Biography
Born 1911 in Berlin, died 2012 in Bollewick-Wildkuhl, Germany. He was co-founder, joint license holder and board member of DEFA film studio. He spent his student years between Munich and Paris studying chemistry, economics, sociology, psychology and law. After co-founding DEFA in 1946 he started shooting documentary films, with his debut feature film following the year after.
FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival des Osteuropäischen Films
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1976 |
Mann gegen Mann |
| 1972 |
Januskopf |
| 1970 |
Aus unserer Zeit |
| 1967 |
Das Mädchen auf dem Brett |
Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog |
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| 1965 |
Das Kaninchen bin ich |
| 1964 |
Preludio 11 |
| 1962 |
An französischen Kaminen |
| 1961 |
Der Schatten (TV movie) |
Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy |
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Septemberliebe |
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| 1959 |
First Spaceship on Venus |
| 1958 |
The Sailor's Song |
| 1957 |
Schlösser und Katen |
Vergeßt mir meine Traudel nicht |
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| 1955 |
Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse |
| 1954 |
Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse |
| 1952 |
Roman einer jungen Ehe |
| 1950 |
Der Rat der Götter |
Familie Benthin |
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| 1949 |
Les Quadrilles multicolores |
| 1947 |
Ehe im Schatten |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1950 |
Immer bereit |
| 1946 |
Einheit SPD-KPD |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1961 |
Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy |
| 1959 |
First Spaceship on Venus |
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1979 |
Addio, piccola mia |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2006 |
Die aufregendste Zeit meines Lebens (TV movie) |
| 1995 |
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (series) |