Günther Klein

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Günther Klein (born September 28, 1956 in Flensburg ) is a German director , author and university lecturer .

Live and act

Günther Klein was born in Flensburg and was given an 8 mm film camera at the age of nine . Filmmaking became his passion. After graduating from high school in Flensburg , he studied Protestant theology, journalism and public law in Munich, Vienna and Mainz. He also worked regularly as a writer and director for Bayerischer Rundfunk, RIAS Berlin and SWR. From the mid-1980s he was the author and director of the ZDF series 'Travel Pictures from the GDR', one of the first cross-cultural television series between the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR.

During this time, he created numerous fictional features and documentaries for SWR Mainz, including the small television game 'Eifel', which was awarded the Prix ​​Europa as program of the year in 1988 .

From 1991 to 2005 Günther Klein headed the editorial team of IFAGE-Tellux-Film in Wiesbaden and, in cooperation with ZDF, developed the first successful, docufictional primetime programs, which still have a large audience under the label ' Terra X '.

Under his conceptual direction and participation as an author and director, innovative documentary television series emerged, such as the 13-part ARD millennium series ' 2000 Years of Christianity ', which was awarded the Bavarian TV Prize in 2001. In collaboration with ZDF he designed the series ' Terra X: Imperium ' with actor Maximilian Schell , Quo vadis ',' Sphinx - Secrets of History ',' Green and Colorful ',' Giants 'and most recently in 2013' The Story of beauty 'with the actress Senta Berger .

Günther Klein has been teaching at the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences since 2006 . He represents the professorship 'Film' in the Communication Design course and is a mentor of the 'Masterclass Non-Fiction' at the IFS Cologne / International Film School Cologne .

There are numerous journalistic publications by Günther Klein, mainly on the film topics he deals with.

Filmography

  • 1986: 2016 - Germany in 30 years
  • 1987: House Mainz, Haifa
  • 1988: Red Poppy
  • 1988: Eifel (TV movie)
  • 1988: The Primate Cardinal Glemp and Catholic Poland (TV documentary)
  • 1988: The Captain of Luxembourg (TV movie)
  • 1989: Rügen - What the Lord God fell from the ladle (documentation)
  • 1989: Where Hitler and Goethe dined (television documentary)
  • 1987–1990: Travel pictures from the GDR (television documentary series)
    • The Singers of Finsterwalde (1990)
    • How Switzerland came to Saxony (1990)
    • The Marlitt or Death in Arnstadt (1987)
  • 1991: Caves, Witches, Sanctuaries (TV documentary)
  • 1992: Because whoever fights for the law is always right (TV documentary)
  • 1992: Cast off - sailing ships
  • 1992: 37 degrees - Moldova, just a name?
  • 1997: Green and Colorful (TV documentary series)
  • 1998: Journeys to Hell (TV documentary series)
    • The Ice Cold Dream (1998)
  • 1998: Hitler's Warriors (TV documentary series)
    • Udet - The Aviator (1998)
  • 2000: 2000 Years of Christianity (TV series)
    • Opportunities and Threats (2000)
    • This Side of Heaven (1999)
  • 2000: Cape of Secrets (TV movie)
  • 2001: Hitler's Women (TV documentary series)
    • Marlene Dietrich - The Opponent (2001)
  • 2002 The Test of Nerves - Cuba Crisis '62 (TV documentary)
  • 1994-2003 Sphinx - Secrets of History (TV documentary series)
    • Myth Babylon (2003)
    • Spartacus - Gladiator Against Rome (2002)
    • Nostradamus Prophet of Doom (1999)
    • Diving trip to Cleopatra (1997)
    • Eternity made by human hands - The 7 Wonders of the World (1997)
    • Vikings - Geniuses from the Cold (1996)
    • Cleopatra: The Last Smile of the Pharaohs (1994)
  • 2005: The Bible Puzzle (TV documentary series)
  • 2007: Giants (TV series)
  • 2004–2011: Terra X: Imperium (television documentary series)
    • The Indian War Cry (2011)
    • Pirate's Gold (2011)
    • The Last Clash of the Knights (2011)
    • The Curse of the Diamond (2010)
    • The empire of the caliphs (2010)
    • The fight for world power (2009)
    • The Curse of Gold (2009)
    • Flames Over Rome (2008)
    • Conspiracy in the Vatican (2008)
    • Duel between cross and crown (2008)
    • Battle for Rome (2004)
  • 2011: Franz Liszt - The Late Years (TV documentary)
  • 2012: The Threepenny Opera (TV documentary) with Ben Becker
  • 2013: Terra X: The Story of Beauty (TV documentary)
  • 2016: Luther's songs with Ben Becker
  • 2017: Stories of Lake Constance (TV documentary)
  • 2019: Under the spell of the river

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Important TV series with the help of Günther Klein . On Fernsehserien.de
  2. ^ Prix ​​Europa: The Prize Winners 1988 . At Prix-Europa.de, accessed on June 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ Proof of editorial management activity at IFAGE-Tellux-Film ( Memento of the original from January 13, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Tellux website.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tellux.tv
  4. ↑ Günther Klein at the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Official website of the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hs-rm.de
  5. ↑ Masterclass Non-Fiction with Günther Klein  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . October 2012 newsletter of the ifs international film school cologne.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.filmschule.de  
  6. ↑ Klein, Günther: Untererm Kreuz des Südens. Discovery trips to the other end of the world . Book tip on Perlentaucher.de
  7. ^ Travel pictures from the GDR . On Fernsehserien.de
  8. ↑ 2000 years of Christianity . Official website.
  9. ↑ Giants - Luther - Fight with the devil . on Moviepilot.de
  10. ↑ Giants: Goethe - Magician of Passions . Program information on ARD.de
  11. ↑ Empire - The war cry of the Indians . Broadcast presentation on ZDF.de with video
  12. ↑ Empire - The Gold of the Pirates . Broadcast presentation on ZDF.de with video
  13. ↑ Empire - The Last Battle of the Knights . Broadcast presentation on ZDF.de with video
  14. ^ The Threepenny Opera with Ben Becker . On vimeo.com.
  15. ↑ On the history of beauty with Senta Berger .
  16. ↑ ARTE TV program: Luther's songs (documentary). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 15, 2017 ; accessed on September 15, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / tvheute.at
  17. ↑ Stories of Lake Constance | Home | Story . In: swr.online . ( swr.de [accessed September 15, 2017]).
  18. ↑ Our Rhine - Under the Spell of the Stream. June 12, 2015, accessed May 15, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Klein, Günther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German director, author and university lecturer
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Flensburg