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Matthias Habich is a Actor Allemand born on 12 january 1940 at Gdańsk (Pologne)

Matthias Habich

Matthias Habich
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Nationality German
Birth 12 january 1940 (84 years) at Gdańsk (Pologne)
Awards Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Matthias Habich (born 12 January 1940) is a German actor.

Habich was born in Danzig (Gdańsk) and lives in Paris. In the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates about Stalingrad, he played the part of General (later Field Marshal) Friedrich Paulus. In the 2004 film Downfall, he portrayed Werner Haase.

Best films

Nowhere in Africa (2001)
(Actor)

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Julio Medem
Julio Medem
(1 films)
Léa Pool
Léa Pool
(2 films)
Caroline Link
Caroline Link
(2 films)
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Filmography of Matthias Habich (25 films)

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Berlin Syndrome, 1h56
Directed by Cate Shortland
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich
Roles Erich Werner
Rating62% 3.1466353.1466353.1466353.1466353.146635
Une jeune photographe venue d’Australie, prénommée Clare passe ses vacances à Berlin. Elle tombe sous le charme d'un certain Andi professeur d'anglais dans une école de sport. Ce dernier l'invite chez lui, puis après une nuit d'amour, la jeune femme va comprendre par la suite que le jeune homme est bien décidé à ne pas la laisser partir de son domicile.
Nanga Parbat, 1h44
Directed by Joseph Vilsmaier
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Films about families, Sports films
Actors Karl Markovics, Volker Bruch, Lena Stolze, Matthias Habich, Alexander Held, Sunnyi Melles
Roles Pfarrer
Rating64% 3.249183.249183.249183.249183.24918
Drama about the tragic Nanga Parbat expedition by the two Messner brothers in 1970, on which Reinhold Messner's younger brother Günther died.
The Reader
The Reader (2009)
, 2h4
Directed by Stephen Daldry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara Claudia Paolina
Roles Peter Berg
Rating75% 3.799113.799113.799113.799113.79911
Berlin in 1995. Michael Berg watches an U-Bahn pass by—then flashing back to a tram in 1958 Neustadt. A 15-year-old Michael (David Kross) gets off because he feels sick and wanders the streets, pausing in the entryway of a nearby apartment building where he vomits. Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet), a tram conductor, comes in and helps him return home.
Ceasefire
Ceasefire (2009)
, 1h36
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Animation
Actors Matthias Habich, Thekla Reuten, Thekla Reuten, Hannes Jaenicke, Peter Gantzler
Roles Alain
Rating63% 3.192663.192663.192663.192663.19266
Irak, avril 2004. Officiellement, la guerre est terminée, mais d'âpres combats se poursuivent dans les villes à majorité sunnite. Falloujah, haut lieu de la révolte, est assiégée depuis deux semaines par les troupes américaines, et la situation humanitaire y est catastrophique. Les réserves alimentaires s'épuisent, l'unique hôpital est pilonné, et il devient difficile de soigner les blessés. Profitant d'un cessez-le-feu de 24 heures, Kim, collaboratrice d'une organisation humanitaire, et le médecin Alain Laroche se mettent en route vers Falloujah afin de livrer du matériel médical d'urgence. Oliver, jeune et ambitieux reporter de la télé allemande, accompagne le convoi, certain de réaliser, depuis la ville coupée du monde, le scoop de sa vie. Son cameraman plus expérimenté, Ralf, considère que l'opération est bien trop risquée.
Half a Life, 1h35
Origin Austria
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Josef Hader, Matthias Habich, Ingrid Burkhard, Franziska Weisz, Ursula Strauss
Roles Peter Grabowski
Rating71% 3.579183.579183.579183.579183.57918
Conducteur du métro de Vienne, Ulrich Lenz est un violeur qui a déjà fait une peine de prison pour ce crime. Il a commis un autre viol quelques années après ce premier et qui reste impuni : il risque vingt ans pour meurtre. Lenz souffre de sa culpabilité, il regrette ce qu'il a fait. Il confie tout à sa fiancée avec qui il est sur le point de se marier, elle le quitte sur-le-champ. Des années plus tard, Lenz a refait sa vie, il est divorcé et vit avec sa fille qu'il a eu de cette autre union. Mais il est toujours démangé entre le besoin de tout dire et d'accepter sa peine et la douleur de perdre sa liberté et d'abandonner sa fille.
