Fritz Diez

Fritz Diez

Born: February 28, 1901
Died: October 19, 1979
in Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany
Fritz Diez was a German actor, producer, director and theater manager.

Grew up in a poor family, started earning a living as a boy. He was a newspaper salesman, moonlighted on tennis courts, then learned to be an electrician. Graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Meiningen. Upon graduation, he was an actor in provincial theaters in Eisenach, Hanau, Flensburg, Eger, Baden-Baden. Fritz Dietz adhered to leftist views, so he emigrated with his wife to Switzerland in 1935. Played in theaters in Switzerland. In 1946 he returned to Germany. He worked as a general manager, actor and theater director in Dresden. Since the early 1960s at the Volksbühne Theater in Berlin. In the cinema since 1952 - "Shadow over the Islands" (Arne Roge, 1952). In 1955, for the first time, he played the role of Adolf Hitler in the famous film "Ernst Thalmann - the leader of his class". In 1967, he played the role of Hitler in two films of the DEFA studio at once. Soviet film director Yuri Ozerov invited Fritz Dietz to play the role of Hitler in the film epic "Liberation", but the actor was tired of portraying this image both in theater and in cinema, he was afraid of becoming a hostage to one role, and refused. Only under the influence of Erich Honecker, Fritz Dietz was forced to give his final consent to the performance of the role so hated by him. Fritz Dietz - the best performer of the role of Hitler of the XX century. An accurate psychological characterization of the character, an inflated and, at the same time, realistic drawing of the character of the Nazi leader - those features of Fritz Dietz's game that allowed him to play Hitler convincingly and non-cartoonically in the film epic "Liberation" (1968-1970). He played Hitler in the television series "Seventeen Moments of Spring" (1973), "Soldiers of Freedom" (1977) and other films. In 1980 Dietz's last film "Gluck im Hinterhaus" was released, in which he played the father of Karl Jägr.

Movies for Fritz Diez...

