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Heinz Bennent

Date of birth: 1921-07-18

Place of birth: Stolberg, Germany

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Heinz Bennent

Biography

Heinz Bennent (July 18, 1921 - October 12, 2011) was a German actor. His career began after the end of World War II in Göttingen. He moved to Switzerland in the 1970s, where he lives until his death. His children, Anne Bennent and David Bennent also work as actors.

Movie Credits

The Tin Drum
3.5

The Tin Drum

1979-05-02

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of

The Last Metro
3.6

The Last Metro

1980-09-17

In occupied Paris, an actress wed to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis whil

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
3.5

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

1975-01-10

After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she ta

Womanlight
2.9

Womanlight

1979-08-29

The story is simple: two people who have recently suffered a great deal come together for consolatio

Possession
3.7

Possession

1981-05-27

A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the trut

Mord im Pfarrhaus
2.3

Mord im Pfarrhaus

1970-11-21

Kalt ist der Abendhauch
3.5

Kalt ist der Abendhauch

2000-08-28

Love story spanning 60 years of the lives of Charlotte and Hugo. As a teenager before the war she is

From the Life of the Marionettes
3.6

From the Life of the Marionettes

1980-10-08

An account of the events before and after a murder committed by a disturbed businessman in a straine

Spy, Stand Up
3.6

Spy, Stand Up

1982-01-27

Sebastien Grenier, a former French spy, is working as a financial analyst in Zurich. However, his pe

The Serpent's Egg
3.1

The Serpent's Egg

1977-10-28

In 1923 Berlin, following the suicide of his brother, an American acrobat struggles to survive while

Bennent mal vier
0

Bennent mal vier

1998-12-06

Swiss dancer Diane and rising German actor Heinz Bennent build a tight-knit family on modest means.

My Name is Victor
0

My Name is Victor

1993-03-16

No one knows, or is ever likely to know how many disabled or handicapped relatives have been hidden

Lulu
2.1

Lulu

1980-03-01

Lulu models for a young painter who tries to seduce her. When her husband enters the room he dies fr

Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow
3.2

Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow

1999-11-10

It’s December 1999, and 25-year-old Jonah has just graduated from film school. As the new millennium

Metamorphosis
3

Metamorphosis

1975-10-16

Travelling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes to find that he's been transformed into a giant insect. This

The Net
2.5

The Net

1975-12-25

The aging writer Aurelio Morelli is disillusioned: although the critics like his books, they are bar

I Want to Live
0

I Want to Live

1977-02-01

An 11-year-old boy survives a serious car accident but remains mentally and physically disabled for

Nea
2

Nea

1976-08-17

In Genève, bookseller and publisher Axel Thorpe catches willful, rich 16-year-old Sibylle Ashby shop

The Wild Duck
0

The Wild Duck

1976-09-01

Consul Werle holds a reception in honour of the homecoming of his son Gregers. At the reception, Gr

Der Pott
0

Der Pott

1971-01-12

In 1917, the boys from Irish club Avondale United parade through the town with the cup they have jus

Kleine Geschichten mit großen Tieren
0

Kleine Geschichten mit großen Tieren

1978-03-05

Brass Target
2.7

Brass Target

1978-12-22

General George S. Patton died in a car accident in 1945. But was his death actually a murder. Is he

Une femme fatale
0

Une femme fatale

1974-11-16

A young, easygoing pilot discovers the mutual attraction between his chief pilot's wife and himself.

Das Schloß
0

Das Schloß

1962-04-11

Acht Stunden Zeit
0

Acht Stunden Zeit

1965-01-01

Die Eltern
0

Die Eltern

1974-01-22

Ann, a ten-year-old girl, becomes the sole heir of millions from her grandmother. Ann's parents, who

Perahim - die zweite Chance
0

Perahim - die zweite Chance

1974-05-13

After eleven years of solitary confinement, Perahim, convicted of murdering a police officer, is rel

Love from a Stranger
3

Love from a Stranger

1967-12-05

Kopfstand, Madam!
0

Kopfstand, Madam!

1967-03-02

Married with a young daughter, a 30-year-old woman yearns to return to her working life as a transla

Der Nebbich
0

Der Nebbich

1965-11-04

Special Section
3.5

Special Section

1975-04-23

In occupied France during the WWII, a German officer is murdered. The collaborationist Vichy governm

The Death of Mario Ricci
3

The Death of Mario Ricci

1983-05-25

A TV reporter and his assisstant go to a small Swiss village to do a programme with a reclusive scie

A French Woman
2.6

A French Woman

1995-03-14

Wed just as war breaks out, Jeanne hardly gets to know her military husband, Louis, before the debac

Year of the Turtle
3

Year of the Turtle

1988-11-17

The story of an impossible love between a 60 years old jobless bookkeeper and an unpredictable 40 ye

Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness
2.6

Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness

1979-09-17

Sisters Maria and Anna live together. Maria is a most proficient executive secretary, encouraging An

Das Rendezvous von Senlis
0

Das Rendezvous von Senlis

1961-04-24

Princesse Marie
4

Princesse Marie

2004-03-04

The story of Napoleon Bonaparte's grandniece, the famous Princess Marie, her friendship and her work

