- Films
- 15
- Avg rating
- 6.94
- Peak run
- 1969’72
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Paul by the numbers
Average
6.94
7 rated films
Vote weighted
6.93
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.41
rating spread
Career
24y
1949 to 1972
Total votes
33.4K
across every film
Best
7.3
Emil of Lonneberga
Worst
6.3
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Newest first
Filmography
| 1972 | New Mischief by Emil | · | 7.3 | 2,957 |
| 1971 | Emil of Lonneberga | Doktorn | 7.3 | 4,844 |
| 1971 |  Daughters of Darkness | Hotel Clerk | 6.5 | 8,396 |
| 1971 | Our Willi Is the Best | Herr Kaiser | · | 387 |
| 1970 | What Is the Matter with Willi? | Motzmann | · | 325 |
| 1969 | Pippi Goes on Board | Blom | 6.9 | 3,267 |
| 1969 |  Pippi Longstocking | Blom | 7.0 | 6,046 |
| 1969 | If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | German Sergeant | 6.3 | 2,789 |
| 1963 | The Endless Night | J. M. Schreiber | · | 360 |
| 1960 | The Haunted Castle | Toni | · | 634 |
| 1958 | Das Wirtshaus im Spessart | Räuber-Corporal | · | 810 |
| 1957 | Bewildered Youth | · | · | 282 |
| 1951 | Man of Straw | Regierungspräsident von Wulckow | 7.3 | 1,030 |
| 1950 | Heart of Stone | Ezechiel | · | 847 |
| 1949 | Rotation | Hans Behnke | · | 418 |
Better together?
Paul Esser's regulars
- Wolfgang StaudteDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.16
- Olle HellbomDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.95 avg▲+0.08
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Wolfgang Staudte and Paul Esser movies · Olle Hellbom and Paul Esser movies
Takes
On Paul Esser
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