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Before taking his Matura exams (in Switzerland, the general qualification for university entrance), Ganz had decided to become an actor. In 1960, aged 19, he played his first movie role, in Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone ("The Man in the Black Derby"). Gustav Knuth, one of the main actors, believed in Ganz's qualification as an actor. Matura (Matur, Maturita) is the word commonly used in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia and Switzerland for the final exams young adults (aged 18 or 19) take at the end of their secondary education. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Bruno Ganz was a member of the ensemble of the Berliner Schaubühne. In 1972 he made his debut at the Salzburger Festspiele under Claus Peymann as director in the first performances of Thomas Bernhard's Der Ignorant und der Wahnsinnige. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... The Salzburg Festival is a prominent music festival in the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The festival was founded in 1877 but was discontinued in 1910. ... Thomas Bernhard Thomas Bernhard (February 9, 1931 - February 12, 1989) was an Austrian playwright and novelist. ...

In 1979, Ganz starred opposite Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht, directed by Werner Herzog. Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski (October 18, 1926 – November 23, 1991) was a German actor of partly Polish descent, famous for his ability to project on-screen intensity, and for his explosive temperament. ... Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (born Werner Stipetić on September 5, 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, actor and opera director. ...

In 1990-1991 Ganz voiced two characters in the German radio adaptation of Douglas Adams's novel Life, the Universe and Everything (Judiciary Pag and Prak), produced by Südwestfunk (now Südwestrundfunk) and Bayerischer Rundfunk. Douglas Noël Adams (March 11, 1952 – May 11, 2001) was a cult British comic radio dramatist, amateur musician and author, most notably of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series (HHGG or H2G2). ... Life, The Universe and Everything cover Life, the Universe and Everything (1982, ISBN 0345391829) is the third book in the five-volume Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ... Map of the nine regional broadcasting members of Germanys ARD radio/TV network. ... Map of the nine regional broadcasting members of Germanys ARD radio/TV network. ...

In 2000 Ganz played the star role in Peter Stein's 13-hour performance of Goethe's Faust I and Faust II. This article is about the year 2000. ... Peter Stein (born October 1, 1937) is a critically acclaimed German director who established himself at the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, a company he arguably brought to the forefront of German theatre. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

In 2004 he was the first German-speaking actor to play Adolf Hitler, in a main role in Bernd Eichinger's picture Der Untergang (The downfall). Before this picture, in German films Hitler was played in only very short scenes or from behind. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and Führer (Leader) of Germany from 1934 until his death. ... Bernd Eichinger (born 11 April 1949) is a German film producer and director. ... Der Untergang (2004; international English title Downfall) is a German film depicting the final days of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany in 1945. ...

Bruno Ganz is separated from his wife, with whom he has a son named Daniel. Apart from his hometown of Zürich, Ganz lives in Venice and Berlin.

Awards

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• Schauspieler des Jahres 1973 -- awarded by the German magazine Theater heute
• Deutscher Darstellerpreis (Chaplin-Schuh)
• Bundesfilmpreis
• Hans-Reinhart-Ring der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft f. Theaterkultur
• Schweizer Filmpreis 2000
• Officier dans l’ordre des arts et des lettres
• David di Donatello 2000
• Berliner Filmpreis 2001

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Filmography

• Youth Without Youth, 2006, starring Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara. Regie: Francis Coppola
• Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005)
• Der Untergang - Hitler und das Ende des Dritten Reichs (The Downfall: Hitler and the End of the Third Reich), 2004, Adolf Hitler, starring Heino Ferch, Ulrich Matthes, Corinna Harfouch, Birgit Minichmayr, Juliane Köhler
• The Manchurian Candidate, 2004, Richard Delp
• Luther, 2003, Johann von Staupitz, starring Joseph Fiennes, Alfred Molina, Peter Ustinov, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Mathieu Carrière
• "Behind Me - Bruno Ganz", 2002
• Epsteins Nacht (Epstein's Night), 2002, Adam Rose, starring Mario Adorf, Otto Tausig
• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust, 2001 TV, Faust
• "Pane e tulipani" ("Bread and Tulips"), 2000, Fernando Girasoli
• "Mia aioniotita kai mia mera" ("Eternity and a Day"), 1998, Alexandre, directed by: Theo Angelopoulos
• "Saint-Ex", 1997, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
• "L'Absence" ("The Absence"), 1994, Player, screen-play and directed by: Peter Handke
• "In weiter Ferne, so nah!" ("Faraway, So Close!"), 1993, Damiel, directed by: Wim Wenders
• "Brandnacht" ("Night on Fire"), 1992, Peter Keller, starring Suzanne von Borsody, Dietmar Schönherr
• "La Domenica specialmente" ("Especially on Sunday"), 1991, Vittorio, starring Nicoletta Braschi, Ornella Muti
• "Erfolg" ("Success"), 1991, starring Franziska Walser, Peter Simonischek, Mathieu Carrière, Thomas Holtzmann, Jutta Speidel, Gustl Bayrhammer
• "Strapless", 1989, Raymond Forbes, starring Blair Brown, Bridget Fonda
• Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire) , 1987, Damiel, directed by: Wim Wenders
• "Krieg und Frieden" ("War and Peace"), 1983
• "Die Fälschung" ("Circle of Deceit"), 1981, Georg Laschen, screen-play: Nicolas Born, directed by: Volker Schlöndorff, starring Hanna Schygulla, Gila von Weitershausen
• "La Dame aux camélias" ("Lady of the Camelias"), 1980, Count Perregaux, starring Isabelle Huppert, Clio Goldsmith
• "Der Erfinder" ("The Inventor"), 1980, Jakob Nüssli
• "5% de risques", 1980, David, starring Jean-Pierre Cassel
• "Retour à la bien-aimée" ("Return to the Beloved"), 1979, Dr. Stephan Kern, starring Isabelle Huppert (Jeanne Kern)
• "Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht" ("Nosferatu the Vampyre"), 1979, Jonathan Harker, directed by: Werner Herzog, starring Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani (Lucy Harker), Roland Topor
• "The Boys from Brazil", 1978, Professor Bruckner, starring Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, Lilli Palmer
• "Die Linkshändige Frau" ("The Left-Handed Woman"), 1977, Bruno, screen-play and directed by: Peter Handke, starring Edith Clever, Michael Lonsdale, Angela Winkler, Bernhard Wicki, Bernhard Minetti, Gérard Depardieu
• "Der Amerikanische Freund" ("The American Friend"), 1977, Jonathan Zimmermann, directed by: Wim Wenders, screen-play: Patricia Highsmith, co-starring: Dennis Hopper
• "Die Wildente" ("Wild Duck"), 1976, Gregors, with Anne Bennent
• "Die Marquise von O..." ("The Marquise of O..."), 1976, The Count, directed by: Eric Rohmer, starring Edith Clever, Otto Sander, Ruth Drexel
• "Lumière" ("Lumiere"), 1976, Heinrich Grün, screen-play and directed by: Jeanne Moreau
• "Sommergäste" ("Summer Guests"), 1976, screen-play: Botho Strauß, directed by: Peter Stein, starring Edith Clever, Jutta Lampe
• "Chikita", 1961
• "Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone" ("The Man in the Black Derby"), 1960

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Trivia

• Alcide Nikopol, the protagonist of the "Nikopol trilogy" of graphic novels by Enki Bilal, is clearly modelled after the likeness of a young Bruno Ganz.
• Played a biologist convincing Liebermann (Laurence Olivier) that cloning Hitler was possible in The boys from Brazil and later went on to play Hitler himself in Der Untergang.

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External links

• Bruno Ganz at The Internet Movie Database