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Director Max Ophüls was born Max Oppenheimer in Saarbrücken, Germany. He began his career as a stage actor and director in the golden twenties. He worked in cities such as Stuttgart, Dortmund, Wuppertal, Vienna, Frankfurt, Breslau and Berlin. In 1929 his son Marcel Ophüls was born in Frankfurt, Germany. He had begun to work under his pseudonym Max Ophüls by that time. In the early 1930s Ophüls discovered the movie world and began to work as an assistant director for Anatole Litvak. He directed his first movies (Dann schon lieber Lebertran (1931), Die verliebte Firma (1932)) in that time too. Around 1933 he emigrated to France and also worked in the Netherlands and Italy for a period of eight years. In 1941 he emigrated again, this time to the USA where he worked for a period of 10 years before he went back to France in 1950. Beginning in 1954 he also worked in Germany again, mainly for German radio in Baden-Baden. Max Ophüls died in March 1957 in Hamburg, Germany and is buried on the famous cemetery Père-Lachaise in Paris, France.- Merlin Sandmeyer was born in 1990 in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. He is an actor, known for Me and the Others (2021), Brandheisser Einsatz and Sexuell verfügbar (2024).
- Actor
- Writer
Daniel Sträßer was born on 18 July 1987 in Völklingen, Saarland, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for The Last Dance (2014), Subhuman (2016) and Tatort (1970).- Manager
- Producer
- Director
Markus Goerg was born on 23 June 1973 in Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany. He is a manager and producer.- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Alice Liu is a long time New Yorker. She graduated from Yale University with a degree in Economics, Political Science, and International Relations because she wanted to be able to read between the lines while reading a newspaper. After graduation, she took the scenic route to the arts, with stopovers in investment banking, and in food and beverage service. A fun time was had in beverage service.
On the advice of a roommate, Alice began acting. This led to a busy and varied 25-year career in commercials, film, and television as a character actress. She used this time to explore the most important moment of her life-the day she walked into a record store and heard David Bowie's song, "Scary Monsters." This song not only taught her how far outside of the box one could go, but also that every instrument could be its own character with its own life and story. It informed her art so much that when she wrote, performed, and produced her alternative rock album with her band, Missing Chunk, Benjamin Strouse of the New York Peekaboo Festival said, "...Alice uses her eclectic background to great effect by creating a sound that sets this band apart, even in the diverse NYC scene..."
In her pro bono work, Alice has produced fundraising, entertainment, and diversity events for Yale University, the Screen Actors Guild, various nonprofits, and with New York Women in Film and Television. As part of her role in minority advocacy in the arts, she has spoken at New York area colleges and at the American Museum of Natural History. She continues to provide technical writing, graphic design, and display design services to select nonprofits.
As a writer, Alice was the Associate Editor and Book Review Editor for "The Comic Bible," a comedy and entertainment industry magazine. Her "Ten Cents and a Dame" column paid tribute to urban fantasy heroines by demonstrating how the crafting of characters and supernatural archetypes drives humor. She co-wrote "FarmCity" (television pilot script) and her book, "The Hunter: A Middle-Aged Urban Zen Fable," (Toilet Book Press, "books to read on the toilet") was described by comedy writer Marian Rosin as "pack[ing] as profound a philosophical punch as the classic 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.' It's a book that will make you ultimately feel better, braver and more optimistic about life." Alice was in the top 1% of book reviewers on Goodreads (a website for book readers with over 40 million members) when it was acquired by Amazon.com. Additionally, she is a bookseller specializing in Mystery, YA (Young Adult) Supernatural, and Adult Urban Fantasy books.
On a personal level, Alice is an avid collector of bronze animal chops, letterpress print blocks, and other vintage objects that have stories to tell. As an accidental (it just happens!) animal rescuer, Alice is known to be a repeat offender. She loves living things, including mice and rats, but not biting bugs. She enjoys reading on the toilet.- Kurt Wagner was born on 1 May 1953 in Saarlouis, French Saar Protectorate [now Saarland, Germany]. He was an actor, known for Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984), Tatort (1970) and GG 19 - Eine Reise durch Deutschland in 19 Artikeln (2007). He died on 28 December 2023 in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany.
