Rühmann, Heinz 1902-1994

Katherine Anne Porter's Ship of fools ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 324 libraries worldwide
In 1933 on a German luxury liner sailing from Mexico to Germany, the separate but interlocking stories of the various passengers begins to unfold. Among the many passengers is a divorcee desperate for love and lost youth, a Spanish noblewoman being deported as a political prisoner, an aging alcoholic ballplayer, and a budding Nazi whose brutishness foreshadows the holocaust to come.

Faraway, so close ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2000 in German and held by 263 libraries worldwide
"When an angel dares to cross the line, he stumbles into the harsh reality of post-Cold War Berlin and find himself engaged in deadly combat to protect the mortals he loves"--Container. A sequel to "Wings of desire."

Der Hauptmann von Köpenick ( Visual )
33 editions published between 1900 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 153 libraries worldwide
A lower class man's life changes dramatically when he finds an old captain's uniform and poses as a military official in Prussia.

Das war's : Erinnerungen by Heinz Rühmann ( Book )
32 editions published between 1982 and 1995 in German and Undetermined and held by 126 libraries worldwide

The Captain of Kopenick ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1992 and 1996 in German and English and held by 81 libraries worldwide
A cobler, imprisoned for many years for falsifying papers and unable to find a job, disguises himself as an army captain and takes over the townhall of Kopenick.

Die Feuerzangenbowle ( Visual )
31 editions published between 1934 and 2010 in German and held by 78 libraries worldwide
On a bet, a well known author returns to school and poses as a schoolboy. Once there, he and his friends play many tricks on the teachers.

Ship of fools ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1965 and 2007 in English and held by 62 libraries worldwide
In 1933, a motley crew of passengers embarks on a fateful, transatlantic sea voyage to Germany. Among the many passengers is a divorcee desperate for love and lost youth, a Spanish noblewoman being deported as a political prisoner, an aging alcoholic ballplayer, and a Nazi whose brutishness foreshadows the holocaust to come.

Die Drei von der Tankstelle Three from the Filling Station ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in German and held by 54 libraries worldwide

Max und Moritz by Wilhelm Busch ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1976 and 2007 in German and English and held by 49 libraries worldwide

Lachende Erben Merry Heirs ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in German and held by 49 libraries worldwide