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Albert Bassermann

Albert Bassermann

Actor · Died May 15, 1952, aged 84 · Mannheim, Germany

Albert Bassermann (7 September 1867 – 15 May 1952) was a German stage and screen actor. He was considered to be one of the greatest German-speaking actors of his generation and received the famous Iffland-Ring. He was married to Elsa Schiff with whom he frequently performed.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 6, 1867
Died
May 15, 1952 (aged 84)
From
Mannheim, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 59 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 23% in 30 days

What are Albert Bassermann's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th 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
Self
41%
Power
16%
Morality
13%
Bonds
13%
Survival
7%
Ideas
6%
Society
4%
Ambition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 6 · 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 9 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Mentor
3 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
5
Romantic
6
Hopeful
3
Triumphant
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Albert Bassermann's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Albert Bassermann'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

59 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Red Shoes(1948)

    as Sergei Ratov

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Escape Me Never (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Professor Heinrich

  • The Private Affairs of Bel Ami(1947)

    as Jacques Rival

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Searching Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Count von Stammer

  • Strange Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as School Principal

  • Rhapsody in Blue(1945)

    as Prof. Franck

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Since You Went Away(1944)

    as Sigmund Golden

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Madame Curie(1943)

    as Professor Jean Perot

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Good Luck, Mr. Yates(1943)

    as Dr. Carl Hesser

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Reunion in France(1942)

    as General Hugo Schroeder

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Honeymoon(1942)

    as General Borelski

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Moon and Sixpence(1942)

    as Dr. Coutras

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Desperate Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Dr. Ludwig Mather

  • Invisible Agent(1942)

    as Arnold Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Fly By Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Dr. Storm

  • The Shanghai Gesture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Van Elst

  • New Wine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Ludwig van Beethoven

  • A Woman's Face(1941)

    as Consul Magnus Barring

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • I Was a Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Wilhelm Voight, a Shoemaker

  • Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Dr. Arthur Henning

  • A Dispatch from Reuters(1940)

    as Franz Geller

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Knute Rockne All American(1940)

    as Father Julius Nieuwland

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Foreign Correspondent(1940)

    as Van Meer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Moon Over Burma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Basil Renner

  • Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet(1940)

    as Dr. Robert Koch

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Heroes of the Marne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Col. von Gelow

  • Last Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Thomas Bruck

  • A Certain Mr. Gran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Tschernikoff

  • Cadets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as General von Seddin

  • Inquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Dr. Konrad Bienert, Landgerichtsrat

  • 1914: The Last Days Before the War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg

  • Dreyfus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Oberst Picquart

  • Alraune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Professor ten Brinken

  • Napoleon at St. Helena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Hudson Lowe - Gouverneur von St. Helena

  • Fräulein Else (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Dr. Alfred Thalhof

  • Wenn das Herz der Jugend spricht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Professor Imhof

  • Helen of Troy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Aisakos

  • The Student Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Actor

  • Earth Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Dr. Schön

  • The Man in the Iron Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Actor

  • Lucrezia Borgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Papst Alexander VI Rodrigo Borgia

  • The Loves of Pharaoh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Sothis

  • Frauenopfer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Graf

  • Die kleine Dagmar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Actor

  • Die Söhne des Grafen Dossy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Actor

  • Die Stimme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Actor

  • Die Duplizität der Ereignisse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Actor

  • Dolls of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Graf Robert

  • Der letzte Zeuge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • Lorenzo Burghardt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Actor

  • Dr. Schotte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Dr. Schotte

  • Die Brüder von Zaarden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Actor

  • Vater und Sohn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Actor

  • Der eiserne Wille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Actor

  • Du sollst keine anderen Götter haben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Actor

  • Herr und Diener (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Actor

  • Urteil des Arztes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Actor

  • Der letzte Tag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Prof. Osterode

  • Der Andere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Dr. Hallers

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles from 1913 to 1948.

Biggest box office

The Red Shoes (1948)

$194K worldwide

Highest rated

The Red Shoes (1948)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

  • 1940Screen debut· Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
  • 1948Career best· The Red Shoes

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting59 of 59: 59 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

By decade

1910s11 · acting1920s15 · acting1930s8 · acting1940s25 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles

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.

How do Albert Bassermann's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 15 titles divides audiences: 10 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

The Red Shoes (1948)

Midcredits 98th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 53. 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 Albert Bassermann's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 12 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Albert Bassermann work with?

People who share at least 2 of Albert Bassermann's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Albert Lewin shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers