About

Known credits:
354
Birthday:
1945-08-14
Place of birth:
Düsseldorf, Germany
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Wim Wenders

Overview

Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and playwright, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes, Venice and Berlin film festivals. He has also received a BAFTA Award and been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award.

Wenders made his feature film debut with Summer in the City (1970). He earned critical acclaim for directing the films Alice in the Cities (1974), The Wrong Move (1975), and Kings of the Road (1976), later known as the Road Movie trilogy. Wenders won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction and the Palme d'Or for Paris, Texas (1984) and the Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award for Wings of Desire (1987). His other notable films include The American Friend (1977), Faraway, So Close! (1993), and Perfect Days (2023).

Wenders has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature: for Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Pina (2011), and The Salt of the Earth (2014). He received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for Willie Nelson at the Teatro (1998). He is also known for directing the documentaries Tokyo-Ga (1985), The Soul of a Man (2003), and Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018).

Wenders has been the president of the European Film Academy since 1996 and won an Honorary Golden Bear in 2015. He is an active photographer, emphasizing images of desolate landscapes. He is considered an auteur director.

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Known for

Acting
2023 Room 999 Actor Self 59
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2023 Cannes Uncut Actor Self 58
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2022 Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer Actor Self 59
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2022 CAN and Me Actor Self 58
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2022 Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary Actor Lui-même N/A
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2022 From Our Side Actor 59
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2022 Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors Actor Wim Wenders N/A
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2022 Film: The Living Record of Our Memory Actor Self 59
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2022 Everything Will Change Actor 59
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2021 Why Are We (Not) Creative? Actor Self 59
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2021 Now Actor Self 59
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2021 A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner Actor Self 59
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2020 Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen Actor Self 70
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2020 High Maintenance Actor Self 59
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2020 Good Morning, the Wind Blows Actor Himself N/A
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2020 Wim Wenders, Desperado Actor Self 59
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2020 Veränderung Actor Self N/A
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2019 Zeroville Actor Larry 57
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2019 Paul Auster: What If Actor Self - Filmmaker 58
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2018 Beyond the Bolex Actor Self 59
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2018 Living the Light: Robby Müller Actor Self 59
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2018 Pope Francis: A Man of His Word Actor Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 60
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2017 Plankton Salesmen Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2017 The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov Actor Self 58
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2016 Along for the Ride Actor Self 59
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2016 Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life Actor Self 59
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2016 Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider Actor Self 59
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2016 Three for the Road Actor Self N/A
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2015 Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain Actor Self N/A
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2015 French Cinema Mon Amour Actor Self 59
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2015 Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany Actor Self N/A
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2015 The Legend of the Palme d'Or Actor Self 58
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2015 Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen Actor Self 59
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2015 Restoring Time Actor Self N/A
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2014 The Salt of the Earth Actor Self 71
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2014 Henri Langlois vu par... Actor Self N/A
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2013 Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction Actor Self 59
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2013 A Fuller Life Actor Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears") 59
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2012 Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas Actor Self 59
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2012 Close Up Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2012 BAM150 Actor Self N/A
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2011 Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard Actor Self 59
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2011 Hitler in Hollywood Actor Wim Wenders 59
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2011 Zwischen den Zeiten Actor N/A
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2011 Viaggio in Bergmania Actor Self 59
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2011 Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter Actor Self 59
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2011 Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland Actor N/A
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2011 The Making of Pina Actor Narrator N/A
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2010 Snowblind Actor Gray Fox 58
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2010 Cronología Actor N/A
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2009 What Do You Know About Me Actor Self N/A
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2008 Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada Actor Self 59
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2008 Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte Actor Self 59
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2008 Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years Actor Self 59
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2008 Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers Actor Self 59
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2008 Back to Room 666 Actor Self 59
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2008 One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years Actor Self 59
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2007 Cannes: All Access Actor Self 59
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2006 The Art of Football from A to Z Actor Self 59
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2005 Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski Actor Self 59
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2004 Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen Actor Self 59
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2004 Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments Actor Self 59
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2004 La torcedura Actor N/A
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2003 Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us Actor Self 59
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2003 Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) Actor Self 59
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2002 Fassbinder in Hollywood Actor Self 59
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2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet Actor Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona") 59
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2002 Twelve Miles to Trona Actor Doctor #1 N/A
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2001 Janela da Alma Actor Self 59
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2000 The Million Dollar Hotel Actor 58
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2000 FreeDogme Actor himself 59
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1998 Alekan le magnifique Actor Self N/A
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1997 Tango Berlin Actor N/A
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1996 Love in Hollywood Actor Self N/A
