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Dani Levy

Acting 68 years old Basel, Switzerland ★ 0.5
Born: November 17, 1957

Biography

Dani Levy (born 17 November 1957) is a Swiss filmmaker, theatrical director, screenwriter and actor.

Levy was born to a Jewish family in Switzerland in 1957. His mother was a Holocaust survivor. He moved to Berlin in the 1980s.

Levy's films include 'RobbyKallePaul', 'I Was on Mars', 'Meschugge', 'Du mich auch' and 'Väter'. 'Väter' starred Christiane Paul. In 2004, he directed 'Alles auf Zucker!', a comedy about a secularised Jew from the former GDR who has to reconcile himself with his Orthodox brother. In 2007, he directed the comedy-drama 'Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler', about a Jewish actor hired to enliven Adolf Hitler's speeches during the final days of World War II, starring German comedian Helge Schneider. It was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival.

Levy said he was influenced by the theory of Swiss-based psychologist Alice Miller, published in 1980, that something must have gone wrong with Hitler in his childhood. His 1995 film 'Stille Nacht' won an Honourable Mention at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.

He is one of the founders of the German company X Filme Creative Pool.

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External Links

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Known For

The People vs. Fritz Bauer
The People vs. Fritz Bauer Chaim Cohn 2015
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (segment "Joshua") 2009
Burning Life
Burning Life Neuss 1994
Half the World
Half the World Katz 1993
The Wedding Cow
The Wedding Cow Fleabag Hotel Concierge 1999

Filmography

Acting Credits (52)

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life Self 2021
Winter Journey
Winter Journey Landlord 2019
Family Practice
Family Practice Karl Kaufmann 2019
Abendshow
Abendshow Self 2017
Hotel Bogota - Eine einmalige Geschichte
Hotel Bogota - Eine einmalige Geschichte Self 2015
Simon Says Goodbye to His Foreskin
Simon Says Goodbye to His Foreskin Moderator 2015
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
The People vs. Fritz Bauer Chaim Cohn 2015
Life Is Too Long
Life Is Too Long 2010
Tonspur – Der Soundtrack meines Lebens
Tonspur – Der Soundtrack meines Lebens Self 2010
On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema
On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema 2009
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (segment "Joshua") 2009
Paris-Berlin, le débat
Paris-Berlin, le débat Self 2008
Krömer - Die internationale Show
Krömer - Die internationale Show Self 2007
Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood
Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood Himself 2006
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema Self 2004
Kulturplatz
Kulturplatz Self 2004
Im Palais
Im Palais Self 2004
Leute am Donnerstag
Leute am Donnerstag himself 2004
ZIBB
ZIBB Self 2003
Menschen bei Maischberger
Menschen bei Maischberger Self 2003
Silk and Ashes
Silk and Ashes Dimitri Zamelsky 2003
West.art am Sonntag
West.art am Sonntag Self 2003
Sendung ohne Namen
Sendung ohne Namen himself 2002
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
Gero von Boehm begegnet... Self 2002
Replay
Replay Matthias 2001
Aeschbacher
Aeschbacher Self 2001
The Wedding Cow
The Wedding Cow Fleabag Hotel Concierge 1999
Volle Kanne
Volle Kanne Self 1999
TV total
TV total Self 1999
Aimée & Jaguar
Aimée & Jaguar Fritz Borchert 1999
Beckmann
Beckmann Self 1999
The Giraffe
The Giraffe David Fish 1998
Nachtstudio
Nachtstudio Self 1997
Tietjen und Bommes
Tietjen und Bommes Self 1997
Im Dialog
Im Dialog self 1997
Tempo
Tempo Bernd 1996
The Killer Condom
The Killer Condom Prostitute's Client 1996
Kulturzeit
Kulturzeit self 1995
One of My Oldest Friends
One of My Oldest Friends Zeto 1995
The Meds
The Meds Jost 1995
Burning Life
Burning Life Neuss 1994
Berlin, 10:46
Berlin, 10:46 Kriminalkommissar 1994
Faust
Faust Goldmann 1994
Half the World
Half the World Katz 1993
Without Me
Without Me Simon Rosenthal 1993
I Was on Mars
I Was on Mars Alio 1991
Hausmänner
Hausmänner Paul 1991
RobbyKallePaul
RobbyKallePaul Robby 1989
You Love Me Too
You Love Me Too Romeo 1986
Motel
Motel Peperoni 1984
Bavarian Film Awards
Bavarian Film Awards Self 1979
German Film Award
German Film Award Self 1951

Directing Credits (20)

Writing Credits (14)

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