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Alexander Held
Gerald Alexander Held (born 19 October 1958) is a German actor. He is internationally best known for his historical depictions, as Walther Hewel in the 2004 film ''Der Untergang'', Robert Mohr in the 2005 film ''Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage'' and as state prosecutor Siegfried Buback in the 2008 film ''Der Baader Meinhof Komplex''. Life During his school years, Held was a solo singer of the Regensburger Domspatzen, and played football for TSV 1860 München, winning five youth championships. He finished his acting training at the Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts in Munich, and then joined the Munich Kammerspiele. Further engagements at the Staatsschauspiel Hannover, the Freien Volksbühne Berlin, the Theater Basel, and the Salzburg Festival followed. In 1993, Held was cast by director Klaus Emmerich in ''Morlock'' in his first television film role. Since then he has appeared in numerous cinema and TV productions, including Steven Spielberg's ''Schindler's Li ...
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Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by population, third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 11th-largest city in the European Union. The Munich Metropolitan Region, city's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people. Straddling the banks of the River Isar (a tributary of the Danube) north of the Northern Limestone Alps, Bavarian Alps, Munich is the seat of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk, administrative region of Upper Bavaria, while being the population density, most densely populated municipality in Germany (4,500 people per km2). Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialects, Bavarian dialect area, ...
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Klaus Emmerich (director)
Klaus Emmerich (born 10 August 1943) is a German film director and screenwriter. His 1979 film ''The First Polka'' was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1981 film ''Trokadero'' was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Heiratskandidaten'' (1975, TV film) — (based on a play by Gabriele Wohmann) * ''Erziehung durch Dienstmädchen'' (1975, TV film) — (based on a novel by Robert Wolfgang Schnell) * ''Kreutzer'' (1977) * ' (1978, TV film) — (biographical film about Heinrich Heine) * ''The First Polka'' (1979) — (based on a novel by Horst Bienek) * ''Trokadero'' (1981) — (screenplay by Jörg Graser) * ''Rote Erde (TV series), Rote Erde'' (1983, TV miniseries) — (screenplay by Peter Stripp) * ''Tatort: '' (1986, TV series episode) * ''Reporter (TV series), Reporter'' (1989, TV series) * Rote Erde (TV series), ''Rote Erde'', second season (1990, TV miniseries) — (screenplay by Peter Stripp) * ' (1991) ...
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Joseph Vilsmaier
Joseph Vilsmaier (, 24 January 1939 – 11 February 2020) was a German film director who began his career as a technician and cameraman. He is internationally known for films such as ''Comedian Harmonists (film), Comedian Harmonists''. Life Born in Munich. Vilsmaier attended a boarding school near Augsburg. He then trained as a technician to make film cameras, and studied piano at the Musikhochschule München. He was a member of a jazz group. After working as a technician, he moved into film, first as a material and camera assistant, then from 1961 as a cameraman. He filmed episodes of television series such as ''Tatort''. His debut film as director, ''Herbstmilch (film), Herbstmilch'' in 1988, starring his wife, Dana Vávrová, was a huge success. In 1995, he directed ''Brother of Sleep, Schlafes Bruder'', after Schlafes Bruder, the novel by Robert Schneider (writer), Robert Schneider. In 1997, he directed ''Comedian Harmonists (film), Comedian Harmonists'' which became an int ...
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Brandner Kaspar
Brandner is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Christoph Brandner (born 1975), Austrian professional hockey winger *Ferdinand Brandner (1903–1986), Austrian aerospace designer, S.S. Standartenführer in Nazi Germany *Gary Brandner (1933–2013), American horror author known for his werewolf themed trilogy of novels, ''The Howling'' *Hans Brandner (born 1949), German former luger who competed for West Germany from the early 1970s to the early 1980s * Josef Brandner (1915–1996), highly decorated panzer ace in the Wehrmacht during World War II * Karl Brandner (1898–1961), American artist who worked primarily in landscapes *Kaspar Brandner (1916–1984), highly decorated Oberjäger in the Wehrmacht during World War II * Klaus Brandner (politician) (born 1949), German politician and member of the SPD * Klaus Brandner (skier) (born 1990), German alpine ski racer * Patrik Brandner, Czech footballer *Stephan Brandner (born 1966), German politician Fictional ch ...
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Iris Berben
Iris Renate Dorothea Berben (, born 12 August 1950) is a German actress and voice actress. Biography Berben was born in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia. She grew up in Hamburg, where her parents ran a restaurant. Berben has appeared in about 150 film and television productions since 1969. Until today, Berben plays leading roles in a large number of German television productions, including the sitcom '' Zwei himmlische Töchter'' in the 1970s and the comedy show '' Sketchup'' with Diether Krebs in the 1980s. One of her best-known roles is the title character, a no-nonsense police commissioner, in the long-running crime series ''Rosa Roth'' between 1994 and 2013. Among her film roles are Sergio Corbucci's western '' Compañeros'' (1970) with Franco Nero, the Thomas Mann film adaption '' Die Buddenbrooks'' (2008) and the barmaid Petra in the sport film ''Eddie the Eagle'' (2016). After the Six-Day War in 1967, she travelled to Israel, and afterwards became the partner of the Isra ...