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1995 A Trick of the Light Actor Regisseur / Milchmann 58
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1995 To Make a Film Is to Be Alive Actor Self (uncredited) N/A
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1995 The Night of the Filmmakers Actor Self 58
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1994 Kleiner Mann ganz groß Actor Self N/A
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1994 Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait Actor Self 59
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1994 Straight to You: Nick Cave - a Portrait Actor Self N/A
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1993 Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring Actor Santa Claus 59
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1993 Talking with Ozu Actor Self 59
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1993 Without Me Actor Himself N/A
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1991 Dream Island Actor N/A
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1990 Wim Wenders in Tokyo Actor Self N/A
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1990 Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas' Actor Self N/A
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1990 Pictures of Europe Actor Self N/A
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1990 Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders Actor Self N/A
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1989 Notebook on Cities and Clothes Actor Self 59
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1989 The Heart and the Legs Actor Self N/A
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1988 Alekan, la lumière Actor Self N/A
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1987 Helsinki Napoli All Night Long Actor Gas Station Attendant 59
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1985 King Kongs Faust Actor Regisseur N/A
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1985 Report from Hollywood Actor N/A
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1984 Tausend Augen Actor Dieb im Videoladen 58
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1983 Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act Actor Himself N/A
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1982 Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 Actor Self N/A
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1982 Cinématon XXII Actor N°212 N/A
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1982 Room 666 Actor Self 59
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1982 The State of Things Actor Tram Passenger (uncredited) 59
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1980 Lightning Over Water Actor Self 59
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1978 Cinématon Actor N°212 58
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1978 Long Shot Actor Another Director N/A
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1977 The American Friend Actor Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited) 64
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1977 Wrong Move Actor Man in Dining Car (uncredited) 60
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1976 Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema Actor Self N/A
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1976 Kings of the Road Actor Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited) 62
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1975 The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick Actor Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited) 58
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1974 Alice in the Cities Actor Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited) 65
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1971 Summer in the City Actor Billardspieler (uncredited) 59
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1969 3 American LPs Actor 58
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1968 Love and So Forth Actor Student N/A
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1968 Candy Man Actor N/A
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Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders Actor N/A
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Directing
2023 Perfect Days Directing Director 72
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2023 Somebody Comes into the Light Directing Director 59
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2023 Anselm Directing Director 59
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2021 A Future Together Directing Director N/A
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2020 Veränderung Directing Director N/A
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2020 Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper Directing Director 59
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2018 Pope Francis: A Man of His Word Directing Director 60
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2017 Jil Sander: Spring/Summer 2018 Campaign Directing Director N/A
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2017 Submergence Directing Director 57
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2016 The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez Directing Director 58
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2015 Every Thing Will Be Fine Directing Director 57
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2014 The Salt of the Earth Directing Director 71
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2014 Henri Langlois vu par... Directing Director N/A
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2014 Cathedrals of Culture Directing Director 58
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2014 Magnum - Feiere den Moment Directing Director N/A
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2014 The Berlin Philharmonic Directing Director N/A
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2012 Ver ou Não Ver Directing Director N/A
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2012 Invisible World Directing Director 59
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2012 Der fremde Fotograf und die Einsamkeit Directing Script Supervisor N/A
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2011 Pina Directing Director 63
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2010 If Buildings Could Talk Directing Director N/A
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2010 Il Volo Directing Director N/A
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2008 Palermo Shooting Directing Director 59
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2008 Person to Person Directing Director 59
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2008 8 Directing Director 58
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2007 To Each His Own Cinema Directing Director 60
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2007 War in Peace Directing Director N/A
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2007 Invisibles Directing Director 58
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2007 Invisible Crimes Directing Director N/A
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2005 Don't Come Knocking Directing Director 59
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2004 Land of Plenty Directing Director 59
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2003 The Soul of a Man Directing Director 59
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2003 The Other Side of the Road Directing Director 59
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2002 The Blues Directing Director 64
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2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet Directing Director 59
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2002 BAP - Viel Passiert Directing Director 59
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2002 Twelve Miles to Trona Directing Director N/A
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2000 The Million Dollar Hotel Directing Director 58
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2000 One Morning All Over the World Directing Director 59
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1999 Buena Vista Social Club Directing Director 65
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1998 Willie Nelson at the Teatro Directing Director N/A
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1997 The End of Violence Directing Director 58
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1995 Lumière & Company Directing Director 59
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1995 A Trick of the Light Directing Director 58
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1995 Beyond the Clouds Directing Director 59
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1994 Lisbon Story Directing Director 61
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1993 Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring Directing Director 59
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1993 Faraway, So Close! Directing Director 61
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1991 Until the End of the World Directing Director 61
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1990 Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter Directing Director N/A
