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Post by persistenceofvision on Feb 16, 2019 13:24:40 GMT
In the middle of watching Downfall by pure coincidence, I've just read the sad news about Herr Ganz. Not seen enough of his movies (and my German never progressed beyond high-school level), but he was obviously a great talent.
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Post by James on Feb 16, 2019 13:37:10 GMT
Never saw any of his films, but he did seem a very fine actor. RIP
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Post by persistenceofvision on Feb 16, 2019 16:28:28 GMT
Finished watching Downfall and it's powerful enough to withstand 100 YouTube parodies. My understanding of the guy's career is that he was famous in the German-speaking world for playing gentle, sensitive characters, so having him play Hitler had a shock factor, like Henry Fonda playing an Old West killer or Gregory Peck being a Nazi.
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Post by hi224 on Feb 17, 2019 6:46:26 GMT
Finished watching Downfall and it's powerful enough to withstand 100 YouTube parodies. My understanding of the guy's career is that he was famous in the German-speaking world for playing gentle, sensitive characters, so having him play Hitler had a shock factor, like Henry Fonda playing an Old West killer or Gregory Peck being a Nazi. yep.
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