- Fiona Erdmann was born on 9 September 1988 in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. She is an actress, known for Zeit der Entscheidung - Die Soap Deiner Wahl (2009), Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996) and FunnyMovie (2008). She was previously married to Mohammed.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Daniel Koppelkamm was born on 14 December 1959 in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. He is a cinematographer, known for An American Werewolf in Paris (1997), Killer Condom (1996) and Tatort (1970).- Helena Charlotte Sigal was born on 11 June 1996 in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. She is an actress, known for SOKO Kitzbühel (2001), Wer stiehlt mir die Show? (2021) and Zervakis & Opdenhövel. Live. (2021).
- Yves Massard was born in 1925 in Saarland, a German region close to the French border, occupied at the time by French troops according to the provisions of the Versailles Treaty. Drawn to the theater, Massard was trained by Pierre Fresnay and started a fruitful career on the boards in such prestigious plays as 'Une grande fille toute simple' (by André Roussin), 'Les mains sales' (by Jean-Paul Sartre) or 'Un tramway nommé désir' (by Tennessee Williams). In parallel, he began to appear in a few late forties films, but in bit parts. His roles started to grow in 1952 and for ten years he worked regularly in up to three films a year. But nothing much remains of his work, at least in film history. To be fair, it is not by starring for Maurice Cloche, Jean Gourguet or Walter Kapps that you buy yourself a stairway to eternity. One major role in a Spanish masterpiece Bardem's 'Calle Mayor' earned him a handful of roles in Spain, but once again it was in desperately uninteresting films, two of which were directed by Jesus Franco, the king of the Z's! After 1962, this good actor worked only sporadically , sometimes in tiny parts in A films (his scenes were even deleted in the Bronson vehicle 'Le passager de la pluie'), at others in more fleshed-out roles but in bombs by Max Pécas or the like. A sad ending for a thespian who deserved better.
- Erich Ernst Paul Honecker (25 August 1912 - 29 May 1994) was a German communist politician who led the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1971 until shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall in October 1989. He held the posts of General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and Chairman of the National Defence Council; in 1976, he replaced Willi Stoph as Chairman of the State Council, the official head of state. As the leader of East Germany, Honecker had close ties to the Soviet Union, which maintained a large army in the country.
- Actor
- Writer
Peter Heinrich was born on 10 October 1947 in Neunkirchen, French Saar Protectorate [now Saarland, Germany]. He was an actor and writer, known for Die Klette (1987), Tatort (1970) and Liebe das Leben, lebe das Lieben (1977). He died on 13 October 1998.- Maria Isabella Kirkitadse was born on 16 October 1971 in St Wendel, Saarland, Germany. She has been married to Sewarion Kirkitadse since 2008. She was previously married to Herr Schulien.
- Joachim Meyerhoff was born in 1967 in Homburg, Saarland, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Wann wird es endlich wieder so, wie es nie war (2023), Sörensen fängt Feuer (2023) and Was ihr wollt (2011).
- Fridolin Sandmeyer was born in 1987 in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Sophie macht Theater (2019) and Trauzeugen (2023).
- Actress
- Writer
Tilli Breidenbach was born on 2 August 1910 in Völklingen, Rhine Province, Prussia [now Saarland], Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for Lindenstraße (1985), Härte 10 (1974) and John Glückstadt (1975). She was married to Ernst Dietz and Hans Wehrl. She died on 22 October 1994 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.- Gerd Biewer was born on 9 February 1926 in Saarlouis, Saar Territory [now Saarland, Germany]. He was an actor, known for Das grüne Ungeheuer (1962), Schule der Frauen (1965) and Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy (1961). He was married to Brigitte Krause. He died on 29 March 1981 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Florian Opitz was born in 1973 in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Der große Ausverkauf (2007), Speed: In Search of Lost Time (2012) and System Error (2018).- Thomas Hayo was born on 22 March 1969 in Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany.