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1989 Notebook on Cities and Clothes Directing Director 59
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1987 Wings of Desire Directing Director 72
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1985 Tokyo-Ga Directing Director 60
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1984 Paris, Texas Directing Director 76
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1982 Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 Directing Director N/A
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1982 Hammett Directing Director 59
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1982 Room 666 Directing Director 59
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1982 The State of Things Directing Director 59
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1980 Lightning Over Water Directing Director 59
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1977 The American Friend Directing Director 64
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1977 Wrong Move Directing Director 60
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1976 Kings of the Road Directing Director 62
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1975 The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick Directing Director 58
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1974 From the Family of Reptiles Directing Director N/A
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1974 The Island Directing Director N/A
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1974 Alice in the Cities Directing Director 65
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1973 The Scarlet Letter Directing Director 58
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1971 Summer in the City Directing Director 59
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1969 3 American LPs Directing Director 58
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1969 Polizeifilm Directing Director 58
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1969 Kaspar Hauser Directing Director N/A
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1969 Silver City Revisited Directing Director 58
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1969 Alabama (2000 Light Years) Directing Director 58
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1968 Same Player Shoots Again Directing Director 58
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1968 Victor I. Directing Director N/A
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1968 Klappenfilm Directing Director N/A
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1967 Schauplätze Directing Director N/A
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Das Geheimnis der Orte Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 Perfect Days Writing Screenplay 72
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2023 Anselm Writing Writer 59
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2020 Veränderung Writing Writer N/A
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2020 Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper Writing Writer 59
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2018 Pope Francis: A Man of His Word Writing Writer 60
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2016 The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez Writing Writer 58
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2014 The Salt of the Earth Writing Writer 71
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2014 Cathedrals of Culture Writing Writer 58
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2014 Magnum - Feiere den Moment Writing Writer N/A
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2012 Invisible World Writing Writer 59
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2011 Pina Writing Screenplay 63
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2010 If Buildings Could Talk Writing Writer N/A
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2010 Il Volo Writing Writer N/A
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2008 Palermo Shooting Writing Writer 59
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2008 8 Writing Writer 58
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2007 Invisibles Writing Writer 58
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2005 Don't Come Knocking Writing Writer 59
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2004 Land of Plenty Writing Screenplay 59
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2003 The Soul of a Man Writing Writer 59
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2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet Writing Writer 59
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2002 BAP - Viel Passiert Writing Writer 59
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2002 Twelve Miles to Trona Writing Writer N/A
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1999 Buena Vista Social Club Writing Screenplay 65
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1998 City of Angels Writing Original Film Writer 66
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1998 Willie Nelson at the Teatro Writing Writer N/A
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1997 The End of Violence Writing Story 58
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1995 A Trick of the Light Writing Writer 58
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1995 Beyond the Clouds Writing Screenplay 59
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1994 Lisbon Story Writing Screenplay 61
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1993 Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring Writing Writer 59
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1993 Faraway, So Close! Writing Screenplay 61
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1991 Until the End of the World Writing Screenplay 61
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1991 Until the End of the World Writing Story 61
Fair
1989 Notebook on Cities and Clothes Writing Writer 59
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1987 Wings of Desire Writing Screenplay 72
Good
1985 Tokyo-Ga Writing Writer 60
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1982 Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 Writing Writer N/A
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1982 Room 666 Writing Writer 59
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1982 The State of Things Writing Writer 59
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1980 Lightning Over Water Writing Writer 59
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1977 The American Friend Writing Screenplay 64
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1976 Kings of the Road Writing Screenplay 62
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1975 The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick Writing Writer 58
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1974 Alice in the Cities Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
1973 The Scarlet Letter Writing Writer 58
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1971 Summer in the City Writing Writer 59
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1969 Polizeifilm Writing Writer 58
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1969 Silver City Revisited Writing Writer 58
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1969 Alabama (2000 Light Years) Writing Writer 58
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1968 Same Player Shoots Again Writing Writer 58
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1967 Schauplätze Writing Writer N/A
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Das Geheimnis der Orte Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2023 Perfect Days Production Producer 72
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2023 Somebody Comes into the Light Production Producer 59
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2023 Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party Production Producer 58
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2023 An Endless Sunday Production Co-Producer 59
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2023 Songs of Earth Production Executive Producer 59
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2022 Roving Woman Production Executive Producer 59
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2021 Karen Dalton: In My Own Time Production Executive Producer 59
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2021 Souad Production Co-Producer 59
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2021 Reality Winner Production Executive Producer 59
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2020 A Black Jesus Production Producer 59
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2020 Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper Production Executive Producer 59
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2020 Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper Production Producer 59
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2019 Waiting for the Miracle to Come Production Executive Producer 58
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2018 It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story Production Executive Producer 59
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2018 Pope Francis: A Man of His Word Production Producer 60
