
Dennis Gansel
Directing
Born: 1973-10-04 · Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Biography
Dennis Gansel (born 4 October 1973) is a German film director, writer and actor. Gansel was born in 1973 in Hanover, Germany. He grew up in East Berlin and started making films when he was 17. Gansel worked in the festivals for film and television and with disabled people. During this time, he prepared himself for film school. He studied at Munich Film School HFF where he studied for 5 years. Gansel is best known for directing The Wave and his following project; the vampire film We Are The Nigh
🎬 Movies (16)

The Tank
2025
Director

Hot Girl Summer
2025
Thanks

Jim Button and the Wild 13
2020
Director

Berlin, I Love You
2019
Director

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
2018
Director

Mechanic: Resurrection
2016
Director

The Fourth State
2012
Director

Room 205 of Fear
2011
Psychiatrist

We Are the Night
2010
Director

Men in the City
2009
Lars

The Wave
2008
Director

Before the Fall
2004
Director

Girls on Top
2001
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Das Phantom
2000
Director
Living Dead
1997
Director
The Wrong Trip
1996
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