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Social Democratic Party Of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been the party's leader since the 2019 leadership election together with Lars Klingbeil, who joined her in December 2021. After Olaf Scholz was elected chancellor in 2021 the SPD became the leading party of the federal government, which the SPD formed with the Greens and the Free Democratic Party, after the 2021 federal election. The SPD is a member of 11 of the 16 German state governments and is a leading partner in seven of them. The SPD was established in 1863. It was one of the earliest Marxist-influenced parties in the world. From the 1890s through the early 20th century, the SPD was Europe's largest Marxist party, and the most popular political party in Germany. During the First World War, the party split between a pro-war mainstream ...
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Ottfried Fischer
Ottfried Fischer (; born 7 November 1953) is a retired German actor and Kabarett artist best known for his role as Benno Berghammer in the popular German TV series ''Der Bulle von Tölz''. He is a supporter of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Personal life Fischer was born to Werner Fischer and Maria Fischer (née Wagner) on 7 November 1953 on the farm "Ornatsöd" in Untergriesbach, Lower Bavaria. He began studying law at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich but quit his studies after a short time and founded the "Münchner Hinterhoftheater" (Munich back alley theater) with some friends in 1980, where he started as a Kabarett artist and actor. In 2008, Fischer informed the press that he has Parkinson's disease. Career Kabarett In 1983, Austrian Kabarett artist Werner Schneyder invited Fischer to his television show ''Meine Gäste und ich''. In 1989, he has his first solo performance as a Kabarett artist with his program "Schwer ist leicht was". In 1994, ...
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Der Bulle Von Tölz
''Der Bulle von Tölz'' is a German television series which has been produced and broadcast by Sat.1 since 1996. As of January 2009, 69 self-contained feature-length episodes have been made. Genre Set in Bad Tölz, Bavaria, the series is about the activities of the local ''Kriminalpolizei'' as personified by Benno Berghammer (Ottfried Fischer), the eponymous ''Bulle'' (literally "bull", a slang word and the equivalent of "cop" but at the same time an allusion to his bulky appearance), and Sabrina Lorenz (Katerina Jacob), two ''Kommissare'' who invariably, at the beginning of each episode, are faced with murder in the seemingly idyllic small town of Bad Tölz or its rural surroundings. Generally, no violence is shown, and although the plot is always well constructed and the murder cases are always plausible and realistic, the huge popularity of the show is due to the underlying comedy which pervades each episode. Thus, most adult viewers derive more pleasure from the constellation ...
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Downfall (2004 Film)
''Downfall'' (german: Der Untergang, it, La caduta – Gli ultimi giorni di Hitler) is a 2004 German-language historical war drama film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel from a screenplay by its producer, Bernd Eichinger. It is set during the Battle of Berlin in World War II, when Nazi Germany is on the verge of defeat, and depicts the final days of Adolf Hitler (portrayed by Bruno Ganz). The cast includes Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler, Heino Ferch, Christian Berkel, Alexander Held, Matthias Habich, and Thomas Kretschmann. The film is a German-Austrian-Italian co-production. Principal photography took place from September to November 2003, on location in Berlin, Munich, and in Saint Petersburg, Russia. As the film is set in and around the ''Führerbunker'', Hirschbiegel used eyewitness accounts, survivors' memoirs, and other historical sources during production to reconstruct the look and atmosphere of 1940s Berlin. The screenplay wa ...
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Oliver Hirschbiegel
Oliver Hirschbiegel (born 29 December 1957) is a German film director. His works include ''Das Experiment'' and the Oscar-nominated '' Downfall''. Life and career Hirschbiegel was born in Hamburg, Germany. A Waldorf graduate, Hirschbiegel studied painting and graphic arts, later film, at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts. In 1986, he directed his first film, the made-for-TV movie ''Das Go! Projekt'', the script for which he had written himself. He became a successful TV director, directing numerous episodes of the ''Tatort'' and ''Kommissar Rex'' series. His first theatrical release was the well-received movie ''Das Experiment''. In 2004, he attracted world-wide attention with the film ''Der Untergang'' (released in English-speaking countries as '' Downfall''), produced by Bernd Eichinger. It recounts Adolf Hitler's last days, and sparked an extensive debate in Germany over the portrayal of Nazi leaders. The film was a critical and commercial success, winning numerous award ...
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Marc Rothemund
Marc Rothemund (born 26 August 1968) is a German film director. He is the son of the film director Sigi Rothemund and the brother of the actress Nina Rothemund. He began his career as an assistant for his father and then began to direct episodes for TV series. His first feature film was the 1998 production ''Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit''. In 2005 he directed the film ''Sophie Scholl – The Final Days'', written by Fred Breinersdorfer, which was nominated for the 78th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film and received numerous other awards, including the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography * ''Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit'' (1998) * '' Ants in the Pants'' (2000) * ' (2002) * ''Sophie Scholl – The Final Days'' (2005) * ''Pornorama'' (2007) * ''Single by Contract'' (2010) * ''The Girl with Nine Wigs'' (2013) * ''My Blind Date With L ...
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