Hans Funck (7 March 1953 – 16 July 2014) was a German

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film edit ...

. He was most closely associated with

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Oliver Hirschbiegel Oliver Hirschbiegel (born 29 December 1957) is a German film director. His works include ''Das Experiment'' and the Oscar-nominated '' Downfall''. Life and career Hirschbiegel was born in Hamburg, Germany. A Waldorf graduate, Hirschbiegel stud ...

, having edited all but one of the films Hirschbiegel made between 1998 and 2013. These include ''

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'' (2001), '' Downfall'' (2004), '' The Invasion'' (2007), ''

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'' (2009) and '' Diana'' (2013). Funck was

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's editor on the 1997 road movie ''

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'' and the 2004 drama ''

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''. Funck also frequently worked with director

Marc Rothemund Marc Rothemund (born 26 August 1968) is a German film director. He is the son of the film director Sigi Rothemund and the brother of the actress Nina Rothemund. He began his career as an assistant for his father and then began to direct episodes ...

, most notably on 2005's ''

Sophie Scholl – The Final Days ''Sophie Scholl – The Final Days'' (german: Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage) is a 2005 German historical drama film directed by Marc Rothemund and written by Fred Breinersdorfer. It is about the last days in the life of Sophie Scholl, a 21-y ...

''. Funck's other notable credits include

Stefan Ruzowitzky Stefan Ruzowitzky (born 25 December 1961) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. Early life Ruzowitzky was born in Vienna. He studied drama and history at the University of Vienna and started directing music videos, for example for 'N ...

's 2003 thriller ''

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'',

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's 2003 black comedy '' Eierdiebe (The Family Jewels)'', and

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's ''

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''. Funck died of an apparent

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attack at his apartment in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

on 16 July 2014. He was working on the final cut of a film for Ankie Lau titled ''Wishing Tree'' when he died; it was this film's production team that found Funck's body. In a statement, Lau remembered Funck as "a true friend and one of the most extraordinarily talented film editors in the history of German cinema." Funck had also begun working on director

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's film ''The Girl King'' just before his death.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Funck, Hans 1953 births 2014 deaths German film editors Film people from Munich