Michael Verhoeven

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Michael Verhoeven

Born July 13, 1938 · Berlin, Germany

Died April 22, 2024 · aged 85

Michael Verhoeven was a German actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He also achieved international success with films such as Die weiße Rose and Das schreckliche Mädchen.

Known For

Welcome to HartmannsWelcome to Hartmanns · 2016
Welcome to Hartmanns
★ 6.32016
MovieComedyDrama
The Hartmann family is turned upside down when mother Angelika decides to take in the refugee Diallo, against her husband's will. Amidst the typical chaos of our time, hope remains that the family finds its stability, confidence and peace again - just like the whole country.
The Nasty GirlThe Nasty Girl · 1990
The Nasty Girl
★ 6.71990
MovieComedyDrama
When a young woman investigates her town's Nazi past, the community turns against her.
Scrounged MealsScrounged Meals · 1977
Scrounged Meals
★ 7.01977
MovieComedy
Homeless Alfred would like to spend his life on Mallorca. A destination far away. But one day he meets the policeman Erwin.
He Who Loves in a Glass HouseHe Who Loves in a Glass House · 1971
He Who Loves in a Glass House
★ 4.81971
MovieDrama
Igor has a good job as an advertising manager, a nice house, his wife Hanna, and a mistress. He has invited Christine, the mistress, over to his house while his wife is away.
Let's go!Let's go! · 2014
Let's go!
★ 8.02014
MovieTV MovieDrama
Munich, 1968: 21-year-old Laura, who has emigrated to the USA with her husband Gabriel, returns to her old home in Munich. Laura's father has been killed in a traffic accident a few days earlier. Her younger sister Friede is in a coma. Overwhelmed by the pain, her mother has withdrawn from the outside world. Laura feels abandoned, as she had hoped that the shared grief might help to overcome the tense relationship between her and her mother. Throughout her life, her mother was incapable of empathizing with her children and avoided any physical closeness. When her mother refuses to visit the critically injured Friede in hospital, Laura forces her into a confrontation in the hope of gaining a better understanding of her mother.
Killing CarsKilling Cars · 1986
Killing Cars
★ 3.71986
MovieThrillerAction
In a complex story of automotive intrigue, oil barons, corporate finance, and international villainy, the inventor of an environmentally friendly car powered by energy cells becomes the target of killers. After Ralph Korda has given his patented worldcar to a German automaker for testing, he is confronted by ominous men, eager to get their hands on his patent. Evil Arab petroleum lords also want to stop this threat to the gasoline market any way they can.
Jack and JennyJack and Jenny · 1963
Jack and Jenny
★ 9.01963
MovieDrama
Saleswoman Jenny is crazy about the painter Jack. But Jack does not want to marry, even though he loves Jenny passionately. So Jenny looks elsewhere to find the right man. She marries twice, but always ends up back with Jack and gives herself to him with no attachments. Will Jack and Jenny find true love? Of course!
The Flying ClassroomThe Flying Classroom · 1954
The Flying Classroom
★ 7.71954
MovieFamilyComedy
The third form of a boarding school and the students of a neighboring school do not get along. Each side dreams up the craziest pranks to defeat the other. And when one day the high school students go as far as stealing the Gymnasium students’ essays and even burning them, daily school life really gets out of hand.

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Let's go!Let's go! · 2014
Let's go!
★ 8.02014
MovieTV MovieDrama
Munich, 1968: 21-year-old Laura, who has emigrated to the USA with her husband Gabriel, returns to her old home in Munich. Laura's father has been killed in a traffic accident a few days earlier. Her younger sister Friede is in a coma. Overwhelmed by the pain, her mother has withdrawn from the outside world. Laura feels abandoned, as she had hoped that the shared grief might help to overcome the tense relationship between her and her mother. Throughout her life, her mother was incapable of empathizing with her children and avoided any physical closeness. When her mother refuses to visit the critically injured Friede in hospital, Laura forces her into a confrontation in the hope of gaining a better understanding of her mother.

Producer

The Unknown SoldierThe Unknown Soldier · 2006
The Unknown Soldier
★ 7.02006
MovieHistoryDocumentary
In the wake of World War II, most Germans have been raised with the mistaken belief that the Holocaust had been planned and executed by just a tiny minority of Nazis, namely, the Gestapo and the SS. The sad truth, however, is that Hitler's philosophy of ethnic cleansing, as the Fuhrer so brazenly espoused in his frightening manifesto, "Mein Kampf," had been enthusiastically embraced not only by the entire military but also by most of the civilian population. The long-suppressed proof of their widespread collaboration and participation was unveiled in The Wehrmacht Exhibition, a damning collection of photographs and film footage that toured Deutschland between 1999 and 2004. The show shook the country to its core because it forced folks to face up to the fact that it took much more than a madman and his henchmen to wipe out six million.

Director