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Dennis Gansel

Dennis Gansel


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Dennis Gansel - what members say


  • The Wave
  • The Wave review by A customer from Abertawe
    Rated - 3.0 stars The Wave 9 March 2009
    ...ollowers . The Wave is far from a social-study or experiment , and director Dennis Gansel brings us a gripping and fascinating drama about the human psyche and how indiv...   Read customer review

Dennis Gansel - filmography


  • We Are the Night (2010)
    Starring: Karoline Herfurth,  Nina Hoss,  Jennifer Ulrich
    Director: Dennis Gansel
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    One night, 18 year old Lena is bitten by Louise, leader of a female vampire trio that are as deadly as they are beautiful. Her newfound vampiric lifestyle is a blessing and a curse at the same time. At first, she enjoys the limitless freedom,the luxury, the parties. But soon the murderous blood ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 7 members
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  • The Wave on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Jennifer Ulrich,  Jacob Matschenz,  Cristina do Rego
    Director: Dennis Gansel
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on a real-life experiment that took place in a Californian high school, The Wave tells the story of a high school teacher's unusual class experiment. In an attempt to demonstrate what life is like under a dictatorship, the teacher comes up with an experiment to explain to his students how ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 11,934 members
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  • Napola (2004)
    Starring: Max Riemelt,  Tom Schilling,  Devid Striesow
    Director: Dennis Gansel
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    NAPOLA, a moving portrayal of a young boy's struggle to remain true to himself against heavy odds, unfolds in 1942 in an elite school that trains the finest German youth to be Nazi leaders. Friedrich is a champion boxer who has been chosen to attend; he defies his anti-Nazi father in order to do so...read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 943 members
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  • Before the Fall on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Max Riemelt,  Florian Stetter,  Gerald Alexander Held
    Director: Dennis Gansel
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) - high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls, seeing this as his ticket out of factory life to university and a good salary. During his year in ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 58 members
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Dennis Gansel facts

5 most recent films

Year Of The Snake - 2.0 stars
Year Of The Snake - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
We Are the Night - 2.5 stars
The Wave - 3.5 stars
Napola - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Wave - 3.5 stars
Napola - 3.5 stars
Before the Fall - 3.5 stars
We Are the Night - 2.5 stars
Year Of The Snake - 2.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Year Of The Snake - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
Year Of The Snake - 2.0 stars
We Are the Night - 2.5 stars
Before the Fall - 3.5 stars
Napola - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Max Riemelt - 5 times - show films
Paulina Bachmann - 2 times - show films
Cosima Shaw - 2 times - show films
Kasia Smutniak - 2 times - show films
Alexandra Starnitzky - 2 times - show films