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Director, writer, producer and composer Tom Tykwer was born in 1965 in Wuppertal, Germany. He showed an interest in film-making from childhood, making super 8 films from the age of 11. Among his first jobs was working at a local art-house cinema. Tykwer eventually relocated to Berlin, first working as a film projectionist and then becoming head of programming at the Moviemento Theater... See full bio »

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Hide HideDirector (19 titles)
2012 Rosakinder (TV movie)
 
2012 Cloud Atlas
 
2011 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
 
2010 Three
 
2010 Soul Boy (supervising director)
 
2009 Deutschland 09 - 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation (segment "Feierlich reist")
 
2009/I The International
 
2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
 
2006 Cinema16: European Short Films (video) (segment "Epilog")
 
2006 Paris, je t'aime (segment "Faubourg Saint-Denis")
 
2004 True (short)
 
2002/I Heaven
 
2000 The Princess and the Warrior
 
1998 Run Lola Run
 
1997 Winter Sleepers
 
1993 Die tödliche Maria
 
1992/I Epilogue (short)
 
1990 Because (short)
 
1986 Friday Afternoon
 
Show ShowProducer (16 titles)
2013 Something Necessary (producer) (completed)
 
2012 Cloud Atlas (producer)
 
2012 Nairobi Half Life (producer)
 
2011 Endlich (documentary) (producer)
 
2010 Soul Boy (producer)
 
2009 Deutschland 09 - 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation (producer)
 
2007 Das Herz ist ein dunkler Wald (producer)
 
2006 A Friend of Mine (producer)
 
2005 Ich Dich auch (documentary) (co-producer)
 
2005 Underexposure (co-producer)
 
2004 Lautlos (producer)
 
1999 Gigantics (producer)
 
1993 Die tödliche Maria (producer)
 
1992/I Epilogue (short) (producer)
 
1990 Because (short) (producer)
 
1986 Friday Afternoon (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (14 titles)
2012 Cloud Atlas (written for the screen by)
 
2010 Three
 
2009 Deutschland 09 - 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation (segment "Feierlich reist")
 
2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (screenplay)
 
2006 Paris, je t'aime (segment "Faubourg Saint-Denis")
 
2004 True (short)
 
2000 The Princess and the Warrior
 
1998 Run Lola Run (screenplay)
 
1997 Winter Sleepers
 
1997 Life is All You Get
 
1993 Die tödliche Maria (screenplay / story)
 
1992/I Epilogue (short)
 
1990 Because (short)
 
1986 Friday Afternoon
 
Show ShowComposer (14 titles)
2012 Cloud Atlas
 
2010 Three
 
2009 Deutschland 09 - 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation (segment 'Feierlich reist')
 
2009/I The International
 
2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
 
2006 Paris, je t'aime (segment "Faubourg Saint-Denis")
 
2005 Ich Dich auch (documentary)
 
2004 True (short)
 
2000 The Princess and the Warrior (as Tykwer)
 
1998 Run Lola Run
 
1997 Winter Sleepers
 
1993 Die tödliche Maria
 
1992/I Epilogue (short)
 
1990 Because (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (12 titles)
2009/I The International (writer: "The International End Title" / producer: "The International End Title")
 
2007 The Condemned (writer: "Casino Solid State Remix" / performer: "Casino Solid State Remix")
 
2006 Paris, je t'aime (writer: "True", "True Façade")
 
2006 Scrubs (TV series)
– My Bright Idea (2006) (writer: "Running One" - uncredited / performer: "Running One" - uncredited)
 
2003 The Matrix Revolutions (writer: "Hell Club")
 
2002 Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (video) (music: "Wish" / lyrics: "Wish")
 
2002 Mission Hill (TV series)
– Unemployment: Part 2 (2002) (writer: "Supermarket")
 
2002/I Heaven (writer: "Silence", "Interrogation / Finale" / performer: "Silence", "Interrogation / Finale" / producer: "Silence", "Interrogation / Finale")
 
2001 Head Over Heels (writer: "Running One" / performer: "Running One" / as Tykwer)
 
2000 Dancing at the Blue Iguana (writer: "Wish" Komm Zu Mir)
 
1999 Any Given Sunday (writer: "INTRODUCTION" / performer: "INTRODUCTION")
 
1998 Run Lola Run (music: "Wish", "Running One", "Supermarket", "Running Two", "Running Three" / as Tykwer / lyrics: "Wish", "Running One", "Supermarket", "Running Two", "Running Three" / performer: "Running Two" / performer: "Running One", "Running Three" / as Tykwer)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (3 titles)
2012 Cloud Atlas (electronic performances)
 
2009/I The International (music arranger - uncredited, music producer - uncredited, musician - uncredited)
 
2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (electronic performance, production, music editing and mix)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2009 Inglourious Basterds (translator: German dialogue)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (11 titles)
2011 Pina (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2009 Inglourious Basterds (special thanks)
 
2005 Façade (special thanks)
 
2004 Downfall (thanks)
 
2004 Love in Thoughts (thanks)
 
2003 Learning to Lie (special thanks)
 
2003 Good Bye Lenin! (special thanks)
 
2003 Run Leia Run (short) (special thanks)
 
2002 I'm the Father (special thanks)
 
1999 Framed (short) (special thanks)
 
1993 Prince in Hell (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
2012 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.144 (2012) … Himself
 
2011 Lola - Der Deutsche Filmpreis 2011 (TV documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Director
 
2010 III nach neun (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 November 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Trace of the Bears (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Soul Boy
Himself (uncredited)
 
2009 Auf der anderen Seite der Leinwand - 100 Jahre Moviemento (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 February 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 At the Movies (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.2 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 February 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The Story of 'Perfume' (video short)
Himself
 
2006 Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin - Von der Schönhauser Allee nach Hollywood (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 NDR Talk Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 September 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2002-2006 Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 September 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 February 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2005 Wer ist Helene Schwarz? (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Im freien Fall - Tom Tykwer und das Kino (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2012 Ich bin Edith aus Neukölln (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2009 España, plató de cine (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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The International -- Director Tom Tykwer contrasts similarities to characters in The International and Run Lola Run during the 2009 Berlin Film Festival. The International -- Press conference with the cast and crew of The International at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival. Cloud Atlas -- An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
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Personal Details

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Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

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Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"You can imagine how hugely debated Saving Private Ryan was in Germany, and I think the only reason people were able to get into it was because of Tom Hanks. In Europe, people have even forgotten that Forrest Gump was an American. See more »

Trivia:

Formed the band Pale 3 with Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil to perform the music on The Princess and the Warrior. The trio had worked together before on the soundtrack of Run Lola Run but not as a band. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently composes his own music See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini