The Best Gottfried John Movies, Ranked
42 credits from 1971 to 2016, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Flood (2007) with $8.27M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Gottfried John Box Office Hits
Gottfried John's films have made $22.9M worldwide in total. Flood (2007) is the biggest hit at $8.27M, ahead of Sams in Gefahr (2003) ($6.52M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Flood 2007 · Drama $8.27M - 2
Sams in Gefahr 2003 · Family $6.52M - 3
Ruby Red 2013 · Romance $5.52M - 4
John Rabe 2009 · History $1.48M $67.5K dom. - 5
Life Is Too Long 2010 $977K - 6
The Ogre 1996 · Drama $50.9K $50.9K dom. - 7
Cowgirl 2004 · Romance $21.4K - 8
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day 1972 · Comedy $20K $20K dom. - 9
The Marriage of Maria Braun 1979 · Drama $12.1K $8.14K dom. - 10
Lili Marleen 1981 · Drama $8.41K $8.14K dom.
The Best Gottfried John Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Gottfried John has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 17 films, and Flood (2007) is the pick of them.
- Drama 17 films Flood 2007 · as Arthur Moyes
- Romance 3 films Ruby Red 2013 · as Dr. White
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Thriller 3 films Despair 1978 · as Perebrodov - Comedy 3 films Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day 1972 · as Jochen Epp
- History 2 films John Rabe 2009 · as Dr. Oskar Trautmann
- Family 2 films Sams in Gefahr 2003 · as School Inspector
The Best Gottfried John Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Gottfried John's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2010s.
The Latest Gottfried John Movies
The most recent films Gottfried John is credited on, newest first — starting with Emerald Green (2016). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Emerald Green 2016 · Dr. White (archive footage) - Ruby Red 2013 · Dr. White
- Life Is Too Long 2010 · Georg Maria Stahl
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Aghet 2010 · Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein -
Rumpelstilzchen 2009 · König Gustav -
Black Flowers 2009 · Curtis - John Rabe 2009 · Dr. Oskar Trautmann
- Flood 2007 · Arthur Moyes
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A Pirate’s Heart 2006 · Konrad von Wallenrod - Cowgirl 2004 · Hans Krahl
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Renzo e Lucia 2004 · Innominato - Sams in Gefahr 2003 · School Inspector
The Best Gottfried John Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Gottfried John films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Gottfried John movie?
Flood (2007) made the most at the box office, with $8.27M worldwide, followed by Sams in Gefahr (2003) with $6.52M. Together, Gottfried John's films with box office figures have made $22.9M.
What is the best Gottfried John drama movie?
Flood (2007) is the best-rated of Gottfried John's drama films. In other genres: Ruby Red (romance), Despair (thriller) and Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (comedy).
What is the newest Gottfried John movie?
The newest film on Gottfried John's filmography is Emerald Green (2016), with Gottfried John as Dr. White (archive footage).
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