Thomas Kretschmann is a German actor best known for his roles as Lieutenant Hans von Witzland in Stalingrad, Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in The Pianist, Hermann Fegelein in The Bunker, and Captain Englehorn in King Kong.
Biography and personal life of Thomas Kretschman
Thomas Kretschmann was born on September 8, 1962 in Dessau (Saxony-Anhalt in Germany). Origin and nationality: German. The actor has dark blond hair color, height 180 cm, eye color - blue. Thomas Kretschmann, in addition to German with a Saxon dialect, speaks fluent English and French. He is athletic, rides a horse well, and has been scuba diving for a long time.
Living in East Germany, at the age of 19, Thomas Kretschmann tried to cross the border of the country with a passport and a small amount of money, fled to West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany). The escape failed, but Kretschman managed to seriously freeze his fingers.
What is known about the actor's family? Thomas Kretschman was married to Lena Rocklin. The marriage did not work out and, subsequently, in 2009, the couple terminated their relationship. Thomas left three children from the marriage: son Nicholas born in 1998, son Alexander born in 2002 and daughter Stella born in 1999.
Creation
Thomas Kretschman has made such a successful supporting career that it actually surpasses that of most leading actors.
So, in minor roles, Kretschman appeared in more than twenty films, including such as: in 2014 in the action movie "Plastic" as the character of Marseille, in 2013 in the movie "Stalingrad", where Thomas plays Captain Peter Kahn, and in 2011 year as Fraser in the movie "Big Shot".
undoubtedly include such films as: "Stendhal Syndrome", "Absolute Reality", "Celestine Prophecies", "Walking in the Dark", "Queen Margot", "Warrior's Heart", "Trans-Siberian Express", "Resident Evil: Apocalypse", " Prophet”,“Operation Valkyrie”,“King-Conqueror”,“League of Dreams”,“Jungle”, etc.
His most commercially successful project to date is the well-known, famous action movie "King Kong" in 2005 filming, which grossed $ 218 million at the box office.
It should be noted that Thomas Kretschman never got into the spotlight of the media: he was featured on the covers of only two magazines, interviewed in a little more than one publication, and featured in one magazine article.
Films "Stalingrad" 1993 and 2013
It should be noted that Thomas Kretschman twice starred in the film "Stalingrad".
First time in 1993. The film was directed by Josef Vilsmaier. In this motion picture Thomas plays the main role of Lieutenant Hans von Witzland. The film tells the story of the platoon of Lieutenant Hans von Witzland, heading for the eastern front. Self-confident, well-fed and fearless, after a series of easy victories, the soldiers of the German platoon find themselves in Russia and face a completely different reality … Hunger, cold, despondency, death and, ultimately, defeat.
The second time the film "Stalingrad" was filmed in 2013 by our compatriot, director Fyodor Bondarchuk. Here Thomas Kretschman played a supporting role - Wehrmacht captain Peter Kahn.
The picture tells about one event of the Battle of Stalingrad during the Great Patriotic War - the defense of a strategically important house. In fact, the motion picture tells about a complex love story that develops during the grandiose Battle of Stalingrad.
Peter Kahn (Thomas Kretschman) is ordered to recapture a building captured by the enemy. But a girl named Masha lives in the building, by chance she looks like the deceased wife of Peter Kahn. Gradually in the course of the film, a dramatically incomprehensible love story develops.
"Stalingrad" by Fyodor Bondarchuk is a war drama, which is the first film in the history of Russian cinema, filmed in the IMAX 3D format. As a result of the well-coordinated work of the actors and the entire film crew, the film turned out to be commercially successful: after the release of the film, a record collection was set (almost $ 52 million), which was later broken by the film Viy. The painting "Stalingrad" was nominated by Russia for the Oscar, but, unfortunately, was not included in the number of nominees.
