On February 15, the famous Swiss actor Bruno Gantz died at the age of 77. His agent confirmed the news on February 16.
Gantz
Last year, there was news that Gantz had bowel cancer.
Gantz's most famous work is probably the 2004 work "The Destruction of the Empire". He played Hitler in the film.
Fragment of The Destruction of empires
A film review in the British newspaper The Guardian wrote that Gantz may be "the most dramatic Hitler on the screen at present: old, twisted, sick, trembling hands due to Parkinson's disease, his emotions switching between anger and despair, showing us Hitler's last days in the bomb shelter".
Stills from The Destruction of empires
This scene is also known online as "The Fuehrer's Wrath." Because of gantz's performance, many netizens were impressed by it. The scene was also edited into a spoof version. The sheer numbers bothered Both Gantz himself and the studio.
Gantz said that in order to perform the play well, he spent several months studying Hitler's last days. In a newsreel, Gantz saw that Hitler had awarded medals to the Youth League, his hands trembling. He consulted historical sources and believed that Hitler was suffering from Parkinson's disease. So he went to the hospital to observe the behavior of Parkinson's disease patients.
For many reasons, German-speaking actors were reluctant to play Hitler. At first, Gantz also reluctantly took over the role. He joked: "It was effective to keep a Swiss passport on my chest and prevent Hitler from possessing me." ”
"The Destruction of the Empire" was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Gantz has been active in the German-speaking arts industry for more than 50 years, and his representative works include "The Destruction of the Empire", "Under the Berlin Sky", "Heidi and Grandpa", "The Reader" and so on. Despite the fame of The Destruction of the Empire, the film industry considered Gantz to perform better in films such as Under the Berlin Sky. Released in 1987, Under the Berlin Sky, it depicts the story of two angels who listen to the human world, one of whom is willing to become a mortal because he falls in love with a human woman.
Under the Berlin Sky, Gantz plays an angel
On his 75th birthday, Gantz revealed that when he went to college, he decided to devote himself to a career in stage acting. The decision annoyed parents. Early in his career, he had to work part-time as a book seller and as a paramedic to make ends meet.
In the 1981 film, Gantz played a journalist
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas mourned Gantz's death, praising him as "one of the most important actors of our time".
Gantz in 2018
This is not a casual remark. Gantz is the holder of the Ifrane ring. The diamond ring is engraved with the head of the German playwright and performer August Wilhelm Ifran. The ring has been passed down from generation to generation, and the holder is considered "the best German-speaking actor of our time". As of now, the heirs of this ring have not been announced.
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