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Joachim Fest(1926-2006)

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Joachim Fest was born on 8 December 1926 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer and director, known for Downfall (2004), Hitler: A career (1977) and Hallo Nachbarn! (1963). He was previously married to Ingrid Ascher. He died on 11 September 2006 in Kronberg, Germany.
BornDecember 8, 1926
DiedSeptember 11, 2006(79)
BornDecember 8, 1926
DiedSeptember 11, 2006(79)
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Known for

Downfall (2004)
Downfall
8.2
  • Writer
  • 2004
Adolf Hitler in Hitler: A career (1977)
Hitler: A career
7.5
  • Writer(as Joachim C. Fest)
  • 1977
Hallo Nachbarn! (1963)
Hallo Nachbarn!
TV Series
  • Writer
  • 1963
Adolf Hitler - Versuch eines Porträts
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1969

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  • Café Wernicke (1980)
    Café Wernicke
    • (as Joachim C. Fest)

Writer

  • Downfall (2004)
    Downfall
  • Im Gegenlicht - eine italienische Reise (mit Joachim Fest)
  • Adolf Hitler in Hitler: A career (1977)
    Hitler: A career
    • (as Joachim C. Fest)
  • Der Architekt
  • Adolf Hitler - Versuch eines Porträts
  • Hallo Nachbarn! (1963)
    Hallo Nachbarn!
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Director

  • Adolf Hitler in Hitler: A career (1977)
    Hitler: A career
    • (as Joachim C. Fest)
  • Der Architekt
  • Adolf Hitler - Versuch eines Porträts

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    • December 8, 1926
    • Berlin, Germany
    • September 11, 2006
    • Kronberg, Germany(undisclosed)
    • 1959 - September 11, 2006 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Biography: "Hitler," 1973.

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    One of Germany's most influential historians, journalists and authors in the period after 1945.

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