Oliver Hirschbiegel

Directing

Oliver Hirschbiegel

Born 1957-12-29 · Hamburg, Germany

Oliver Hirschbiegel (born 26 March 1957) is a German film director. His works include Das Experiment and the Oscar nominated Der Untergang.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Downfall poster
7.9

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.

Downfall

2004

The Invasion poster
6.1

Washington, D.C. psychologist Carol Bennell and her colleague Dr. Ben Driscoll are the only two people on Earth who are aware of an epidemic running rampant through the city. They discover an alien virus aboard a crashed space shuttle that transforms anyone who comes into contact with it into unfeeling drones while they sleep. Carol realizes her son holds the key to stopping the spread of the plague and she races to find him before it is too late.

The Invasion

2007

The Experiment poster
7.4

20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.

The Experiment

2001

Five Minutes of Heaven poster
6.1

The story of former Ulster Volunteer Force member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffin's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.

Five Minutes of Heaven

2009

Diana poster
5.6

During the last two years of her life, Princess Diana campaigns against the use of land mines and has a secret love affair with a Pakistani heart surgeon.

Diana

2013

13 Minutes poster
6.8

The breathtaking story of a man who nearly would have changed the world. In 1939, when Hitler tricked millions of people at the height of his power, radical Georg Elser — disparaged as an assassin — is one of the greatest resistance fighters.

13 Minutes

2015

No artwork available
NR

A controversial portrait of one of the myths of art history. A surprising glance at the infamous Vincent Van Gogh.

Yellow

2024

Cezanne on Art poster
NR

Inspired by conversations between Cezanne and his writer friend Joachim Gasquet, the film blends art, philosophy and landscape to approach the figure of the artist through the senses.

Cezanne on Art

2026

No artwork available
NR

Commander Pirx leads a crew of humans and androids on a rescue mission, unaware which are which. His secret task is determining if androids are superior. The mission turns perilous when sabotaged.

The Inquest of Pilot Pirx

No artwork available
9.0

A thriller about a maniac murderer who to the outside world is a celebrity TV presenter. His beautiful assistant, a woman who has fallen off the career ladder, is terrorized by him. A job-hunting animation artist gets caught in the world of glitter and glamour of the TV industry. Drugs and promiscuity are omnipresent. The animation artist falls in love with the assistant and his love is returned; together they uncover the true identity of the killer. Murderous Decisions is a special experiment: an interactive zap-movie, leaving it up to the viewer whether they follow the story from the male or female perspective. The movie is one of a kind, actually being two movies aired simutaneously on separate TV channels and allowing the viewer to switch back and forth at will.

Murderous Decisions

1991

The Judgement poster
6.8

The Jewish antiques dealer Siegfried Rabinovicz is on his way from New York to Hamburg where he is about to testify as the principal witness in a murder case. During a stop-over, an airport hostess talks him into giving up his seat on the connecting flight to another passenger. While Rabinovicz is waiting in the VIP lounge, he gets into a conversation with a stranger who is remarkably well informed about the murder Rabinovicz is going to testify about.

The Judgement

1997

Baby Rex - Der kleine Kommissar poster
7.5

A wealthy industrialist wants to buy little Rex, but the Antonius family, who bred him, turn him down. So, without further ado, he has the puppy kidnapped. But Rex, of course, isn't stupid and manages to escape his kidnappers. With his last ounce of strength, he drags himself to Joe Felsner's farm and befriends his grandson, Benny.

Baby Rex - Der kleine Kommissar

1997

No artwork available
7.0

Nico has just shot and killed a man by accident. He and his friend Max cover it up but it soon turns out that the victim was a big fish in the drug world, and that he was on his way to hand over important documents to the federal police. The feds want these papers badly, the drug lord wants them even worse, and only Nico and Max can retrieve them. But with Max recruited by the feds and Nico lured by the Mafia's money, the two friends are forced to cross swords in a hopeless and deadly situation...

Mortal Enemies: The Wrong Decision

1998

No artwork available
7.0

Nico has just shot and killed a man by accident. He and his friend Max cover it up but it soon turns out that the victim was a big fish in the drug world, and that he was on his way to hand over important documents to the federal police. The feds want these papers badly, the drug lord wants them even worse, and only Nico and Max can retrieve them. But with Max recruited by the feds and Nico lured by the Mafia's money, the two friends are forced to cross swords in a hopeless and deadly situation...

Mortal Enemies: The Wrong Decision

1998

The Elephant Man poster
NR

Based on Bernard Pomerance’s Tony Award-winning play. Plot TBA.

The Elephant Man

No artwork available
6.7

An aging actress hires a cameraman on the street and makes a life confession to him. In a 90-minute monologue, she describes the highs and lows of her career and life before setting off towards new horizons.

My Last Film

2002

No artwork available
1.0

About the German mafia hitman Giorgio Basile (Angel Face), who was connected to the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate and became a state witness against the Italian mafia in 1998.

The Angel Face

A Very Ordinary Jew poster
6.4

Emanuel Goldfarb, a Jewish journalist respond to an invitation by a professor to tell his pupils about his life as a Jew living in Germany.

A Very Ordinary Jew

2006

No artwork available
10.0

After a successful bank robbery, Erik and Bingo have to part again. While Erik is stuck in a demolition house with his booty and broken foot, Bingo believes Erik has settled with the money. The accomplices become bitter rivals.

Trickser

1997

The Painter poster
3.3

Being one of the most significant, contemporary painters, Albert Oehlen’s approach is complete refusal of the common art circus. In its own way the Film reflects this very stance. Likewise, it questions the purpose of obsolete thinking patterns created by white straight male artists of a certain age that have dominated the art world for centuries.

The Painter

2023