Hans Christian Blech
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Hans Christian Blech was a German film, stage and television character actor who found success both in his native land and in Hollywood.
He made his English film debut in the 1951 Decision Before Dawn
. In this and many of his other Hollywood films, he played a German soldier. Indeed, he actually fought on the Eastern Front
in World War II
, where he acquired his facial scars.
He made his English film debut in the 1951 Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn is a 1951 American war film directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Richard Basehart, Oskar Werner, and Hans Christian Blech. It tells the story of the American Army using potentially unreliable German prisoners of war to gather intelligence in the closing days of World War II...
. In this and many of his other Hollywood films, he played a German soldier. Indeed, he actually fought on the Eastern Front
Eastern Front (World War II)
The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945...
in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, where he acquired his facial scars.
Partial filmography
- Blum AffairBlum AffairBlum Affair is an East German drama film directed by Erich Engel. It was released in 1948.-Cast:* Hans Christian Blech as Karlheinz Gabler* Ernst Waldow as Kriminalkommissar Schwerdtfeger* Paul Bildt as Untersuchungsrichter Konrat...
(1948) - Decision Before DawnDecision Before DawnDecision Before Dawn is a 1951 American war film directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Richard Basehart, Oskar Werner, and Hans Christian Blech. It tells the story of the American Army using potentially unreliable German prisoners of war to gather intelligence in the closing days of World War II...
(1951) - Sauerbruch – Das war mein LebenSauerbruch – Das war mein LebenSauerbruch – Das war mein Leben is a 1954 German film. It is based on surgeon Ferdinand Sauerbruch's memoirs Das war mein Leben, which were ghostwritten by Hans Rudolf Berndorff and were published in the German magazine Revue shortly before the release of the film. The film was shot from 26...
(1954) - Children, Mother, and the GeneralChildren, Mother, and the GeneralChildren, Mother, and the General is a 1955 German war film directed by László Benedek and starring Hilde Krahl.-Cast:* Hilde Krahl - Helene Asmussen* Ewald Balser - General* Therese Giehse - Elfriede Bergmann* Ursula Herking - Dr...
(1955) - The Longest DayThe Longest Day (film)The Longest Day is a 1962 war film based on the 1959 history book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan, about "D-Day", the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during World War II....
(1962) - The VisitThe Visit (1964 film)The Visit is a 1964 film co-production from France, Italy, Germany, and the United States, distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Bernhard Wicki and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Julien Derode with Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn as co-producers...
(1964) - Morituri (1965)
- Battle of the BulgeBattle of the Bulge (film)Battle of the Bulge is a widescreen war film produced in Spain that was released in 1965. It was directed by Ken Annakin. It starred Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews and Charles Bronson...
(1965) - The Bridge at RemagenThe Bridge at RemagenThe Bridge at Remagen is a 1969 war film starring George Segal, Ben Gazzara and Robert Vaughn. It was directed by John Guillermin and was shot on location in Czechoslovakia....
(1969) - The Customer of the Off SeasonThe Customer of the Off SeasonThe Customer of the Off Season is a 1970 Israeli drama film directed by Moshé Mizrahi. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Claude Rich - Customer* Henya Sucar-Ziv - Wife* Hans Christian Blech - Hotel Manager...
(1970) - The Scarlet LetterThe Scarlet Letter (1973 film)The Scarlet Letter is a 1973 German film directed by Wim Wenders. It is an adaptation of the Nathaniel Hawthorne novel The Scarlet Letter.The film stars Senta Berger as Hester Prynne, Hans Christian Blech as Roger Chillingworth, and Lou Castel as Rev...
(Der Scharlachrote Buchstabe) (1973) - The Wrong MoveThe Wrong MoveThe Wrong Move or Wrong Movement is a 1975 German road movie directed by Wim Wenders. This was the second part of Wenders' "Road Movie Trilogy" which included Alice in the Cities and Kings of the Road...
(1975) - Innocents with Dirty HandsInnocents with Dirty HandsInnocents with Dirty Hands aka Dirty Hands. is a 1975 film written and directed by Claude Chabrol. Its title in French is Les innocents aux mains sales. The film was based on the novel The Damned Innocents by Richard Neely...
(1975) - Knife in the HeadKnife in the HeadKnife in the Head is a 1978 drama film directed by Reinhard Hauff and starring Bruno Ganz.-Cast:* Bruno Ganz - Berthold Hoffmann* Angela Winkler - Ann Hoffmann* Hans Christian Blech - Anleitner* Heinz Hoenig - Volker* Hans Brenner - Scholz...
(Messer im Kopf) (1978) - Victoria (1979)
- See You in the Next WarSee You in the Next WarSee You in the Next War is a 1980 Yugoslav war film directed by Živojin Pavlović. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival....
(1980) - Der Zauberberg (The Magic Mountain) (1982)