Dani Levy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 17, 1957
- Birthplace
- Basel, Switzerland
Dani Levy (born 17 November 1957) is a Swiss filmmaker, theatrical director, screenwriter and actor. Levy was born to a Jewish family in Switzerland in 1957. His mother was a Holocaust survivor. He moved to Berlin in the 1980s. Levy's films include 'RobbyKallePaul', 'I Was on Mars', 'Meschugge', 'Du mich auch' and 'Väter'. 'Väter' starred Christiane Paul. In 2004, he directed 'Alles auf Zucker!', a comedy about a secularised Jew from the former GDR who has to reconcile himself with his Orthodox brother. In 2007, he directed the comedy-drama 'Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler', about a Jewish actor hired to enliven Adolf Hitler's speeches during the final days of World War II, starring German comedian Helge Schneider. It was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. Levy said he was influenced by the theory of Swiss-based psychologist Alice Miller, published in 1980, that something must have gone wrong with Hitler in his childhood. His 1995 film 'Stille Nacht' won an Honourable Mention at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. He is one of the founders of the German company X Filme Creative Pool. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dani Levy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- Le Long Chemin du Paradis
Le Long Chemin du Paradis TBA
Director
Kochschule Schwarz 2026
Director, Writer
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life 2021
as Self
The Kangaroo Chronicles 2020
Director
Berlin, I Love You 2019
Director, Writer
Winter Journey 2019
as Landlord
Family Practice 2019
as Karl Kaufmann
Wunderlich's World 2016
Screenplay, Director
- Hotel Bogota - Eine einmalige Geschichte
Hotel Bogota - Eine einmalige Geschichte 2015
as Self
Simon Says Goodbye to His Foreskin 2015
as Moderator
The People vs. Fritz Bauer 2015
as Chaim Cohn
Der Liebling des Himmels 2015
Director, Screenplay
Life Is Too Long 2010
Actor, Director
On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema 2009
Actor
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation 2009
as (segment "Joshua"), Director
My Führer 2007
Director, Author
Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood 2006
as Himself
Go for Zucker 2004
Screenplay, Director
- In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema 2004
as Self
Silk and Ashes 2003
as Dimitri Zamelsky
I'm The Father 2002
Director
Replay 2001
as Matthias
The Wedding Cow 1999
as Fleabag Hotel Concierge
The Giraffe 1999
as David Fish, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor
Aimée & Jaguar 1999
as Fritz Borchert
Tempo 1996
as Bernd
Killer Condom 1996
as Prostitute's Client
Silent Night 1995
Director, Writer
One of My Oldest Friends 1995
as Zeto
The Meds 1995
as Jost
Burning Life 1994
as Neuss
Berlin, 10:46 1994
as Kriminalkommissar
Half the World 1993
as Katz
- Without Me
Without Me 1993
as Simon Rosenthal, Editor, Writer, Director
Neues Deutschland 1993
Director
I Was on Mars 1991
as Alio, Director, Producer, Writer
- Hausmänner
Hausmänner 1991
as Paul
- RobbyKallePaul
RobbyKallePaul 1989
as Robby, Director
You Love Me Too 1986
as Romeo, Director, Writer
Credits from TMDB.