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2018 Little Hands Production Executive Producer 59
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2017 Buena Vista Social Club: Adios Production Executive Producer 59
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2016 The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez Production Producer 58
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2016 National Bird Production Executive Producer 59
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2015 Our Last Tango Production Executive Producer 59
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2014 The Salt of the Earth Production Executive Producer 71
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2014 Cathedrals of Culture Production Executive Producer 58
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2014 Cathedrals of Culture: Halden Prison Production Executive Producer N/A
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2013 Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle Production Executive Producer N/A
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2013 Über Gott, Alfi und Mexico Production Producer N/A
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2011 Pina Production Producer 63
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2010 Au Revoir Taipei Production Executive Producer 58
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2009 The Open Road Production Executive Producer 58
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2008 Palermo Shooting Production Producer 59
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2008 The Clone Returns Home Production Executive Producer 58
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2006 The House Is Burning Production Executive Producer 59
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2005 Don't Come Knocking Production Executive Producer 59
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2005 Egoshooter Production Producer 59
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2004 Música Cubana Production Producer 59
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2004 Half the Rent Production Producer 59
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2004 La torcedura Production Producer N/A
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2003 Narren Production Producer 58
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2003 Fools Production Producer N/A
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2002 June Moon Production Producer 59
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2000 The Million Dollar Hotel Production Producer 58
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1997 The End of Violence Production Producer 58
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1997 Go for Gold! Production Producer N/A
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1995 A Trick of the Light Production Producer 58
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1994 Lisbon Story Production Producer 61
Fair
1993 Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring Production Producer 59
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1993 Faraway, So Close! Production Producer 61
Fair
1993 The Absence Production Producer 58
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1991 Until the End of the World Production Co-Producer 61
Fair
1991 Dream Island Production Producer N/A
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1989 Notebook on Cities and Clothes Production Producer 59
Average
1988 Chocolat Production Co-Producer 60
Fair
1988 The Passenger – Welcome to Germany Production Consulting Producer 59
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1987 Wings of Desire Production Producer 72
Good
1987 Iron Earth, Copper Sky Production Producer 58
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1985 Tokyo-Ga Production Producer 60
Fair
1984 Paris, Texas Production Producer 76
Good
1982 Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 Production Producer N/A
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1982 Room 666 Production Producer 59
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1982 The State of Things Production Producer 59
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1980 Lightning Over Water Production Producer 59
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1979 Radio On Production Associate Producer 59
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1979 ...als Diesel geboren Production Producer N/A
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1979 Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre Production Producer N/A
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1977 The Left-Handed Woman Production Producer 59
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1977 The American Friend Production Producer 64
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1977 Wrong Move Production Producer 60
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1976 Kings of the Road Production Producer 62
Fair
1975 The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick Production Producer 58
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1974 Ein bißchen Liebe Production Producer N/A
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1974 Alice in the Cities Production Producer 65
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1973 The Scarlet Letter Production Producer 58
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1971 Summer in the City Production Producer 59
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1969 Am Spätnachmittag des folgenden Tages erwachte Joe in einem billigen Hotelzimmer - Andy schläft noch ... Production Producer N/A
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1969 Der Fall Lena Christ Production Unit Manager N/A
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1969 Silver City Revisited Production Producer 58
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1968 Same Player Shoots Again Production Producer 58
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1968 Klappenfilm Production Producer N/A
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1967 Schauplätze Production Producer N/A
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Return to Timbuktu Production Executive Producer N/A
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Sound of Ice Production Executive Producer N/A
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Sound
1987 Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund Sound Sound Mix Technician N/A
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1979 Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre Sound Sound N/A
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1969 Alabama (2000 Light Years) Sound Sound 58
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Camera
2014 The Salt of the Earth Camera Still Photographer 71
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2003 The Soul of a Man Camera Camera Operator 59
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1995 Beyond the Clouds Camera Still Photographer 59
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1989 Notebook on Cities and Clothes Camera Director of Photography 59
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1985 I Played It for You Camera Additional Photography N/A
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1980 Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers Camera Additional Camera 59
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1979 Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1979 Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre Camera Camera Operator N/A
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1969 Polizeifilm Camera Director of Photography 58
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1969 Amon Duul II: Plays Phallus Dei Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1969 Ten Years After Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1969 Silver City Revisited Camera Director of Photography 58
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1968 Same Player Shoots Again Camera Director of Photography 58
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1967 Schauplätze Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2012 Stories We Tell Crew Thanks 62
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2009 Passage Crew Thanks N/A
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2002 Three Days of Rain Crew Presenter 58
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1993 Adamski Crew Thanks N/A
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Editing
2000 In the Shadow of Hollywood Editing Archival Footage Research N/A
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1985 Tokyo-Ga Editing Editor 60
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1980 Lightning Over Water Editing Editor 59
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1969 3 American LPs Editing Editor 58
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1969 Polizeifilm Editing Editor 58
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1969 Silver City Revisited Editing Editor 58
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1969 Alabama (2000 Light Years) Editing Editor 58
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1968 Same Player Shoots Again Editing Editor 58
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1967 Schauplätze Editing Editor N/A
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