Dennis Gansel
DirectorWriterProducer
- Born
- October 4, 1973
- Awards
- 13 wins, 23 nominations
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…
Biography
Director
 The Tank(2025) |
 Das Boot(2018) |
 Jim Button and the Wild 13(2020) |
 Berlin, I Love You(2019) |
 Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver(2018) |
Writer
| The Tank(2025) |
 We Are the Wave(2019) |
| Berlin, I Love You(2019) |
 The Fourth State(2012) |
 We Are the Night(2010) |
Actor
| The Fourth State(2012)as Taxi Driver |
 205: Room of Fear(2011)as Arzt Psychatrie |
 Men in the City(2009)as Lars |
 The Wave(2008)as Hängengebliebener |
 The Vexxer(2007)as Singender Bobby 1 |
Producer
| We Are the Wave(2019) |
 Videotagebuch von Dennis Gansel(2005) |
Second Unit or Assistant Director
| Ein Hauch von Yvonne(1996) |
Additional Crew
 City of Blood(2026) |
Thanks
 Cine Entertainment Talk Podcast(2015) |
 Blood Red Sky(2021) |
 Lesson Plan(2010) |
| Operation Bluebird(1999) |
Self
| Cine Entertainment Talk Podcast(2015)as Self - Guest |
 Kino+(2014)as Self |
| Engineering the Sequel: Inside 'Mechanic: Resurrection'(2016)as Self |
 Stuckrad Late Night(2010)as Self |
| Lesson Plan(2010)as Self |
Known for
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Credit Score: Dennis Gansel
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wave | 5.00 | 2011 | • | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 121710 | ||
| 2 | Before the Fall | 3.75 | 2005 | • | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 19584 | ||
| 3 | The Fourth State | 2.50 | 2012 | • | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 2513 |