Chaotic Ana, 1h53
Directed by Julio Medem
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Bebe, Manuela Vellés, Charlotte Rampling, Matthias Habich, Nicolas Cazalé, Gerrit Graham
Roles Klaus
Rating62% 3.1481753.1481753.1481753.1481753.148175
A synopsis prior to the release of the film stated: "Caotica Ana is the story-journey of Ana during four years of her life, from 18 to 22. A countdown, 10, 9, 8, 7... until 0, like in hypnosis, through which Ana proves that she does not live alone, that her existence seems like a continuation of other lives of young women who died in a tragic way, all at the age of 22, and who live in the abyss of her unconscious memory. This is her chaos. Ana is the princess and the monster of this feminist fable against the tyranny of man."
The Call of the Toad, 1h38
Directed by Robert Gliński
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Krystyna Janda, Marek Kondrat, Matthias Habich, Bhasker Patel, Udo Samel, Joachim Król
Roles Alexander Reschke
Rating58% 2.9090352.9090352.9090352.9090352.909035
In Gdańsk, Poland, in 1989, Alexander Reschke and Alexandra Piatkowska first meet on their way to a cemetery. Both are survivors from the end of World War II when many people from Poland and Germany were displaced as borders were re-drawn according to new treaties.
Pas de ciel au-dessus de l'Afrique, 3h
Directed by Roland Suso Richter
Origin German
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Veronica Ferres, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Matthias Habich, Götz George, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Pierre Vaneck
Roles Richard
Rating52% 2.639092.639092.639092.639092.63909
Catherine accompagne son compagnon qui guide des riches clients pour des safaris en Afrique, mais celui-ci est gravement blessé et doit être évacué. C'est à cette occasion que Catherine rencontre le pilote d'avion, Gordon Coburn, qui sauve la vie de son compagnon en l'emmenant rapidement vers l'hôpital le plus proche. Commence alors une relation qui aboutira au mariage de Catherine et Gordon. Mais après le mariage, la famille de Gordon, et Gordon lui-même, se révèlent difficiles à vivre. Le jour de la naissance de leur enfant, Gordon doit accomplir un vol et il tue accidentellement des enfants massaï qui se jettent sur l'hélice de son avion. À partir de ce moment, Gordon se réfugie dans l'alcool et des fréquentations peu recommandables. Ses relations avec Catherine sont de plus en plus difficiles, et il en vient à la frapper. Elle découvre même qu'il la trompe avec sa meilleure amie.
Downfall
Downfall (2004)
, 2h28
Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about suicide, Hitler, Political films
Actors Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara Claudia Paolina, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler, Thomas Kretschmann
Roles Prof. Dr. Werner Haase
Rating81% 4.09834.09834.09834.09834.0983
Downfall begins with footage of the real Traudl Junge expressing guilt and shame for admiring Hitler in her youth. The film continues showing Hitler (Bruno Ganz) hiring Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara) as his secretary at the Wolf's Lair in East Prussia in November 1942.
Nero
Nero (2004)
, 3h12
Directed by Paul Marcus
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Hans Matheson, Laura Morante, John Simm, Rike Schmid, Matthias Habich, Simón Andreu
Roles Seneca
Rating55% 2.7567852.7567852.7567852.7567852.756785
As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile his mother. While in exile in the pontine islands, Agrippina, his mother, sees a vision telling her that her son can become emperor, but she will have to die first. She accepts the proposal. Back in Rome, Nero, now being raised by emperor Claudius after Caligula's death, Agrippina returns. She poisons Claudius' food and Nero becomes emperor. At first, Nero cuts taxes and introduces successful programs and invades Brittania. Soon he meets a beautiful slave named Claudia Acte, and marries her, throwing off his engagement with Claudius' daughter, Claudia Octavia, telling her she can marry someone she will be happy with. Heartbroken, she arrives at an island and kills herself. Nero enjoys being married to Claudia Octavia, but soon he gradually goes mad with power and sets fire to Rome. He divorces Acte, and forces the citizens to watch hour long recitals, and at one of these, accidentally kills his new pregnant wife, Poppaea Sabina. He kills several members of the senate and orders his mother to be stabbed, where she says: "Strike the womb, for that is what bore him." Nero's madness soon causes a riot, causing himself to flee the city in disguise, and slit his wrists under the saddened embrace of Claudia Acte, his once passionate lover.