The Great Commander Georgy Zhukov
Title: The Great Commander Georgy Zhukov
Released: May 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Biopic about Marshal Georgi Zhukov. Documentary footage from WWII and dramatization played by Russian and German actors.
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Glück im Hinterhaus
Title: Glück im Hinterhaus
Released: March 5, 1980
Type: Movie
Karl Erp is a middle-aged man with two children and a boring marriage. After starting an exciting affair with his intern, Miss Broder, he leaves his loveless marriage and moves in with his lover. Under pressure from Miss Broder’s mother, Karl once again promises marriage. He finds, however, that the excitement that drew him to her in the first place doesn’t carry over into their daily lives.
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Title: Soldiers of Freedom
Character: Adolf Hitler
Released: September 7, 1977
Type: TV
The action of the epic film takes place in the second half of World War II. The plot focuses on the liberation of European countries from German occupation and the anti-fascist activities of the communist parties of these countries. After the victory at Stalingrad, a decisive turn occurred during the war. The main aim is the rallying of all patriotic forces, the creation of a national anti-fascist front in the struggling countries. The swift offensive of the Soviet troops, problems with the opening of a second front, major operations and the offensive of the Soviet army lead to the liberation of Europe. Rebellions are rising in different countries - such as the heroic uprising in Warsaw, in Slovenia, Bucharest and other cities. Brave heroes who performed immortal feats in the name of the happiness of mankind and freedom.
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Choice of Purpose
Title: Choice of Purpose
Character: Adolf Hitler / Otto Hahn
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
A story of the creation of the atomic bomb in America, Germany and the USSR.
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Neues aus der Florentiner 73
Title: Neues aus der Florentiner 73
Released: December 24, 1974
Type: Movie
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Der wunderbare Schatz
Title: Der wunderbare Schatz
Released: December 25, 1973
Type: Movie
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Title: Seventeen Moments of Spring
Character: Adolf Hitler
Released: August 11, 1973
Type: TV
A Soviet spy is tasked with disrupting the negotiations between Karl Wolff and Allen Dulles taking place in Switzerland, aimed at forging a separate peace between Germany and the Western Allies.
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Hooray! We Have a Vacation!
Title: Hooray! We Have a Vacation!
Released: September 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A story about the friendship between the children from Soviet Union and East Germany.
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Liberation: The Last Assault
Title: Liberation: The Last Assault
Character: Adolf Hitler
Released: November 5, 1971
Type: Movie
In Berlin, Lieutenant Yartsev's infantry and Tzvetaev's battery fight their way in the U-Bahn. Captain Neustroev's company is selected to hoist the Victory Banner atop the Reichstag.
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Liberation: Battle for Berlin
Title: Liberation: Battle for Berlin
Released: November 4, 1971
Type: Movie
In this the fourth episode, “Battle of Berlin,” the Soviets start their assault on Berlin and Stalin negotiates with the other Allies.
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Tscheljuskin
Title: Tscheljuskin
Released: November 1, 1970
Type: Movie
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Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow
Title: Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow
Character: Hitler
Released: October 21, 1970
Type: Movie
This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five parts represents a separate major eastern front campaign.
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Liberation: The Break Through
Title: Liberation: The Break Through
Character: Hitler
Released: May 8, 1970
Type: Movie
A grandiose military film epic, which does not know analogues in world cinema: the history of the Great Patriotic War from the Battle of the Kursk Bulge to the installation of the Banner of Victory over the Reichstag - "Liberation".
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Liberation: The Fire Bulge
Title: Liberation: The Fire Bulge
Character: Adolf Hitler
Released: May 7, 1970
Type: Movie
The "Fiery Arc" tells of a grandiose battle on the Kursk Bulge in the summer of 1943. Here was the largest tank battle in the history of World War II. Along with the personal fate of the heroes, the film shows battle scenes, the activities of headquarters and intelligence, those who worked at the front and in the rear.
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Title: Rote Bergsteiger
Character: Kurt Kunst
Released: June 19, 1968
Type: TV
Rote Bergsteiger is a German television series.
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I, Justice
Title: I, Justice
Character: Hitler
Released: April 12, 1968
Type: Movie
At the year 1946, the time of the Nuremberg Process. One of the main actors of the Second World War, who reportedly committed suicide, Adolf Hitler is, however, missing. The Czech doctor Herman (Karel Höger) is kidnapped from Prague and driven to the sanatorium of Professor Rolf Harting (Jirí Vrstála). The sanatorium is a disguised military stronghold, most probably occupied by a Nazi garrison, with prison cells and an execution chamber in the basement. At night, Herman is taken to a patient in whom he, to his horror, recognizes Hitler (Fritz Diez).
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Marketa Lazarová
Title: Marketa Lazarová
Character: Armiger (voice)
Released: November 24, 1967
Type: Movie
Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. While their clan prepares for the wrath of the German king, Mikolás is sent to pressure his neighbor Lazar into a defense pact. Persuasion fails and he abducts Lazar's daughter Marketa on the eve of her initiation as a nun in an act of vengeance.
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Frozen Flashes
Title: Frozen Flashes
Character: Adolf Hitler
Released: April 13, 1967
Type: Movie
In November of 1939, the British consulate in Norway receives documents saying that the Nazis are conducting secret rocket research in Peenemünde. But the British doubt the authenticity of the so called "Oslo report". Thus, the Germans continue their experiments unimpeded. At the same time, resistance groups from France, England, Poland, and Germany try to find and to sabotage the secret Nazi research base. When the first "V 2" rocket is successfully launched, the Allied commanders finally become interested in the "Oslo report".
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Flucht ins Schweigen
Title: Flucht ins Schweigen
Released: May 27, 1966
Type: Movie
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Title: Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort
Character: Hannemann
Released: October 21, 1965
Type: TV