- Anke Schubert was born on 20 June 1956 in Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Die schwache Stunde (1992) and Cindy Does Not Love Me (2010).
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Gerd Dudenhöffer was born on 13 October 1949 in Bexbach, French Saar Protectorate [now Saarland, Germany]. He is an actor and writer, known for Familie Heinz Becker (1992), Tach Herr Dokter - Der Heinz Becker Film (1999) and Strong Times (1988). He is married to Monika. They have two children.- Jürgen Urig was born in 1959 in Merzig, Saarland, Germany. He is a writer, known for Ladykracher (2002), RTL Samstag Nacht (1993) and Ein Haus voller Töchter (2010).
- Elisabeth Brück was born in 1972 in Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996) and Schatzritter (2012).
- Rainer Rupp was born on 21 September 1945 in Saarlouis, French Protectorate Saar [now Saarland, Germany]. He is an actor, known for Vorurteile (2021), History (2000) and Inside HVA - Ein deutscher Dienst im Kalten Krieg (2019).
- Peter Müller was born on 25 September 1955 in Illingen, Saarland, Germany. He is an actor, known for Flight Into Hell (1987), Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten (2009) and Berlin direkt (1999).
- Madame Buchela was born on 12 October 1899 in Honzrath, Rhine Province, Prussia [now Saarland], Germany. She was married to Adam Goussanthier. She died on 8 November 1986 in Bonn, Germany.
- Daniel Fünffrock was born on 17 April 1978 in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. He is an actor, known for Eine Liebe am Gardasee (2006), Schulmädchen (2002) and Rosamunde Pilcher (1993).
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Editor
Manfred Kirchheimer was born in 1931 in Saarbrücken, Saar Territory [now Saarland, Germany]. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan (2006), Spraymasters (2008) and Free Time (2019).- Music Department
- Composer
- Sound Department
Mario Lauer was born on 6 March 1963 in Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany. He is a composer, known for Schtonk (1992), Kleine Schwester (2004) and Der Bozen Krimi (2015).- Writer
- Actress
- Director
Kerstin Höckel was born on 29 November 1972 in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. She is a writer and actress, known for Die Bürgschaft (2016), A Witch's Kiss (2005) and In aller Freundschaft - Die Krankenschwestern (2018).- Producer
- Writer
Lisa Blumenberg was born in 1964 in Merzig, Saarland, Germany. She is a producer and writer, known for I'm Your Man (2021), Bad Banks (2018) and Die Frau am Ende der Straße (2006).- Anne Fleck was born in 1972 in Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Mathias Prause was born in 1977 in Homburg, Saarland, West Germany. He is a cinematographer, known for Volt (2016), Gegengerade (2011) and Future Is a Lonely Place (2021).- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
1982 born in Saarbrücken. Shot his first film at the age of sixteen. After school he finished training as media designer in Düsseldorf. Created short films and music videos, worked as director and editor in Düsseldorf. 2007 first award at a short film festival with his movie "Clooney". 2010-2014 he studied directing at ifs international film school cologne. Since 2013 member of the European Web Video Academy. 2014 Bachelor of Arts. Since 2014 he works as director for various feature and commercial films. 2018 feature film debut with "A Jar Full of Life".- Ilona Christen was born on 26 May 1951 in Saarbrücken, French Saar Protectorate [now Saarland, Germany]. She was married to Ambros Christen. She died on 31 July 2009 in Ennetbürgen, Nidwalden, Switzerland.
- Born in the Saarland, Sabine Urig received her acting education in Wiesbaden and Mainz, and has worked in theaters in Stuttgart, Potsdam, and Berlin. Her repertoire comprises, among others, the roles of Mrs. Peachum in 'The Three Penny Opera', Kalonike in 'Lysistrata, The Odyssee's Penelope' and Faust in 'Faust III'.