Enemy at the Gates, 2h11
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins, Ed Harris, Ron Perlman
Roles General Paulus
Rating74% 3.749433.749433.749433.749433.74943
In 1942, Vasily Zaytsev (Jude Law), a shepherd from the Ural Mountains who is now a soldier in the Red Army, finds himself on the front lines of the Battle of Stalingrad. Forced into a suicidal charge by barrier troops against the invading Germans, he uses impressive marksmanship skills—taught to him at a young age by his grandfather—to save himself and commisar Danilov (Joseph Fiennes). Nikita Khrushchev (Bob Hoskins) arrives in Stalingrad to coordinate the city's defences and demands ideas to improve morale. Danilov, now a Senior Lieutenant, suggests that the people need figures to idolize and give them hope, and publishes tales of Vasily's exploits in the army's newspaper that paint him as a national hero and propaganda icon. Vasily is transferred to the sniper division, and he and Danilov become friends. They also both become romantically interested in Tania (Rachel Weisz), a citizen of Stalingrad who has become a Private in the local militia. Danilov has her transferred to an intelligence unit away from the battlefield.
Nowhere in Africa, 2h21
Directed by Caroline Link
Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Matthias Habich, Bettina Redlich, Bela Klentze, Andrew Sachs
Roles Süßkind
Rating74% 3.7470053.7470053.7470053.7470053.747005
In 1938, the Redlich family flees to Kenya from Leobschütz in Silesia, Nazi Germany, to escape the increasing persecution of the Jews. Walter, a former lawyer, finds work as a farm manager and sends for his family. His wife Jettel has trouble adjusting to life in Africa, although their daughter Regina quickly adapts to her new environment, easily learning the language of the country and showing interest in local culture. Regina soon forms a close friendship with the farm's cook, Owuor, who helped save Walter's life when he had malaria. The only German contact that Jettel has is through a friend of Walter's named Süsskind, an ex-German who has lived in Africa for years. Jettel asks Süsskind why he was never married, and he states that he had a habit of falling in love with married women.
Beyond Silence, 1h49
Directed by Caroline Link
Origin German
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette, Sign-language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Sylvie Testud, Emmanuelle Laborit, Howie Seago, Matthias Habich, Sibylle Canonica, Birge Schade
Roles Gregor
Rating73% 3.694583.694583.694583.694583.69458
The film tells the story of Lara, who grows up as the daughter of deaf parents. Lara herself is hearing and is fluent in sign language. Even as a young child, she serves as an interpreter for her parents in many situations. For example, she interprets at a credit negotiation at the bank, although not always completely truthfully.
Black for Remembrance
Directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Jane Birkin, Sabine Azéma, Benoît Régent, Matthias Habich, Dominique Zardi, Jenny Alpha
Roles Chris Corday
Rating60% 3.0423853.0423853.0423853.0423853.042385
Une petite fille sauvagement assassinée. Un assassin introuvable. Une petite ville en émoi et une famille déchirée. C'était il y a dix-sept ans. Aujourd'hui, alors que tout le monde semble avoir oublié, l'impensable surgit. La tombe de la petite victime est profanée ; sa mère entend sa voix sortie de nulle part ; la poupée de l'enfant, disparue avec elle, refait surface ; le seul témoin du meurtre de la petite fille est retrouvé assassiné de même que l'inspecteur qui mena l'enquête jadis. Qui cherche à raviver le terrible souvenir du meurtre de la fillette ? Qui et pourquoi ?