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Hark Bohm

Date of birth: 1939-05-18

Place of birth: Hamburg, Germany

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Hark Bohm

Biography

Hark Bohm (born 18 May 1939) is a German actor, screenwriter, film director, playwright and former professor for cinema studies. He was born in Hamburg-Othmarschen and grew up on the island Amrum. His younger brother was the actor Marquard Bohm, who starred in some of his early films. He is most notable for his long-time collaboration with Rainer Werner Fassbinder. His first featurefilm as a director was the German western Tschetan, der Indianerjunge shot in 1972 and starring his brother Marquard as well as his adopted son Dschingis Bowakow as Tschetan. In 1978, he directed the film Moritz, Dear Moritz, which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. Ten years later, his film Yasemin was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1990, his film Herzlich willkommen was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1997, he was a member of the jury at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hark Bohm, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Knockin' on Heaven's Door
3.9

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

1997-02-20

Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hos

Lili Marleen
3.2

Lili Marleen

1981-01-14

The story of a German singer named Willie, who while working in Switzerland, falls in love with a Je

The Marriage of Maria Braun
3.7

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979-03-23

Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the wa

Lola
3.5

Lola

1981-08-20

Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a

Conversation with the Beast
0

Conversation with the Beast

1997-02-20

An American historian (Mr Webster) comes to Berlin to visit an old man who claims to be the real Ado

Underdogs
3.4

Underdogs

2008-07-24

In Brunnenberg prison for men, the new warden introduces a revolutionary convict re-socializing proj

Die Todesautomatik
1

Die Todesautomatik

2007-11-26

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
3.4

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

2008-02-11

Documentary about filmmakers of the New German Cinema who were members of the legendary Filmverlag f

True North
3.3

True North

2007-09-14

The crew of a bankrupt Scottish trawler turn to smuggling illegal immigrants over the stormy waters

The Charlemagne Code
2.9

The Charlemagne Code

2008-08-31

An action-packed race to find the legendary treasure of the Nibelungen hidden by Charlemagne and tho

Effi Briest
3.4

Effi Briest

1974-06-20

When 17-year-old Effi Briest marries the elderly Baron von Instetten, she moves to a small, isolated

Lost in Siberia
2.5

Lost in Siberia

1991-04-08

The political drama is set in the Stalin's Soviet Union after the Second World War. A British archae

The Architect
2.7

The Architect

2008-10-23

Accepting a prize, architect Georg Winter explains that an architect has the good fortune of measuri

Fear of Fear
3.1

Fear of Fear

1975-07-08

After having her second child, a German housewife suffers from postpartum depression before inexplic

The American Soldier
3.2

The American Soldier

1970-10-09

Ricky returns to Munich from Vietnam and is promptly hired as a contract killer.

Zimmer mit Stall - Schwein gehabt
0

Zimmer mit Stall - Schwein gehabt

2021-11-26

A Good Opportunity
2.8

A Good Opportunity

1999-11-18

Gosbert Klee and Thilo "Abo" Abogast are anything but down on their luck. Nothing in their pockets,

The Third Generation
3

The Third Generation

1979-05-30

A wildly anarchic satire of guerrilla terrorism in which a band of leftist radicals inadvertently be

Bomber & Paganini
2.7

Bomber & Paganini

1976-10-06

The story follows two simple as well as incorrigible petty crooks, who always fail spectacularly in

Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
3.2

Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter

2013-02-08

The gritty, kinetic, visionary cinema of Roland Klick is ripe for rediscovery. After shooting with i

Slow Attack
3

Slow Attack

1980-10-31

Nik, a released prisoner who started writing in prison, wants to leave his past behind him, but refu

Justice
2.7

Justice

1993-10-14

Senator Isaak Kohler shoots and kills Professor Winter in a crowded restaurant, while Winter is dini

Atlantic Affairs
0

Atlantic Affairs

2002-11-03

A cinematic journey into the music of Udo Lindenberg.

Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet
2.6

Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet

1972-01-19

Willi endeavors to survive in a world where annihilistic galactic battles rage, by taking a job at t

Ruby Cairo
2.4

Ruby Cairo

1992-12-12

Baseball cards and a food-aid worker help a woman follow her shady husband's money trail around the

Linie 1
3.6

Linie 1

1988-02-11

Film version of the musical by the same name: Sunnie, a girl from the province, comes to Berlin to m

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
0

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8

1971-01-27

About the making of "Der amerikanische Soldat/The American Soldier" in 1970.

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
3.9

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974-03-05

Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown

Little Godard
0

Little Godard

1978-06-08

The production of a film requires recording equipment and financial resources, if nothing else. Hell

Despair
3.3

Despair

1978-09-20

Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufactu

The Merchant of Four Seasons
3.4

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972-03-10

Hans is a street fruit peddler and born loser. His choice of career upsets his bourgeois family, cau

Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
3.3

Der Hauptmann von Köpenick

1997-09-26

Each is dependent on the other. He breaks into the passport office to get a passport. He is surprise

Moritz, Dear Moritz
3.1

Moritz, Dear Moritz

1978-03-10

15-year-old Moritz lives in a posh area of Hamburg, but his parents did not care about it. The teena

Panic Time
2.8

Panic Time

1980-04-17

The musician Udo Lindenberg (played by himself) is kidnapped during the party after a concert. Nobod

Schtonk!
3.5

Schtonk!

1992-03-12

Schtonk! is a farce of the actual events of 1983, when Germany's Stern magazine published, with grea

Spider's Web
3.2

Spider's Web

1989-09-21

Ulrich Mühe plays a German businessman who was born completely without scruples. This makes him an e

The Promise
3.3

The Promise

1995-02-16

East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends

Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
3.5

Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet

2008-08-27

Sophie is admitted to hospital with a fainting spell. She has recently started feeling sick all the

Ain’t Nothin’ Without You
0

Ain’t Nothin’ Without You

1985-10-25

Martha and Alfred exchange experiences about life and events in Hamburg.

