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Friedrich Gnaß is a Actor Allemand born on 13 november 1892 at Langendreer (German)
Friedrich Gnaß (13 November 1892 – 8 May 1958) was a German film actor. He appeared in 53 films between 1929 and 1958.
Sa carrière au cinéma commence en 1929. On le remarque pour son visage ridée et sa voix rauque, malgré son âge. Il joue dans les films plutôt à gauche de Prometheus Film. Après l'arrivée des nazis au pouvoir, Gnass joue en dépit de ses convictions politiques dans des films en faveur de ce régime.
De retour d'Amérique, où il a tourné L'Empereur de Californie, il lance des menaces contre Hitler dans le bateau. Bien qu'il n'ait pas été dénoncé, le bruit se répand, il est condamné à une peine de prison à l'automne 1936. Les scènes où il est présent sont retirés, l'acteur n'a plus le droit de tourner.
Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il est engagé dans des théâtres berlinois. De 1949 à sa mort en 1958, il est membre du Berliner Ensemble fondé par Bertolt Brecht. Il revient aussi au cinéma dans les productions de la DEFA.
Vie privée
La compagne de Friedrich Gnaß fut l'actrice Ilse Trautschold.
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Nationality German
Birth 13 november 1892 at Langendreer (German)
Death 8 may 1958 (at 65 years) at East Berlin (German)
Birth 13 november 1892 at Langendreer (German)
Death 8 may 1958 (at 65 years) at East Berlin (German)
Biography
Friedrich Gnaß grandit dans une ferme de Westphalie et travaille après un apprentissage de machiniste comme marin, mineur, serrurier et grutier. À 31 ans, il prend des cours de théâtre à Hambourg et est engagé au Hamburger Kammerspiele en 1925 et à Bytom en 1926 puis vient à Berlin, à la Volksbühne et au Theater am Schiffbauerdamm. Il participe également à divers groupes de théâtre progressistes.Sa carrière au cinéma commence en 1929. On le remarque pour son visage ridée et sa voix rauque, malgré son âge. Il joue dans les films plutôt à gauche de Prometheus Film. Après l'arrivée des nazis au pouvoir, Gnass joue en dépit de ses convictions politiques dans des films en faveur de ce régime.
De retour d'Amérique, où il a tourné L'Empereur de Californie, il lance des menaces contre Hitler dans le bateau. Bien qu'il n'ait pas été dénoncé, le bruit se répand, il est condamné à une peine de prison à l'automne 1936. Les scènes où il est présent sont retirés, l'acteur n'a plus le droit de tourner.
Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il est engagé dans des théâtres berlinois. De 1949 à sa mort en 1958, il est membre du Berliner Ensemble fondé par Bertolt Brecht. Il revient aussi au cinéma dans les productions de la DEFA.
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La compagne de Friedrich Gnaß fut l'actrice Ilse Trautschold.
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Der Fackelträger (1957)
, 1h22Genres Drama
Actors Ruth Maria Kubitschek, Friedrich Gnaß, Annemarie Hase, Norbert Christian, Gerd Michael Henneberg
Roles Kabische
Gejagt bis zum Morgen (1957)
Genres Drama
Actors Manja Behrens, Raimund Schelcher, Siegfried Schürenberg, Annemarie Hase, Friedrich Gnaß, Günther Ballier
Roles Vater Baumann
Katzgraben (1957)
Genres Drama
Actors Friedrich Gnaß, Erwin Geschonneck, Sabine Thalbach, Norbert Christian, Wolf Kaiser
Roles Herr Kleinschmidt
Die Schönste (1957)
Genres Drama
Actors Gerhard Bienert, Siegfried Schürenberg, Friedrich Gnaß, Maly Delschaft, Charlott Daudert, Herbert Kiper
Rating55%
Two boys in West Berlin stash their own mothers's jewellery to find out whether the ladies are still admirable or not.
The Track in the Night (1957)
Directed by Günter Reisch
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Ulrich Thein, Raimund Schelcher, Annekathrin Bürger, Friedrich Gnaß, Albert Hetterle
Roles old Grabbert
Thomas Müntzer (1956)
, 1h59Directed by Martin Hellberg
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Actors Wolf Kaiser, Heinz Giese, Ruth Maria Kubitschek, Maly Delschaft, Ulrich Thein, Franz Arzdorf
Rating71%
At 1519, the teachings of Martin Luther sweep through the German principalities. They are welcomed by the peasants, who hope that the new doctrines will help to liberate them from the oppressive yoke of the nobility and the magistrates. The young pastor Thomas Muentzer embraces Lutheranism, but he is more radical in his support for the peasants.
