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Bruno Ganz (1941-2019) Bruno Ganz. Bruno Ganz was an acclaimed Swiss actor who was a prominent figure in German language film and television for over fifty years. He is internationally renowned for portraying Adolf Hitler in the Academy Award-nominated film Downfall (2004). Ganz was born in Zürich, to a Swiss mechanic father and a northern ...
- Actor, Director, Cinematographer
- March 22, 1941
- 2 min
- February 16, 2019
Bruno Ganz. Bruno Ganz ( German: [ˈbruːno ˈɡant͡s] ⓘ; 22 March 1941 – 16 February 2019) [note 1] was a Swiss actor whose career in German stage, television and film productions spanned nearly 60 years. He was known for his collaborations with the directors Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Francis Ford Coppola, and Wim Wenders, earning ...
Feb 16, 2019 · Bruno Ganz: He Played Hitler and a Hovering Angel, But Was Most Memorable When Caught Between Good and Evil. By Owen Gleiberman. Road Movies/Films Du Losange/Fil. A lot of people probably don’t ...
Feb 16, 2019 · Bruno Ganz: 1941-2019. Few actors have the range to play an angel and one of history's devils but Bruno Ganz was not an ordinary actor. It’s telling that the two roles for which he will likely be most remembered are on the extreme edges of morality: Damiel the Angel in “ Wings of Desire ” and Adolf Hitler in “ Downfall .”.
Feb 16, 2019 · 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 ...
