Películas de Jan-Christopher Horak

The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt...

Documentary about Hollywood during the silent film era.

Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.

Documentary about Hollywood.

Documentary about Hollywood.

Documentary about Raoul Walsh

This film essay explores the strange case of G.W. Pabst, the Austrian filmmaker who was considered a giant of early cinema before his reputation went...

Featuring interviews with daughter Nicola Lubitsch, film historians Enno Patalas and Jan-Christopher Horak and filmmaker Tom Tykwer (among others),...

"Secrets of a Hollywood Star" is another documentary made after "Calling Hedy Lamarr" in 2006. It features interviews with Hedy's friends in both...

He is the most sought-after man in Europe in the 1960s. Lex Barker embodies the flawless hero in his films and, as Old Shatterhand, becomes a role...

Film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak discusses Pabst's 1930 film "Westfront 1918".

Film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak discusses Pabst's 1931 film

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first...

This documentary short takes you inside the fascinating world of film preservation and restoration.

Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr. Monster...

A documentary from Universal about the movie "Dracula" (1931) starring Bela Lugosi.

The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.