Dani Levy

Dani Levy

Born 1957-11-17 (age 68) Basel, Switzerland
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Biography

Dani Levy (born 17 November 1957) is a Swiss filmmaker, theatrical director, screenwriter and actor.

Levy was born to a Jewish family in Switzerland in 1957. His mother was a Holocaust survivor. He moved to Berlin in the 1980s.

Levy's films include 'RobbyKallePaul', 'I Was on Mars', 'Meschugge', 'Du mich auch' and 'Väter'. 'Väter' starred Christiane Paul. In 2004, he directed 'Alles auf Zucker!', a comedy about a secularised Jew from the former GDR who has to reconcile himself with his Orthodox brother. In 2007, he directed the comedy-drama 'Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler', about a Jewish actor hired to enliven Adolf Hitler's speeches during the final days of World War II, starring German comedian Helge Schneider. It was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival.

Levy said he was influenced by the theory of Swiss-based psychologist Alice Miller, published in 1980, that something must have gone wrong with Hitler in his childhood. His 1995 film 'Stille Nacht' won an Honourable Mention at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.

He is one of the founders of the German company X Filme Creative Pool.

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Known For

Family Practice
Family Practice

2019

as Karl Kaufmann

Replay
Replay

2001

as Matthias

Aimée & Jaguar
Aimée & Jaguar

1999

as Fritz Borchert

The Killer Condom
The Killer Condom

1996

as Prostitute's Client

The People vs. Fritz Bauer
The People vs. Fritz Bauer

2015

as Chaim Cohn

The Giraffe
The Giraffe

1999

as David Fish

Simon Says Goodbye to His Foreskin
Burning Life
Burning Life

1994

as Neuss

Winter Journey
Winter Journey

2019

as Landlord

Life Is Too Long
The Meds
The Meds

1995

as Jost

I Was on Mars
I Was on Mars

1991

as Alio

Half the World
Half the World

1993

as Katz

Berlin, 10:46
Berlin, 10:46

1994

as Kriminalkommissar

One of My Oldest Friends