August Diehl

August Diehl

Birthday:Jan 4, 1976
Place of birth:West Berlin, West Germany [now Berlin, Germany]

Filmography

2026
Les rayons et les ombres

Les rayons et les ombres

Drama History
Upcoming

2026

Director: Xavier Giannoli

Jean and Otto, a French press man and a young German Francophile, fight for peace in Europe. Jean's daughter, Corinne, begins a brilliant career as a film actress. But war breaks out and France is occupied. The two friends play a major role in this new France. Jean achieves the stature of a major press magnate, an ardent promoter of collaboration with the occupier; Otto becomes the Reich's ambassador to Paris. Corinne finds herself thrown into the lion's den...

2024
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

History Drama War
6.2

20242h 12min

Belgium, Ireland

Director: Todd Komarnicki

As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.

2021
Munich – The Edge of War

Munich – The Edge of War

Drama History Historical Event Historical Drama
6.8

20212h 10min

Germany, United Kingdom

Director: Christian Schwochow

At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.


Plan A

Plan A

Thriller Drama History
6.0

20211h 49min

Germany, Israel

Director: Doron Paz

Germany 1945, Max, a Jewish Holocaust survivor, meets a radical group of Jewish resistance fighters, who, like him, lost all hope for their future after they were robbed of their existence and their entire families were killed by the Nazis. They dream of retaliation on an epic scale for the Jewish people. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Max starts identifying with the group's monstrous plans...

2019
A Hidden Life

A Hidden Life

History Drama War Historical Event World War II
7.4

20192h 53min

Germany, United States

Director: Terrence Malick

Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.

2018
The Emperor of Paris

The Emperor of Paris

Drama Crime Thriller Historical Drama Organized Crime
6.3

20182h 1min

Belgium, France

Director: Jean-François Richet

Paris, France, early 19th century. The legendary convict François Vidocq lives in disguise trying to escape from a tragic past that torments him. When, after an unfortunate event, he crosses paths with the police chief, he makes a bold decision that will turn the ruthless mastermind of the Parisian underworld against him.


Kursk

Kursk

Drama History Thriller Action Historical Event
6.6

20181h 58min

Belgium, France

Director: Thomas Vinterberg

Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accident, the K-141 Kursk submarine sinks with 118 crew members on board. While the few sailors who are still alive barely manage to survive, their families push for accurate information and a British officer struggles to obtain from the Russian government a permit to attempt a rescue before it is late. But general incompetence are against all their efforts.

2017
The Young Karl Marx

The Young Karl Marx

History Drama Biographical History Historical Drama
6.6

20171h 58min

Belgium, France

Director: Raoul Peck

26 year-old Karl Marx embarks with his wife, Jenny, on the road to exile. In 1844 in Paris, he meets Friedrich Engels, an industrialist’s son, who has been investigating the sordid birth of the British working class. Engels, the dandy, provides the last piece of the puzzle to the young Karl Marx’s new vision of the world. Together, between censorship and the police’s repression, riots and political upheavals, they will lead the labor movement during its development into a modern era.

2013
Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

Mystery Romance Thriller Investigation Mystery Political Thriller
6.8

20131h 51min

Germany, Portugal

Director: Bille August

Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes. His voyage is one that transcends time and space, delving into the realms of history, medicine and love, all in search of true meaning to his life.

2010
Salt

Salt

Action Mystery Thriller Spy Action Political Thriller
6.5

20101h 40min

United States

Director: Phillip Noyce

As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"