Johannes Knittel
Johannes Knittel (born August 11, 1910 in Woltrop ; † January 3, 1989 ) was a German director, actor and screenwriter .
Life
During his studies in theater studies , Romance studies and philology in Münster, Hamburg and Paris, Knittel already worked in communist student theaters. Because of his anti-fascist activities he was arrested and taken to prison in Hamm (Westphalia) . After his release he emigrated to France. There he was a fighter in the Maquis . After the end of the Second World War he was first councilor of the KPD in Hamm when he came to Deutsche Theater in East Berlin in 1946 , where he worked as a dramaturge and assistant director.
From 1949 Knittel worked for Phoenix-Film, later for DEFA , where he was mainly employed in dubbing. Between 1955 and 1961 he directed a total of four DEFA feature films, including 1959 Musterknaben with Rolf Herricht . In addition to his work as a director and screenwriter, he also worked occasionally as an actor in feature films, such as in Where you go from 1957 or in the fairy tale film Der Eisenhans from 1988.
In 1969 he was awarded the GDR Art Prize.
Filmography (selection)
- 1949: The bridge
- 1949: rotation
- 1950: Högler's order
- 1951: The last wages
- 1956: I'm thirsty
- 1957: two mothers
- 1957: Where are you going ...
- 1958: Bat squadron
- 1958: The wretched
- 1960: Hatifa
- 1962: The black galley
- 1962: The new solution
- 1967: Chingachgook, the big snake
- 1970: I - Axel Caesar Springer . 5. The kingmaker
- 1972: Black rusks
- 1972: The great journey of Agathe Schweigert
- 1988: The Eisenhans
Director
- 1957: The torchbearer
- 1959: Model boys
- 1961: The doctor from Bothenow
- 1962: The discovery of Julian Böll
theatre
- 1953: Iwan Popow : Die Familie (Police Director) - Director: Werner Schulz-Wittan ( Maxim-Gorki-Theater Berlin )
Radio plays
- 1958: Bruno Apitz : Naked Among Wolves (SS-Mann) - Director: Joachim Witte ( Broadcasting of the GDR )
- 1965: Peter Weiss : The Investigation - Director: Wolfgang Schonendorf (Broadcasting of the GDR)
Web links
- John Knittel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Johannes Knittel at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knittel, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German director, actor and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Woltrop |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 3, 1989 |