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- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Sandra Hüller was born in Suhl. She studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. For her performance of Anneliese Michel in Hans-Christian Schmid's drama Requiem she won The Silver Bear for Best Actress. She is internationally known for her starring role in Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann, for which she won among others the European Film Award and the Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Growing up as the daughter of the teacher Wolfgang Meffert and his wife Marianne née Kleber, she attended school in Großenhain from 1961 to 1973. She completed her Abitur at the extended high school. After training as a nurse, she began studying textile engineering at the TU Dresden in 1976. From 1978 to 1981 she attended the Ernst Busch Drama School in Berlin and came to Chemnitz, then Karl Marx City. There she made her acting debut with the Goethe play "Faust II". Under Heiner Müller she played in the Shakespeare drama "Macbeth" at the Berlin Volksbühne in 1982. Roles in Berlin followed, including in the "Threepenny Opera" and in "Now Only Brecht". Corinna Harfouch became a celebrated film actress in the GDR and rose to stardom on German television and on the screen after the fall of communism. During the GDR era she starred in films such as "The House by the River", "Fallada - Last Chapter" (1987), "The Little Public Prosecutor" (1987), "The Actress" (1988), "The Big Mouth" and " Meeting in Travers" (1989).
After reunification, she thrilled television audiences in the TV series "Our teacher Dr. Specht", in the TV film "5 Hours of Fear - Taking Hostages in Kindergarten" and in crime films such as "Tatort" and "Kommissar Beck". Further film roles followed for Corinna Harfouch. In 1993 she impressed in her first leading role in Joseph Vilsmaier's "Charlie & Louise" and then in "The Promise". She appeared in front of the camera for many other successful productions. She played alongside Helmut Berger alongside Jürgen Vogel in "Come Back, Sexy Sadie" (1995), in "Damn, He Loves Me", with Katharina and Anna Thalbach in "Dangerous Girlfriend" (1996) and together with Til Schweiger and Jan Josef Liefers in "Knockin'' On Heavens Door" (1997). "To err is male" (1996), "Solo for Clarinet" (1998), "The Great Bagarozy" (1999), "Fandango - Members Only" (2000) and "Now or Never - Time is Money" (2000) were other film hits in which Corinna Harfouch was seen. She also received a lot of attention in 1996 when she appeared in "Eva, Hitler's Lover".
She also appeared on the stage of the Berliner Volkstheater in "The Woman from the Sea" and "Des Teufels General". Corinna Harfouch starred alongside Katja Riemann in the children's film "Bibi Blocksberg", which was released in German cinemas in 2002. The sequel "Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of the Blue Owls" was published in 2004. Corinna Harfouch has received several awards for her achievements. She received the Critics' Prize for Best Actress twice - in 1989 for "The Actress" and in 1990 for "Meeting in Travers." In 1995 she was awarded the "Bavarian Film Prize" for "Irren ist Mann" and in 1997 she was honored with the "Golden Lion" and the "Bavarian Film Prize" for "The Outbreak" and "Dangerous Girlfriend". One of her most spectacular roles is her portrayal of Magda Goebbels in the Oliver Hirschbiegel drama "Downfall". The film with Bruno Ganz in the role of Adolf Hitler is about the last days in the Führerbunker.
In November 2005, "Through this night I don't see a single star" was released in cinemas. Corinna Harfouch plays Bozena Nemcová (1820 - 1862), the most famous Czech writer to date, who led a life far removed from all conventions. Harfouch was named "Best German Actress" at the 2007 "Golden Camera" award ceremony.
Corinna Harfouch is the mother of a son from her marriage to Michael Gwisdeck.- André Kaczmarczyk was born in 1986 in Suhl, German Democratic Republic. He is an actor, known for Anonymous (2011), 37 Days (2014) and Die Deutschen (2008).
- Jens Triebel was born on 19 March 1969 in Suhl, Thuringia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Achterbahn (1992), Planet Wissen (2002) and Fakt ist...! (2004).
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Casting Director
- Director
Erek Kuehn was born in 1974 (Suhl, Germany) and finished studying Design at the Bauhaus-University of Weimar in 2000. While studying he shot a lot of live action short films, which were mentored by Günter Reisch. After being 2nd assistant director to Joseph Orr and Christian Wagner, he joined the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg as assistant lecturer, and did finally set up for himself by creating "Randlicht Film" in 2004.- Gregor Edelmann was born in 1954 in Suhl, Thuringia, Germany. He is a writer, known for Der letzte Zeuge (1998), Flemming (2009) and SOKO München (1978).
