Summary With his blue eyes, blond hair and youthful smile, Hardy Krüger conquered the German public in the 1950s, before making his way to Hollywood. Born in Berlin in 1928, he was conscripted into the Wehrmacht in the final days of the Second World War, a traumatic experience that would affect him for the rest of his life. He then began a career as an actor under the direction of directors such as Alfred Weidenmann, Helmut Weiss or Rudolf Jugert, before being noticed outside his native country. Polyglot, he speaks fluently in French and English, he became known to the French public in "Un cab pour Tobrouk", where he played opposite Lino Ventura and Charles Aznavour, and conquered America with "Hatari!", by Howard Hawks. View more details
Directed : Patrick Zeilhofer
Written : Patrick Zeilhofer
Stars : Richard Burton Robert Aldrich Mario Adorf Serge Bourguignon
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : Nov 8, 2019
Countries of origin : Germany
Language : German
Production companies : ARTE ZDF/Arte Spiegel TV
Summary With his blue eyes, blond hair and youthful smile, Hardy Krüger conquered the German public in the 1950s, before making his way to Hollywood. Born in Berlin in 1928, he was conscripted into the Wehrmacht in the final days of the Second World War, a traumatic experience that would affect him for the rest of his life. He then began a career as an actor under the direction of directors such as Alfred Weidenmann, Helmut Weiss or Rudolf Jugert, before being noticed outside his native country. Polyglot, he speaks fluently in French and English, he became known to the French public in "Un cab pour Tobrouk", where he played opposite Lino Ventura and Charles Aznavour, and conquered America with "Hatari!", by Howard Hawks. View more details
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : Nov 8, 2019
Countries of origin : Germany
Language : German
Production companies : ARTE ZDF/Arte Spiegel TV
