Jan-Christopher Horak

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Biography

Crew Roles

Eine Zärtlichkeit wie bei Sirk - Todd Haynes über Fassbinder und das Melodram

Thanks

Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {21}

Self

2002-11-01 7.7

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

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

Genre :Documentary

Self

2004-12-19 0

Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

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

Genre :Documentary

Self

2005-01-01 0

Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals

Documentary about Hollywood during the silent film era. ...

Genre :Documentary

Self

2010-03-01 0

Mythos Metropolis

Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt. ...

Genre :Documentary

Self

2011-10-15 0

Der Weg des Ruhms

Documentary about Hollywood. ...

Genre :Documentary

Self

2013-02-23 0

Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten

Documentary about Hollywood. ...

Genre :Documentary

Self

2017-01-01 0

Made in Hollywood: Die Welt des Raoul Walsh

Documentary about Raoul Walsh ...

Genre :Documentary

Self

1991-09-25 0

The Other Eye

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 behind a cloud. ...

Genre :Documentary

Himself

2006-09-22 8

Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood

Featuring interviews with daughter Nicola Lubitsch, film historians Enno Patalas and Jan-Christopher Horak and filmmaker Tom Tykwer (among others), Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin documents the life of the l ...

Genre :Documentary

2006-01-21 0

Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star

"Secrets of a Hollywood Star" is another documentary made after "Calling Hedy Lamarr" in 2006. It features interviews with Hedy's friends in both Europe and Hollywood and her film/studio partners. ...

Genre :Documentary

Self - Interviewee

2023-10-01 8

Lex Barker - Westernheld und Playboy

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 model for generations of fans. Revered in Europe, mis ...

Genre :Documentary

Interviewee

2017-07-24 0

G.W. Pabst's 'Kameradschaft': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak

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

Genre :Documentary

Interviewee

2017-07-24 0

G.W. Pabst's 'Westfront 1918': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak

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

Genre :Documentary

Self

2018-12-07 7.2

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of mov ...

Genre :Documentary, History

Himself

2011-11-22 5

Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

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

Genre :Documentary

Self

1999-01-01 6.9

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr. Monster by Moonlight! explores these movies. Rick Baker expl ...

Genre :Documentary

Self

1999-12-21 7.4

The Road to 'Dracula'

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

Genre :Documentary

Self

2018-06-06 6.905

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

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

Genre :Documentary

Self

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The History of the L.A. Rebellion & Jamaa Fanaka

An appreciation by Jan-Christopher Horak, Director of the UCLA Film & Television Archive ...

Genre :

Self

2022-08-12 8.3

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

Why are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter the digital age, audiovisual heritage seems to be a sure and obvious fact. However, much of cinema and o ...