Dennis Gansel
Directing
Biography
Dennis Gansel (born 4 October 1973) is a German film director, writer and actor. Gansel was born in 1973 in Hanover, Germany. He grew up in East Berlin and started making films when he was 17. Gansel worked in the festivals for film and television and with disabled people. During this time, he prepared himself for film school. He studied at Munich Film School HFF where he studied for 5 years. Gansel is best known for directing The Wave and his following project; the vampire film We Are The Night, which starred Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer and Max Riemelt. Other than directing, Gansel has also tried acting. He has had several small roles in his own movies as wells as others. Gansel frequently casts Max Riemelt in his films and frequently works with editor Jochen Retter and composer/musician Heiko Maile. His favourite director is Sydney Pollack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Gansel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (17)
The Tank2025Directing
Jim Button and the Wild 132020Directing
Berlin, I Love You2019Directing
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver2018Directing
Mechanic: Resurrection2016Directing
The Fourth State2012Directing
Room 205 of Fear2011Psychiatrist
We Are the Night2010Directing
Men in the City2009Lars
The Wave2008Martin
Before the Fall2004
Girls on Top2001Directing
Das Phantom2000Directing- Living Dead1997Directing
- The Wrong Trip1996Directing
- Im Auftrag des HerrnBen
- Grim NightDirecting
Shows (5)
Das Boot2018Directing- Sarah Kuttner – Die Show2004self - guest
- Bavarian Film Awards1979Self
- Grimme Award1964Self
- German Film Award1951Self