6 Best Heinrich George Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 15, 2026

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Heinrich George brought a commanding, powerful presence to German silent and early sound film and became one of the era’s most acclaimed character actors. Metropolis divides a futuristic city between a rich young man and a woman leading a workers’ uprising, Dreyfus wrongly convicts a French Jewish officer, The Other reveals a prosecutor’s criminal alter ego at night, and The Last Performance plots a jealous magician’s revenge. Earth Spirit and Lady Hamilton round out the list.

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Dreyfus (1930)

TMDB ★ 5.8

Heinrich George is in this German drama about a French Jewish military officer who is wrongly convicted of treason in a scandal that divides the nation.

Directed by Richard Oswald · 1h 55m

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The Other (1930)

TMDB ★ 5.7

Heinrich George appears in this German drama about a respected prosecutor who is horrified to discover he transforms into a criminal alter ego at night.

Directed by Robert Wiene · 1h 35m

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The Last Performance (1928)

TMDB ★ 5.4

Heinrich George is in this silent drama about a jealous magician who plots revenge against the young man who has won the heart of his devoted assistant.

Directed by Mario Bonnard · 1h 08m

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Metropolis (1927)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 97% Metacritic 98

A wealthy city's son falls for a worker organising the oppressed labourers who keep it running underground.

Directed by Fritz Lang · 2h 28m · Rated NR

7 wins & 6 nominations

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Earth Spirit (1923)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Alexander Granach appears in this German silent drama about a seductive, amoral woman whose relationships with a string of men lead to escalating tragedy.

Directed by Leopold Jessner · 1h 09m

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Lady Hamilton (1921)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Heinrich George features in this German silent about a woman's rise from poverty to become the mistress of a powerful naval hero, a scandalous historical romance.

Directed by Richard Oswald · 1h 40m

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.