Gustaf Gründgens

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.

  • Title: Gustaf Gründgens
  • Popularity: 2.873
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1899-12-22
  • Place of Birth: Düsseldorf, Germany
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Gustaf Gründgens Movies

  • 1931
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    M

    M

    8.082 1931 HD

    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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  • 1933
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    Der Tunnel

    Der Tunnel

    6 1933 HD

    The engineer MacAllan designs a tunnel, which will join America and Europe together on the seabed. A group of American billionaires are financing...

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  • 2017
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    Hitler's Hollywood

    Hitler's Hollywood

    6.4 2017 HD

    Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1933, when the Nazis came into power, until 1945, when the Third Reich...

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  • 1933
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    Liebelei

    Liebelei

    7 1933 HD

    Vienna in the beginning of the twentieth century. Cavalry Lieutenant Fritz Lobheimer is about to end his affair with Baroness Eggerdorff when he...

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  • 1960
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    Faust

    Faust

    7.3 1960 HD

    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...

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  • 1932
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    The Countess of Monte Cristo

    The Countess of Monte Cristo

    5 1932 HD

    The two aspiring actresses Jeanette and Mimi are waiting for their big chance. But the real breakthrough is slow in coming. Jeanette especially...

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  • 1938
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    Tanz auf dem Vulkan

    Tanz auf dem Vulkan

    6 1938 HD

    Paris, 1830: Jean-Gaspard Debureau performs on the stage and delights his audience with song, wit and charm. He is, however, very unpopular with...

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  • 1931
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    Danton

    Danton

    5 1931 HD

    This pre-WW II German costume drama chronicles the French Revolution with a particular focus upon Danton, Robespierre, and Marat. It depicts the...

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  • 1937
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    Love in Stunt Flying

    Love in Stunt Flying

    5 1937 HD

    Mabel is a successful pilot who hates sensational media, but falls in love with Jack, a womanizer journalist with conservative views on gender. When...

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  • 1941
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    Friedemann Bach

    Friedemann Bach

    5.5 1941 HD

    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...

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  • 1935
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    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

    5 1935 HD

    France in the 15th Century: The country is marked by the wars with England and internal power struggles. King Charles sees himself powerless against...

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  • 1930
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    Hokuspokus

    Hokuspokus

    1 1930 HD

    Hokuspokus is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch and Oskar Homolka. It was an adaptation...

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    The Theft of the Mona Lisa

    The Theft of the Mona Lisa

    5.3 1931 HD

    This German crime drama was based on a true story. Willy Forst stars as a poverty-stricken Italian glazier who falls in love with French hotel maid...

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  • 1934
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    Black Fighter Johanna

    Black Fighter Johanna

    5 1934 HD

    Germany under Napoleon. Johanna is travelling by stagecoach when one of its occupants, Major Korfes, is arrested by the French militia. Before...

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  • 1960
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    A Glass of Water

    A Glass of Water

    6.4 1960 HD

    Intrigue and scheming at the court of Queen Anne of England between liberal Lord Bolingbroke and Lady Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. German...

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  • 1931
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    Yorck

    Yorck

    1 1931 HD

    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...

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  • 1935
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    Pygmalion

    Pygmalion

    6 1935 HD

    The poor, lower-class girl Eliza Dolittle sells flowers at London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral to passers-by. Her plain jargon, her headstrong...

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  • 1941
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    Uncle Krüger

    Uncle Krüger

    7.5 1941 HD

    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...

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  • 1932
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    Teilnehmer antwortet nicht

    Teilnehmer antwortet nicht

    5 1932 HD

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  • 1936
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    Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung

    Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung

    6 1936 HD

    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...

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  • 1934
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    So Ended a Great Love

    So Ended a Great Love

    5 1934 HD

    The political advisor to the French emperor Napoleon, and the Austrian emperor Franz I, arrange a marriage between Napoleon and the Austrian...

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  • 1933
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    Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez

    Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1931
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    Luise, Queen of Prussia

    Luise, Queen of Prussia

    1 1931 HD

    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...

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  • 1930
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    Never Trust a Woman

    Never Trust a Woman

    1 1930 HD

    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...

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  • 1933
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    Le Tunnel

    Le Tunnel

    6 1933 HD

    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...

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  • 1935
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    Hundert Tage

    Hundert Tage

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1934
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    Inheritance in Pretoria

    Inheritance in Pretoria

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1933
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    Love Story

    Love Story

    4.7 1933 HD

    A young German officer's (Wolfgang Liebeneiner) life is turned upside when he tries to end his affair with a married baroness (Olga Tschechowa) after...

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  • 1930
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    Fire in the Opera House

    Fire in the Opera House

    5 1930 HD

    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...

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  • 2015
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    A Physical History of 'M'

    A Physical History of 'M'

    1 2015 HD

    This documentary traces the "physical history" of Fritz Lang’s M, from its production and original distribution to the digital restoration used...

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  • 1939
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    Der Schritt vom Wege

    Der Schritt vom Wege

    4.3 1939 HD

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  • 1960
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    Faust

    Faust

    7.3 1960 HD

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  • 1937
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    Love in Stunt Flying

    Love in Stunt Flying

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1934
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    Die Finanzen des Großherzogs

    Die Finanzen des Großherzogs

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1939
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    Der Schritt vom Wege

    Der Schritt vom Wege

    4.3 1939 HD

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  • 1934
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    Die Finanzen des Großherzogs

    Die Finanzen des Großherzogs

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1964
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    Don Gil von den grünen Hosen

    Don Gil von den grünen Hosen

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1941
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    Friedemann Bach

    Friedemann Bach

    5.5 1941 HD

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  • 1940
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    Two Worlds

    Two Worlds

    5 1940 HD

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  • 1933
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    Eine Stadt steht kopf

    Eine Stadt steht kopf

    1 1933 HD

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  • 2002
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    Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

    Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

    1 2002 HD

    "The Century of the Theater" - From the "birth of the director" to the "heroes of modernity" - an overview of the world of theater - illuminates the...

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  • 1963
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    Zur Person

    Zur Person

    1 1963 HD

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