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Christian Petzold, one of today's leading German filmmakers, was born in Hilden in 1960. After studying German and drama at the Freie Universität, he enrolls in Berlin's German Academy for Film and Television. There he studies movie direction while at same time working as assistant director to Harun Farocki and Hartmut Bitomsky... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (13 titles)
2013/III Phoenix (announced)
 
2012/I Barbara
 
2011 Beats Being Dead (TV series)
 
2008 Jerichow
 
2007 Yella
 
2005 Gespenster
 
2003 Wolfsburg
 
2001 Something to Remind Me (TV movie)
 
1998 Die Beischlafdiebin (TV movie)
 
1996 Cuba Libre (TV movie)
 
1995 Pilotinnen (TV movie)
 
1992 Das warme Geld (video)
 
Show ShowWriter (13 titles)
2013/III Phoenix (announced)
 
2012/I Barbara (screenplay)
 
2011 Beats Being Dead (TV series)
 
2008 Jerichow (writer)
 
2007 Yella
 
2005 Gespenster
 
2003 Wolfsburg (writer)
 
2001 Something to Remind Me (TV movie) (written by)
 
1998 Die Beischlafdiebin (TV movie)
 
1996 Cuba Libre (TV movie)
 
1995 Pilotinnen (TV movie)
 
1992 Das warme Geld (video)
 
Show ShowSound Department (3 titles)
1994 Vergangen, vergessen, vorüber (short) (sound)
 
1991 Am Rand (documentary short) (sound)
 
1990 19 Portraits (short) (sound)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1992 Die UFA (documentary) (assistant director)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
2012 Kurier Romy 2012 (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Director TV-Movie (credit only)
 
2012 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 February 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2009 Mein Leben (TV series documentary)
Himself
Nina Hoss (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Kennwort Kino (TV series documentary)
Himself
Das Geheimnis von Yella (2007) … Himself
 
2007 West.art am Sonntag (TV series)
Himself
Berlinale 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Volle Kanne (TV series)
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Episode dated 9 February 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2005 Wer ist Helene Schwarz? (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Freedom2speak v2.0 (documentary)
Himself - Director, Germany
 

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Jerichow -- A drama centered on a discontent small businessman and the former soldier he hires to be his driver.
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Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Trivia:

Frequently casts Nina Hoss, Richy Müller and Benno Fürmann. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo