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Dennis Gansel

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Tommy Lee Jones and Dennis Gansel in Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
In Berlin, a cop closes in on an all-female vampire trio who just took in a new member, Lena.
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We Are the Night (2010)
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Born in 1973 in Hannover, Germany, Dennis Gansel studied at Munich Film School HFF. Remarkably his first feature length movie Das Phantom (2000) was shot while he was still studying. Between his movies Girls on Top (2001), Before the Fall (2004) and The Wave (2008) he spent a long time struggling for the budget of the films. During these times he shot commercials. Dennis Gansel lives in Berlin.
BornOctober 4, 1973
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BornOctober 4, 1973
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Wave (2008)
    The Wave
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2008
    Before the Fall (2004)
    Before the Fall
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2004
    We Are the Night (2010)
    We Are the Night
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2010
    Jason Statham in Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
    Mechanic: Resurrection
    5.7
    • Director
    • 2016

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    Director



    • Der Tiger
      • Director
      • Post-production



    • Lizzy Caplan, Tom Wlaschiha, Rick Okon, Vicky Krieps, and August Wittgenstein in Das Boot (2018)
      Das Boot
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022–2023
    • Henning Baum, Annette Frier, Christoph Maria Herbst, Rick Kavanian, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Milan Peschel, and Solomon Gordon in Jim Button and the Wild 13 (2020)
      Jim Button and the Wild 13
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Berlin, I Love You (2019)
      Berlin, I Love You
      4.7
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Henning Baum, Annette Frier, Christoph Maria Herbst, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Milan Peschel, Leighanne Esperanzate, and Solomon Gordon in Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)
      Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Jason Statham in Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
      Mechanic: Resurrection
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2016
    • The Fourth State (2012)
      The Fourth State
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2012
    • We Are the Night (2010)
      We Are the Night
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2010
    • The Wave (2008)
      The Wave
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Videotagebuch von Dennis Gansel (2005)
      Videotagebuch von Dennis Gansel
      7.1
      Video
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Before the Fall (2004)
      Before the Fall
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Girls on Top (2001)
      Girls on Top
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Das Phantom (2000)
      Das Phantom
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Im Auftrag des Herrn
      Short
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Living Dead (1997)
      Living Dead
      6.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 1997
    • The Wrong Trip
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 1996

    Writer



    • Der Tiger
      • writer
      • Post-production



    • We Are the Wave (2019)
      We Are the Wave
      6.3
      TV Series
      • created by
      • co-created by
      • 2019
    • Berlin, I Love You (2019)
      Berlin, I Love You
      4.7
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • The Fourth State (2012)
      The Fourth State
      6.1
      • written by
      • 2012
    • We Are the Night (2010)
      We Are the Night
      6.2
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2010
    • The Wave (2008)
      The Wave
      7.6
      • writer
      • 2008
    • Before the Fall (2004)
      Before the Fall
      7.4
      • screenplay
      • 2004
    • Das Phantom (2000)
      Das Phantom
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 2000
    • Im Auftrag des Herrn
      Short
      • writer
      • 1998
    • Living Dead (1997)
      Living Dead
      6.3
      Short
      • writer
      • 1997
    • The Wrong Trip
      7.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1996

    Producer



    • We Are the Wave (2019)
      We Are the Wave
      6.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Videotagebuch von Dennis Gansel (2005)
      Videotagebuch von Dennis Gansel
      7.1
      Video
      • producer
      • 2005

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    We Are the Night
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    We Are the Night

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      • October 4, 1973
      • Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
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