List of the best Bruno Ganz movies: Downfall(2004), Eternity and a Day(1998), Wings of Desire(1987), In the White City(1983), Circle of Deceit(1981), Saint-Ex(1996), Knife in the Head(1978), In Times of Fading Light(2017), Heidi(2015), The American Friend(1977), Bread and Tulips(2000), The House That Jack Built(2018) ... ...
War, Drama, History
Germany|Austria|Italy
2004
154 Minutes
Adolf Hitler
Bruno Ganz Alexandra Maria Lara Corinna Harfouch Ulrich Matthes Juliane Köhler Heino Ferch Christian Berkel Matthias Habich Thomas Kretschmann Ulrich Noethen Gotz Otto
dictator eva braun josef goebbels wife secretary nazi frightening bleak fascinating shocking germany berlin bunker office world war ii adolf hitler disillusionment traudl junge paranoia defeat
Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.
Drama
France|Italy|Greece|Germany
1998
134 Minutes
Alexandre
Bruno Ganz Isabelle Renauld Achileas Skevis Despina Bebedeli Iris Chantziantoniou Helene Gerasimidiou Fabrizio Bentivoglio Vassilis Seimenis
Famous writer Alexander is very ill and has little time left to live. He meets a little boy on the street, who is an illegal immigrant from Albania, and goes on a journey with him to take the boy home.
Fantasy
West Germany|France
1987
128 Minutes
Bruno Ganz Solveig Dommartin Otto Sander Curt Bois Lajos Kovács Elmar Wilms Sigurd Rachman
angel circus performer actor elderly person heartwarming tender inspiring emotional berlin germany church love aspirations miracles hope transformation sacrifice forbidden love 1980s
An angel tires of overseeing human activity and wishes to become human when he falls in love with a mortal.
Drama
Switzerland|Portugal|UK
1983
108 Minutes
Paul
Bruno Ganz Teresa Madruga Julia Vonderlinn José de Carvalho Francisco Baiao José Wallenstein Victor Costa Lídia Franco Pedro Efe Joana Vicente
A Swiss sailor jumps ship in Lisbon, tired of the noisy engine room, the ship "a floating factory of crazy people." He rents a room and does little. He writes letters to his lover, ... See full summary »
Drama
West Germany|France
1981
110 Minutes
Georg Laschen
Bruno Ganz Hanna Schygulla Jean Carmet Jerzy Skolimowski Gila von Weitershausen
foreign correspondent photographer lover wife journalist sniper intense spirited gutsy fiery beirut hotel west germany bedroom orphanage lebanese civil war israeli-palestinian conflict journalism ethics moral dilemma
Laschen, a German journalist, travels to the city of Beirut during the fights between Christians and Palestinians to produce an essay about the situation. Together with his photographer, he... See full summary »
Biography
UK
1996
85 Minutes
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Bruno Ganz Miranda Richardson Janet McTeer Ken Stott Katrin Cartlidge Bríd Brennan Eleanor Bron Karl Johnson
Poetic biography of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Drama
1978
108 Minutes
Hoffmann
scientist ex-wife lover radical police detective lawyer suspenseful gripping dark powerful munich hospital bedroom terrorism police brutality recovery propaganda disability false accusations fall
A German scientist (Bruno Ganz) becomes a political tool after a policeman shoots him in the head at a leftist meeting.
Comedy, Drama
2017
101 Minutes
Wilhelm Powileit
Bruno Ganz Hildegard Schmahl Sylvester Groth Evgenia Dodina Alexander Fehling Natalia Belitski
grandfather stalinist nazi politician brooding profound intense intricate quirky melodramatic east germany berlin russia stalinism birthdays political activism propaganda alcoholism occupation escape
Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
Germany|Switzerland
2015
111 Minutes
Anuk Steffen Bruno Ganz Isabelle Ottmann Quirin Agrippi Katharina Schüttler Hannelore Hoger Maxim Mehmet Peter Lohmeyer Anna Schinz Jella Haase Michael Kranz
heidi young girl grandfather emotional swiss alps city freedom friendship herding growing up
A story of a young girl who lives in the Swiss Alps with her goat herding Grandfather.
Mystery & Thriller
West Germany|France
1977
127 Minutes
Dennis Hopper Bruno Ganz Elisabeth Kreuzer Gérard Blain Nicholas Ray Samuel Fuller Peter Lilienthal Daniel Schmid Jean Eustache Rudolf Schündler Sandy Whitelaw
art dealer husband artist forger friend wife uneasy profound dark suspenseful hamburg, germany car train city apartment murder plot unlikely criminal family desperation terminal illness
Tom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man.
