Dieter Laser

Acting

Dieter Laser

Born February 17, 1942 · Kiel, Germany

Died February 29, 2020 · aged 78

Dieter Laser (February 17, 1942 – February 29, 2020) was a German actor. He is known to English speaking audiences for his roles in Lexx and The Human Centipede (First Sequence), for which he won "Best Actor" at the Austin Fantastic Fest. In 1975 he was awarded the German Film Award in the category of Best Actor for the title role in John Glückstadt. Description above from the Wikipedia article…

Known For

The Human Centipede (First Sequence)The Human Centipede (First Sequence) · 2009
The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
5.22009
MovieHorror
During a stopover in Germany in the middle of a carefree road trip through Europe, two American girls find themselves alone at night when their car breaks down in the woods. Searching for help at a nearby villa, they are wooed into the clutches of a deranged retired surgeon, who has a very disturbed vision.
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) · 2015
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
3.72015
MovieHorror
Taking inspiration from The Human Centipede films, the warden of a notorious and troubled prison looks to create a 500-person human centipede as a solution to his problems.
Conversation with the BeastConversation with the Beast · 1997
Conversation with the Beast
10.01997
MovieComedy
An American historian (Mr Webster) comes to Berlin to visit an old man who claims to be the real Adolf Hitler and to be 103 years old. The Hitler who died in 1945, the old man says, was just one of his six doubles - one for each weekday - while Hitler himself retired into a bunker below the S-Bahn tracks and married a second time.
The Lost Honor of Katharina BlumThe Lost Honor of Katharina Blum · 1975
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
7.01975
MovieDrama
After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.
The OgreThe Ogre · 1996
The Ogre
6.41996
MovieDramaWar
Frenchman Abel Tiffauges is a naive man who lives a simple life working as a mechanic. Falsely accused of being a child abuser, he is recruited as a soldier when World War II begins, but is captured soon and taken to the heart of Nazi Germany.
NovemberNovember · 2017
November
7.12017
MovieDramaFantasy
In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.
Burning HeartBurning Heart · 1995
Burning Heart
9.01995
MovieDrama
Follows the life of the famous German politician, writer, and communist activist, Gustav Regler, from his birth in 1898, in the Saar, through the two World Wars and his many travels, until his death in 1963 in India.
Baltic StormBaltic Storm · 2003
Baltic Storm
5.12003
MovieDramaMystery
A journalist from Berlin, Germany, and a Swedish lawyer discover the truth behind the sinking of the "MS Estonia" in 1994, where more than 850 people drowned.

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WeWe · 1982
We
4.81982
MovieScience FictionRomance
In the 26th century the inhabitants of Utopia have so lost their individuality, which varies in number. They live in glass houses (this was written before the invention of television), which allows the political police, called “Keepers” can easily supervise them. They all wear the same uniform and usually turn to each other or as a ”cipher-so” or "UNIFEM" (uniform). They feed on artificial food and rest hour marching in fours in a row the anthem of the One State, pouring out of the loudspeakers. As they are allowed to put a break on the hour (known as the ”sexy time“), draw the curtains of their glass houses. At the head of the One State is one called The Benefactor, which are replaced every year the whole population, usually unanimously. The guiding principle of the State is that happiness and freedom are incompatible.

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