List of German film directors

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Most of the film directors listed here have been active in German-speaking countries for more than one period. They are classified in the period in which they shot their first feature film on their own.

The list includes feature , experimental , animation and documentary directors , but does not include directors who work exclusively for television. Film directors with Austrian citizenship are on the list of Austrian film directors .

Early silent film (before 1918)

Feature film: Emil Albes , Georg Alexander , Alexander von Antalffy , Rudi Bach , Felix Basch , Martin Berger , Fritz Bernhardt , Rudolf Biebrach , Georg Bluen , Carl Boese 1 , Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers , Reinhard Bruck , Carl Buderus, Eugen Burg , Josef Coenen , Ludwig Czerny , Gerhard Dammann , Nunek Danuky , Charles Decroix , Joseph Delmont , Siegfried Dessauer , Carl Theodor Dreyer , Franz Eckstein , Edmund Edel , Richard Eichberg 1 , Friedrich Fehér , Jakob Fleck , Luise Fleck , Carl Froelich 1 , Urban Gad , Henrik Galeen , Adolf Gärtner , Karl Gerhardt , Rochus Gliese , Willy Grunwald , Johannes Guter 1 , Alfred Halm , Emmerich Hanus , Martin Hartwig , Heinz Karl Heiland , Franz Hofer , Eugen Illés , Georg Jacoby 1 , Emil Justitz , Phil Jutzi 1 , Danny Kaden , William Kahn , Fritz Kampers , William Karfiol , Uwe Jens Krafft , Albert Kutzner, Fritz Lang , Viggo Larsen , Leo Lasko , Paul Leni , Richard Löwenbein , Ernst Lubitsch , Max Mack , Hubert Marischka 1 , Kurt Matull , Joe May , Rudolf Meinert , Arthur Mellini, Hubert Moest , Wolfgang Neff , Alwin Neuss , Max Obal 1 , Hans Oberländer , Richard Oswald , Paul Otto , Karl Pahl, Siegfried Philippi , Harry Piel 1 , Franz Porten , Rosa Porten , Bruno Rahn , Louis Ralph , Rolf Randolf 1 , Ernst Reicher , Robert Reinert , Max Reinhardt , Otto Rippert , Arthur Robison 1 , Stellan Rye , Fred Sauer 1 , Gebhard Schätzler-Perasini, Heinz Schall , Walter Schmidthässler , Carl Schönfeld , Gustav Schönwald , Franz Seitz sen. 1 , Carl Sonnemann, Jaap Speyer , Curt A. Stark , Josef Stein , Gustav Trautschold , Arthur Ullmann , William Wauer , Paul Wegener 1 , Arthur Wellin , Konrad Wiene , Robert Wiene 1 , Carl Wilhelm , Carl Heinz Wolff 1 , Paul von Woringen , Friedrich Zelnik , Willy Zeyn senior , Bruno Ziener , Rudolf del Zopp .

Feature and documentary film: Hanna Henning

Documentary: Max Skladanowsky

1 Even in the time of National Socialism active

Later silent film (1918-1930)

Feature film: Alfred Abel , Willy Achsel , Georg Asagaroff , Carl Balhaus , James Bauer , Hanns Beck-Gaden , Hans Behrendt , Kurt Bernhardt , Arthur Bergen , Josef Berger , Ludwig Berger , Curt Blachnitzky , Carl-Heinz Boese , Géza von Bolváry 1 , Mario Bonnard , Heinrich Brandt , Peter Paul Brauer 1 , Guido Brignone 1 , Dimitri Buchowetzki , Georg Burghardt , Conny Carstennsen , Nils Chrisander , Graham Cutts , Ludwig Czerny , Géza von Cziffra 1 , Paul Czinner , Constantin J. David , Wilhelm Dieterle , Robert Dinesen , Marie-Louise Droop , Ewald André Dupont , Slatan Dudow 2 , Bruno Eichgrün , Alwin Elling 1 , EW Emo 1 , Erich Engel 1 , Peter Paul Felner , Jacques Feyder , Karl Freund , Eberhard Frowein , Werner Funck , Svend Gade , Carmine Gallon 1 , Augusto Genina , Curt Goetz , Heinz Goldberg , Karl Grune , Heinz Hanus , Paul Heidemann , Edmund Heuberger , Werner Hochbaum 1 , Wolfgang Hoffmann-Harnisch , Artur Holz , Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla , Viktor Janson 1 , Fritz Kaufmann , Robert Leffler , Paul Legband , Adolf Edgar Licho , Erik Lund , Holger-Madsen , Nunzio Malasomma 1 , Karlheinz Martin 1 , Philipp Lothar Mayring 1 , Lothar Mendes , Romano Mengon , Johannes Meyer 1 , Leo Mittler , Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau , Max Neufeld , Manfred Noa , Max Nosseck , Franz Osten , Georg Wilhelm Pabst 1 , Heinz Paul 1 , Lupu Pick , Alexander Rasumny , Willy Reiber , Max Reichmann , Hans Richter , Gennaro Righelli , Franz Schmelter , Erich Schönfelder , Reinhold Schünzel 1 , Hanns Schwarz , Paul Ludwig Stein , Hans Steinhoff 1 , Robert A. Stemmle 1 , Joe Stöckel 1 , Gustav Ucicky 1 , Wilhelm Thiele , Alfred Tostary , Viktor Tourjansky 1 , Otz Tollen , Adolf Sportwetten , Berthold Viertel , Rudolf Walther-Fein , Erich Waschneck 1 , Fritz Wendhausen , Ernst Wendt , Adolf Wenter , Hans Werckmeister , Ludwig Wolff , Willi Wolff , Alfred Zeisler , Alf Zengerling 1 .

