Hilde Sessak (27 July 1915 – 17 April 2003) was a German

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who appeared in more than ninety film and television series during her career. She appeared in a number of films during the Nazi era including ''

Quax the Crash Pilot ''Quax the Crash Pilot'' (german: Quax, der Bruchpilot) is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Karin Himboldt and Lothar Firmans. It is also sometimes translated as ''Quax the Test Pilot''.Chapman p. ...

'' (1941).Reimer p. 97

Selected filmography

* '' Trouble Backstairs'' (1935) * ''

City of Anatol ''City of Anatol'' (german: Stadt Anatol) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Horney and Fritz Kampers. It is based on a 1932 novel '' City of Anatol'' by Bernhard Kellermann. The fi ...

'' (1936) * '' Orders Are Orders'' (1936) * '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (1936) * '' When Women Keep Silent'' (1937) * '' The Coral Princess'' (1937) * ''

Water for Canitoga ''Water for Canitoga'' (German: ''Wasser für Canitoga'') is a 1939 German western film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers, Charlotte Susa and Josef Sieber. The film is a " Northern", set in Canada in 1905 where an engineer is ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Curtain Falls ''The Curtain Falls'' (german: Der Vorhang fällt) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Anneliese Uhlig, Elfie Mayerhofer and Hilde Sessak. It was based on a play by Paul van der Hurck and was made by UFA at the com ...

'' (1939) * '' Left of the Isar, Right of the Spree'' (1940) * '' Kleider machen Leute'' (1940) * '' A Man Astray'' (1940) * ''

'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1941) * ''

Happiness is the Main Thing ''Happiness is the Main Thing'' (german: Hauptsache glücklich) is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Theo Lingen and starring Heinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler and Ida Wüst.Hake p. 94 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and the Hostivar ...

'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' Paracelsus'' (1943) * ''

A Salzburg Comedy ''A Salzburg Comedy'' or ''Little Border Traffic'' (german: Der kleine Grenzverkehr) is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Willy Fritsch, Hertha Feiler and Heinz Salfner.Rentschler p. 380 Erich Kästner wrote the sc ...

'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1944) * '' Die Feuerzangenbowle'' (1944) * '' Who Drove the Grey Ford?'' (1950) * '' The Woman from Last Night'' (1950) * ''

Not Without Gisela ''Not Without Gisela'' (german: link=no, Es geht nicht ohne Gisela) is a 1951 West German musical comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Peter Mosbacher, Eva Ingeborg Scholz and Hilde Sessak.Bliersbach p. 49 It was shot at the Spandau ...

'' (1951) * '' When the Evening Bells Ring'' (1951) * ''

Story of a Young Couple ''Story of a Young Couple'' (german: Roman einer jungen Ehe) is an East German film, directed by Kurt Maetzig. It was released in 1952. Plot Agnes and Jochen are two young actors who meet and fall in love while appearing in a Berlin production o ...

'' (1952) * '' The Man Between'' (1953) * '' The Confession of Ina Kahr'' (1954) * '' The Angel with the Flaming Sword'' (1954) * ''

Sergeant Borck ''Sergeant Borck'' (german: Oberwachtmeister Borck) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Annemarie Düringer and Ingrid Andree.Goble p. 891 It is a remake of the 1935 film ''Sergeant Schwe ...

'' (1955) * ''

Before God and Man ''Before God and Man'' (German: ''Vor Gott und den Menschen'') is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Viktor de Kowa, Antje Weisgerber and Hans Söhnker. Elsaesser & Wedel p.81 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios i ...

'' (1955) * '' Iron Gustav'' (1958) * ''

We Cellar Children ''We Cellar Children'' (originally ''Wir Kellerkinder'') is a 1960 West German film directed by Hans-Joachim Wiedermann. Plot summary Cast Soundtrack External links * * 1960 films 1960 comedy-drama films 1960s German-langu ...

'' (1960) * '' Jeder stirbt für sich allein'' (1962) * '' Der Hexer'' (1964) * '' The Hunchback of Soho'' (1966) * '' Long Legs, Long Fingers'' (1966) * '' The Gorilla of Soho'' (1968) * ''

Grete Minde ''Grete Minde'' is an 1880 German novel by Theodor Fontane Theodor Fontane (; 30 December 1819 – 20 September 1898) was a German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist author. He publish ...

'' (1977)

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