Jürgen Prochnow
Jürgen Prochnow (born 10 June 1941) is a German-American actor. His international breakthrough was his portrayal of the good-hearted and sympathetic U-boat Commander "Der Alte" ("Old Man") in the 1981 war film Das Boot. He is also known for his roles in The Lost Honour of... Read full bio →
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The Last Rifleman
A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.
A Hidden Life
Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.
Kundschafter des Friedens
Four very retired, ex-GDR spies, or "Kundschafter des Friedens" as they were officially named, led by the once legendary Jochen Falk, are called on by the German government.
Damascus Cover
A spy navigates the precarious terrain of love and survival during an undercover mission in Syria.
Remember
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a handwritten letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the former Nazi he believes killed his family in order to carry out vengeance.
Hitman: Agent 47
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.
Die dunkle Seite des Mondes
A psychedelic mushroom trip turns a successful lawyer into a wanted man.
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
A behind the scenes chronicle of how clash of vision, bad creative decisions, lack of interest and really bad weather plagued the disastrous production of the infamous The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996).
Company of Heroes
American soldiers lost behind enemy lines during the WWII make a horrific discovery: Hitler has a super bomb in development. Against all odds, they set out to find the scientist in charge of the program who is looking to defect.
Sinners and Saints
In lawless storm ravaged New Orleans, eleaguered Detective Sean Riley is trying to cope with the death of his young son and the abandonment of his wife.
Merlin and the War of the Dragons
In 5th Century Britian, a young Merlin struggles for his place in his known land under the tutelage of The Mage, a local wizard whom sees the young man's potential for magic, as well as face off against his evil former friend, Vendiger, whom plots with a feudal warlord king to conquer all of Britian using an army of flying dragons, and only…
Primeval
A news team is sent to Burundi to capture and bring home a legendary 25-foot crocodile. Their difficult task turns potentially deadly when a warlord targets them for death.
The Da Vinci Code
A murder inside the Louvre and clues in Da Vinci paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years, which could shake the foundations of Christianity.
The Celestine Prophecy
An adaptation of James Redfield's novel about the search for a sacred manuscript in the Peruvian rain forest.
Chain Reaction
A prison bus with over a dozen criminals on board has an accident and rams another car, in which Dr. Douglas Madsen was on his way home. Most of the prisoners die. Four of them survive, one of them severely injured. After having killed all the guards, they head for the woods. They take Dr. Douglas Madsen hostage.
Beerfest
Two brothers travel to Germany for Oktoberfest, only to stumble upon secret, centuries-old competition described as a "Fight Club" with beer games.
House of the Dead
On an island off the coast, a techno rave party attracts a diverse group of college coeds and a Coast Guard officer. Soon, they discover that their X-laced escapades are to be interrupted by zombies and monsters that attack them on the ground, from the air, and in the sea, ruled by an evil entity.
Heart of America
On the last day of school, two bullied teenagers decide to take revenge on their tormentors.
Baltic Storm
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.
The Elite
After the murder of their families by a terrorist bomb, five young adults are trained as a hi-tech, anti-terrorist team with a mission to search and destroy high-profile terrorist groups.
Ripper
A massacre survivor (A.J. Cook) studies serial killers under a famous expert (Bruce Payne), but her classmates soon start dying at the hands of a Jack the Ripper copycat.
Jack the Dog
Jack is a womanizer, but settles down with Faith. When the marriage falls apart due to Jack's desire for women, he gets shared custody of his son. Living with his son, slowly things in the mind of Jack are changing.
Gunblast Vodka
Supermodel Everhart is kidnapped by bad guy Prochnow and rescued by good guy Otto in technopop action.
Wing Commander
In the mid-27th century, the Terran Confederation is at war with the vicious alien Kilrathi Empire. When the Kilrathi capture a crucial navigational device that could lead them to Earth, the Confederation’s only hope rests with a small group of young fighter pilots.
The Replacement Killers
Failing to kill anymore because of his conscience, a troubled hit-man seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug-lord has hired replacements to finish the job and kill the hit-man.
