Manfred Zapatka (born 2 October 1942 in

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

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) is a German

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Early life

Zapatka completed his ''

abitur ''Abitur'' (), often shortened colloquially to ''Abi'', is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen year ...

'' at Clemens-August-Gymnasium in

Cloppenburg Cloppenburg (; nds, Cloppenborg; stq, Kloppenbuurich) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of Cloppenburg District and part of Oldenburg Münsterland. It lies 38 km south-south-west of Oldenburg in the Weser-Ems region between Brem ...

in 1962.

Selected filmography

*1964: ' *1978: ''

Germany in Autumn ''Germany in Autumn'' (german: Deutschland im Herbst) is a 1978 West German anthology film about the period of 1977 known as the German Autumn, which was dominated by incidents of terrorism. The film is composed of contributions from different fi ...

'' ''(Deutschland im Herbst)'' *1980: ''

Derrick A derrick is a lifting device composed at minimum of one guyed mast, as in a gin pole, which may be articulated over a load by adjusting its guys. Most derricks have at least two components, either a guyed mast or self-supporting tower, and a ...

'' - Season 7, Episode 7: "Der Tod sucht Abonnenten" (TV) *1982: ''

War and Peace ''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и мир, translit=Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published ...

'' *1983: ''

Utopia A utopia ( ) typically describes an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its members. It was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book ''Utopia (book), Utopia'', describing a fictional ...

'' (at the

33rd Berlin International Film Festival The 33rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 February to 1 March 1983. The festival opened with the out of competition film, ''Tootsie'' by Sydney Pollack. The Golden Bear was awarded to the British film '' Ascendancy'' ...

) *1988: ''

'' - Season 15, Episode 12: "Eine Art Mord" (TV) *1989: ' (''The Officer Factory'', TV miniseries) *1989: ''

Rivalen der Rennbahn ''Rivalen Der Rennbahn'' is a German television series that aired in 1989, with a total of eleven episodes. It was directed by Stefan Bartmann. Plot Successful jockey Christian Adler mysteriously falls off his horse and is injured so badly that ...

'' (TV series, 11 episodes) *1990: ''Der Absturz'' a.k.a. ''Der Rausschmeißer'' (TV film) *1991: ' (TV film) *1991: ''

Success Success is the state or condition of meeting a defined range of expectations. It may be viewed as the opposite of failure. The criteria for success depend on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system. One person mig ...

'' *1993: ''

The Last U-Boat ''The Last U-Boat'' (german: Das letzte U-Boot) is a 1993 Germany, German television film directed by Frank Beyer, starring Ulrich Mühe and Ulrich Tukur, and scored by Oskar Sala. The film is loosely based on the true story of the German submar ...

'' (TV film) *1993: ' (TV miniseries) *1993: ' *1995: ''The Public Prosecutor'' (TV film) *1997: ' (TV film) *1998: '' Frankfurt Millennium'' (TV film) *2000: ' (''Erkan & Stefan the Bunnyguards'') *2000: ' *2001: ' *2002: ''Elefantenherz'' *2003: ''

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 ...

: '' (TV) *2003: ''Der Puppengräber'' (TV film) *2004: ' (''Nightsongs'', at the

54th Berlin International Film Festival The 54th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5–15 February 2004. The festival opened with out of competition film ''Cold Mountain (film), Cold Mountain'' by Anthony Minghella. ''25 Degrees in Winter'' by Stéphane Vuillet s ...

) *2004: ''

Rosa Roth ''Rosa Roth'' is a German television series. It consisted of 31 television films between 1994 and 2013. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * ''4 Bloc ...

: Freundeskreis'' (TV) *2005: ' (TV film) *2005: ''Mord am Meer'' (TV film) *2005: '' Falscher Bekenner'' (''I Am Guilty'') *2006: '' Der freie Wille'' (''The Free Will'') *2006: ''

Offset Offset or Off-Set may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * "Off-Set", a song by T.I. and Young Thug from the '' Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' * ''Offset'' (EP), a 2018 EP by singer Kim Chung-ha * ''Offset'' (film), a 200 ...

'' *2006: '' Eden'' *2006: ' *2007-2010: ''

KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst ''KDD – Berlin Crime Squad'', German title ''KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst'' is a German television series that was broadcast from 2007 to 2010. The series differs from typical police procedurals by focusing on the daily work life and the private ...

'' (TV series, 27 episodes) *2008: ' (TV film) *2008: '' Die Lüge'' (TV film) *2010: ' (TV film) *2011: ' (TV film) *2014: ' (TV film) *2019: ''

All My Loving "All My Loving" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, from their second UK album ''With the Beatles'' (1963). It was written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and produced by George Martin. Though not officially rele ...

'' *2019: ''

The Collini Case ''The Collini Case'' (german: Der Fall Collini) is a 2019 German drama film directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner. It is based on the eponymous novel by Ferdinand von Schirach. Cast *Elyas M'Barek as Caspar Leinen *Heiner Lauterbach as Richard Matting ...

'' (''Der Fall Collini'')

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