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Peter Lilienthal(1927-2023)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Peter Lilienthal
His family emigrated to Uruguay in 1939. 1956 scholarship at the Hochschule der Kuenste (HDK) in Berlin, Germany. Between 1959 and 1964 he worked at the German TV channel Suedwestfunk, first as an assistant, later as a director. 1967/68 he was lecturer at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie in Berlin. Co-founder of the German distributor Filmverlag der Autoren. Since 1985 headmaster of the section Film- und Medienkunst at the Akademie der Kuenste in Berlin.
BornNovember 27, 1927
DiedApril 28, 2023(95)
BornNovember 27, 1927
DiedApril 28, 2023(95)
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  • Awards
    • 10 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

David (1979)
David
6.6
  • Director
  • 1979
Das Schweigen des Dichters (1986)
Das Schweigen des Dichters
6.9
  • Director
  • 1986
Es herrscht Ruhe im Land (1975)
Es herrscht Ruhe im Land
6.1
  • Director
  • 1975
Das Autogramm (1984)
Das Autogramm
6.8
  • Director
  • 1984

Credits

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Director



  • Camilo: The Long Road to Disobedience (2007)
    Camilo: The Long Road to Disobedience
    8.0
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Denk ich an Deutschland - Ein Fremder
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Angesichts der Wälder (1996)
    Angesichts der Wälder
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Wasserman - Der singende Hund
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Don Giovanni oder Der bestrafte Wüstling
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Die vier Tugenden
    TV Movie
    • Director (segment "Gerechtigkeit")
    • 1990
  • Der Radfahrer von San Cristóbal (1988)
    Der Radfahrer von San Cristóbal
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Das Schweigen des Dichters (1986)
    Das Schweigen des Dichters
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Das Autogramm (1984)
    Das Autogramm
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Joe Pesci in Dear Mr. Wonderful (1982)
    Dear Mr. Wonderful
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1982
  • La insurrección (1980)
    La insurrección
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1980
  • David (1979)
    David
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Kadir
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Es herrscht Ruhe im Land (1975)
    Es herrscht Ruhe im Land
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Hauptlehrer Hofer (1975)
    Hauptlehrer Hofer
    8.6
    • Director
    • 1975

Writer



  • Camilo: The Long Road to Disobedience (2007)
    Camilo: The Long Road to Disobedience
    8.0
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • Denk ich an Deutschland - Ein Fremder
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Angesichts der Wälder (1996)
    Angesichts der Wälder
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Wasserman - Der singende Hund
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Don Giovanni oder Der bestrafte Wüstling
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Die vier Tugenden
    TV Movie
    • Writer (segment "Gerechtigkeit")
    • 1990
  • Der Radfahrer von San Cristóbal (1988)
    Der Radfahrer von San Cristóbal
    6.5
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Das Schweigen des Dichters (1986)
    Das Schweigen des Dichters
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • Das Autogramm (1984)
    Das Autogramm
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • La insurrección (1980)
    La insurrección
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • David (1979)
    David
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Kadir
    • concept
    • 1977
  • Es herrscht Ruhe im Land (1975)
    Es herrscht Ruhe im Land
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Hauptlehrer Hofer (1975)
    Hauptlehrer Hofer
    8.6
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • La victoria (1973)
    La victoria
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • co-writer
    • 1973

Actor



  • Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation (1992)
    Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation
    8.9
    TV Series
    • 1992
  • Julius geht nach Amerika
    TV Movie
    • Vertreter
    • 1984
  • Der Platzanweiser - Porträt eines Kinomanen
    • Peter Lilienthal
    • 1983
  • Milo-Milo (1979)
    Milo-Milo
    5.3
    • 1979
  • I See This Land from Afar
    6.1
    • Pfarrer Hendrich
    • 1978
  • The American Friend (1977)
    The American Friend
    7.4
    • Marcangelo
    • 1977
  • Tatort (1970)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Carlos
    • 1972
  • Der Findling (1967)
    Der Findling
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • 1967

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 27, 1927
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • April 28, 2023
    • Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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    • 1 Print Biography

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  • Trivia
    Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival in 1996.

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