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Ernst Busch

Ernst Busch

Actor · Died June 8, 1980, aged 80 · Kiel, Germany

German singer and actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 22, 1900
Died
June 8, 1980 (aged 80)
From
Kiel, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 17 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 13% in 30 days

What are Ernst Busch's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
38%
Bonds
25%
Morality
13%
Survival
9%
Society
9%
Ideas
6%
Class2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · 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 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Hopeful
2
Melancholic
2
Cold
1
Absurd
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Ernst Busch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Ernst Busch'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

17 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Jovellanos

  • Mother Courage and Her Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Koch

  • Fünf Patronenhülsen(1960)

    Songs · as Singer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Koch

  • The Struggle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Judge

  • Gilgi: One of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Peter

  • The Two from South Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Hans, Heizer

  • Strafsache van Geldern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Gerichtsreporter Lerse

  • Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?(1932)

    as Fritz

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Raid in St. Pauli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Sänger

  • Hell on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Ernst Kohler

  • The Trunks of Mr. O.F. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • Comradeship(1931)

    as Wittkopp

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Song of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sänger

  • Popular Tune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • The Threepenny Opera(1931)

    as The Street Singer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Katharina Knie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 74th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1929 to 1971.

Highest rated

Comradeship (1931)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Fünf Patronenhülsen (1960)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting16 of 17: 16 only acting, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 17: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s1 · acting1930s12 · acting1950s1 · acting1960s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew1970s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Ernst Busch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3

Most loved · actor

Comradeship (1931)

Midcredits 93rd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 57. 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.

Who does Ernst Busch work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ernst Busch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Georg Wilhelm Pabst shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Cinematographers

Producers