Acting
Hanns Zischler
Born June 18, 1947 · Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany (age 79)
Hanns Zischler (born 18 June 1947) is a German actor most famous in America for his portrayal of Hans in Steven Spielberg's film Munich. According to the Internet Movie Database, Zischler has appeared in 171 movies since 1968. Known in Sweden for his role as Josef Hillman in the second season of the Martin Beck movies, though his voice is dubbed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hann…
Known For
Fatherland · 2026Fatherland
★ 5.82026
MovieDramaHistory
In 1949, German writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika embark on a road trip across a Germany in ruins, from US-dominated Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar.
Munich · 2005Munich
★ 7.12005
MovieDramaHistory
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
I'm The Father · 2002I'm The Father
★ 5.02002
Movie
Marco and Melanie, a young married couple, are living a life of passion, chaos, and all the little frustrations of everyday existence. Their love for each other seems like a beacon on heavy seas. But career pressure, burned toast, and dirty laundry are eroding all tenderness, and they never seem to find enough time for their six-year-old son, Benny, either. Their world is about to fall apart when Melanie moves out, taking Benny with her. She files for divorce, and Marco makes a decision that is not only going to change his own life. He suddenly discovers his own unique way of being a father … I’m the Father is a modern portrait of a generation which appears to fail its own ambitions: After all, how do you combine a job, children, love and all the other challenges of everyday life – without giving yourself up in the process? And then what happens when positions become entrenched and a divorce seems inevitable?
John Cranko · 2024John Cranko
★ 8.22024
MovieDramaHistory
The gifted, charismatic artist John Cranko moves to the Swabian province from London, where he is attacked for his homosexuality, and after many crises becomes the great sensation as the new pop star of the arts: the Stuttgart Ballet Miracle.
The Edukators · 2004The Edukators
★ 7.22004
MovieDramaComedy
Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.
Beck 11 - The Cartel · 2001Beck 11 - The Cartel
★ 5.62001
MovieThrillerCrime
It's a dark night in Stockholm. A chef is murdered in his own kitchen and Martin Beck gets on the case.
Sunshine · 1999Sunshine
★ 6.41999
MovieDramaHistory
The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
Overnight · 2007Overnight
2007
MovieDrama
One day of a Hungarian stock trader.
Movies
Fatherland · 2026Fatherland
★ 5.82026
MovieDramaHistory
In 1949, German writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika embark on a road trip across a Germany in ruins, from US-dominated Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar.
Munich · 2005Munich
★ 7.12005
MovieDramaHistory
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
I'm The Father · 2002I'm The Father
★ 5.02002
Movie
Marco and Melanie, a young married couple, are living a life of passion, chaos, and all the little frustrations of everyday existence. Their love for each other seems like a beacon on heavy seas. But career pressure, burned toast, and dirty laundry are eroding all tenderness, and they never seem to find enough time for their six-year-old son, Benny, either. Their world is about to fall apart when Melanie moves out, taking Benny with her. She files for divorce, and Marco makes a decision that is not only going to change his own life. He suddenly discovers his own unique way of being a father … I’m the Father is a modern portrait of a generation which appears to fail its own ambitions: After all, how do you combine a job, children, love and all the other challenges of everyday life – without giving yourself up in the process? And then what happens when positions become entrenched and a divorce seems inevitable?
John Cranko · 2024John Cranko
★ 8.22024
MovieDramaHistory
The gifted, charismatic artist John Cranko moves to the Swabian province from London, where he is attacked for his homosexuality, and after many crises becomes the great sensation as the new pop star of the arts: the Stuttgart Ballet Miracle.
The Edukators · 2004The Edukators
★ 7.22004
MovieDramaComedy
Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.
Beck 11 - The Cartel · 2001Beck 11 - The Cartel
★ 5.62001
MovieThrillerCrime
It's a dark night in Stockholm. A chef is murdered in his own kitchen and Martin Beck gets on the case.
Sunshine · 1999Sunshine
★ 6.41999
MovieDramaHistory
The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
Overnight · 2007Overnight
2007
MovieDrama
One day of a Hungarian stock trader.
The Cement Garden · 1993The Cement Garden
★ 6.81993
MovieDrama
After the death of her husband, the mother of Julie, Jack, Sue and Tom begins to suffer from a mysterious illness. Aware that she is going to have to go into hospital she opens a bank account for the children, so that they can be financially self-sufficient and will be able to avoid being taken into care by the authorities. Unfortunately she also dies and Julie and Jack (the older, teenage children) decide to hide her body in the basement so that they can have free reign of their household. Soon Tom has taken to dressing as a girl whilst Sue has become increasingly reticent, confiding only to her diary, meanwhile Jack and Julie sense an attraction developing for each other. However Julie's new beau, Derek, threatens to unearth the many dark secrets within this family as he becomes increasingly suspicious of Jack.
