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Werner Jacobs

Werner Jacobs

Director · Died January 24, 1999, aged 89 · Berlin, Germany

Born
April 24, 1909
Died
January 24, 1999 (aged 89)
From
Berlin, Germany
Works as
Director
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Werner Jacobs' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
48%
Morality
22%
Power
18%
Society
11%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Warm
3
Romantic
1
Tense
1
Dread
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Werner Jacobs' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Werner Jacobs' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

60 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • ...und die Bibel hat doch recht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Second Unit Director

  • Zwei himmlische Dickschädel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Schwarzwaldfahrt aus Liebeskummer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • The Flying Classroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Alter Kahn und junge Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Meine Tochter - Deine Tochter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Willi wird das Kind schon schaukeln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Unser Willi ist der Beste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Morgen fällt die Schule aus - Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank, VI. Teil(1971)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Zwanzig Mädchen und die Pauker: Heute steht die Penne kopf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Heintje - Mein bester Freund (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Was ist denn bloß mit Willi los? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Hurra, die Schule brennt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Heintje - A Heart Goes on a Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Charleys Onkel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Zum Teufel mit der Penne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank - 1. Trimester: Zur Hölle mit den Paukern(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Heathens of Kummerow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht(1967)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Murderers Club of Brooklyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Onkel Filser - Allerneueste Lausbubengeschichten(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Das sündige Dorf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Psycho-Circus(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Tante Frieda - Neue Lausbubengeschichten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Heidi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • ... und sowas muß um 8 ins Bett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Hilfe, meine Braut klaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • … denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Freddy und das Lied der Südsee(1962)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Homesick for St. Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • The Model Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • The Merry Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Mariandl's Homecoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Mariandl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • The White Horse Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Conny und Peter machen Musik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Bombs on Monte Carlo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • Ein Sommer, den man nie vergißt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Hier bin ich – hier bleib ich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Der Stern von Santa Clara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • Münchhausen in Afrika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • Der Bettelstudent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • The Count of Luxemburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Das einfache Mädchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Santa Lucia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • San Salvatore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Guitars of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • André and Ursula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Street Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Wir sind im Bilde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director · Producer

  • Der weißblaue Löwe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Modebummel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • The Blue Straw Hat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Editor

  • Tragödie einer Leidenschaft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Assistant Director · Editor

  • Orient Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Editor

  • Tonelli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Editor

  • Comrades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Editor

  • Freed Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 60 titles from 1939 to 1977.

Highest rated

Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank - 1. Trimester: Zur Hölle mit den Paukern (1968)

Midcredits 41st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing52 of 60: 50 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score23rdWriting2 of 60: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 60: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing5 of 60: 4 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 60: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

60 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1930s1 · crew1940s5 · crew1950s15 · crew1960s26 · crew1970s13 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Werner Jacobs' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Freddy und das Lied der Südsee (1962)

78th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank - 1. Trimester: Zur Hölle mit den Paukern (1968)

Midcredits 41st · 35% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Werner Jacobs work with?

People who share at least 2 of Werner Jacobs' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Franz Seitz shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors