A Hidden Life

About this Broadcast

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

2019 English Stereo

Drama War Comedy-drama

Cast & Crew

August Diehl (Actor)

Valerie Pachner (Actor)

Maria Simon (Actor)

Karin Neuhäuser (Actor)

Tobias Moretti (Actor)

Ulrich Matthes (Actor)

Matthias Schoenaerts (Actor)

Franz Rogowski (Actor)

Karl Markovics (Actor)

Bruno Ganz (Actor)

Michael Nyqvist (Actor)

Jürgen Prochnow (Actor)

Florian Schwienbacher (Actor)

Alexander Fehling (Actor) .. Fredrich Feldmann

Sophie Rois (Actor) .. Aunt

Johan Leysen (Actor) .. Ohlendorf

Johannes Krisch (Actor) .. Trakl - The Miller

Waldemar Kobus (Actor) .. Warder Stein

Dimo Alexiev (Actor) .. Nikolai

Mark Waschke (Actor) .. Spitz, the blacksmith

Felix Römer (Actor) .. Policeman

Max Malatesta (Actor) .. Max

Karin Neuhäuser (Actor) .. Rosalia

Ermin Sijamija (Actor) .. Ermin

Martin Wuttke (Actor) .. Major Kiel

Maximilian Mauff (Actor) .. Sterz

Markus Schwärzer (Actor) .. Linz Sergeant

Ulrich Brandhoff (Actor) .. Captain Jürgen

Wolfgang Michael (Actor) .. Eckinger

Joel Basman (Actor) .. Military Trainee

Leo Baumgartner (Actor) .. Toni Strohhofer

Sarah Born (Actor) .. The Girl

Dominik Hermanns (Actor) .. Prison Officer

Konrad Hochgruber (Actor) .. Gänshänger

Moritz Katzmair (Actor) .. Prisoner Martin

Leonard Kunz (Actor) .. Sharp Assistant

Franziska Lang (Actor) .. Young Loisi Jagerstatter

Jasmin Barbara Mairhofer (Actor) .. Frau Pate

Thomas Mraz (Actor) .. Prosecutor Lars

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Did You Know..

August Diehl (Actor)

Valerie Pachner (Actor)

Maria Simon (Actor)

Karin Neuhäuser (Actor)

Tobias Moretti (Actor)

Ulrich Matthes (Actor)

Matthias Schoenaerts (Actor)

Born: December 08, 1977
Birthplace: Antwerp

Trivia: Acting alongside his father, he makes his debut on stage as an 8-year-old. He takes acting classes at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp. At 15, he makes his first appearance on the big screen in the film Daens, once again alongside his father. He gains fame for his role in the 2011 film, Bullhead. In order to prepare for his role as a livestock farmer, he had to gain about 65 pounds of muscle. In 2012, he is chosen by Jacques Audiard for a principal role in Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os), in which he shares the screen with Marion Cotillard. In 2013, he becomes the first Belgian actor to take home the César Award for Most Promising Actor of the Year.

Franz Rogowski (Actor)

Karl Markovics (Actor)

Bruno Ganz (Actor)

Born: March 22, 1941
Died: February 15, 2019
Birthplace: Zurich, Switzerland

Trivia: Swiss-born actor Bruno Ganz established himself in Germany, first as co-founder of the Schaubuhne Theatre company, then as a romantic lead in films. International renown came Ganz' way when he was starred in Eric Rohmer's The Marquise of O (1976). Subsequent film roles range from Jonathan Harker in Werner Herzog's 1979 remake of Nosferatu, to misplaced angel Damiel in Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire (1987). Another of his many collaborations with director Wenders was The American Friend (1977), which Ganz regards as one of his favorite films, even though he and co-star Dennis Hopper came to blows during a spirited argument about acting technique.

Michael Nyqvist (Actor)

Born: November 08, 1960
Died: June 27, 2017
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden

Trivia: Swedish-born actor Michael Nyqvist studied at the School of Drama in Malmö before beginning a professional acting career, scoring his first big break with a starring role on the Scandinavian series Beck in the early '90s. He would go on to find success in Swedish films, some of which gained some international fame, like 2009's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. He played the villains in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) and John Wick (2014). Nyqvist died in 2017, at age 56..

Jürgen Prochnow (Actor)

Born: June 10, 1941
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

Trivia: An actor since the age of 14, Berlin-born Jürgen Prochnow was firmly established on stage and TV when he was featured in his first film, Zoff, in 1971. Prochnow has been able to harness his well-modulated voice, versatile facial features, and athletic frame to portray both the most admirable of heroes and the most despicable of villains. It was for his portrayal of a character in the former category that the actor achieved international fame. He appeared as the stern but humanistic submarine commander in the 1981 Oscar-winning Das Boot. In the latter category, Prochnow all but entreated hisses and tossed tomatoes with his portrayal of the sadistic South African secret police captain in 1989's A Dry White Season. Prochnow's career has subsequently had its fair share of highs and lows, with his appearances in such high profile projects as The English Patient (1996), Air Force One (1997), and The Replacement Killers (1998) helping to sustain him as a fixture in international cinema. Over the coming decades, Prochnow would remain an active force on screen, appearing in a host of German projects, as well as projects like The Da Vinci Code and Beerfest, and the TV series 24.

Florian Schwienbacher (Actor)

Alexander Fehling (Actor) .. Fredrich Feldmann

Born: March 29, 1981
Birthplace: East Berlin, East Germany

Trivia: Worked with the German Berlin Theatre, the Berlin Ensemble and the bat-Studio Theatre Berlin. Won the O.E.-Hasse Award for his work in a 2005 theatre production of Snow White. Appeared in Madame Bovary at the Maxim Gorki Theatre in 2011.

Sophie Rois (Actor) .. Aunt

Johan Leysen (Actor) .. Ohlendorf

Johannes Krisch (Actor) .. Trakl - The Miller

Waldemar Kobus (Actor) .. Warder Stein

Dimo Alexiev (Actor) .. Nikolai

Mark Waschke (Actor) .. Spitz, the blacksmith

Felix Römer (Actor) .. Policeman

Max Malatesta (Actor) .. Max

Karin Neuhäuser (Actor) .. Rosalia

Ermin Sijamija (Actor) .. Ermin

Born: November 26, 1974

Martin Wuttke (Actor) .. Major Kiel

Born: February 08, 1962
Birthplace: Gelsenkirchen

Maximilian Mauff (Actor) .. Sterz

Markus Schwärzer (Actor) .. Linz Sergeant

Ulrich Brandhoff (Actor) .. Captain Jürgen

Wolfgang Michael (Actor) .. Eckinger

Joel Basman (Actor) .. Military Trainee

Born: January 23, 1990

Leo Baumgartner (Actor) .. Toni Strohhofer

Sarah Born (Actor) .. The Girl

Dominik Hermanns (Actor) .. Prison Officer

Konrad Hochgruber (Actor) .. Gänshänger

Moritz Katzmair (Actor) .. Prisoner Martin

Leonard Kunz (Actor) .. Sharp Assistant

Franziska Lang (Actor) .. Young Loisi Jagerstatter

Jasmin Barbara Mairhofer (Actor) .. Frau Pate

Thomas Mraz (Actor) .. Prosecutor Lars

3:00 pm - 6:40 pm, Tuesday, December 9 on FX Movie Channel HD (East) ()