Prochnow, Jürgen

Overview

Works:	505 works in 1,416 publications in 7 languages and 20,902 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Film adaptations War films Detective and mystery films Thrillers (Motion pictures) Action and adventure films Romance films Historical films History Fiction
Roles:	Actor, Performer, Narrator, Other, Contributor, Artist, Author, Producer, Interviewee, Costume designer
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Jürgen Prochnow

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown( Visual )

32 editions published between 2005 and 2016 in English and Spanish and held by 3,061 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When respected American religious symbology expert Dr. Robert Langdon is summoned to the Louvre by French Captain Bezu Fache, he soon discovers that he is the number 1 suspect for the murder of a historian with whom Langdon had been scheduled to meet. Assisted by a French cryptographer and government agent named Sophie, Langdon is challenged to decipher a chain of cryptic codes and puzzles, all the while trying to stay ahead of Fache's lawmen in a chase through the Louvre, out into the Parisian cityscape, and finally across the channel to England

The English patient by Anthony Minghella( Visual )

18 editions published between 1995 and 2012 in English and held by 2,289 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

At the end of World War II, a mysterious, horribly burned man who claims not to remember his name, known only as the "English patient," lies near death in an Italian villa. He is cared for by a quietly desperate young nurse, Hana, herself a victim of the war. With her at the villa are Kip, a young Sikh bomb-disposal expert, and a shadowy thief with bandaged hands named Caravaggio. The key to the burned man's past may lie in his commonplace book, a volume of Herodotus, and its intimations of the sacred whirlwind of a great, mysterious, passionate, and tragically doomed love, which trapped two unsuspecting people, forever

Das Boot by Wolfgang Petersen( Visual )

39 editions published between 1981 and 2017 in German and English and held by 1,489 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Superb detailing of life in a German U-boat during WWII. The original uncut version. Based on the novel by Lothar G. Buchheim. Includes a making-of featurette; restored original stereo audio; and much more

Das Boot by Wolfgang Petersen( Visual )

91 editions published between 1981 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 1,411 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Superb detailing of life in a German U-boat during WWII. The original uncut version. Based on the novel by Lothar G. Buchheim. Includes a making-of featurette; restored original stereo audio; and much more

Remember by Atom Egoyan( Visual )

24 editions published between 2015 and 2016 in English and Spanish and held by 966 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A suspense-filled story of Zev, an Auschwitz survivor who discovers that the Nazi guard who murdered his family some seventy years ago; is living in America under an assumed identity. With the aid of a friend, Zev sets out on a gripping journey that tests both his will and his fading memory as it brings him closer to the retribution he seeks

Nanjing = Nanking by William Guttentag( Visual )

12 editions published between 2007 and 2012 in English and Chinese and held by 762 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in the early days of World War II and focuses on the efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge. Told through deeply moving interviews with Chinese survivors, archival footage, and chilling testimonies of Japanese soldiers, interwoven with staged readings of the Westerners' letters and diaries

World War Z by Max Brooks( Recording )

12 editions published between 2006 and 2013 in English and held by 667 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

We survived the zombie apocalypse, but how many of us are still haunted by that terrible time? We have (temporarily?) defeated the living dead, but at what cost? Told in the haunting and riveting voices of the men and women who witnessed the horror firsthand, World War Z is the only record of the plague years

Beverly Hills cop II by Tony Scott( Visual )

21 editions published between 1987 and 2019 in English and Italian and held by 664 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This sequel presents further adventures of Axel Foley, a brash, street smart Detroit detective, as he comes up against a gang of munitions smugglers in Southern California

A dry white season by Euzhan Palcy( Visual )

17 editions published between 1989 and 2018 in English and held by 621 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Teacher Ben du Toit sees himself as a caring and just person. When his gardener's son is beaten up by police at a demonstration by black children, he sees that society is built on a foundation of prejudice

The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield( Visual )

9 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 582 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Home use only

The replacement killers by Antoine Fuqua( Visual )

19 editions published between 1998 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 544 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After he betrays Mr. Wei, the ruthless crime boss who hired him to avenge his son's death, professional killer John Lee goes on the run. Enlisting the aid of beautiful document forger Meg Coburn, Lee attempts to return to his family in China before they are victimized by his betrayal. But Wei's army of "replacement killers" is hot on his trail, and now both he and Meg are targets of their impressive firepower. With both sides fully armed and determined to fight to the death, an ultra-violent shoot-out breaks out when they finally face off against each other

Beerfest by Jay Chandrasekhar( Visual )

8 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Jan and Todd Wolfhouse are given the task of taking their grandfather's ashes to be settled in the family plot in Germany. Little do they know, the family plot is actually Beerfest, an Olympic-like test of a beer gamer's mettle. When they get there and are accused by their German cousins of having stolen the family beer recipe, they are quickly humiliated in a drinking contest and sent back to America with their tails between their legs. They vow to have their revenge and come back next year to win the Beerfest competition. Jan and Todd assemble a team of their best friends and former drinking buddies including Landfill, Fink and Barry

The seventh sign by Carl Schultz( Visual )

12 editions published between 1988 and 2018 in English and held by 395 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Revelation is at hand-- six signs of the Apocalypse have come to pass. Now only one woman can stop "The seventh sign."--Case

Judge Dredd by Danny Cannon( Visual )

14 editions published between 1995 and 2010 in English and held by 393 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In a time when all-powerful and coldly efficient "Judges" act with the supreme authority of both the police force and legal system, Judge Dredd is the most feared law enforcer of them all. But when a former judge hatches a sinister plot to overthrow the government and eliminate the Judges, Dredd is framed for murder!

Primeval by Jill Timm( Visual )

5 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and German and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An American news crew is determined to capture the legendary 25-foot man-eating crocodile and stop his demonic rampage. They travel deep within the darkest reaches of Africa to hunt their prey. But Gustave, as the native call him, is also on the hunt - always on the move, always elusive, always hungry for human flesh

Damascus cover( Visual )

7 editions published in 2018 in English and held by 368 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Israeli spy, Ari Ben-Zion, haunted by the death of his son, is recalled to Jerusalem after a failed attempt to bring a mole back to Israel alive. Unsure how many of its operatives have been exposed, the Mossad assigns Ari to smuggle a chemical weapons scientist out of Syria. While in Damascus, Ari's loneliness is relieved by Kim, a young American photographer. Within days of his arrival, his mission goes wrong, and to survive, Ari reaches out to a deep-cover agent code-named The Angel

Dune( Visual )

3 editions published between 1985 and 2006 in English and held by 367 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After his father's assassination, a Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule

Esther by Raffaele Mertes( Visual )

15 editions published between 1998 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 357 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dramatization of the story of Esther, a Jewish woman loved by King Ahasuerus, who persuades him to show her people mercy, thus averting a planned genocide of the Jews by the King's right-hand man Haman

Robin Hood by John Irvin( Visual )

5 editions published between 1991 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 249 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The swashbuckling legend of Robin Hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty Normans ruled England with an iron fist. Two sided disc widescreen and fullscreen versions

A dry white season( Visual )

3 editions published between 1989 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

White schoolteacher Ben Du Toit lives in Johannesburg and remains blissfully incurious about the lives of his black countrymen until a wave of brutal repression comes crashing down on his gardener, bringing Du Toit face-to-face with harsh political realities