Kurt Veth
Kurt Veth (* 1930 ; † November 18, 2012 in Dresden ) was a German director and screenwriter .
Life
Kurt Veth worked as a theater director at the Maxim-Gorki-Theater in Berlin, among others . In the mid-1960s he worked as a director for television in the GDR , and from the mid-1970s as a screenwriter. Occasionally he also appeared as an actor.
Among his films, the five-part Luther series on the 500th birthday of Martin Luther is of particular importance. His last television work was a film about Thomas Müntzer in 1989. In the years that followed, Veth continued to work at various theaters.
Veth taught as a professor at the "Ernst Busch" Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin , which he temporarily headed as rector.
Veth was temporarily married to Heidemarie Wenzel . The marriage later ended in divorce. His second marriage was to Vera Naumann. His grave is in the Tolkewitz urn grove .
Filmography
- 1964: Red Roses for Me (Director)
- 1966: The Days of Commune (theater recording) (television director)
- 1970: A Bouquet of Red Roses (Director)
- 1974: The Mission (Director, Screenplay)
- 1976: His Last Fall (Director)
- 1977: Golden Times - Fine People (Director)
- 1977: Mission: Survival (Director, Screenplay)
- 1978: Asking an Old Man (Director)
- 1981: Looking over the years (direction, screenplay)
- 1982: Romance with Amélie (actor)
- 1983: Martin Luther , five-part television series (director, screenplay)
- 1989: I, Thomas Müntzer, Sichel Gottes (director)
Radio plays
- 1966: Bertolt Brecht : The interrogation of Lukullus - director (radio play - radio of the GDR )
- 1969: Bertolt Brecht: The Ocean Flight - Director with Tilo Medek (Broadcasting of the GDR)
Theater (direction)
- 1960: Bertolt Brecht after Maxim Gorki : The Mother ( Theater der Stadt Brandenburg )
- 1968: Seán O'Casey : The star turns red ( Maxim-Gorki-Theater Berlin )
- 1985: Svetlana Alexijewitsch : The war has no female face ( theater in the palace )
Web links
- Kurt Veth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Kurt Veth at filmportal.de
- Exhibition on the Luther film with a photo of the director
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary notice of the family, Berliner Zeitung from 1./2. December 2012
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Veth, Kurt |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German director |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1930 |
DATE OF DEATH | November 18, 2012 |
Place of death | Dresden |