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Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Actor, also director · Born June 22, 1943 (83) · Bad Aussee, Austria

Klaus Maria Brandauer (Austrian German: [klaʊs maˈriːa ˈbrandaʊɐ]; born Klaus Georg Steng; 22 June, 1943) is an Austrian actor and director. He is also a professor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. Brandauer is known internationally for his roles in Mephisto (1981), Never Say Never Again (1983), Hanussen (1988), Burning Secret (1988), The Russia House (1990), and White Fang (1991). For his supporting role as Bror von Blixen-Finecke in Out of Africa (1985), he was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award. Brandauer has a working knowledge of and has acted in at least five languages including German, Italian, Hungarian, English and French. Description above from the Wikipedia article Klaus Maria Brandauer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
June 22, 1943 (83)
From
Bad Aussee, Austria
Works as
Actor, also director
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 81 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 30% in 30 days

What are Klaus Maria Brandauer's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
25%
Bonds
19%
Power
18%
Survival
15%
Self
12%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 15

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 12 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 18 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 18
Shadow
6 of 18
Mentor
3 of 18
Trickster
1 of 18
Shapeshifter
1 of 18
Herald
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
13
Contemplative
12
Dread
6
Romantic
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Klaus Maria Brandauer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Klaus Maria Brandauer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

81 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 43 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Capelli Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 13 episodes · as Rolf Tanner

  • Ferdinand von Schirach: Feinde - Das Geständnis(2021)

    as Konrad Biegler

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ferdinand von Schirach: Feinde - Gegen die Zeit(2021)

    as Konrad Biegler

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Ferdinand von Schirach: Feinde – Der Prozess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Konrad Biegler

  • Final Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Professor Stephanus

  • Mozart: The Magic Flute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator

  • Die Auslöschung(2013)

    as Ernst Lemden

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich(2012)

    as Wilhelm Reich

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Jedermann Remixed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jedermann (archive footage)

  • Manipulation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Urs Rappold

  • Tetro(2009)

    as Carlo

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Crown Prince(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kaiser Franz Joseph

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Die Wahrheit im Spiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Entrusted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Gregor Lämmle

  • Bonhoeffer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  • Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me(2003)

    as Actor - Der Schiffbrüchige

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Between Strangers(2002)

    as Alexander Bauer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Everyman's Feast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jan Jedermann

  • Druids(2001)

    as Julius Caesar

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Diver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Orlov

  • Belief, Hope and Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Introducing Dorothy Dandridge(1999)

    as Otto Preminger

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Rembrandt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Rembrandt van Rijn

  • New Times at Crossroad Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • The Bible Collection: Jeremiah(1998)

    as King Nebuchadnezzar

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Balkan Island: The Last Story of the Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Nikola

  • Mario and the Magician(1994)

    Director · as Cipolla

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Felidae(1994)

    as Pascal / Claudandus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Becoming Colette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Henri Gauthier-Villars

  • White Fang(1991)

    as Alex Larson

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Russia House(1990)

    as Dante

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The French Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Georges-Jacques Danton

  • Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland(1989)

    Director · as Georg Elser

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Spider's Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Benjamin Lenz

  • The French Revolution(1989)

    as Danton

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Burning Secret(1988)

    as Baron

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Innocence Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Marionette

  • Hanussen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Klaus Schneider / Eric Jan Hanussen

  • Streets of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Alek Neuman

  • Out of Africa(1985)

    as Bror / Hans von Blixen-Finecke

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Lightship(1985)

    as Captain Miller

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Quo Vadis?(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nero

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Colonel Redl(1985)

    as Alfred Redl

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Kindergarten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Der Snob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Christian Maske

  • Never Say Never Again(1983)

    as Maximilian Largo

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Jedermann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Jedermann

  • The Way Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Baron Georg von Wergenthin

  • The Way Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Baron Georg von Wergenthin

  • La quinta donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Mephisto(1981)

    as Hendrik Höfgen

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Wochenendgeschichten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Die Weber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Moritz Jäger

  • A Sunday in October (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Jahreszeiten der Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Die Bräute des Kurt Roidl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Kurt Roidl

  • Jean-Christophe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Jean-Christophe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Die Babenberger in Österreich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Kabale und Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Frag nach bei Casanova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Klaus

  • Leonce und Lena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Prinz Leonie, sein Sohn

  • Derrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Erich Forster

  • Wienerinnen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Josef Ulrich

  • Was Ihr wollt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Sonderdezernat K1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Werner Feldmeister

  • Oscar Wilde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Oscar Wilde

  • The Salzburg Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Johann Kronsteiner

  • Film '72 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Emilia Galotti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Hettore Gonzaga, Prinz von Guastalla

  • Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Petrucchio

  • Friede den Hütten! Krieg den Palästen! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Georg Büchner

  • Fast ein Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Hamlet

  • Das Wort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Willi Langer

  • Juno und der Pfau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Johnny Boyle

  • Zwei aus Verona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Valentin

  • Der alte Richter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Oliver

  • Das Käthchen von Heilbronn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Gottfried Friedeborn

  • Die Ballade von Peckham Rye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • L'Inverno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Maestro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Herr Keller

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 81 titles, 79 of them dated from 1966 to 2021; peak year 1984.

Biggest box office

Out of Africa (1985)

$228M worldwide

Highest rated

Mephisto (1981)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Never Say Never Again (1983)

Film career

19662021

Peak 1984 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting81 of 81: 79 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thDirecting2 of 81: 0 only directing, 2 with another role

By decade

1960s5 · acting1970s21 · acting1980s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew1990s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew2000s11 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 31% of 13 roles
8191

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Klaus Maria Brandauer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me (2003)

94th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mephisto (1981)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Klaus Maria Brandauer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles14–85 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles17–68 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles16–79 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Klaus Maria Brandauer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Klaus Maria Brandauer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lajos Koltai shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles