Bruno Ganz
Acting
Biography
Bruno Ganz (March 22, 1941 – February 16, 2019) was a Swiss actor who debuted at the theatre in 1961 and gained there a good reputation as a solid, young actor. In 1970 he founded with 'Peter Stein' the theatre company "Schaubuehne" of Berlin. His debut at the movies was early and unsuccessful in 1960. Only in 1975 after "Sommergaeste (1975)" he could show his talent as a reflexive actor with tendencies towards introspection.
Born: March 22, 1941
Place of Birth: Zürich, Switzerland
Known For
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I
Unabridged production of Goethe's Faust Ⅰ by Peter Stein's Faust Project.
Bambi
The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
This is a documentary about the making of "Wings of Desire" (1987). The director, writer, actors, composer and other contributors speak at length and in detail about how the award-winning film was devised, cast, filmed, scored and edited.
Winter Journey
Tucson, Arizona, September 1996. At the request of his son Martin, George Goldsmith tells him of his past in Nazi Germany as a member of a family of Jewish musicians and the strange history of the Jüdischer Kulturbund, a Jewish organization sponsored by Reichsminister Joseph Goebbels.
Downfall
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.
Eternity and a Day
Famous writer Alexander contracts a terminal illness. He receives a letter from his wife describing a summer day 30 years ago, and leaves his seaside home to remember his past. This journey will allow him to wander between the past and the present, and encounter unexpected people, allowing him to collect unforgettable memories in the final moments of his life.
Wings of Desire
Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds — with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk — that it might be possible for him to take human form.
Wim Wenders, Desperado
"Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim Wenders is considered one of the pioneers of New German Cinema and one of the most important and influential representatives of contemporary cinema. With never-before-shown archive material and extraordinary encounters with companions and contemporary witnesses such as Francis Ford Coppola, Willem Dafoe, Andie MacDowell, Hanns Zischler, Patti Smith, and Werner Herzog, this documentary provides unique insights into the life and work of one of the most multifaceted artists of our times. Renowned documentary filmmaker Eric Friedler ("It Must Schwing. The Blue Note Story") and his co-director Andreas Frege were given the exclusive opportunity to portray Wenders for this film. From Düsseldorf to Paris, and all the way to the desert of Texas, the film traces iconic locations and decisive moments in Wenders' work as director, producer, photographer, and author.
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between man and woman... in an archetypical love story cut from 500 classics from all around the world.
Strapless
An expatriate American doctor in London allows herself to lighten up when her freewheeling younger sister and a mysterious man enter her life. Her inhibitions released, the beautiful doctor learns that freedom has its own price.
Filmography
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Lui-même
as Narrator (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as George Goldsmith
as Narrator German (voice)
as Richter
as Nikola Radin
as Sigmund Freud
as Verge
as Brother Jean
as Godfried
as Wilhelm Powileit
as Arthur Bloch
as Alpöhi
as Rudy Kurlander #1
as Bruno
as Voice of Segantini
as Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)
as Papa
as Diamond Dealer
as The Governor
as Older Jorge O'Kelly
as (archive footage)
as Franz Mann
as Geograph
as Ernst Jürgen
as Fred
as Tiziano Terzani
as Stranger
as Kater
as John
as Professor Rohl
as Jacob
as Horst Herold
as Herbert Schubert
as Self
as Professor Stanciulescu
as Kurt Heinrich
as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
as Grandfather
as Peter (archive footage)
as Narrator
as Adolf Hitler
as Self
as Delp
as Johann von Staupitz
as Adam Rose
as Bogliasco
as Self
as Self
as Fernando Girasoli
as Alexandros
as Fehleisen
as Narrator (German voice)
as Hans Plache
as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
as Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
as Biagio Cavanna
as Damiel
as Player
as Peter Keller
as J.P.
as Josef
as Vittorio
as Self
as Engill
as German narrator (voice)
as Raymond Forbes
as Bruno
as Crusius
as Franco Bassani
as Ezra Pound
as Damiel
as Heinrich Beck
as Peter
as Gustav
as Self (1981 footage)
as Faber
as Paul
as Georg Laschen
as Count Perregaux
as Count Perregaux
as Rémy Muller
as Jakob Nüssli
as David
as Werner
as Self
as Dr. Stephan Kern
as Jonathan Harker
as Hoffmann
as Thomas Rosemund
as Professor Bruckner
as Bruno
as Jonathan Zimmermann
as Gregers Werle
as Der Graf
as Heinrich Grun
as Jakov Shalimov
as Bombadil
as Bernhard Krahl
as Self
as Fred Weber
as Kammerdiener
as Self