The best Otto Sander’s movies

Otto Sander

Otto Sander

30/06/1941- 12/09/2013
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Das Boot

Das Boot
8.4/10
  • Genre: DramaHistoryWar
  • Release: 17/09/1981
  • Character: Kapitänleutnant Phillip Thomsen
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.

Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire
7.9/10
Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds -- with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk -- that it might be possible for him to take human form.

The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum
7.5/10
Oskar is born in Germany in 1924 with an advanced intellect. Repulsed by the hypocrisy of adults and the irresponsibility of society, he refuses to grow older after his third birthday.

Lumière and Company

Lumière and Company
6.9/10
40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.

Faraway, So Close!

Faraway, So Close!
7.2/10
Damiel is now married to Marion, runs the pizzeria “Da Angelo” and the two have a child. The solitarily remaining angel Cassiel is more and more dissatisfied with his destiny as a mere observer of human life and finally decides to take the great leap. As Karl Engel he soon gets into a dubious milieu and finds himself as the assistant of the German American Baker, who makes his money with shady arms deals and sends porno films east in exchange for weapons. Cassiel’s adventure turns into a “thriller” when he decides to put a stop to Baker’s game.

Krabat

Krabat
6.1/10
A 14-year-old orphan named Krabat flees the horrors of the 30 Years War by becoming an apprentice to an ominous master of a mysterious mill. Krabat is not only taught the craft of milling, but is also instructed in the sinister world of the darker arts. When the life of his friend and protector is threatened, Krabat must struggle to free himself from an evil sorcerer's control in a gripping fight for freedom, friendship and love.

Comedian Harmonists

Comedian Harmonists
7.2/10
Comedian Harmonists tells the story of a famous, German male sextet, five vocals and piano, the "Comedian Harmonists", from the day they meet first in 1927 to the day in 1934, when they become banned by the upcoming Nazis, because three of them are Jewish.

The Marquise of O

The Marquise of O
7/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 19/05/1976
  • Character: Brother, Forstmeister
A German Marquise has to deal with a pregnancy she cannot explain and an infatuated Russian Count.

Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg
6.9/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 10/04/1986
  • Character: Karl Liebknecht
Polish socialist and Marxist Rosa Luxemburg works tirelessly in the service of revolution in early 20th century Poland and Germany. While Luxemburg campaigns for her beliefs, she is repeatedly imprisoned as she forms the Spartacist League offering a new vision for Germany.

Killer Condom

Killer Condom
5.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyHorror
  • Release: 29/08/1996
  • Character: Mr. Higgins
The plot takes place in New York, and in the present. In a Hotel called "Quicky" a professor blackmails a student of his into having sex with him. But when the professor puts on a condom, the carnivorous condom bites off his penis and disappears. Detective Mackaroni who gets the case thinks that the college girl just bit off her teacher's penis! Mackaroni goes to the motel himself to check out the crime scene, in the lobby he finds a gigolo named Bill and he asks him to follow him to crime room, there the two men attempt to have sex when they are suddenly interrupted by the attack of a killer condom.

Werner - Beinhart!

Werner - Beinhart!
6.7/10
Comic artist Brösel trades a magic pen that helps him come up with funny stories for the promise to fulfill one of Rumpelstiltskin's wishes. The resulting animated films show episodes of the life of Werner, a plumber apprentice and motorbike enthusiast and his friends. They are interspersed with the live-action portions.

Sass

Sass
6.6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 27/09/2001
  • Character: Vater Sass
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Marlene

Marlene
5.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 09/03/2000
  • Character: Bühnenmanager
Marlene is a 2000 German biopic film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and starring Katja Flint, Hans Werner Meyer and Herbert Knaup. It follows the life of the German actress Marlene Dietrich and her success in Hollywood.

Werner - Gekotzt wird später!

Werner - Gekotzt wird später!
5.6/10
Werner, Andi and Eckat play dice to determine the next king of the trio. When Werner is crowned king, he decides for all of them to skip work and start for Korsika.

Am I Beautiful?

Am I Beautiful?
6.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 17/09/1998
  • Character: David
German people having trouble with love and identity.

One or the Other of Us

One or the Other of Us
6.9/10
  • Genre: ActionThriller
  • Release: 22/04/1974
  • Character: Rulle Ruhlsdorff
Psychological thriller that focuses on the intense conflict between a university professor and a blackmailer.

Das Leben ist zu lang

Das Leben ist zu lang
5.2/10
  • Release: 26/08/2010

The Promise

The Promise
6.7/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 16/02/1995
  • Character: Professor Lorenz
East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends plan a daring escape to Western Germany. The attempt is successful, except for Konrad, who remains behind. From then on, and for the next 28 years, Konrad and Sophie will attempt to meet again, in spite of the Iron Curtain. Konrad, who has become a reputed Astrophysicist, tries to take advantage of scientific congresses outside Eastern Germany to arrange encounters with Sophie. But in a country where the political police, the Stasi, monitors the moves of all suspicious people (such as Konrad's sister Barbara and her husband Harald), preserving one's privacy, ideals and self-respect becomes an exhausting fight, even as the Eastern block begins its long process of disintegration.

Little King Macius

Little King Macius
6.6/10
The sudden death of his father will take Macius the enormous responsibility that comes with being king, despite having only nine years. After being introduced as the new king, he will have the power to change the world and the things he does not like. Although his main enemy, General, will try by all means to avoid Macius performing a good job as sovereign, the young king has some good friends to help him in everything he needs. Animated feature, as the German animated series of the same name, is based on the book "King Matt the First" by Janusz Korczak', a famous doctor and teacher of children.

A Love in Germany

A Love in Germany
6.6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 26/10/1983
  • Character: Narrator
In May of 1983, a man turns 49 and, with his 17-year old son, journeys to the village in Baden that he left 40 years before. He wants to discover what happened then, the truth about an affair his mother had with a young Polish prisoner of war, how the authorities came to learn of it, the lovers' arrest, and the aftermath. While his son takes Polaroid photographs, he retraces the steps of his childhood and interviews those who should remember. The story is disclosed in flashbacks that focus on the lovers (Paulina and Stanislaus), on a jealous and conniving neighbor, and on Mayer, the local SS commander who wants to find a way out of inevitable consequences.

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