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Alien (1979)
The Swiss H.R. Giger was the designer and art director for the monsters in Alien and Species
Blow (Germany)
Features the German actress Franka Potente (Lola rennt/Run Lola Run), who also appears in The Bourne Identity.
The Blue Angel (1930, Germany)
Marlene Dietrich starred in both the German and an English versions of Der blaue Engel directed by Josef von Sternberg in Germany. Her Hollywood films include: Morocco, Shanghai Express, Destry Rides Again, Blonde Venus, Pittsburgh.
Das Boot (1981, Germany)
This U-boat epic by Wolfgang Petersen was re-released as a director's cut in April 1997. Petersen went on to direct Hollywood films: In the Line of Fire, Air Force One, The Perfect Storm. More details on our Wolfgang Petersen page. POSTERS > Wolfgang Petersen Posters from Art.com
The Bourne Identity (double-sided)
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Bourne Identity, The (2002)
Bourne Supremecy, The (2004)
Featuring Matt Damon and German actress Franka Potente (Lola rennt/Run Lola Run), who also appears in Blow.
Casablanca (1942)
This Hollywood classic from Warner Brothers has so many Germanic connections, we devote an entire section to them: Conrad Veidt, Peter Lorre, Michael Curtiz, Max Steiner, and more.
Day After Tomorrow, The (2004)
German director Roland Emmerich's sci-fi flick about the drastic effects of global warming.
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film noir (genre)
Film noir is an American genre with a French name. But it actually has a lot of German connections — and it's cool.
Godzilla (1998)
The German director Roland Emmerich has also directed Stargate, Independence Day and The Patriot. The "Stargate SG-1" television series is based on Emmerich's original film.
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Independence Day (1996)
German director Roland Emmerich's blockbuster hit about an alien attack on Washington, DC and Earth's other major capitals. POSTERS > Emmerich Movie Posters from Art.com
M (1931, Germany)
After Fritz Lang directed the silent science-fiction classics Metropolis, Die Frau im Mond and 'M,' his first sound film in Germany, starring Peter Lorre, he moved on to Hollywood: Fury, You Only Live Once, Hangmen Also Die, Ministry of Fear, Rancho Notorious.
Metropolis (1926, Germany)
Fritz Lang directed this silent science-fiction classic at Germany's Ufa studio — and almost sent the studio into bankruptcy. But the robot Maria (Brigitte Helm) and the futuristic Metropolis skyline have become cinematic icons. POSTERS > Metropolis Posters from Art.com
A scene from Riefenstahl's
Triumph of the Will.
Olympia (1936)
The Nazi propaganda films by German director Leni Riefenstahl have aroused both admiration and controversy. Learn more about the woman and her films, including "Olympia" and "Triumph of the Will."
The Sound of Music (1965)
Discover the many Austrian/German connections for this all-time favorite by director Robert Wise. For starters, the film's first director was the German-American William (Willy) Wyler. How close is the film to the Maria von Trapp reality?
Tarzan (Weissmuller)
Johnny Weissmuller starred in 14 Tarzan movies at MGM and RKO, starting with "Tarzan the Ape Man" in 1932. Two of Weissmuller's Tarzan pics (not the best ones) were directed by the German Kurt Neumann. Weissmuller, who was not born in Pennsylvania as he always claimed, also appeared in the later "Jungle Jim" series (aka "Tarzan with pants on").
Titanic (1997)
The Man in the Iron Mask and The Beach are other recent films featuring Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio. Though born in California, DiCaprio's mother is German.
The German-Hollywood Connection Index
A complete alphabetical list of the Germanic people who contributed to American and world cinema. With links.
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