Sylvester Groth

Sylvester Groth was born in Jerichow, German Democratic Republic on March 31st, 1958. He is an actor with an extensive television and theater career, well known for portraying Goebbels in Inglourious Basterds (2009), Clausen in Dark (2019) and starring in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Stalingrad (1993) and Deutschland 83 (2015).

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

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At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin are forced to put ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Ritchie
CAST:  Henry Cavill  •  Armie Hammer  •  Alicia Vikander  •  Elizabeth Debicki

At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin are forced to put ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Ritchie
CAST:  Henry Cavill  •  Armie Hammer  •  Alicia Vikander  •  Elizabeth Debicki

Aghet (2010)

2010 documentary film on the Armenian Genocide by the Young Turk government of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It is based on eyewitness reports by European and American personnel stationed in the Near East at the time, Armenian survivors and other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Friedler
CAST:  Martina Gedeck  •  Sylvester Groth  •  Sandra Hüller  •  Burghart Klaußner

2010 documentary film on the Armenian Genocide by the Young Turk government of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It is based on eyewitness reports by European and American personnel stationed in the Near East at the time, Armenian survivors and other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Friedler
CAST:  Martina Gedeck  •  Sylvester Groth  •  Sandra Hüller  •  Burghart Klaußner

Whiskey with Vodka (2009)

A renowned actor named Otto is the epitome of the problematic but beloved ladies man. Even when drunk he still knows more about filmmaking than does the amateur who is directing him in his latest movie. But what should the unreliable star do when a local actor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andreas Dresen
CAST:  Corinna Harfouch  •  Henry Hübchen  •  Sylvester Groth  •  Markus Hering

A renowned actor named Otto is the epitome of the problematic but beloved ladies man. Even when drunk he still knows more about filmmaking than does the amateur who is directing him in his latest movie. But what should the unreliable star do when a local actor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andreas Dresen
CAST:  Corinna Harfouch  •  Henry Hübchen  •  Sylvester Groth  •  Markus Hering

The Last U-Boat (1993)

Near the end of WWII a lone U-Boat is sent from Germany to Japan carrying plutonium needed for a Japanese A-Bomb. During the long journey, news arrives on the radio that Hitler killed himself and Germany has surrendered. This causes a rift in the crew, the Nazi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Beyer
CAST:  Ulrich Mühe  •  Ulrich Tukur  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Goro Ohashi

Near the end of WWII a lone U-Boat is sent from Germany to Japan carrying plutonium needed for a Japanese A-Bomb. During the long journey, news arrives on the radio that Hitler killed himself and Germany has surrendered. This causes a rift in the crew, the Nazi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Beyer
CAST:  Ulrich Mühe  •  Ulrich Tukur  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Goro Ohashi

The Turning Point (1983)

In the fall of 1945, nineteen year-old Mark Niebuhr, is accused of murder and is jailed as a prisoner of war in Warsaw, Poland. He maintains his claim of innocence throughout long periods of solitary confinement. When Mark is placed among a group of Polish ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Beyer
CAST:  Sylvester Groth  •  Fred Düren  •  Matthias Günther  •  Klaus Piontek

In the fall of 1945, nineteen year-old Mark Niebuhr, is accused of murder and is jailed as a prisoner of war in Warsaw, Poland. He maintains his claim of innocence throughout long periods of solitary confinement. When Mark is placed among a group of Polish ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Beyer
CAST:  Sylvester Groth  •  Fred Düren  •  Matthias Günther  •  Klaus Piontek

The Reader (2008)

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Daldry
CAST:  Kate Winslet  •  Ralph Fiennes  •  Hannah Herzsprung  •  Alexandra Maria Lara

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Daldry
CAST:  Kate Winslet  •  Ralph Fiennes  •  Hannah Herzsprung  •  Alexandra Maria Lara

Momo (1986)

In the ruins of an amphitheatre just outside an unnamed Italian city lives Momo, a little girl of mysterious origin. She is remarkable in the neighbourhood because she has the extraordinary ability to listen — really listen. By simply being with people and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Johannes Schaaf
CAST:  Radost Bokel  •  Mario Adorf  •  Armin Mueller-Stahl  •  Leopoldo Trieste

