Jan-Christopher Horak Movies

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

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

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

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

Documentary about Hollywood.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Documentary about Hollywood.

In his film "Far From Heaven", Todd Haynes refers very respectfully to Douglas Sirk's "All that Heaven Allows". Fassbinder was also strongly...

Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.

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...

Documentary about Hollywood during the silent film era.

Documentary about Raoul Walsh

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