Romance
Italy|Switzerland
2000
114 Minutes
Fernando Girasoli
Licia Maglietta Bruno Ganz Giuseppe Battiston Marina Massironi Antonio Catania Felice Andreasi Tatiana Lepore
housewife innkeeper husband son emotional endearing hilarious italy venice rest stop family new life independence midlife crisis transformation discovery escape 2000s
After being forgotten in a highway café during a bus trip, a housewife decides to start a new life by herself in Venice.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Denmark|France|Sweden|Germany|Belgium|Tunisia
2018
151 Minutes
Matt Dillon Bruno Ganz Uma Thurman Siobhan Fallon Hogan Sofie Gråbøl Riley Keough Jeremy Davies Edward Speleers David Bailie Ji-tae Yu Marijana Jankovic
murder victim serial killer amusing dark frightening torture chamber road evil plot impending doom dysfunction evil murderous rampage good vs. evil 2010s
The story follows Jack, a highly intelligent serial killer, over the course of twelve years, and depicts the murders that really develop his inner madman.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2017
71 Minutes
Patricia Clarkson Bruno Ganz Cherry Jones Emily Mortimer Cillian Murphy Kristin Scott Thomas Timothy Spall
host friend politician husband couple wife brash amusing emotional tense quirky london house living room bathroom dining room kitchen friendship relationships marriage
Janet (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas) hosts a party to celebrate her new promotion, but once the guests arrive, it becomes clear that not everything is going to go down as smoothly as the red wine.
Drama
Australia
1992
96 Minutes
Lisa Harrow Bruno Ganz Kerry Fox Miranda Otto Kiri Paramore Bill Hunter Lex Marinos Micki Camilleri Lynne Murphy
Vicki returns to her elder sister Beth's house in Australia after an affair in Italy. Beth, with a teenage daughter, has become involved in something of a marriage of convenience with ... See full summary »
Drama
India
2018
114 Minutes
Prof. Sigmund Freud
Simon Morzé Bruno Ganz Johannes Krisch Emma Drogunova Karoline Eichhorn Regina Fritsch Tom Hanslmaier Thomas Mraz
young man sigmund freud dancer love interest teen boy psychoanalyst engaging melodramatic emotional gripping intense passionate vienna austria dance club psychoanalysis passion attraction ambition adventure
Produced by Raajaysh Chetwal (Rhombus Films), 'The Wishing Tree' is a magical, inspirational and an extremely entertaining story of five children in a hill-station somewhere in India, who ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1989
97 Minutes
Blair Brown Bruno Ganz Bridget Fonda Alan Howard Michael Gough Hugh Laurie Suzanne Burden
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.
Drama, Romance
2018
106 Minutes
Kidist Siyum Bruno Ganz Patrick D'Assumçao Yoann Blanc Stéphane Bissot
young girl refugee african bleak dark gripping intense swiss alps switzerland refugees secret love disappearance pregnancy unwanted pregnancy forbidden love escape love mystery unknown era
Romance
1976
102 Minutes
Der Graf
Édith Clever Bruno Ganz Peter Lühr Edda Seippel Otto Sander Eduard Linkers Ruth Drexel Bernhard Frey
A widowed noblewoman (Édith Clever) is at a loss to explain her pregnancy after a Russian officer (Bruno Ganz) saves her from a rapist.
Horror
West Germany|France
1979
107 Minutes
Jonathan Harker
Klaus Kinski Isabelle Adjani Bruno Ganz Roland Topor Walter Ladengast Dan van Husen Jan Groth Carsten Bodinus Martje Grohmann
vampire husband wife real estate broker creepy dark brooding castle transylvania death curse plagues immortality revenge quest love sacrifice 1970s
Count Dracula moves from Transylvania to Wismar, spreading the Black Plague across the land. Only a woman pure of heart can bring an end to his reign of horror.
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Norway|Denmark|Sweden
2014
116 Minutes
Stellan Skarsgård Pål Sverre Hagen Bruno Ganz Hildegun Riise Peter Andersson Birgitte Hjort Sørensen Jakob Oftebro Anders Baasmo Christiansen Jon Øigarden Gard Eidsvold Goran Navojec
snowplow driver murderer son gangster drug lord melodramatic intense suspenseful thrilling brooding brutal norway criminal underworld drug house murder death of a child retribution mafia underworld adventure
After his son is murdered by drug dealers, a snowplow driver starts seeking revenge.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Romania|France|Italy|Germany
2007
125 Minutes
Prof. Stanciulescu
professor old man young man doctor nazi love interest incredible intricate dense passionate romania switzerland india bulgaria malta hospital aging time youth supernatural
A love story wrapped in a mystery. Set in World War II Europe, a professor is changed by a cataclysmic event and explores the mysteries of life.
Drama
2015
96 Minutes
Bruno
Marthe Keller Max Riemelt Bruno Ganz Corinna Kirchhoff Fermi Reixach Marie Leuenberger Fèlix Pons Florentín Groll Eva Barceló Lluís Altés Kate Ashcroft
A young composer moves from Berlin to the island of Ibiza and begins a friendship with an elderly woman whose painful past has caused her to reject everything to do with Germany, including her native language.