In the ruins of an amphitheatre just outside an unnamed Italian city lives Momo, a little girl of mysterious origin. She is remarkable in the neighbourhood because she has the extraordinary ability to listen — really listen. By simply being with people and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Johannes Schaaf
CAST:  Radost Bokel  •  Mario Adorf  •  Armin Mueller-Stahl  •  Leopoldo Trieste

My Führer (2007)

Hitler no longer believes in himself, and can barely see himself as an equal to even his sheep dog. But to seize the helm of the war he would have to create one of his famous fiery speeches to mobilize the masses. Goebbels therefore brings a Jewish acting teacher ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dani Levy
CAST:  Helge Schneider  •  Ulrich Mühe  •  Sylvester Groth  •  Adriana Altaras

Hitler no longer believes in himself, and can barely see himself as an equal to even his sheep dog. But to seize the helm of the war he would have to create one of his famous fiery speeches to mobilize the masses. Goebbels therefore brings a Jewish acting teacher ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dani Levy
CAST:  Helge Schneider  •  Ulrich Mühe  •  Sylvester Groth  •  Adriana Altaras

Die Mutter des Mörders (2015)

Single mother Maria falls from the clouds when the police come: She does not believe for a second that her son, Matis could have killed the pretty Lea from next door. He is in his early 20s, but still thinks and feels like a child - right? After his arrest, Simon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Rola
CAST:  Natalia Wörner  •  Lucas Reiber  •  Axel Prahl  •  Ernst Stötzner

Single mother Maria falls from the clouds when the police come: She does not believe for a second that her son, Matis could have killed the pretty Lea from next door. He is in his early 20s, but still thinks and feels like a child - right? After his arrest, Simon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Rola
CAST:  Natalia Wörner  •  Lucas Reiber  •  Axel Prahl  •  Ernst Stötzner

Naked Among Wolves (2015)

Taking place at the Concentration camp Buchenwald at the end of March 1945, prisoner Hans Pippig discovers in a carrying case of an incoming prisoner a Jewish child. If reported the three-year-old is sure to die. On the other hand, a violation of the rules of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philipp Kadelbach
CAST:  Florian Stetter  •  Peter Schneider  •  Sylvester Groth  •  Sabin Tambrea

Taking place at the Concentration camp Buchenwald at the end of March 1945, prisoner Hans Pippig discovers in a carrying case of an incoming prisoner a Jewish child. If reported the three-year-old is sure to die. On the other hand, a violation of the rules of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philipp Kadelbach
CAST:  Florian Stetter  •  Peter Schneider  •  Sylvester Groth  •  Sabin Tambrea

Frisch gepresst (2012)

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DIRECTION:  Christine Hartmann
CAST:  Diana Amft  •  Alexander Beyer  •  Tom Wlaschiha  •  Sunnyi Melles

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DIRECTION:  Christine Hartmann
CAST:  Diana Amft  •  Alexander Beyer  •  Tom Wlaschiha  •  Sunnyi Melles

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DIRECTION:  Hannu Salonen  •  Jörg Grünler
CAST:  Sylvester Groth  •  Nina Kronjäger  •  Vadim Glowna  •  Suzan Anbeh

Zarte Parasiten (2009)

Jakob and Manu have developed their own specific survival strategies. Without a permanent home or steady job, they live in a makeshift camp in the woods and use the municipal swimming pool when they need to shower. Always short on cash, they make a living as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Schwabe  •  Christian Becker
CAST:  Robert Stadlober  •  Sylvester Groth  •  Maja Schöne  •  Corinna Kirchhoff

Jakob and Manu have developed their own specific survival strategies. Without a permanent home or steady job, they live in a makeshift camp in the woods and use the municipal swimming pool when they need to shower. Always short on cash, they make a living as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Schwabe  •  Christian Becker
CAST:  Robert Stadlober  •  Sylvester Groth  •  Maja Schöne  •  Corinna Kirchhoff

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DIRECTION:  Lars Becker
CAST:  Ina Weisse  •  Tobias Schenke  •  Manfred Zapatka  •  Gila von Weitershausen

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DIRECTION:  Kaspar Heidelbach
CAST:  Heino Ferch  •  Heike Makatsch  •  Jan Josef Liefers  •  Nadja Uhl
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