Documentary (Series) | 1997-1998 | ARD [de] | Germany
Main data
| Director | Roland May |
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| Production | Drefa Produktion & Lizenz GmbH [de] |
Brief synopsis
Curd Jürgens - Season 1, Episode 2
"Never push me to the window as a vegetable," Curd Jürgens asked his last wife Margie. Even after a serious heart operation, he did not give up his role as a "great guy." That was the role of his life. Curd Jürgens became a world star just as Germany was recovering from the horrors of the war years. Producers and directors recognized in him the figure of their time: energetic, tall, blond, bright blue eyes. Curd Jürgens lived for his audience. He paraded his wealth, his houses and his affairs. He was married five times. The newspapers wrote reports about him in rows, the readers took part in the luxury he lived in, in his fame and his escapades. His loneliness remained largely hidden from the public.
Likewise the feelings of Curd Jürgens, who had become incapable of procreation due to a serious accident. "60 years and not a bit wise ...", he later sang defiantly and at the same time thoughtfully about himself. Who was the person behind the self-dramatization - this is the question the film tries to pursue with the help of colleagues, friends and the wives of Curd Jürgens. (Text: MDR)
German TV premiere Thu 24.09.1998 Das Erste
"Never push me to the window as a vegetable," Curd Jürgens asked his last wife Margie. Even after a serious heart operation, he did not give up his role as a "great guy." That was the role of his life. Curd Jürgens became a world star just as Germany was recovering from the horrors of the war years. Producers and directors recognized in him the figure of their time: energetic, tall, blond, bright blue eyes. Curd Jürgens lived for his audience. He paraded his wealth, his houses and his affairs. He was married five times. The newspapers wrote reports about him in rows, the readers took part in the luxury he lived in, in his fame and his escapades. His loneliness remained largely hidden from the public.
Likewise the feelings of Curd Jürgens, who had become incapable of procreation due to a serious accident. "60 years and not a bit wise ...", he later sang defiantly and at the same time thoughtfully about himself. Who was the person behind the self-dramatization - this is the question the film tries to pursue with the help of colleagues, friends and the wives of Curd Jürgens. (Text: MDR)
German TV premiere Thu 24.09.1998 Das Erste