Crime, History, Biography, Drama
Germany|France|Czech Republic
2008
150 Minutes
Horst Herold
Martina Gedeck Moritz Bleibtreu Johanna Wokalek Bruno Ganz Jan Josef Liefers Alexandra Maria Lara Heino Ferch Nadja Uhl Hannah Herzsprung
anarchist journalist girlfriend police chief brutal disturbing tense germany jordan iran embassy prison red army faction terrorism political repression anarchy patriotism violence wretched excess pursuit
A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.
Drama
Switzerland
2006
120 Minutes
Grandfather
Teo Gheorghiu Julika Jenkins Urs Jucker Fabrizio Borsani Bruno Ganz Eleni Haupt Kristina Lykowa Tamara Scarpellini
child prodigy mother father grandfather charming confident incredible switzerland zurich airplane high expectations piano childhood flying family growing up escape transformation 2000s
A twelve-year-old piano prodigy who suffocates from his parent's big dreams for him decides to make his escape--and with the aid of his grandfather--chase his own dreams instead.
Romance, Drama
Germany|USA
2008
123 Minutes
Professor Rohl
Kate Winslet Ralph Fiennes David Kross Lena Olin Bruno Ganz Alexandra Maria Lara Hannah Herzsprung Volker Bruch Jeanette Hain Moritz Grove
student lawyer old flame criminal dark emotional germany courtroom jail train auschwitz romance nazism trial suicide coming of age love mystery discovery 20th century
Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|UK|Germany
2019
174 Minutes
Judge Lueben
August Diehl Valerie Pachner Maria Simon Tobias Moretti Bruno Ganz Matthias Schoenaerts Karin Neuhäuser Ulrich Matthes Franz Rogowski Karl Markovics Michael Nyqvist
farmer austrian pacifist bleak emotional inspiring incredible austria farm world war ii resistance nazis escape sacrifice 1940s
The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|Germany|France|USA
2011
113 Minutes
Ernst Jürgen
Liam Neeson Diane Kruger January Jones Aidan Quinn Bruno Ganz Frank Langella Rainer Bock Sebastian Koch Olivier Schneider Stipe Erceg Mido Hamada
doctor taxi driver impostor professor wife assassin gripping suspenseful gritty berlin germany hospice hotel identity theft mistaken identity assassination conspiracy discovery escape quest
When a man awakens from a coma only to discover that someone has taken on his identity, he teams up with a young woman to prove who he is.
Fantasy
Germany
1993
140 Minutes
Damiel
Otto Sander Peter Falk Horst Buchholz Nastassja Kinski Bruno Ganz Solveig Dommartin Willem Dafoe
angel human devil musician mikhail gorbachev police officer brooding emotional uplifting germany warehouse car street apartment bar angels evil save humanity emotion helping others
A group of angels in the German capital look longingly upon the life of humans.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2013
117 Minutes
Diamond Dealer
Michael Fassbender Penélope Cruz Cameron Diaz Javier Bardem Brad Pitt Bruno Ganz Rosie Perez Sam Spruell Toby Kebbell Edgar Ramírez Ruben Blades
lawyer lover drug dealer fiancé nightclub owner gritty uneasy hedonistic mexico amsterdam hotel texas border drug smuggling cocaine trade bad behavior drug trade wretched excess revenge rivalry
A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller
Switzerland|Germany|Portugal
2013
111 Minutes
Jorge O'Kelly
Jeremy Irons Mélanie Laurent Jack Huston Martina Gedeck Tom Courtenay August Diehl Bruno Ganz Lena Olin Marco D'Almeida Beatriz Batarda Christopher Lee
college professor mysterious woman doctor optician resistance fighter priest brooding dark engaging emotional moving somber switzerland lisbon, portugal chance meeting search history portuguese culture resistance flashbacks
Swiss Professor Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons) abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself.
Drama
France|Italy
1976
95 Minutes
Heinrich Grün
Jeanne Moreau Francine Racette Lucía Bosé Caroline Cartier Marie Henriau Keith Carradine Bruno Ganz François Simon
Sarah, an actress nearing 40, has invited the woman who has been her best friend for 16 years and two younger women to her vacation retreat in Provence. There are the simple pleasures of ... See full summary »
Drama
2013
122 Minutes
The Governor
Mads Mikkelsen Swann Arlaud Paul Bartel Mélusine Mayance Delphine Chuillot David Kross Bruno Ganz Denis Lavant Roxane Duran Christian Chaussex David Bennent
vigilante horse trader lord emotional gritty france small town uprising revenge rivalry 16th century
In 16th-century France, a horse trader (Mads Mikkelsen) raises a peasant army and goes to war to exact vengeance on an unjust lord.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2004
130 Minutes
Richard Delp
Denzel Washington Meryl Streep Liev Schreiber Jon Voight Kimberly Elise Jeffrey Wright Ted Levine Bruno Ganz Miguel Ferrer Dean Stockwell Jude Ciccolella
sergeant soldier captain politician major mother thrilling creepy kuwait rally desert bedroom brainwashing political campaign doubt corporate greed conspiracy gulf war rise discovery
In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.