Films by Bernhard Pfletschinger

Germany 2018, 90 min
by Luigi Falorni, Roland Wagner

When author Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa died in 1957 he was penniless. But one year later his only novel, 'Il Gattopardo', was published and went on to become a global success with more than 13 million copies sold to this day. In 1963, Luchino Visconti's film adaptation, starring Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon, received a Palme d'Or in Cannes. However, hidden behind the genesis of 'Il Gattopardo' there is a true love story – which almost outshines the novel: that of the autho

Germany 2013, 52 min
by Bernhard Pfletschinger, Hans-Peter Weymar (H.-P. WEYMAR FILMPRODUKTION)

This film shows how the Mafia tyrannizes Cuba in the 1950’s - headed by Meyer Lansky, Santo Trafficante and at times also Lucky Luciano. Also Cuba’s dictator Fulgencio Batista is on the Mafia’s payroll and under its influence. In Havana, illegal dealings with gambling, prostitution, drug dealing, protection racketeering and money-laundering flourish whilst the Cuban people is increasingly exploited and sinking into poverty. The Mafia is also supported by its numerous contacts to corrupt US-Ameri