Elsa Wagner
Elsa Wagner (January 24, 1881 – August 17, 1975) was a German actress who appeared in numerous theatrical productions and feature films during the 20th century, including 1920's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
Born as Elisabeth Karoline Auguste Wagner on 24 January 1881 in Reval, in what is now Tallinn, Estonia, Elsa Wagner pursued training with Maria Spettini in Saint Petersburg, Russia prior to making her acting debut in Berlin, Germany in 1901. In addition to her performances on tour with multiple theater productions, including Faust and Peer Gynt, she went on to secure roles in more than 140 feature films, including Robert Wiene's Das Cabinet Des Dr. Caligari (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) and Karl Heinz Martin's Von Morgens bis Mitternachts (From Morn to Midnight) in 1920, F. W. Murnau's 1922 Das Brennende Acker (The Burning Earth), Gerhard Lamprecht's Die Buddenbrooks and Wiene's I.N.R.I. in 1923, and E. R. Dupont's 1929 Atlantik.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.3746 |
| Birthday | 1881-01-24 |
| Place of Birth | Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia] |
| Also Known As | Elisabeth Karoline Auguste "Elsa" Wagner, Elisabeth Karoline Auguste Wagner, |
1920
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
7.9/1754
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit...
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1964
Emil and the Detectives
6.25/32
When Emil travels by bus to Berlin to visit his family, his money is stolen by a crook who specializes in digging tunnels. While following the thief,...
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Emil and the Detectives
1937
Der Etappenhase
5.75/4
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Der Etappenhase
1929
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
7/1
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Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
1960
The Haunted Castle
6.788/26
The ghosts of thieves help a beautiful young countess save her inherited castle from modern developers in this comic horror/musical.
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The Haunted Castle
1924
Frühlingsfluten
9/1
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Frühlingsfluten
1934
Musik im Blut
7/1
In Dresden's classical music world, female students learn from an opinionated conductor and a pompous dance instructor.When their work isn't appreciat...
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Musik im Blut
1926
Children of No Importance
6.125/8
If watching a fellow facing indifference/rejection in the slums of Berlin didn't convey enough pathos, Gerhard Lamprecht gathered much of the same cre...
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Children of No Importance
1935
Barcarole
8/1
A young reckless womaniser is trapped one night at his club into a bet with a Mexican that he will win his wife before morning. There will be a duel i...
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Barcarole
1926
People Among Us
7.333/2
Gerhard Lamprecht sketches a cross-section of Germany's new post-war society, with its winners, social climbers, and losers, represented by the social...
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People Among Us
1922
The Loves of Pharaoh
6.5/13
The Ethiopian King offers his daughter to a powerful Pharaoh to secure peace between the two countries.
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The Loves of Pharaoh
1920
The Night of Queen Isabeau
8/1
The film depicts the marriage between the mad Charles VI of France and his wife Queen Isabeau.
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The Night of Queen Isabeau
1949
Marriage of Figaro
7/1
Shortly after WWII, the DEFA Studios produced a series of operas and operettas which belonged to the classical German musical heritage. This enchantin...
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Marriage of Figaro
1938
Großalarm
7/2
The newspaper delivery driver Paul falls in love with Lotte, who works in her mother’s kiosk. One day, Paul helps a man in a black Mercedes, who’s be...
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Großalarm
1931
The Song of Life
9/1
This Brechtian musical about a young woman who flees from her decrepit, noble fiancé and marries a sailor is an interesting, although not a completely...
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The Song of Life
1921
Mad Love
7.417/6
Richard de la Croix's brother, Andreas, has been driven insane by a notorious vamp and socialite named Sappho. A friend takes Richard to the Odeon to...
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Mad Love
1918
Die blaue Mauritius
7/1
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Die blaue Mauritius
1931
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
8/2
In the very old-fashioned town of Ostend suddenly 13 suitcases are delivered to the Grand Hotel, with a note, that O.F. will be here soon and needs 6...
