Ulrich Muhe

Friedrich Hans Ulrich Mühe was a German film, television and theatre actor.
Mühe was seriously ill with stomach cancer at the prize-giving ceremony in Los Angeles in February 2007 when Das Leben der Anderen was awarded its Oscar, and flew back to Germany hours later for an urgent stomach operation. Mühe discussed his diagnosis of stomach cancer which had put his acting career on hold; he died on 22 July 2007.

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The Lives of Others review by wreeve from London NW3

Gripping plot, excellent acting in a chilling context 18 November 2007
...itle. The thing that stands in my mind tho is not the plot, but the acting. Ulrich Muhe, a sort of German Ian Holm, excels as the anti-hero uber-interrogator of few (v... Read customer review

Ulrich Muhe - filmography

The Lives of Others - Blu-ray (2006)
Starring: Ulrich Muhe, Sebastian Koch, Martina Gedeck
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
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In this outstanding Oscar winning, psychological and political thriller, we get a fascinating insight into the lengths and depths that the East European government went to in order to keep tabs on the lives of its population in the 80s. When cold and brutal official Wesler is given the task of ..read more »

80% from 1,420 member

The Lives of Others on DVD (2006)
Starring: Ulrich Muhe, Sebastian Koch, Martina Gedeck
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
In this outstanding Oscar winning, psychological and political thriller, we get a fascinating insight into the lengths and depths that the East European government went to in order to keep tabs on the lives of its population in the 80s. When cold and brutal official Wesler is given the task of ..read more »

79% from 73,338 members

Funny Games on DVD (1997)
Starring: Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Muhe, Frank Giering
Director: Michael Haneke
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A powerfully graphic film (even though no violence is ever shown on the screen itself) about an Austrian family who goes on a country vacation and become the victims of two cold-blooded psychopaths who are out to torture them with their "funny games." Haneke's point, that fictional violence is as ..read more »

68% from 5,690 members

The Michael Haneke Trilogy (3 discs) on DVD
Starring: Arno Frisch, Angela Winkler, Ulrich Muhe
Director: Michael Haneke
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Long before he made the breakout hit, HIDDEN, director Michael Haneke was challenging the foundations of cinema. His films are stark, hard-hitting and thought-provoking, none more than this collection of three of the director’s early films: THE SEVENTH CONTINENT (1989), BENNY’S VIDEO (1992)and 71 ..read more »

69% from 452 members

Ulrich Muhe facts

5 most recent films

The Lives of Others - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Lives of Others - 4.0 stars
Funny Games - 3.5 stars
The Michael Haneke Trilogy - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Lives of Others - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Lives of Others - 4.0 stars
The Michael Haneke Trilogy - 3.5 stars
Funny Games - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Funny Games - 3.5 stars
The Michael Haneke Trilogy - 3.5 stars
The Lives of Others - 4.0 stars
The Lives of Others - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Martina Gedeck - 3 times - show films
Sebastian Koch - 3 times - show films
Ulrich Tukur - 3 times - show films
Ulrich Mühe - 3 times - show films
Thomas Thieme - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - 3 times - show films
Michael Haneke - 2 times - show films

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