DNA
A mad scientist's DNA experiment on the bones of a mysterious jungle creature brings the carnivorous beast to life, and only his former assistant Ash Mattley and CIA operative Claire Sommers can stop it.
Air Force One
Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them.
The English Patient
The filmed version of the novel by Michael Ondaatje of the same name. This film tells of love stories during the turbulent times of World War 2. Director Anthony Minghella films the biography of Ladislaus Almasy.
On Dangerous Ground
When they learn of a secret covenant on the status of Hong Kong signed by Mao in 1944, Chinese factions, the British government, Hong Kong businessmen, AND the Mafia all try to be the first to take hold of it. Tough man Sean Dillon, pressured by Brigadier Ferguson into working for the British, does it his own way.
Judge Dredd
In a dystopian future, Dredd, the most famous judge (a cop with instant field judiciary powers) is convicted for a crime he did not commit while his murderous counterpart escapes.
In the Mouth of Madness
Body of Evidence
When an elderly millionaire is found dead with cocaine in his system, his will leaves $8 million to Rebecca Carlson, who was having an affair with him. District attorney Robert Garrett decides to prosecute Rebecca, arguing that she deliberately engaged in wild sex with the old man to overexcite him and lead to his premature death.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is the feature film that followed the cult television series Twin Peaks by David Lynch. The movie involves the mysterious murder of a girl named Laura Palmer and the small quiet town of Twin Peaks that is turned upside-down after her death.
Hurricane Smith
An oil-field worker from Texas journeys to Australia to look for his missing sister, and his search winds up getting him involved with a violent drug-smuggling gang.
Robin Hood
The Swashbuckling legend of Robin Hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty Normans ruled England with an iron fist.
The Fourth War
Cold War drama about two gung-ho border commanders (Roy Scheider, Jurgen Prochnow) who carry out their own private war against each other on the German - Czechoslovakia border.
Der Skipper
A washed-out German sailor, in a drunken state, agrees to take two British women from Gibraltar to the West Indies in his sail boat. Early into the voyage, they realise that it's not going to be plain sailing.
A Dry White Season
Taking place during the 1976 Soweto uprising, the story follows a white school teacher whose life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
The Seventh Sign
A young couple hold the key to the survival of mankind as the biblical seven seals are broken one by one.
Terminus
A lone driver navigates a high-tech truck through dangerous territory in a deadly cross-country racing sport. After the guidance system fails, a new driver must bond with the truck's AI while dodging attacks and uncovering sinister plots.
Beverly Hills Cop II
The second Beverly Hills Cop film starring Eddie Murphy back as the police officer Axel Foley. Once again the Detroit cop is sent to Beverly Hills; this time Axel along with Friends John Taggart and Billy Rosewood try to track down the man behind the “Alphabet Robberies.”
Das Boot
Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat captain (Jurgen Prochnow) and his inexperienced crew as they patrol the Atlantic and Mediterranean in search of Allied vessels, taking turns as hunter and prey.
Dune
In a distant future a bitter fight erupts on the sand covered land of Arrakis. In this sandy place lies the spice that makes traveling through space possible. A controversial David Lynch cult film from 1984.
The Keep
Nazis take over a ancient fortress that contains a mysterious entity that wreaks havoc and death upon them.
Das Boot
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War. Soon it becomes hunted itself. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits...
Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum
After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.
Die Verrohung des Franz Blum
A young bourgeois man takes part in a hold-up, is arrested and sentenced. In prison, he discovers a world where only the strongest survive. He will come out transformed.
Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe
Story of a gay serial killer who murders young boys so he can serve them as dinner to his circle of fellow cannibals.
Händler der vier Jahreszeiten
Hans is a street fruit peddler and born-loser. His choice of career upsets his bourgeois family, causing him to turn to drinking and violence. After recovering from a debilitating heart attack, his business finally begins to take off. However the more he becomes a credit to his family, the more depressed he becomes.