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The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1935
Joan of Arc
6.25/4
France in the 15th Century: The country is marked by the wars with England and internal power struggles. King Charles sees himself powerless against t...
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Joan of Arc
1929
Ehe in Not
10/1
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Ehe in Not
1940
The March to the Führer
7/3
During the colorful ceremonies of the Nuremberg rallies, Hitler Youth parade before their Fuehrer and are addressed by Nazi youth leader Baldur von Sc...
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The March to the Führer
1940
Hansel and Gretel
0/0
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Hansel and Gretel
1928
The Old Fritz
5.8/5
Silent epic on the final years of Frederick II.
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The Old Fritz
1928
The Old Fritz II
6.5/4
Silent epic on the final years of Frederick II.
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The Old Fritz II
1916
Das wandernde Licht
0/0
a silent movie by Robert Wiene
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Das wandernde Licht
1944
Das Leben ruft
5.667/6
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Das Leben ruft
1919
Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
0/0
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Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
1918
The Rosentopf Case
0/0
In The the film, Ernst Lubitsch plays Sally, the clever assistant to the detective Ceeps, who only succeeds in solving the Rosentopf case after some e...
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The Rosentopf Case
1923
The Buddenbrooks
6/2
Four-generation story-saga dealing with the decline of a middle-class Lübeck family. The first adaptation of a Thomas Mann book was also Gerhard Lampr...
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The Buddenbrooks
1933
Was wissen denn Männer
10/1
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Was wissen denn Männer
1932
Three from the stamp office
8/1
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Three from the stamp office
1940
Was wird hier gespielt?
9/1
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Was wird hier gespielt?
1947
No Place for Love
9/1
While on leave in Berlin during the Second World War, a soldier named Hans meets a young woman named Monika. They fall in love and make plans for a fu...
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No Place for Love
1937
Gasparone
5.625/8
In the fantasy state of Olivia, the robber chief Gasparone is up to all sorts of mischief. But Prefect Nasoni is not only worried about him, his son S...
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Gasparone
1928
Luther
7/4
German silent film about the life of Martin Luther
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Luther
1938
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
6.5/6
Paris, 1830: Jean-Gaspard Debureau performs on the stage and delights his audience with song, wit and charm. He is, however, very unpopular with Kin...
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Tanz auf dem Vulkan
1937
A Dangerous Game
6/2
The formerly wealthy Baron Carl Erich von Wenden is desperate. His debts are out of control and he is forced to give up everything he owns. Since he...
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A Dangerous Game
1920
From Morning to Midnight
6.058/26
A cashier in a bank in a small German town is alerted to the power of money by the visit of a rich Italian lady. He embezzles 60,000 Marks and leaves...
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From Morning to Midnight
1964
The Monster of London City
5.389/18
Then the spirit of Jack the Ripper seems to be very much alive in 1960s London as a series of brutal slayings by the Monster of London City has Scotla...
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The Monster of London City
1937
Die göttliche Jette
6/2
Cheeky Jette is a typical Berlin girl. Together with her mother, she performs couplets in a Berlin suburb theatre every night. Then, a young Austrian...
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Die göttliche Jette
1960
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
0/0
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Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
1947
Wozzeck
5.667/3
While an anatomy seminar prepares to examine the cadaver of Franz Wozzeck in the name of scientific progress, medical student Büchner excoriates human...
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Wozzeck
1939
The Leghorn Hat
7.5/6
Der Florentiner Hut (The Leghorn Hat), a 1939 German film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner
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The Leghorn Hat
1947
...and the Sky Above Us
7.125/4
Hans Albers plays returning war veteran Hans Richter who has trouble finding work. With nowhere else to turn, Richter gets involved with black market...
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...and the Sky Above Us
1941
The Waitress Anna
6.5/2
Against the wishes of his adoptive father, Stefan Burgstaller decides to become a musician. He goes to Salzburg, where his girlfriend Veronika is alre...