Beck 16 - The Last Witness · 2002Beck 16 - The Last Witness
★ 6.62002
MovieCrimeDrama
A series of grisly murders where the victims faces have been removed by acid starts to turn up around Stockholm. Detective Martin Beck and Gunvald Larsson are once again drawn into the darkness.
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man · 2002Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
★ 6.12002
MovieCrimeThriller
A man is raping women after having met them through ads on public noticeboards. At first this seems like an easy crime to solve for Martin Beck and his colleagues but they soon discover that somebody's motivations are far more complex.
Dr. M · 1990Dr. M
★ 4.81990
MovieCrimeMystery
In the not-too-distant future Berlin is shocked by a series of spectacular suicides; a policeman's investigations lead him to a beautiful, enigmatic woman and the revelation of a sinister plot to manipulate the population through mass hypnosis.
The French as Seen by… · 1988The French as Seen by…
★ 6.91988
MovieWarDocumentary
In 1988, Figaro magazine asked a few famous directors to direct a series of short movies to celebrate the 10 years of the revue. The movies have been released for the French revolution bicentenary. Includes: Werner Herzog's Les Gaulois, David Lynch's The Cowboy and the Frenchman, Andrzej Wajda's Proust contre la déchéance, Luigi Comencini's Pèlerinage à Agen, Jean-Luc Godard's Le dernier mot.
Todsünde · 2008Todsünde
★ 5.72008
MovieTV MovieThriller
Olga's Summer · 2002Olga's Summer
★ 4.82002
MovieDrama
A 16 years old Olga is dreaming about leaving house when suddenly she meets a mysterious man who is ready to join her.
Der Leibwächter · 1989Der Leibwächter
★ 7.01989
MovieDramaCrime
Film is about the undercover assignment of a BKA officer as the bodyguard of a drug baron. His job is to gather information to put a stop to the cartel. But unfortunately everything goes wrong, "The Bodyguard" is exposed and eliminated in Turkey. He survives, returns and wants to complete his mission despite betrayal within his own ranks.
Walk on Water · 2004Walk on Water
★ 6.92004
MovieDrama
Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister Pia. The two men set out on a tour of the country, during which Axel challenges Eyal's values.
Amen. · 2002Amen.
★ 7.02002
MovieDramaHistory
Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is appalled to discover that a poison gas he helped discover is being used to kill Jews. Driven by his conscience to alert the rest of the world, Gerstein teams up with a young Jesuit priest, Riccardo Fontana, but their protestations fall on deaf ears in the Vatican.
Beck 12 - The Loner · 2002Beck 12 - The Loner
★ 5.92002
MovieThrillerCrime
An Asian woman is found dead in the water of Stockholm's archipelago. She has been murdered and everything indicates that she was a prostitute. Meanwhile a series of break-ins has occurred on an island outside of Stockholm. Suddenly a retired old man is also found dead in his own yard. Now Beck has two cases to solve and they both point in the same direction.
Domino · 1982Domino
★ 5.31982
MovieDrama
A young actress in Cold War Berlin struggles to decide whether or not to accept a new role, working with an old leftist director in a deserted theatrehouse. Caught between her painful childhood - loss of the mother - and the confusing and instable present political and social situation, she engages with prostitutes, penniless playwrights and postmen of the split Berlin city.
The French Revolution · 1989The French Revolution
★ 7.51989
MovieDramaWar
A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. Part one spans the event until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis XVI lost all authority and was imprisoned). Part two carries the story through the end of the terror in 1794.
Rommel · 2012Rommel
★ 6.12012
MovieActionWar
The story of the final seven months in the life of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
Clouds of Sils Maria · 2014Clouds of Sils Maria
★ 6.62014
MovieDrama
A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier.
Ripley's Game · 2002Ripley's Game
★ 6.42002
MovieCrimeThriller
Tom Ripley - cool, urbane, wealthy, and murderous - lives in a villa in the Veneto with Luisa, his harpsichord-playing girlfriend. A former business associate from Berlin's underworld pays a call asking Ripley's help in killing a rival. Ripley - ever a student of human nature - initiates a game to turn a mild and innocent local picture framer into a hit man. The artisan, Jonathan Trevanny, who's dying of cancer, has a wife, young son, and little to leave them. If Ripley draws Jonathan into the game, can Ripley maintain control? Does it stop at one killing? What if Ripley develops a conscience?
TV Shows
DAS! · 1991DAS!
★ 4.71991
Series
Every evening at 6:45 p.m. sharp, a prominent guest takes a seat on the red sofa—and DAS! provides daily updates on what's hot in the north.
