Klaus Emmerich (born 10 August 1943) is a German

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. His 1979 film ''

The First Polka ''The First Polka'' (german: Die erste Polka) is a 1979 West German drama film directed by Klaus Emmerich. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. It is an adaptation of ''The First Polka: A Novel'' by Horst Bienek. C ...

'' was entered into the

29th Berlin International Film Festival The 29th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February – 3 March 1979. The Golden Bear was awarded to the West German film ''David'' directed by Peter Lilienthal. Michael Cimino's ''The Deer Hunter'' was surrounded by controver ...

. His 1981 film ''

Trokadero ''Trokadero'' is a 1981 West German-Austrian drama film directed by Klaus Emmerich. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Ludwig Hirsch as Theo Pichler * Franz-Xaver Kroetz as Wendelin * Lisi Mangold as Eva ...

'' was entered into the

12th Moscow International Film Festival The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film ''O Homem que Virou Suco'' directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film '' The Abandoned Field: Free Fi ...

Selected filmography

* ''Heiratskandidaten'' (1975, TV film) — (based on a play by Gabriele Wohmann) * ''Erziehung durch Dienstmädchen'' (1975, TV film) — (based on a novel by

Robert Wolfgang Schnell Robert Wolfgang Schnell (March 8, 1916 – August 1, 1986) was a German writer. Life Robert Wolfgang Schnell was born in Barmen, Germany, into a middle-class family; his father was a bank clerk. He studied music and taught himself painting. T ...

) * ''Kreutzer'' (1977) * ' (1978, TV film) — (biographical film about

Heinrich Heine Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of '' Lied ...

) * ''

'' (1979) — (based on a novel by

Horst Bienek Horst Bienek (May 7, 1930 in Gleiwitz – December 7, 1990 in Munich) was a German novelist and poet. Life Born in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany (today Gliwice, Poland), Bienek was forced to leave there in 1945, when Germans were expelled ...

) * ''

'' (1981) — (screenplay by

Jörg Graser Jörg Graser (born 30 December 1951) is a German film director and screenwriter. His film '' Abraham's Gold'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * ''Trokadero'' (dir. Klaus Emmerich, 198 ...

) * ''

Rote Erde Stadion Rote Erde (; ''Red Earth Stadium'') is a 25,000 capacity (3,000 seated) football and athletics stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It serves as the home stadium to Borussia Dortmund II and several athletic clubs. The stadium was ...

'' (1983, TV miniseries) — (screenplay by

Peter Stripp Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

) * ''

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by ...

: '' (1986, TV series episode) * ''

Reporter A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...

'' (1989, TV series) * ''Rote Erde'', second season (1990, TV miniseries) — (screenplay by

) * ' (1991) — (screenplay by

Bernd Schroeder Bernd Schroeder (6 June 1944 – 18 June 2023) was a German writer who authored books, television plays, film scripts, and audio plays. He also directed audio plays. He co-authored the bestseller novel '' Alte Liebe'' with Elke Heidenreich, and ...

)

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* 1943 births Living people Mass media people from Saxony {{Germany-film-director-stub