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort was an East German television series.
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Title: Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort
Character: Nölle
Released: October 21, 1965
Type: TV
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort was an East German television series.
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Carbide and Sorrel
Title: Carbide and Sorrel
Released: December 27, 1963
Type: Movie
After the second World War, Dresden has a lot of reconstructing to do. To get the cigarette factory he once worked for running again, Kalle has to travel to Wittenberg - the only place where carbide can be found. Once there, Kalle find himself in the unfortunate situation of having to hitchhike his way back to Dresden, transporting seven heavy barrels of carbide. However, his inventiveness and optimistic attitude help transform the grueling task into an adventurous, entertaining, and funny journey.
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Carl von Ossietzky
Title: Carl von Ossietzky
Character: Hellmut von Gerlach
Released: September 1, 1963
Type: Movie
The film chronicles the last ten years in the life of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Carl von Ossietzky (1889-1938).
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Der Teufelstaler
Title: Der Teufelstaler
Released: June 28, 1963
Type: Movie
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Ein Mann und sein Schatten
Title: Ein Mann und sein Schatten
Released: May 21, 1963
Type: Movie
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Die Nacht an der Autobahn
Title: Die Nacht an der Autobahn
Released: September 16, 1962
Type: Movie
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Da helfen keine Pillen
Title: Da helfen keine Pillen
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 6, 1961
Type: Movie
East German animation movie about an overweight pasha.
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Five Cartridges
Title: Five Cartridges
Character: Major Balanos
Released: November 3, 1960
Type: Movie
It is the year 1936 and the Spanish Civil War is raging. When the German commander of an international brigade is badly wounded he gives his five comrades a message which he divides up and secretes into in five cartridges. All five shells must reach the battalion in order for the message to be relayed. But Frenchman Pierre can’t bear the heat of the Sierra. When he leaves their hide-out to drink from a well he is hit by an enemy bullet.
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Die Entscheidung des Dr. Ahrendt
Title: Die Entscheidung des Dr. Ahrendt
Released: June 8, 1960
Type: Movie
Film by Frank Vogel.
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Zu jeder Stunde
Title: Zu jeder Stunde
Released: January 29, 1960
Type: Movie
The soldier Martin has been relocated to a small border village in Thuringia. During a storm, he comes to the rescue of Renate, a farmer′s daughter. The two young people fall in love, thereby upsetting Renate′s father who has already promised his daughter to the son of the big farmer Grabow. Henceforth, he does his utmost to tear Martin and Renate apart. Meanwhile, Grabow prepares to flee the GDR with the help of the lance-corporal Zimmer who is indebted to him.
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The Punch Bowl
Title: The Punch Bowl
Released: December 4, 1959
Type: Movie
It is the 65th birthday of Wilhelm Lehmann, foreman of a chemical company. All members of the large family are expected. Preparations are also being made in the company: Wilhelm is to be awarded the »Labor banner« and, as every year, the sons are responsible for the may bowl. But instead of family members, telegrams with rejections flutter into the house.
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Musterknaben
Title: Musterknaben
Released: November 27, 1959
Type: Movie
Two young building workers are more interested in girls than their work; complications ensue at home.
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SAS 181 antwortet nicht
Title: SAS 181 antwortet nicht
Released: July 2, 1959
Type: Movie
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Ware für Katalonien
Title: Ware für Katalonien
Character: Captain Gerner
Released: March 6, 1959
Type: Movie
At the end of the 1950s, the production of optics in the German Democratic Republic has reached top quality and instigates interest in the West. When national demand rises strongly and at the same time the export to South America heavily decreases, the Volkspolizei - the GDR police force - starts to look into the case. Two seemingly unrelated cases are the starting point for the investigation by second lieutenant Schellenberg of the department for optics racketeering: An old woman who was arrested in the Berlin city railway for trying to smuggle a pair of binoculars to West Berlin, and a dead person in an area of allotments who was involved in obscure dealings with optical devices.
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Im Sonderauftrag
Title: Im Sonderauftrag
Character: Lieutenant Wegner
Released: January 3, 1959
Type: Movie
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Thomas Müntzer
Title: Thomas Müntzer
Character: Feldhauptmann Hoffmann
Released: May 16, 1956
Type: Movie
In 1523, young Thomas Müntzer arrives with his wife Ottilie in the Thuringian village Allstedt to assume the rectorate. As a follower of Luther′s teachings, he finds in the Bible not only reasons for clerical, but also for secular reforms. But when Luther turns away from the rural population after a discord with Müntzer, it is Müntzer who becomes the peoples′ spokesman. He is forced to go to Southern Germany, where he convenes with revolting farmers. But his way leads him back to Thuringia. In 1525, he and Heinrich Pfeiffer form the centre of the Thuringian peasant uprising in Mühlhausen, but their success is diminished by the fact that peasants and craftsmen don′t seem to be able to work together. In Frankenhausen, Müntzer becomes the leader of a peasants′ army that is set to fighting the ruler′s army – and sustains a devastating loss. Müntzer is arrested and sentenced to death by decapitation for his insurgency.
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Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
Title: Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
Character: Hitler
Released: October 6, 1955
Type: Movie
This film is the second of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. Autumn, 1918: Somewhere on Germany’s western front, Ernst Thälmann, age twenty-four, is calling on his fellow soldiers to put down their guns and join him in the communist struggle at home. When Hamburg’s Police Commissioner blocks a much-needed food shipment to the workers of Petrograd, Ernst battles to see it allowed through. Until his murder on August 18, 1944, Ernst remained true to his political convictions in the face of many setbacks.
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Jacke wie Hose
Title: Jacke wie Hose
Released: April 29, 1953
Type: Movie
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Schatten über den Inseln
Title: Schatten über den Inseln
Released: May 15, 1952
Type: Movie