Animated film: Lotte Reiniger 1

Feature and documentary film: Albrecht Viktor Blum , Arnold Fanck 1 , Kurt Gerron , Johannes Guter 1 , Marie Harder , Ernő Metzner , Curt Oertel 1 , Hans Schomburgk 1 .

Experimental, animation and documentary film: Walther Ruttmann

Documentary: Gertrud David , Ulrich Kayser , Paul Lieberenz 1 , Leni Riefenstahl , Hubert Schonger 1 .

1 Even in the time of National Socialism active
2 After the end of World War II in the DEFA

Early sound film (1928–1935)

Feature film: Jürgen von Alten 1 , Karl Anton 1 , Fritz Peter Book 1 , Hans Deppe 1 , Erich Engels 1 , Willi Forst 1 , Herbert B. Fredersdorf 1 , Martin Frič 1 , Gustav Fröhlich 1 , Gustaf Gründgens 1 , Rolf Hansen 1 , Thea von Harbou 1 , Veit Harlan 1 , Karl Hartl 1 , Heinz Hille , Heinz Hilpert 1 , Hans Hinrich 1 , Carl Hoffmann 1 , Walter Janssen , Georg C. Klaren 1 + 2 , Charles Klein 1 , Werner Klingler 1 , Willi Krause ( alias Peter Hagen) , Wolfgang Liebeneiner 1 , Leopold Lindtberg , Anatole Litvak , Herbert Maisch 1 , Paul Martin 1 , Rudolf van der Noss 1 , Max Ophüls , Fedor Ozep , Arthur Maria Rabenalt 1 , Johannes Riemann 1 , Leontine Sagan , Eugen Schüfftan , Herbert Selpin 1 , Detlef Sierck 1 , Robert Siodmak , Mark Sorkin , Josef von Sternberg , Stefan Székely , Eugen Thiele , Luis Trenker 1 , Alfred Weidenmann , Bernhard Wenzel , Franz Wenzler 1 , Robert Wohlmuth , Alexander Wolkoff 1 , Frank Wysbar 1 , Hans H. Zerlett 1 .

Feature and documentary film: Johannes Häußler 1 , Carl Junghans 1 , Anton Kutter 1 , Hubert Schonger 1 , Georg Zoch 1 .

1 Even in the time of National Socialism active
2 After the end of World War II in the DEFA

time of the nationalsocialism

Feature film: Josef von Báky , Boleslaw Barlog , Eduard von Borsody , Hans-Robert Bortfeldt , Alfred Braun , Harald Braun , Ferdinand Dörfler , Ulrich Erfurth , Fritz Genschow , Richard Groschopp , Leopold Hainisch , Milo Harbich 1 , Veit Harlan , Heinz Helbig , Kurt Hoffmann , Helmut Käutner , Max W. Kimmich , Fritz Kirchhoff , Karl Georg Külb , Karl Leiter , Wolfgang Liebeneiner , Theo Lingen , Alois Johannes Lippl , Kurt Neumann , Paul Ostermayr (= Paul May ), Hermann Pfeiffer , Günther Rittau , Karl Ritter , Heinz Rühmann , Hans Schweikart , Wolfgang Staudte , Alfred Stöger , Hans Thimig , Paul Verhoeven , Helmut Weiß , Eugen York .

Feature and documentary film: Hans Bertram , Volker von Collande , Max Haufler , Roger von Norman .

Documentary: Lothar Bühle , Fritz Hippler , Leo de Laforgue , Hans A. Lettow , Leni Riefenstahl , Ernst Schäfer , Hubert Schonger , Eugen Schuhmacher , Hanns Springer , Hans Weidemann .

1 After the end of the Second World War at DEFA

Early post-war and 1950s

West Germany / FR Germany

motion pictures

Experimental and feature film

Feature and documentary film

documentary

DEFA

motion pictures

Feature and documentary film

documentary

1 Active in the Federal Republic of Germany and at DEFA
2 1954 Change to the Federal Republic of Germany

1960s

BR Germany

motion pictures

Feature and animation film

Feature and documentary film

Experimental and feature film

Experimental, feature and documentary film

documentary

DEFA

motion pictures

Feature and documentary film

documentary

1970s

BR Germany

motion pictures

Feature and documentary film

documentary

Experimental and documentary film

DEFA

motion pictures

Feature and documentary film

documentary

Animation film. Documentary, experimental film

1980s

BR Germany

motion pictures

Experimental and feature film

Experimental, feature and documentary film

Feature and documentary film

documentary

DEFA

motion pictures

Feature and documentary film

documentary

1990s

motion pictures

Feature and documentary film

documentary

present

motion pictures

documentary

Animated film / animation

Experimental film

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.filmportal.de/person/mehrangis-montazami-dabui_f02b5a80881e470cb00dd3ebe8eb5409
  2. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1351282/
  3. ↑ http://www.agdok.de/de_DE/members_detail/21806/vita
  4. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1823288/
  5. ↑ http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84012908/
  6. ↑ http://calendar.boell.de/de/event/guatemala-1991-2011
  7. ↑ http://www.baerfilm.de/