Willi Urbanek
Willi Urbanek (* before 1961) is a German screenwriter and director .
Urbanek began as an assistant director in DEFA's so-called “ Das Stacheltier ” productions , a satirical short film series comprising several hundred titles, before he was allowed to direct himself from the 1960s onwards. Together with Klaus Rümmler, he wrote the script for the "first official television series of the GDR ", Rote Bergsteiger , which he then also filmed as a director. Urbanek later worked mainly in the DEFA studio for documentary films.
With the reunification, things calmed down a bit for him, although he is still working as a director for television productions and television documentaries.
Filmography
- 1961: what a day
- 1967: Red Mountaineers (TV series)
- 1989: Reminder for all time (documentary)
- 2003: Operation Scorpio: Stasi murder order against public enemy No. 1 (documentary)
- 2003: Murder at Gnandstein Castle (TV movie)
Web links
- Willi Urbanek in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Urbanek, Willi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German screenwriter and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1961 |