Beim nächsten Mann wird alles anders
1.1

Beim nächsten Mann wird alles anders

1989-01-12

Das Hochzeitsgeschenk
3.3

Das Hochzeitsgeschenk

1997-01-01

Adolf and Marlene
3

Adolf and Marlene

1977-03-15

When Hitler watches Marlene Dietrich in a movie, he falls in love with her. He persuades her to come

1+1=3
0.5

1+1=3

1979-10-31

An unmarried actress in Munich becomes pregnant but decides against marrying the child's father, and

Herzlich willkommen
1

Herzlich willkommen

1990-02-22

Friedrich (Uwe Bohm) manages to escape from East Germany to the West in the 1950s. On his arrival, h

Härtetest
1

Härtetest

1998-04-02

Jonas is in his mid-twenties, still lives with his parents and gets dumped by his girlfriend. He soo

Leo und Marie – Eine Weihnachtsliebe
2.5

Leo und Marie – Eine Weihnachtsliebe

2008-12-08

Leo has been working for the insurance company for 19 years, without a sick day, without being late,

Reunion in Travers
0

Reunion in Travers

1989-04-27

The time is the French Revolution; the place is the village of Travers, ensconsed in neutral Switzer

Love Is the Beginning of All Terror
2.5

Love Is the Beginning of All Terror

1984-03-07

Story concerns two friends, Freya and Irmtraut and their relationships with the same man, Traugott,

Die Revolte
0

Die Revolte

1969-10-20

Kissenschlacht
2.6

Kissenschlacht

2011-10-04

Anna and Michael have tried everything to conceive a baby - without success. There is one last attem

Falcons
2.4

Falcons

2002-09-27

Simon a mysterious man with a past returns to Iceland with the intention to end his no good life. Be

Forever and Ever
2.8

Forever and Ever

1997-01-30

A life of little Maria who lives in a foster family breaks after a sudden appearance of her mother M

So what ...?
2.5

So what ...?

1967-02-09

A day in a young slacker's life in Hamburg, Germany.

Fassbinder
3.1

Fassbinder

2015-04-30

A film portrait of the influential Bavarian actor, director, and screenwriter who publicly confessed

Underground
3.9

Underground

1995-05-13

A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, trage

The Big Mess
3.5

The Big Mess

1971-06-29

Outer space in 2034 is run by greedy corporations in a rundown bureaucracy. Two astronauts, who are

Power Of Evil
2.5

Power Of Evil

1985-08-01

An unsuspecting student thinks that the wife of an arms dealer is unhappy, but in reality she appear

Madregilda
2.7

Madregilda

1993-09-26

Madrid, Spain. On Monday, December 22, 1947, Charles Vidor's Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn

Familiengeheimnisse - Liebe, Schuld und Tod
2

Familiengeheimnisse - Liebe, Schuld und Tod

2011-01-09

Doctor Dahna lives with her mother Ayana in Kenya, where she runs the children's aid organization He

Der Liebling des Himmels
2

Der Liebling des Himmels

2015-05-09

The famous Hamburg psychiatrist Dr. Magnus Sorel is in a deep crisis. Not only that his Serbo-Croati

Der kleine Staatsanwalt
0

Der kleine Staatsanwalt

1987-05-07

Kaiser, an unemployed civil engineer, receives a tempting offer to become managing director of Zielb

Fox and His Friends
3.6

Fox and His Friends

1975-06-06

Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things

Invincible
3.1

Invincible

2001-12-02

A Jewish strongman performs in Berlin as the blond Aryan hero Siegfried.

Amrum
4

Amrum

2025-10-09

Amrum Island, Spring 1945. In the final days of the war, 12-year-old Nanning braves the treacherous

Das andere Leben
0

Das andere Leben

1987-11-30

Koerbers Akte: Tödliches Ultimatum
0

Koerbers Akte: Tödliches Ultimatum

1997-05-03

If Not Us, Who?
2.8

If Not Us, Who?

2011-03-10

In the early 60s, Bernward Vesper and fellow university student Gudrun Ensslin begin a passionate lo

Strongman Ferdinand
3

Strongman Ferdinand

1976-04-26

The clownish security chief of a West German business is obsessed with protecting his factory from f

Adrian und die Römer
0

Adrian und die Römer

1989-07-11

Das verräterische Collier
0

Das verräterische Collier

2003-01-01

Red Sun
2.5

Red Sun

1970-08-31

Thomas hitchhikes from Hamburg to Munich where he meets his ex-girlfriend, Peggy. Thomas doesn't hav

Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel
0

Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel

1987-01-01

Eine Bonner Affäre
0

Eine Bonner Affäre

1988-01-01

Earthbound
0

Earthbound

1989-01-01

The movie "Earthbound" is based on an authentic story: Franz Seeliger, a 75 year old psychiatric pat

Ein verhexter Sommer
0

Ein verhexter Sommer

1989-06-20

The Golden Glove
3.5

The Golden Glove

2019-02-21

A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.

Sealed Lips
3

Sealed Lips

2018-11-28

A German communist wrongly accused and sent to a labour camp has to keep her past life hidden for th

Early Birds
0

Early Birds

2018-10-30

Three pensioners who live as subtenants on tiny pensions find themselves wanting to escape the sadne

Wim Wenders, Desperado
3.9

Wim Wenders, Desperado

2020-07-16

"Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim Wende

Liebe, so schön wie Liebe
3.5

Liebe, so schön wie Liebe

1972-01-01

Munich in the 1970s: A group of young people are killing time. Sylvie has broken up with her boyfrie