Germany in Autumn
3.1

Germany in Autumn

1978-03-03

The film does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes

Eine Gefangene bei Stalin und Hitler
0

Eine Gefangene bei Stalin und Hitler

1968-01-26

Millowitsch - Theater - Schneider Wibbel
0

Millowitsch - Theater - Schneider Wibbel

1959-06-12

Freiheit im Dezember
0

Freiheit im Dezember

1966-06-01

Szenen aus dem Eheleben
0

Szenen aus dem Eheleben

1972-03-28

Through psychological warfare, a man manages to outdo his former wife's second husband and return to

Im Kreis
0

Im Kreis

1970-02-12

On a rainy vacation day in a hotel room in Yugoslavia, a 40-year-old father and his adolescent daugh

Die erste Legion
0

Die erste Legion

1964-08-27

Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk
0

Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk

1978-02-19

Trees die upright
0

Trees die upright

1958-08-27

Son of Hitler
2.6

Son of Hitler

1979-01-01

The leader of a right-wing German political party discovers that an illiterate woodcarver is actuall

Detective Story
2.7

Detective Story

1963-04-28

Nasrin oder Die Kunst zu träumen
0

Nasrin oder Die Kunst zu träumen

1972-06-17

War and Peace
1

War and Peace

1982-09-30

The third episodic film, after Deutschland im Herbst and Der Kandidat, in which notable German filmm

Alle hatten sich abgewandt
0

Alle hatten sich abgewandt

1970-01-14

Nur der Freiheit gehört unser Leben
0

Nur der Freiheit gehört unser Leben

1969-11-05

Sarah
2.7

Sarah

1983-04-27

An insurance investigator meets an attractive woman in a hotel on his way to check out the causes of

Die Frau des Fotografen oder Die große Liebe
0

Die Frau des Fotografen oder Die große Liebe

1967-06-26

Meetings in the Forest
1

Meetings in the Forest

1972-06-04

The fate of a young girl named Svea, who has always been hunted down, in the depths of an immense fo

Der Portland-Ring
0

Der Portland-Ring

1970-05-28

Marie
0

Marie

1972-01-01

When her father dies unexpectantly, a young woman starts to get suspicious about her mother's behavi

Alle lieben Célimare
0

Alle lieben Célimare

1973-05-11

Ein ehrenwerter Herr
0

Ein ehrenwerter Herr

1968-06-11

He Joe
0

He Joe

1979-09-12

A lonely man is taunted by the voice of a woman he once knew.

Der Mann im Schilf
0

Der Mann im Schilf

1978-10-30

In 1934, young archaeologist Robert returns to his home in Salzburg after spending several years wor

Le Transfuge
0

Le Transfuge

1985-11-13

A French industrialist, Bernard Corain, who frequently travels on business to the German Democratic

Tears of Stone
2.4

Tears of Stone

1995-09-15

About Icelandic composer Jon Leifs (1899-1968) who spent much of his life in Germany before WWII. Th

Eine Rose für Jane
0

Eine Rose für Jane

1970-10-29

Jones is called in when others want to kill. Jones works quickly, precisely, successfully. His clien

Der Teufel ist los
0

Der Teufel ist los

1961-02-06

Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers
0

Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers

1956-06-20

Madame Pompadour
0

Madame Pompadour

1960-11-11

L'amour des femmes
2.5

L'amour des femmes

1982-02-13

Geneva, 1980s. Three friends in search of themselves. Bruno, an architect, is married to a woman he

Elles ne pensent qu'à ça...
1.8

Elles ne pensent qu'à ça...

1994-03-16

Arrived in New York, Margaux went to the bedside of her daughter Jess, who tried to commit suicide.

Entziehung - Ein Tagebuch
0

Entziehung - Ein Tagebuch

1973-06-05

König Lear
0

König Lear

1992-01-01

Das Apostelspiel
0

Das Apostelspiel

1965-12-24

Mandala
0

Mandala

1972-03-01

Eiszeit
0

Eiszeit

1975-08-15

After World War II, an aging controversial Norwegian Nobel Prize winner must confront his past and t

Der Teufelsschüler
0

Der Teufelsschüler

1973-03-20

Street of Mirrors
2.5

Street of Mirrors

1983-04-14

Francesca, a magistrate, seems happily married to a successful and wealthy engineer. They prepare to

Der Maulkorb
0

Der Maulkorb

1963-02-26

Le Lit
2.1

Le Lit

1982-12-31

Martin, a sculptor, is dying in his bed on a barge that floats along a fog-shrouded waterway. As he

Der einsame Weg
0

Der einsame Weg

1987-11-11

The Pleasure of Love
2

The Pleasure of Love

1991-04-10

Guillaume de Burlador is a private tutor who hits a low point sufficiently severe for him to contemp

Rouge Capucine
3

Rouge Capucine

1984-10-24

The life of the actress and model Capucine inspired this film by Michel Soutter, played by Capucine

Der Snob
0

Der Snob

1984-03-05

An oily careerist for whom becoming the highest earner is not enough: now he also wants a title of n

Rapt ou la Séparation des races
3.5

Rapt ou la Séparation des races

1984-01-01

Le due croci
0

Le due croci

1988-03-30

Le Due Croci brings us the story of Blessed Titus Brandsma, a Dutch Carmelite friar, Catholic priest