Einmal ist keinmal (1955)
Directed by Konrad Wolf
Actors Brigitte Krause, Friedrich Gnaß, Hilmar Thate
Wer seine Frau lieb hat (1955)
Directed by Kurt Jung-Alsen
Genres Comedy
Actors Leny Marenbach, Sabine Thalbach, Raimund Schelcher, Friedrich Gnaß, Gustav Püttjer
Roles Dörr
The Story of Little Mook (1954)
, 1h36Directed by Wolfgang Staudte
Genres Fantasy
Themes Children's films
Actors Trude Hesterberg, Gerhard Frickhöffer, Werner Peters, Wolf Kaiser, Harry Riebauer, Friedrich Gnaß
Roles Stadtwächter
Rating67%
An old artisan in a middle-eastern town finds himself the brunt of abuse from the townspeople, due to his hunch-back. The children, who call him "wicked", chase him and corner him in his shop. He locks them in, and tells them they can only leave once they have listened to his story.
, 2h4Directed by Kurt Maetzig, Konrad Wolf
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Günther Simon, Wolf Kaiser, Werner Peters, Raimund Schelcher, Erika Dunkelmann, Nikolai Kryuchkov
Roles Hauswirt
Rating62%
After fellow soldier Johannes Harms reports that a revolution has broken out at home, Thälmann - who leads a revolutionary cell on the Western Front - and his friend Fiete Jansen rebel against their officers, Zinker and Quadde, and desert. Harms dies in a shelling. In Berlin, the American capitalist Mr. McFuller demands to crush the Spartacists. Zinker, now a member of the Freikorps, murders Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. Thälmann hears of it and promises their sacrifice will not be in vain. Jansen falls in love with Harms' daughter, Änne.
The Beacon (1954)
Directed by Wolfgang Staudte
Genres Drama
Actors Friedrich Gnaß, Maly Delschaft, Raimund Schelcher
Roles Alter Mann mit Prothese
Rating69%
Anna Susanna (1953)
, 1h32Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Günther Simon, Werner Peters, Arno Paulsen, Maly Delschaft, Michael von Newlinsky, Werner Pledath
During the Great Depression, a rich businessman named Brinkmann decides sink his ship, Anna Susanna, so he would be compensated by the insurance. He orders its captain, Kleiers, to sabotage it while at sea. When Kleiers carries out his instructions, several sailors and passengers notice him. In a fight that ensues, the captain is killed, but not before he manage to shipwreck Anna Susanna. Only a handful of people survive the incident. After they return home, they discover that Brinkmann's insurance fraud worked and he was compensated. They sue him at court and manage to have him indicted.
The Condemned Village (1952)
, 1h47Directed by Martin Hellberg
Genres Drama
Actors Helga Göring, Günther Simon, Eduard von Winterstein, Friedrich Gnaß, Wolf Kaiser, Werner Pledath
Roles Bauer Scheffler
Rating62%
Farmer Heinz Weimann returns to his small Bavarian village of Bärenweiler after several years in Soviet captivity. He tells his neighbors, who have been subject to anti-Soviet propaganda disseminated by the Nazis and the Americans, that the Soviets have treated him well. His old sweetheart Käthe has married another man, Fritz Vollmer, but he is not concerned with that. His joy on returning home is interrupted when the mayor announces that the American Army intends to destroy the village and to build an airfield on its lands, in preparation for a confrontation with the Soviet Union.
Destinies of Women (1952)
Directed by Slátan Dudow
Genres Drama
Actors Sonja Sutter, Maly Delschaft, Friedrich Gnaß, Friedrich Kühne, Gertrud Meyen, Edith Volkmann
Rating64%
Shadow Over The Islands (1952)
, 1h38Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Erwin Geschonneck, Fritz Diez, Rudolf Wessely, Friedrich Gnaß
In a small village on the Faroe Islands, the people's only source of income is trapping a local breed of wild birds. The corrupt capitalist Mr. Brause exploits the locals, forcing them to work for a low wage while selling the birds with a high profit. A disease strikes the village, and many inhabitants become ill. A local physician, Dr. Stefan Horn, discovers that the source of the sickness is the birds. He sends a telegram to a medical research institute in Copenhagen. The scientists in the capital corroborate his suspicions. Brause destroys their letter and tells the villagers that they can continue with their trade. Eventually, Stefan and his cousin, Arne, manage to expose the truth before the people. Brause flees the islands.