Tom Tykwer


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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... See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 39 wins & 60 nominations. See more awards »

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Lola rennt Composer
(1998)
Cloud Atlas Composer
(2012)
Babylon Berlin Composer
(2017-2020)

Filmography

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 2021 The Matrix Resurrections (music by)
 2017-2020 Babylon Berlin (TV Series) (26 episodes)
- Episode #3.12 (2020)
- Episode #3.11 (2020)
- Episode #3.10 (2020)
- Episode #3.9 (2020)
- Episode #3.8 (2020)
 2013 Post-It (Short)
 2012 Cloud Atlas (music by)
 2010 3
 2009 Deutschland 09 - 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation (segment "'Feierlich reist'")
 2006 Paris, je t'aime (segment "Faubourg Saint-Denis")
 2005 Ich Dich auch (Documentary)
 2004 True (Short)
 2000 Der Krieger und die Kaiserin (as Tykwer)
 1998 Lola rennt
 1992/I Epilog (Short)
 1990 Because (Short)
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1 Print Biography | 1 Interview | 2 Articles | See more »


Alternate Names:

Tykwer

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Children:

Tykwer, Kurt | See more »

Parents:

Tykwer, Anton | Tykwer, Kurt
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Personal Quote:

[on A Hologram for the King (2016)] That's the big subject of the whole film, and for me, of the project, is that we're saying in our diversities and unevenness as countries, we are much more similar than they want to make us think. They want to make us think we're really different, and they want to keep those borders alive. Religious leaders want it to be as separate as possible: They don't want... See more »

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Co-founder of movie production company "X Filme" alongside Dani Levy, Stefan Arndt and Wolfgang Becker. See more »

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Frequently casts Ben Whishaw. See more »

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