Gustav Botz

Acting

Gustav Botz

Born August 4, 1883 · Bremen, Germany

Died September 29, 1932 · aged 49

Gustav Botz (4 August 1883 – 29 September 1932) was a German actor. Botz was born on 4 August 1883 in Bremen, German Empire. He began his career in film business The Foreign Prince (1918), The Devil (1918), His Majesty the Hypochondriac (1918), Ikarus, the Flying Man (1918), The Rose of Stamboul (1919), The Secret of the American Docks (1919), The Head of Janus (1920), Monika Vogelsang (1920), B…

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NosferatuNosferatu · 1922
Nosferatu
7.71922
MovieHorrorFantasy
The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.
Dr. Mabuse, the GamblerDr. Mabuse, the Gambler · 1922
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
7.71922
MovieCrimeThriller
Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.
Der Barbier von FilmersdorfDer Barbier von Filmersdorf · 1915
Der Barbier von Filmersdorf
7.01915
Movie
Ikarus, the Flying ManIkarus, the Flying Man · 1918
Ikarus, the Flying Man
5.01918
MovieWarDrama
Two French spies, Baron d’Aubigny and Clemence de Montignon, blackmail German engineer Günther Ellinghaus with his gambling debts into handing over his construction plans for the new Ikarus engine. He flees to New York and works as a waiter. When World War I breaks, he signs on as a fireman on a Dutch ship and returns to Europe. He becomes a fighter pilot in Germany and faces the former spies as his enemies. After an emergency landing he is taken into their headquarters. He escapes an attempted murder and fights his enemies in an air battle. Both of them survive and after the war Ellinghaus offers them his hand in reconciliation.
Der Schmuck der HerzoginDer Schmuck der Herzogin · 1916
Der Schmuck der Herzogin
1916
MovieCrime
The Head of JanusThe Head of Janus · 1920
The Head of Janus
9.01920
MovieHorrorDrama
Two opposing characters are hidden in the person of the inconspicuous London gentleman Dr. Warren and Janus.
Radiohead X Nosferatu: A Symphony of HorrorRadiohead X Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror · 2025
Radiohead X Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
6.42025
MovieHorror
This special presentation of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) pairs the original silent film with Radiohead’s “KID A (2000) / Amnesiac (2001) as its score, courtesy of Silents Synced. Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rock music, partnering with independent cinemas to create memorable, new silent film experiences. "Nosferatu x Radiohead: A Silents Synced Film" is directed and remixed by Josh Frank.
The Twelfth HourThe Twelfth Hour · 1930
The Twelfth Hour
1930
MovieHorror
A version of Nosferatu to which sound was added. Some scenes were left out and new ones were added including a different ending. Additionally all the characters names were changed.

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