FrameThrower · Actors · Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
8 films · 486 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1977–2018
Born 22 March 1941 · Zürich, Switzerland · died 16 February 2019
Bruno Ganz was a Swiss actor who debuted at the theatre in 1961 and gained there a good reputation as a solid, young actor. In 1970 he founded with 'Peter Stein' the theatre company "Schaubuehne" of Berlin. His debut at the movies was early and unsuccessful in 1960. Only in 1975 after "Sommergaeste (1975)" he could show his talent as a reflexive actor with tendencies towards introspection.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 8 films · 486 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1977–2018
- Theaterpreis Berlin2001
- David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement
- Knight of the Legion of Honour2007
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2006
- Cross of Merit First Class of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit2001
- Carl Zuckmayer Medal2015
- European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award2010
- Austrian Decoration for Science and Art2005
- Bambi Award2004
- Iffland-Ring1996
- Swiss Grand Prix for performing arts / Hans Reinhart Ring1991
- Officer of Arts and Letters
How their films are shot
Measured across 486 frames from the 8 films we hold. This is the look of the work Bruno takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 8 films we hold, 46% of their frames are day, 43% low key — the look of the work Bruno takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
The House That Jack Built
2018 · Verge
Downfall
2004 · Adolf Hitler
Wings Of Desire
1987 · Damiel
Nosferatu the Vampyre (Nosferatu Phantom Der Nacht)
1979 · Jonathan Harker
The American Friend
1977 · Jonathan Zimmermann
The Party
2017 · Godfried
The Reader
2008 · Professor Rohl
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 · Delp
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 486 frames from Bruno Ganz's 8 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.