights and the best...

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  • 2000
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    Dancer in the Dark

    Dancer in the Dark

    7.9 2000 HD

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  • 1996
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    Breaking the Waves

    Breaking the Waves

    7.5 1996 HD

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  • 1986
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    Down by Law

    Down by Law

    7.4 1986 HD

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  • 1984
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    Paris, Texas

    Paris, Texas

    8.1 1984 HD

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  • 1991
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    Until the End of the World

    Until the End of the World

    6.8 1991 HD

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  • 2004
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    Coffee and Cigarettes

    Coffee and Cigarettes

    6.9 2004 HD

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  • 2002
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    24 Hour Party People

    24 Hour Party People

    6.9 2002 HD

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  • 1995
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    Dead Man

    Dead Man

    7.3 1995 HD

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  • 1993
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    Mad Dog and Glory

    Mad Dog and Glory

    6 1993 HD

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  • 1976
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    Kings of the Road

    Kings of the Road

    7.5 1976 HD

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  • 1974
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    Alice in the Cities

    Alice in the Cities

    7.7 1974 HD

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  • 1987
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    Barfly

    Barfly

    6.8 1987 HD

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  • 1977
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    The American Friend

    The American Friend

    7.2 1977 HD

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  • 1999
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    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

    7.3 1999 HD

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  • 1983
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    Les Îles

    Les Îles

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1989
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    Mystery Train

    Mystery Train

    7.3 1989 HD

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  • 1983
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    Class Enemy

    Class Enemy

    7.7 1983 HD

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  • 1999
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    Buena Vista Social Club

    Buena Vista Social Club

    7.5 1999 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Believers

    The Believers

    6 1987 HD

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  • 1985
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    To Live and Die in L.A.

    To Live and Die in L.A.

    7.1 1985 HD

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  • 1984
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    Repo Man

    Repo Man

    6.6 1984 HD

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  • 2001
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    My Brother Tom

    My Brother Tom

    6.1 2001 HD

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  • 1970
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    Jonathan

    Jonathan

    5.6 1970 HD

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  • 1971
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    Summer in the City

    Summer in the City

    5.8 1971 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    5.6 1973 HD

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  • 1998
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    Shattered Image

    Shattered Image

    4.5 1998 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Tango Lesson

    The Tango Lesson

    6.4 1997 HD

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  • 1995
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    Beyond the Clouds

    Beyond the Clouds

    6.3 1995 HD

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  • 1989
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    Coffee and Cigarettes II

    Coffee and Cigarettes II

    6.672 1989 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Little Devil

    The Little Devil

    6.7 1988 HD

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  • 1984
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    Cheaters

    Cheaters

    4.9 1984 HD

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  • 1982
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    A Hot Summer Night

    A Hot Summer Night

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1978
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    Mysteries

    Mysteries

    5.7 1978 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Left-Handed Woman

    The Left-Handed Woman

    6.6 1977 HD

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  • 1973
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    Die Reise nach Wien

    Die Reise nach Wien

    5.5 1973 HD

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  • 1977
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    Wrong Move

    Wrong Move

    6.7 1977 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

    The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

    5.8 1975 HD

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  • 1970
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    Eine Rose für Jane

    Eine Rose für Jane

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1969
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    Der Fall Lena Christ

    Der Fall Lena Christ

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    Alabama (2000 Light Years)

    Alabama (2000 Light Years)

    6 1969 HD

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  • 1993
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    When Pigs Fly

    When Pigs Fly

    5 1993 HD

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  • 1990
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    Korczak

    Korczak

    7.1 1990 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Longshot

    The Longshot

    4.7 1986 HD

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  • 2004
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    Prologue

    Prologue

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1985
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    Finnegan Begin Again

    Finnegan Begin Again

    6.3 1985 HD

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  • 1979
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    In for Treatment

    In for Treatment

    6.4 1979 HD

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  • 1980
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    Hello Fellow Man

    Hello Fellow Man

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1984
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    Body Rock

    Body Rock

    3.4 1984 HD

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  • 1983
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    Un dimanche de flics

    Un dimanche de flics

    6 1983 HD

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  • 1980
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    Honeysuckle Rose

    Honeysuckle Rose

    5.6 1980 HD

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  • 1979
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    Saint Jack

    Saint Jack

    6.6 1979 HD

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  • 1968
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    Love and So Forth

    Love and So Forth

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1995
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    Last Call

    Last Call

    5 1995 HD

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  • 1970
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    Pakbo

    Pakbo

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1971
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    Carlos

    Carlos

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1972
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    CAN: The Free Concert

    CAN: The Free Concert

    7.5 1972 HD

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  • 1974
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    Die Eltern

    Die Eltern

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Glass Cell

    The Glass Cell

    6.9 1978 HD

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  • 1981
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    They All Laughed

    They All Laughed

    5.8 1981 HD

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  • 2004
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    Visions of Europe

    Visions of Europe

    4.9 2004 HD

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  • 2014
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    Ashes

    Ashes

    4 2014 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Wild Duck

    The Wild Duck

    1 1976 HD

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  • 2018
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    Living the Light: Robby Müller

    Living the Light: Robby Müller

    6.7 2018 HD

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  • 1989
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    Notebook on Cities and Clothes

    Notebook on Cities and Clothes

    6.6 1989 HD

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  • 1977
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    Wrong Move

    Wrong Move

    6.7 1977 HD

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  • 1976
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    Kings of the Road

    Kings of the Road

    7.5 1976 HD

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  • 1968
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    To Grab the Ring

    To Grab the Ring

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1951
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    Deutscher Filmpreis

    Deutscher Filmpreis

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1979
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    Bayerischer Filmpreis

    Bayerischer Filmpreis

    1 1979 HD

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