Gustaf Gründgens
Gustaf Gründgens (22 December 1899 – 7 October 1963), born Gustav Heinrich Arnold Gründgens, was one of Germany's most famous and influential actors of the 20th century, and artistic director of theatres in Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Hamburg. His career continued unimpeded through the years of the Nazi regime; the extent to which this can be considered as deliberate collaboration with the Nazis is hotly disputed.
His best known roles were that of Mephistopheles in Goethe's Faust in 1956/57, and as "Der Schränker" (The Safecracker) who is the chief judge of the kangaroo court presiding over Peter Lorre in Fritz Lang's M.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.85 |
| Birthday | 1899-12-22 |
| Place of Birth | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Also Known As |
1931
M
8.06/2453
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's...
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M
1933
Der Tunnel
6.143/7
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Hitler's Hollywood
6.453/32
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Hitler's Hollywood
1933
Liebelei
6.892/37
Vienna in the beginning of the twentieth century. Cavalry Lieutenant Fritz Lobheimer is about to end his affair with Baroness Eggerdorff when he meets...
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Liebelei
1960
Faust
7.344/16
In 1957 Gustaf Gründgens staged a new production of Goethe's Faust in which he once again played Mephisto, a part he had played since 1932. The brilli...
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Faust
1932
The Countess of Monte Cristo
6.4/5
The two aspiring actresses Jeanette and Mimi are waiting for their big chance. But the real breakthrough is slow in coming. Jeanette especially desp...
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The Countess of Monte Cristo
1938
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
6.5/6
Paris, 1830: Jean-Gaspard Debureau performs on the stage and delights his audience with song, wit and charm. He is, however, very unpopular with Kin...
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Tanz auf dem Vulkan
1931
Danton
5.833/6
This pre-WW II German costume drama chronicles the French Revolution with a particular focus upon Danton, Robespierre, and Marat. It depicts the drama...
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Danton
1937
Love in Stunt Flying
5.5/4
Mabel is a successful pilot who hates sensational media, but falls in love with Jack, a womanizer journalist with conservative views on gender. When t...
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Love in Stunt Flying
1941
Friedemann Bach
7/3
During a house concert, the Bach family gets a visit by their son Wilhelm Friedemann, who has just given up his position in Dresden because he no long...
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Friedemann Bach
1935
Joan of Arc
6.25/4
France in the 15th Century: The country is marked by the wars with England and internal power struggles. King Charles sees himself powerless against t...
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Joan of Arc
1930
Hokuspokus
9/1
Kitty Kellermann is set to appear in court on suspicion of murder. She is accused of killing her husband. Strangely enough, Peter Bille, who suddenly...
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Hokuspokus
1931
The Theft of the Mona Lisa
6.25/4
A painter working at the Louvre is struck by the Mona Lisa. When he meets a girl whom he believes bears a resemblance to the painting, and who wants h...
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The Theft of the Mona Lisa
1934
Black Fighter Johanna
5.75/4
Germany under Napoleon. Johanna is travelling by stagecoach when one of its occupants, Major Korfes, is arrested by the French militia. Before capture...
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Black Fighter Johanna
1960
A Glass of Water
6.5/6
Intrigue and scheming at the court of Queen Anne of England between liberal Lord Bolingbroke and Lady Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. German comedy...
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A Glass of Water
1931
Yorck
10/1
The story of General Yorck von Wartenburg, a commander in the army of Prussian King Wilhelm, who defied the king's orders for the Prussian army to joi...
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Yorck
1935
Pygmalion
6.667/3
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training,...
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Pygmalion
1941
Uncle Krüger
7.444/9
An anti-British propaganda film from Nazi Germany which depicts the life of the South African politician Paul Kruger and his eventual defeat by the Br...
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Uncle Krüger
1932
Teilnehmer antwortet nicht
5.75/4
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Teilnehmer antwortet nicht
1936
A Woman of No Importance
7/2
Sylvia, the daughter of the pastor Kelvil, is lectrice to Lady Patricia and gets to know the young Lord Harford. They love one another, but their cla...
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A Woman of No Importance
1934
So Ended a Great Love
6.5/2
The political advisor to the French emperor Napoleon, and the Austrian emperor Franz I, arrange a marriage between Napoleon and the Austrian archduche...
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So Ended a Great Love
1933
Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez
7/1
As a gang of classy jewel thieves hop from one European country to another, an engineer rescues a woman from their clutches.
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Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez
1931
Luise, Queen of Prussia
8/1
Vehicle for one of the Weimar era's most beloved actresses: as the popular Prussian queen in 1806-1807, she presides over the humiliating Peace of Til...
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Luise, Queen of Prussia
1930
Never Trust a Woman
9/1
A sailor falls for a music hall performer with marital problems, after having been at sea a long 12 years, only to learn the distressing news that she...
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Never Trust a Woman
1933
Le Tunnel
6.333/6
An engineer is hired to plan and oversee the construction of a undersea tunnel between Europe and the US. However, certain interests don't want to see...
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Le Tunnel
1935
Hundert Tage
9/1
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Hundert Tage
1934
Inheritance in Pretoria
10/1
The businessman Bernhard Fredersen, who has been blinded by an eye disease, shuts down his long-established company in Hamburg and moves to Pretoria t...
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Inheritance in Pretoria
1933
Love Story
4.8/5
A young German officer's life is turned upside when he tries to end his affair with a married baroness after falling for an innocent young singer. Fre...
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Love Story
1930
Fire in the Opera House
7.5/2
It begins with a Tannhäuser performance and ends with the premiere of The Tales of Hoffmann. In between a young ingénue cast in her first big role, th...
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Fire in the Opera House
2015
A Physical History of 'M'
0/0
This documentary traces the "physical history" of Fritz Lang’s M, from its production and original distribution to the digital restoration used as the...
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A Physical History of 'M'
1930
Va Banque
7/1
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