Scene of the Crime · 1970Scene of the Crime
★ 6.21970
SeriesDramaCrime
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
The Old Fox · 1977The Old Fox
★ 6.31977
SeriesCrimeDrama
A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.
Polizeiruf 110 · 1971Polizeiruf 110
★ 6.21971
SeriesCrime
Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite.
Derrick · 1974Derrick
★ 6.11974
SeriesDramaCrime
Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.
A Case For Two · 1981A Case For Two
★ 5.61981
SeriesDramaCrime
Ein Fall für zwei is a German television series, which premiered on September 11, 1981 on ZDF. The series, located in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investigator. Josef Matula, a former German police officer, has gone into private business. His method of investigation is very effective and direct, and he sometimes even resorts to dirty tricks. Claus Theo Gärtner has portrayed the role since the start of the series.
Wolffs Revier · 1992Wolffs Revier
★ 3.71992
SeriesCrime
Wolffs Revier is a German television series.
Im Namen des Gesetzes · 1994Im Namen des Gesetzes
★ 7.21994
SeriesCrimeDrama
Letzte Spur Berlin · 2012Letzte Spur Berlin
★ 6.22012
SeriesCrimeDrama
Babylon Berlin · 2017Babylon Berlin
★ 7.72017
SeriesDramaCrime
Beneath the decadence of 1929 Berlin, lies an underworld city of sin. Police investigator Gereon Rath has been transferred from Cologne to the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties.
Kölner Treff · 1976Kölner Treff
★ 6.81976
Series
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP · 1997Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
★ 6.01997
SeriesDrama
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP was a German hospital drama television series which aired on Sat.1 between 1996 and 2005. The series covered the work of a team of doctors, nurses and caregivers in the fictional Hamburg Hansa Clinic, located in the Altona district.
Donna Leon · 2000Donna Leon
★ 7.32000
SeriesCrimeDrama
Murder, Venice, relationships...it's a delicious concoction in the hands of crime novelist Donna Leon. Venice provides the backdrop for the lush film versions of the bestselling novels, which features the indelible Commissario Guido Brunetti, canal boat rides instead of car chases, fine cuisine and crime investigations in one of Europe’s most beautiful locations.
Der Fahnder · 1984Der Fahnder
★ 7.31984
SeriesCrime
Der Fahnder is a German television krimi series which was aired between 1984 and 2005.
In the Netherlands the series was broadcast by the VARA from 3 October 1985.
Beck · 1999Beck
★ 6.81999
SeriesCrimeDrama
Beck follows Swedish police officer Martin Beck and his team as they investigate various crimes.
Der Kriminalist · 2006Der Kriminalist
★ 4.52006
SeriesCrime
Der Kriminalist is a German television series produced by Monaco Film Hamburg, subsidiary of Odeon Film.
Directors during the first season were Sherry Hormann and Torsten C. Fischer, during the second: Thomas Jahn, Jobst Oetzmann and Torsten C. Fischer.
Küstenwache · 1997Küstenwache
★ 5.81997
SeriesCrime
Küstenwache is a German television series that tells the fictionalized adventures of a unit of Federal Coast Guard officers off the German coast of the Baltic Sea.
Die Kanzlei · 2015Die Kanzlei
★ 3.32015
SeriesDrama
Der letzte Zeuge · 1998Der letzte Zeuge
★ 5.01998
SeriesDramaCrime
Die Kommissarin · 1994Die Kommissarin
★ 8.01994
SeriesCrime
Die Kommissarin is a German police TV series which aired on Das Erste. Its 66 episodes ran from 1994 till 2006.
The series, which takes place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is notable as being the first, and as yet one of the few commercially successful, German detective series to have a female lead character.
The main character is Inspector Lea Sommer, played by Hannelore Elsner. Sommer is divorced with custody of her teenage son, Daniel. She is looking forward to a new relationship with her new boyfriend, Jonathan. Although Lea and Jonathan telephone each other frequently, he has never actually been seen or heard on screen.
Sommer was originally paired with Nick Siegel, but in a 1996 episode, Siegel was shot to death by an escaping criminal. His last words were "Lea, ich fühle mich so kalt". Sommer's current partner officer is Jan Orlop.
Die Kommissarin airs on the German Language channel German Kino Plus in the United States. In Finland it airs on YLE TV2 under the title Etsivä Lea Sommer.
Edel & Starck · 2002Edel & Starck
★ 5.52002
SeriesComedy
Kommissar Stolberg · 2006Kommissar Stolberg
★ 1.02006
SeriesCrime
Stolberg is a German detective television series, starring chief inspector Martin Stolberg. The series is more serious and less flashy than other contemporary German detective series.
Die Männer vom K3 · 1988Die Männer vom K3
1988
SeriesCrime
Die Männer vom K3 is a German television series.
Flemming · 2009Flemming
★ 5.02009
SeriesCrime