Sabine started her TV career in 1993 and has since appeared in numerous TV dramas and serials. The movie 'Mein unbekannter Ehemann' (My Unknown Husband), where she performed a main role, was awarded with the main prize at Saarbrücken's Max-Ophüls-Festival. In 1999 she joined comedian Gerd Dudenhöffer's popular sitcom 'Familie Heinz Becker' to play Heinz's wife Hilde, a role she kept in the sitcom's movie offspring 'Tach Herr Doktor'. In 2013 Sabine Urig can be seen in Oskar Roehler's 'Quellen des Lebens', followed in 2014 by 'The Grand Budapest Hotel', directed by Wes Anderson, where she plays alongside Adrien Brody.
Sabine Urig lives in Hamburg and Berlin. - Matthias Maurer was born on 18 March 1970 in St. Wendel, Saarland, Germany.
- Visual Effects
- Producer
Markus Gross is a Vice president of research of the Walt Disney Company and director of the Zurich research laboratory. He is also a Professor of Computer Science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH). His research interests include media technology and computer animation. Gross serves on the boards of numerous international research institutes, societies, and governmental organizations. He is a fellow of the ACM and of the EUROGRAPHICS Association and a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina as well as the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. In 2013 he received a Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Konrad Zuse Medal of GI, and the Karl Heinz Beckurts price.- Elke Hermann was born on 13 December 1942 in Völklingen, Saarland, Germany. She was an actress, known for Heiße Träume auf der Schulbank (1979), Das ist Stern schnuppe (1964) and Tod im Studio (1972). She died on 26 February 2009 in Püttlingen, Saarland, Germany.
- Producer
- Director
- Editor
Heike Bachelier was born in 1966 in Dudweiler, Saarland, Germany. Heike is a producer and director, known for Enemy Engagement (2010), The Moo Man (2013) and Dossier Stasi Hans Kramer (2009).- Writer
- Additional Crew
Jan von der Bank was born in 1967 in Saarland, Germany. Jan von der is a writer, known for Tatort (1970), Stolberg (2006) and Gegen den Wind (1995).- Heike Greis was born in 1964 in Dudweiler, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Tshawe Baqwa was born on 6 January 1980 in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tina & Bettina 2: The Comeback (2023), Madcon feat. Tina & Bettina: Fest På Smestad Vest (2012) and Madcon Feat. Kelly Rowland: One Life (2013).- Music Artist
- Actor
- Composer
Bausa was born in 1989 in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. He is a music artist and actor, known for Summer Cem & Bausa: Casanova (2018), Zuna Feat. Bausa: Biturbo (2019) and Bausa x Juju: 2012 (2020).- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Production Designer
Nicole Fischnaller was born in 1964 in Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany. She is a costume designer and production designer, known for Colonia (2015), The Counterfeiters (2007) and A Most Wanted Man (2014).- Additional Crew
- Talent Agent
- Producer
Bernhard Koch was born on 9 February 1963 in Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany. Bernhard is a talent agent and producer, known for Breaking the Surface (2006), Nadzieja (2007) and Deathline (1996).- Producer
- Production Manager
Marius Ehlayil was born in 1993 in Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany. Marius is a producer and production manager, known for A Sacrifice (2024), Der Boandlkramer und die ewige Liebe (2021) and Air (2017).- Michele Cuciuffo was born in 1971 in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Der Onkel vom Meer (2000) and Eyjafjallajökull Tam-Tam (2011).
- Stella Denis was born on 7 January 1980 in Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), 4 Blocks (2017) and Who Is Zoe? (2015).
- Mathias Kniesbeck was born on 19 June 1955 in Dillingen/Saar, French Saar Protectorate [now Saarland, Germany]. He was an actor, known for Die Reise das Land (1987), Balko (1995) and Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding (1999). He died on 31 January 2018 in Merzig, Saarland, Germany.