Writing

Chris Silber

Born

1971-04-26 (55)

Place of birth

Berlin, Germany

Known for

Writing

Credits

26 titles

Known for

Series credits

Behind the camera

Good Bye, Lenin! poster
7.5

Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.

Good Bye, Lenin!

2003

North Face poster
7.2

North Face tells the story of two German climbers Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser and their attempt to scale the deadly North Face of the Eiger.

North Face

2008

I'm Off Then poster
6.2

Based on the book "Ich bin dann mal weg" by Hape Kerkeling where the author describes his journey on the Way of St. James, a pilgrimage route, and the people he encounters there.

I'm Off Then

2015

The Ring Thing poster
5.2

All Friedrich wanted was to propose to Heidi, his supervisor, on a business trip. But while rehearsing on an airplane toilet, he and his ring drop out into the sky over the alps. Only to land in a very strange fairytale world. Come to find out, Middle Earth is right in the heart of Switzerland! To make matters worse, the quirky inhabitants mistake Friedrich for Frido the Tellyhobbie. Before he can say Tolkien, he‘s on a mission to save the world from an evil wizard who wants to dip the whole planet in one huge sizzling Swiss cheese fondue. A mission so crazy… it just might wake the hero in him. A spoof of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy set in Switzerland.

The Ring Thing

2004

No artwork available
NR

A young race car mechanic fakes an engagement to the most scandalous racing star on the scene—officially for his reputation, secretly for her own chance behind the wheel. But soon the lie threatens to destroy everything, including what has long since become more than just a game.

Drive - The Pretenders

2026

The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music poster
5.9

Agathe von Trapp, the eldest daughter of a well-known musical family, overcomes many obstacles to pursue her musical career and move to the United States.

The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music

2015

Das Mädchen auf dem Meeresgrund poster
5.5

When Hans Hass seeks a secretary for his Viennese office in the summer of 1947, Lotte Baierl applies for the job. She has just graduated from high school and is a big fan of Hass. Lotte is learning how to handle diving equipment and underwater cameras, as she wants to participate in the next expedition. Hass, who is initially against the participation of a woman, changes his mind. The TV movie tells the story of the two diving pioneers.

Das Mädchen auf dem Meeresgrund

2011

My Last Day Without You poster
5.3

On a one-day business trip to New York, a German business executive falls in love with a singer-songwriter who exposes him to her Brooklyn world and emotions he's never experienced before.

My Last Day Without You

2011

The Devil's Kickers poster
6.4

After his parents separate and he loses his place on the soccer team, Moritz must put together a new team against incredible odds.

The Devil's Kickers

2010

Hanni & Nanni 2 poster
6.6

The summer break is over and the twins returned to Lindenhof. That has now changed a lot. Because Mrs Theobald had to travel, Mademoiselle Bertoux has taken the lead.

Hanni & Nanni 2

2012

No artwork available
7.0

Etje, a chic young woman who likes to have fine jewelry, is involved in an insurance fraud. In return, her partner and life partner Jan promised her two million marks and a life in the Caribbean if she got Paul to stick to her heels. But what Etje doesn't know is also hired by Jan. But Jan lured Etje into a trap so that she could use her traces in his production. A sophisticated plan: Paul watches Etje while she has dinner with Jan. He shows his visitor the safe in which his wife keeps her diamonds and then tries to rape her. When Paul hears gunshots, he rushes to the villa: Etje shot Jan. Paul and Etje flee with the diamonds. But they are only part of a perfect plan ...

Wenn Männer Frauen trauen

2000

The Miracle of Carinthia poster
6.3

A marriage couple find their daughter drowned in the pool house. At the hospital, the doctor refuses to give up and holds tightly to a remote hope of saving the girl.

The Miracle of Carinthia

2011

Hanni & Nanni 3 poster
6.2

The Lindenhof School is expecting a busload of proper young English ladies as exchange students. The shock is great when the students turn out to be teenage boys! But while Mademoiselle Bertoux is delighted to stage “Romeo and Juliet” with real boys, both Hanni and her sister Nanni fall for their “Romeo,” Clyde.

Hanni & Nanni 3

2013

Banklady poster
5.9

Banklady tells the true story of Gisela Werler, a law-abiding factory worker from Hamburg, who falls in love with a thief and becomes a media darling as Germany’s first and most notorious female bank robber. Cunning, sexy, and exciting, Gisela and her beloved Hermann pull off one daring heist after another. Banklady follows this outlaw who captured Germany’s imagination, boldly defying gender expectations and living a decades-long Bonnie and Clyde romance.

Banklady

2013

The Albanian poster
6.4

Handsome Albanian villager Arben wants to marry Etleva, daughter of a neighboring clan, but her father has promised her to another man who is offering a 10,000€ bride price. But when it turns out Etleva is carrying Arben's child, the pressure is on for him to come up with the dowry before the baby is born -- and before her brothers take revenge for the dishonor he has brought their family. Fleeing to Berlin without papers, experience or knowledge of the language, Arben soon learns the ways of survival.

The Albanian

2010

Das Wunder von Kapstadt poster
7.1

The true story of an operation which was a revolution, not only for the world of medicine. Frankfurt 1967. A young doctor called Lisa Scheel is trying to get a foothold in the male-dominated world of transplant surgery. But after she is passed over by her main professor in favour of a male applicant, on the spur of the moment Lisa heads off to Cape Town. Here, she starts work for Dr. Barnaard, who, like his colleagues in Frankfurt, is planning a heart transplantation. Together with the surgeon Hamilton Naki, who due to apartheid can only join the team secretly, Lisa is a major contributor to the first heart transplant in history.

Das Wunder von Kapstadt

2022

Göggingen poster
NR

A German emigrant returns in 1947 as an officer in the US Army and is put in charge of the Göggingen denazification camp. There, he befriends the wife of a high-ranking Nazi official, who uses him to help her husband escape.

Göggingen

Liebe ist nur ein Wort poster
2.0

Oliver Mansfield, son of a corrupt industrialist, is young, handsome, charming and intelligent, and he believes in nothing, least of all in love. That changes when he meets the woman of his dreams: Verena, twenty years older...

Liebe ist nur ein Wort

2010

Gott ist auch nur ein Mensch poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Gott ist auch nur ein Mensch

2017

Berlin-Buenos Aires poster
2.7

Between Berlin and Buenos Aires. between love, life and family.

Berlin-Buenos Aires

2008

Ein Regenbogen zu Weihnachten poster
4.9

Martin and Nicole meet each other in a train, after Martin passes out of exhaustion. After Nicole helps him, he immediately falls in love with her. One year into their relationship they decide to introduce her to Martin's children at a Christmas dinner. But it does not go well at all...

Ein Regenbogen zu Weihnachten

2023

Schwanensee poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Schwanensee

2015

Blauwasserleben poster
4.8

Heike and Stefan have been a couple for many years and have a big goal together: to sail around the world on their own catamaran. One day the time has come, they leave their home in northern Germany behind and set sail. Their happiness seems perfect when they find a beautiful paradise on the island of Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific. Here, their dream of unrestricted freedom in harmony with nature is fulfilled. Their happiness comes to an abrupt end when Stefan fails to return to the boat after an excursion with a local. A never-ending nightmare begins for Heike.

Blauwasserleben

2015

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Wie man sich umbringt ohne zu sterben

2007