Conrad Veidt Movies

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

81/100

Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.

The Thief of Bagdad

75/100

After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.

The Man Who Laughs

78/100

When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.

All Through the Night

71/100

Runyonesque Broadway gamblers turn patriotic when they stumble onto a cell of Nazi saboteurs.

A Woman's Face

72/100

A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.

The Hands of Orlac

71/100

A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he doesn't know they once belonged to a murderer.

The Spy in Black

70/100

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.

Above Suspicion

64/100

Oxford Professor Richard Myles and new bride Frances are off on a European honeymoon. It isn't your typical honeymoon though, for they are on a spying mission for British intelligence on ... See full summary »

Waxworks

68/100

A wax museum hires a writer to give the sculptures stories. The writer imagines himself and the museum owner's daughter in the stories.

Dark Journey

64/100

During World War I, a German spy and a French spy meet and fall in love.

Anders als die Andern

69/100

Two male musicians fall in love, but blackmail and scandal makes the affair take a tragic turn.

Blackout

71/100

Early in World War II, Danish sea captain Andersen, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.

Whistling in the Dark

69/100

Radio crime show host 'The Fox' along with his fiancée and ex-girlfriend are kidnapped by a larcenous cult who demand that he help them plan a perfect murder.

The Beloved Rogue

75/100

François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot.

Escape

70/100

1938: A young man arrives in Hitler's Germany, frantically seeking information about his German mother, and finds she is pending execution at a concentration camp.

The Man Who Cheated Life

71/100

For Balduin, going out to beer parties with his fellow students and fighting out disputes at the tip of the sword have lost their charms. He wants to find love; but how would he, a ... See full summary »

Nazi Agent

69/100

A story of German-born identical twins (both played by Veidt), one a loyal American and the other, a Nazi official.

Der Kongreß tanzt

72/100

Vienna glove-sales-lady Christl falls in love to Czar Alexander. Metternich tries to use this to keep him out of the conferences of the Vienna Congress from 1815.

Eerie Tales

62/100

A demon, a reaper, and a supernatural prostitute read gothic short stories and act them out.

Rome Express

67/100

A sinister character boards the Rome Express on the trail of a valuable Van Dyke painting, recently stolen from a Paris gallery. Much to his annoyance he finds the train populated with a ... See full summary »

The Last Performance

68/100

A middle-aged magician is in love with his beautiful young assistant. She, on the other hand, is in love with the magician's young protege, who turns out to be a bum and a thief.

Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law

69/100

Howard is infected with leprosy, Mac Allen was captured by the Maharadsha, and now the Maharadsha offers Irene a deal: one night for letting healing Howard. She accepts, but when she tries ... See full summary »

Mysteries of India, Part I: Truth

68/100

Under the Red Robe

61/100

Cardinal Richelieu spares the life of a convicted duelist (Veidt) provided he will capture the leader of the Huguenots.

The Passing of the Third Floor Back

70/100

The tenants of an old boarding house are terrorized by an evil slumlord. One day a strange man arrives at the house and begins to help them with their problems.