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Helmut Förnbacher is a Actor Suisse born on 26 january 1936 at Basel (Suisse)

Helmut Förnbacher

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Nationality Suisse
Birth 26 january 1936 (88 years) at Basel (Suisse)

Helmut Förnbacher (born 26 January 1936) is a Swiss actor, film director and screenwriter. He has appeared in 72 films and television shows since 1959. He starred in the 1976 film The Sudden Loneliness of Konrad Steiner, which was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival.

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Filmography of Helmut Förnbacher (11 films)

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Youth (2015)
, 2h4
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Buddy films
Actors Rachel Weisz, Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, Paul Dano, Harvey Keitel, Mădălina Ghenea
Roles Silent Husband
Rating72% 3.6452653.6452653.6452653.6452653.645265
Septuagenarian best friends Fred Ballinger and Mick Boyle are on vacation in the Swiss Alps, staying at a luxury resort. Fred is a retired composer of classical music; at the hotel, he is approached by an emissary for Queen Elizabeth II to perform his popular piece "Simple Songs" at Prince Philip's birthday concert. Fred turns down the offer, claiming he is not interested in performing anymore – although he still composes pieces in his head when alone. Mick is a filmmaker, and is working with a group of writers to develop the screenplay for his latest film, which he calls his "testament". Also with them is actor Jimmy Tree, who is researching for an upcoming role and frustrated that he is only remembered for his role as a robot. The hotel is inhabited by other quirky individuals, including a young masseuse, an overweight Maradona, and Miss Universe.
Akte Grüninger, 1h36
Directed by Alain Gsponer
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Helmut Förnbacher, Anatole Taubman, Ursina Lardi
Roles Valentin Keel
Rating67% 3.373923.373923.373923.373923.37392
In August 1938, Switzerland closed its borders to Jewish refugees that tried to refuge the Nazi regime. Every migration of Jewish people by crossing the green border to Switzerland was declared by the Swiss government as illegally, and refugees had to been sent back to Germany respectively Austria. Furthermore, hundreds of people without a valid visa, tried to cross the green border to be secure in Switzerland from the Holocaust, most of them by crossing the border to the Canton of St. Gallen. Those "illegal migration" and the background of those border crossings, its support by officials and citizens in Switzerland, got in the focus of the Swiss immigration police. Its senior offical, Heinrich Rothmund (Robert Hunger-Bühler), ordered the police inspector Robert Frei (Max Simonischek), a ruthless and authoritarian faithful official, in the canton of St. Gallen to investigate. The Jewish refugees appear to be supported by parts of the local population, with approval of the police commandant of the Canton St. Gallen, Paul Grüninger (Stefan Kurt). Frei's investigation confirm the suspicion that police captain Grüninger allowed Jewish refugees to enter without a valid visa, he also falsifies documents and personally helps refugees to illegally cross the border into Switzerland. Grüninger indeed confesses, but he does not handle, so his opinion, against the law and thus against the state security of Switzerland. His motives are also based on pure humanity. Frei is overawed by Grüningers integracy, intransigence and his personal sight, and he gets in doubt of the legality of the investigations.
Grounding: The Last Days of Swissair, 2h
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Helmut Förnbacher, Pasquale Aleardi, Leonardo Nigro
Roles Paul Stucki
Rating68% 3.4364953.4364953.4364953.4364953.436495
Reconstitution «à chaud» de l’un des épisodes les plus traumatisants de notre récente histoire, Grounding relate en deux heures les «derniers jours» de Swissair, qui ont duré en fait six mois et abouti à l’humiliation du 2 octobre 2001. Basé sur des faits bien réels, le scénario en propose une interprétation fictive.
The Sudden Loneliness of Konrad Steiner
Directed by Kurt Gloor
Genres Drama
Actors Ettore Cella, Helmut Förnbacher, Alfred Rasser
Roles Peter Steiner, Konrads Sohn
Rating78% 3.90683.90683.90683.90683.9068
Steppenwolf, 1h46
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Max von Sydow, Dominique Sanda, Pierre Clémenti, Carla Romanelli, Helmut Förnbacher, Alfred Baillou
Roles Franz
Rating60% 3.0010653.0010653.0010653.0010653.001065
L'action se situe dans l'Allemagne des années 1920. Le personnage principal, Harry Haller, est partagé entre son humanité et une nature animale qu'il qualifie de « loup des steppes », et qui ne s'accommode pas de la vie bourgeoise de son temps, et souhaite se donner la mort. La rencontre avec Hermine et son compagnon Pablo l'amène à fréquenter la société, et à un « théâtre magique ».
She Devils of the SS, 1h35
Directed by Erwin C. Dietrich
Origin Suisse
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Carl Möhner, Helmut Förnbacher, Alexander Allerson, Birgit Bergen, Anne Graf, Ursula Reit
Roles Captain Mannteufel
Rating40% 2.0417652.0417652.0417652.0417652.041765
Le roman en deux parties Gretchen en uniforme et Gretchen sans uniforme est un roman de gare à succès, paru en Allemagne après-guerre. Il raconte l'histoire d'une jeune et jolie allemande engagée dans la Wehrmacht et qui, après la défaite nazie, contracte volontairement une maladie vénérienne pour contaminer les soldats américains d'occupation. Le film est tiré de ce roman.
St. Pauli Between Night and Morning, 1h20
Directed by José Benazeraf
Genres Erotic, Crime
Actors Eva Christian, Helmut Förnbacher
Roles Helmut Schmidt
Rating64% 3.2471653.2471653.2471653.2471653.247165
La police de Hambourg s'intéresse aux agissements d'une bande de trafiquants de drogue qui utilisent une boîte de nuit comme couverture ; un jeune inspecteur, du nom de Killian Jacq, séduit une prostituée et se fait admettre dans le gang avant l'exécution d'un hold-up. Le coup ayant réussi, il tue ses complices et s'enfuirait avec le butin s'il n'était abattu par la police.
Murderers Club of Brooklyn
Directed by Werner Jacobs
Genres Crime
Actors George Nader, Heinz Weiss, Richard Münch, Helmut Förnbacher, Karel Štěpánek, Helga Anders
Roles Bryan Dyers
Rating57% 2.8660252.8660252.8660252.8660252.866025
A gang of kidnappers is specialised in abducting children of top managers. Jerry Cotton's mission is to save the children and to arrest the gangsters. His first attempts backfire. One of the abducted kids gets killed and then Jerry's colleague Phil is taken hostage. Before he succeeds Jerry has to discover the criminals have a secret partner on the inside.
The Violin Case Murders, 1h29
Directed by Fritz Umgelter
Origin German
Genres Crime
Actors George Nader, Heinz Weiss, Helmut Förnbacher, Richard Münch
Roles Percy
Rating57% 2.8607452.8607452.8607452.8607452.860745
A prolific bunch of safe crackers retrieves a great deal of booty. They work all over the USA and kill everybody standing in their way. Once it is brought to the notice of FBI director Mr. High that these crimes are committed by the same gangsters, he doesn't hesitate to assign special agent Jerry Cotton. Pretending to be a criminal himself, special agent Cotton joins the criminal underworld. He demonstrates his toughness by beating up some street fighters in a bar and pretends he wanted to join forces with a gang of equally ruthless characters. After he has managed to infiltrate the targeted gang, he eventually finds himself in a duel with their boss Kilborne.