About

Known credits:
97
Birthday:
1945-06-05
Place of birth:
Bittkau, Germany
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Klaus Wyborny

Overview

Klaus Wyborny (b.June 5, 1945 in Bittkau bei Magdeburg; lives and works in Hamburg) is a German filmmaker, producer, film director, actor, cameraman and screenwriter, known for his experimental films.

Klaus Wyborny studied from 1963 to 1970 Theoretical Physics at the University of Hamburg and the Yeshiva University in New York City.

Wyborny was co-founder in 1968, with Hellmuth Costard, Thomas Struck, Werner Nekes, Helmut Herbst, Werner Grassmann, and others, of the Hamburger Filmmacher Cooperative, which took the New American Cinema as an example and would develop an European version of American underground cinema. He worked for the literary journals BOA VISTA and Henry, and was co-founder of the 'Hamburger Filmgespräche'.

Klaus Wyborny participated with others in the Documenta 5 in Kassel in 1972 with Das abenteuerliche, aber glücklose Leben des William Parmagino, Dallas Texas - After the Goldrush, Chimney Piece and A Crowd in the Face, and Percy McPhee in the section Film review: New European Cinema on the Documenta 6 (1977). Wyborny participated in 1975, 1980-1982, 1986, 1992 and 1994 at the International Forum of New Cinema in Berlin. He was also several times (2002, 2005, 2010) represented at the Viennale Festival in Vienna. In 2003 he taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe.

Known for

Acting
2017 Werner Nekes - Das Leben zwischen den Bildern Actor Self 58
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1999 The Critical Mass Actor Himself N/A
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1991 The Holy Bunch Actor 59
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1988 Burning Beds Actor N/A
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1985 Home Movies 1971-81 Actor N/A
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1974 The Fantastic World of Matthew Madson Actor N/A
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1974 Diwan Actor 59
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1973 The Birth of a Nation Actor Narrator 59
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1968 Im KZ Actor N/A
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1968 A Crowd in the Face Actor N/A
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1966 Klammer auf Klammer zu Actor N/A
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Directing
2016 Cinéma Vérité Directing Director 59
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2016 Britain’s Glory Directing Director N/A
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2015 The Light of the World Directing Director N/A
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2014 Studies on Monet (In the Imaginary Museum) Directing Director N/A
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2012 Syrakus Directing Director N/A
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2010 Studies for the Decay of the West Directing Director 59
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2010 Durs Grünbein liest die dritte Satire des Juvenal Directing Director N/A
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2009 The Last Year Directing Director N/A
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2009 Begegnung mit Werner Schroeter Directing Director N/A
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2006 Hommage an Ludwig van Beethoven Directing Director N/A
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2005 Histoire du cinema Directing Director 59
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2004 Another World (Song of the Earth Part 2) Directing Director 59
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2003 Sulla Directing Director N/A
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1995 The Narthex-Mosaics of San Marco in Venice Directing Director N/A
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1994 Auf der Suche nach dem verlorenen Schlachtfeld Directing Director N/A
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1994 From the Age of Recklessness (Song of the Earth Part 4) Directing Director N/A
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1993 The Open Universe Directing Director N/A
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1992 Abandoned; Lost; Lonely, Cold (Song of the Earth Part 3) Directing Director N/A
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1985 At the Edge of Darkness (Song of the Earth Part 1) Directing Director N/A
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1985 Grace, Things (Song of the Earth Part 5) Directing Director N/A
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1982 2084 Directing Director N/A
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1981 The Blanket of Life Directing Director N/A
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1981 3 Miniatures after Melanie Klein Directing Director N/A
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1981 Richard Directing Director N/A
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1980 The Scenic Sacrifice Directing Director 58
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1979 Potpourri from "East of No West" Directing Director N/A
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1978 Unreachable Homeless - Sonata on Film Directing Director N/A
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1977 Der Ort der Handlung Directing Director N/A
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1977 6 Small Pieces of Film Directing Director N/A
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1977 Valiantly Towards the Waves Directing Director N/A
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1976 Syntax Directing Director N/A
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1976 Bartleby Directing Director N/A
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1976 Housefilm Directing Director N/A
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1975 Pictures of the Lost Word Directing Director 58
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1975 Flight from SF to NYC Directing Director 59
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1975 Window Film Directing Director 59
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1974 Elementary Filmhistory Directing Director N/A
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1974 The Ideal: Ecstasy & Beauty Directing Director N/A
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1973 The Birth of a Nation Directing Director 59
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1972 4 Rural Sketches Directing Director N/A
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1971 Chimney Piece Directing Director N/A
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1971 Dallas Texas / After the Goldrush Directing Director 59
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1970 Percy McPhee - Agent des Grauens (6. + 7. Folge) Directing Director N/A
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1969 The Haunted Screen Directing Director N/A
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1969 Thorium 232 Directing Director N/A
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1969 The Greatest Crime of All Time Directing Director N/A
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1969 The Adventurous but Luckless Life of William Parmagino Directing Director N/A
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1968 Three Days with Janine, Three Days with John Directing Director N/A
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1968 A Crowd in the Face Directing Director N/A
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1968 Up to the Stars Directing Director N/A
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1968 Home Sweet Home Directing Director N/A
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1968 Im KZ Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2015 The Light of the World Writing Writer N/A
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2014 Studies on Monet (In the Imaginary Museum) Writing Writer N/A
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2012 Syrakus Writing Writer N/A
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2010 Studies for the Decay of the West Writing Writer 59
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2003 Sulla Writing Writer N/A
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1977 Der Ort der Handlung Writing Writer N/A
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1974 The Fantastic World of Matthew Madson Writing Writer N/A
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1973 The Birth of a Nation Writing Writer 59
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1970 Percy McPhee - Agent des Grauens (6. + 7. Folge) Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2015 The Light of the World Production Producer N/A
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2014 Studies on Monet (In the Imaginary Museum) Production Producer N/A
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1977 Der Ort der Handlung Production Producer N/A
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1970 Percy McPhee - Agent des Grauens (6. + 7. Folge) Production Producer N/A
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Sound
2010 Studies for the Decay of the West Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1970 Programmhinweise Sound Sound N/A
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Camera
2016 Cinéma Vérité Camera Director of Photography 59
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2016 Britain’s Glory Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2015 The Light of the World Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2014 Studies on Monet (In the Imaginary Museum) Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2012 Syrakus Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2010 Studies for the Decay of the West Camera Director of Photography 59
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2005 D’Annunzio’s Cave Camera Director of Photography 58
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2003 Sulla Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1977 Der Ort der Handlung Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1973 The Birth of a Nation Camera Director of Photography 59
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Crew
1974 The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser Crew Second Unit 64
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1970 Percy McPhee - Agent des Grauens (6. + 7. Folge) Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
2016 Britain’s Glory Editing Editor N/A
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2015 The Light of the World Editing Editor N/A
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2014 Studies on Monet (In the Imaginary Museum) Editing Editor N/A
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2012 Syrakus Editing Editor N/A
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2010 Studies for the Decay of the West Editing Editor 59
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2003 Sulla Editing Editor N/A
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1970 Percy McPhee - Agent des Grauens (6. + 7. Folge) Editing Editor N/A
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