- Make-Up Department
- Costume Designer
Grit Hildenbrand was born on 2 March 1982 in Suhl, German Democratic Republic. Grit is a costume designer, known for The Captain (2017), Tatort (1970) and Raus (2018).- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Ernst Anschütz was born on 28 October 1780 in Goldlauter, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire [now Suhl, Thuringia, Germany]. He is known for Iron Man 3 (2013), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and Adam (2009). He died on 18 December 1861 in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony [now Saxony, Germany].- Jörg Westphal was born in 1968 in Suhl, German Democratic Republic. He is an actor, known for Sorry Guys (2017), Babylon Berlin (2017) and Jenseits der blauen Grenze (2024).
- Polytechnic high school in Schleusingen, followed by an apprenticeship as a draftsman and studies at the technical college in Gotha. Project manager at VEB Stadtbau Suhl, employee at the Schleusingen municipal construction office, most recently area engineer at the Schleusingen land reorganization authority.
Deputy Chairwoman of the Thuringian Tenants' Association; member of the Workers' Welfare Association, the Workers' Samaritan Association, "Against Forgetting - For Democracy" e. V. and the IG Bauen - Agrar - Umwelt, member or supporting member of other non-profit organizations at the federal level and in Thuringia.
(Founding) member of the SPD since January 1990. Parliamentary group leader in the Schleusingen City Council until December 1990.
Member of the Bundestag since 1990; November 1998 to October 2002 Deputy Chairwoman of the SPD parliamentary group, responsible for infrastructure and youth; October 2002 to November 2005 Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Housing; since November 2005 Parliamentary Secretary of the SPD parliamentary group. - Erik Lesser was born on 17 May 1988 in Suhl, Germany.
- Producer
- Production Manager
Rudolf Meyer was born in 1901 in Suhl, Germany. He was a producer and production manager, known for De overval (1962), Vadertje Langbeen (1938) and De zaak M.P. (1960). He died in 1969 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Paul R. Henker was born on 21 February 1898 in Suhl, Germany. He was an actor, known for Gaslicht (1956), Geheimakten Solvay (1953) and Musterknaben (1959). He died on 15 June 1960 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Fredi Albrecht was born on 23 June 1947 in Albrechts, Suhl, Thüringen, Germany.
- Kurt Strom was born on 16 June 1903 in Suhl, Germany. He was a composer, known for Du holde Kunst - Szenen um Lieder von Franz Schubert (1961), Die Teufelsbraut - Ein Spiel von Teufeln, Hexen und Tirolern (1965) and Ein Weihnachtslied in Prosa oder Eine Geistergeschichte zum Christfest (1960). He died in 1985.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Jens Brendel was born in 1979 in Suhl, German Democratic Republic. Jens is known for The Cut (2014), Fugitives (2011) and Life Is Too Long (2010).- Champion sharpshooter Erich Krempel was born on August 18, 1913 in Suhl, Germany. The cousin of fellow champion sharpshooter Friedrich "Fritz" Krempel, Erich won a silver medal in the 50 meter pistol event at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, Germany. Krempel died at age 79 on September 26, 1992 in Suhl, Germany.
- Sound Department
- Composer
Andreas Vorwerk was born on 28 September 1983 in Suhl, Thuringia, Germany. Andreas is a composer, known for Zenith: Supercharged Family (2017), The Operative (2019) and Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 (2017).- The young German composer Falk Wünsch began to create his own melodies by the age of six. Since 2014 he collects profound experiences as a composer and as a performer on stage. Very soon he found his own style for orchestration and his love for diverse instruments, such as guitar, accordion and finally piano. By following the spirit of great film composers, Falk always searches for new sound experiences and impressions. Melodies rise out of great sound environments and impress with new discovered sounds, which create an atmosphere of its own. Every track he's created is his own work. In this, expressions, depth, emotion and elegance are elements, which seem to grow with every new composition. Soon after falling in love with film music he published his very first album "LIVE", which you can find on amazon or something else. Motivated by his dream - to write music for a great movie . Falk Wünsch composes with all his heart and full of passion.