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The Waitress Anna
1929
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
9/1
George Manolescu (Ivan Mosjoukine) plays a confidence man who works his way from Paris to New York. Along the way, during a train ride to Monte Carlo,...
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Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
1918
Die Sieger
7/1
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Die Sieger
1938
You and I
10/1
Melodrama about an entrepreneur and his family.
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You and I
1927
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
6.583/6
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Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
1921
Wandering Souls
8/1
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Wandering Souls
1935
The Student of Prague
6.444/9
Prague in the 1860s: Balduin is a popular, handsome student, the best fencer in town, in amicable rivalry with his friend Dahl for the affections of L...
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The Student of Prague
1920
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
0/0
A police chief raids a gambling den, and arrests the elderly mother of the young Assunta. Though she pleads with him, he will not release her mother....
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Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
1929
Atlantic
7.333/3
German-language version. "Atlantic" is a drama film based on the sinking of the RMS "Titanic" and set aboard a fictional ship, called the "Atlantic"....
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Atlantic
1933
Dawn
5.636/11
Released three days after Adolf Hitler became Reichskanzler, it was the first film to have its screening in Nazi Germany. It became a symbol of the ne...
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Dawn
1973
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
9/1
"The Great Magician" - Max Reinhardt (1873-1943) was an Austrian theater and film director, director, theater producer and theater founder. With his J...
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Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1971
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
0/0
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Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
1918
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
5.5/2
A traveler comes into a town overrun with rats and vermin. He promises to free the place of the pests and names his price. When the townspeople refuse...
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1960
Sweetheart of the Gods
7.5/2
Biography of the famous German actress Renate Müller, who died in 1937 under unsettled circumstances; While doing her first movie for the UFA in Berli...
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Sweetheart of the Gods
1938
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
6.75/4
The underage Rosemarie is still too young to run her inherited farm by herself; but she's more than aware that her foster father and the farm's admini...
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Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
1958
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
6/2
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Ihr 106. Geburtstag
1934
Gold
7.5/13
Using an atomic reactor, two scientists try to create gold.
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Gold
1934
An Evening Visit
9/1
A finicky old bachelor falls head over heels for an attractive young woman he meets.
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An Evening Visit
1971
Unser Willi ist der Beste
6.467/15
Retired tax official Willi Winzig spends his retirement happily and contentedly in his home. However, this changes when his sister Heidelinde, her dau...
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Unser Willi ist der Beste
1936
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
9/1
In Annemarie Brinkmann's small German village all the young men are recruited to the front in WWI. When her boyfriend Klaus Renken gets the call they...
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Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
1936
Moscow Shanghai
8/1
Spanning the years between the Bolshevik Revolution and 1930, this Negri vehicle focuses on an exiled Russian noblewoman who has lost track of her dau...
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Moscow Shanghai
1936
Hans in Luck
8/1
Brothers Grimm adaptation. The story follows Hans, who, after seven years of service, is rewarded with a large lump of gold. As he travels home, he tr...
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Hans in Luck
1936
Moral
8/1
The double standards of a social class, which pontificates with big words what is proper and improper in the world of morality, while in its heart thi...
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Moral
1937
Ball at the Metropol
8/1
At a ball at the Metropol, the married Margit gives a harmless kiss to a one-time friend from her childhood and cousin, Eberhard. The two notice, howe...
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Ball at the Metropol
1937
Daphne and the Diplomat
10/1
Dance star Maria Arni is in love with Achim, the ballet répétiteur at the Municipal Opera. He, however, only has eyes for shy Else, a new girl at Mari...
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Daphne and the Diplomat
1938
Anna Favetti
10/1
The daughter of a reclusive couple in the St. Moritz mountains tends to her brother, disabled from the Great War, though a handsome young architect wh...
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Anna Favetti
1938
Freight from Baltimore
7/1
Sabine Heitmann, the young boss for the shipping company Heitmann, has become friends with Michael, the First Officer and Helmsman of the ship, the "S...
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