Norbert Kückelmann (1 May 1930 - 31 August 2017) was a

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film director, screenwriter and lawyer. He was born 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 ...

, During the 1950s he studied law and worked part-time as a film critic. After graduation, he worked as a lawyer in Munich and

Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-we ...

. In 1965 he founded together with

Alexander Kluge Alexander Kluge (born 14 February 1932) is a German author, philosopher, academic and film director. Early life, education and early career Kluge was born in Halberstadt, Province of Saxony (now Saxony-Anhalt), Germany. After growing up durin ...

and Hans-Rolf Strobel the Young German Film Committee (german: Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film. Continuing to work as a lawyer he directed his first film '' Die Sachverständigen'' in 1973. At the

23rd Berlin International Film Festival The 23rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June to 3 July 1973. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Indian film ''Ashani Sanket'' by Satyajit Ray. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the fes ...

the film won a

Silver Bear The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

. His first film also won the

Deutscher Filmpreis The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the German film industry. Besides being the most important ...

- Best Feature Film. At the

34th Berlin International Film Festival The 34th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 17–28 February 1984. The festival opened with ''The Noah's Ark Principle'' by Roland Emmerich. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film '' Love Streams'' directed by John ...

, his film ''

Man Under Suspicion ''Man Under Suspicion'' () is a 1984 West German film directed by Norbert Kückelmann. Cast * Maximilian Schell as Lawyer Landau * Lena Stolze as Jessica Kranz * Robert Aldini as Werner Kranz * Wolfgang Kieling as Reporter 'Watergate' * Kathrin ...

'' also won a Silver Bear. Two years later, he was a member of the jury at the

36th Berlin International Film Festival The 36th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held 14–25 February 1986. The festival opened with ''Ginger and Fred'' by Federico Fellini, which played out of competition at the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to West German film ...

. Norbert Kückelmann was the brother of the actress

Gertrud Kückelmann Gertrud Christine Franziska Kückelmann (3 January 1929 – 17 January 1979) was a German actress. She appeared in more than sixty films from 1949 to 1979. Filmography References External links * 1929 births 1979 deaths German fil ...

Filmography

* '' The Experts (Die Sachverständigen)'' - 1973 * ''Fear Is a Second Shadow (Die Angst ist ein zweiter Schatten)'' - 1974 * ' - 1979 * ''

(Morgen in Alabama)'' - 1984 * ' - 1989 * ''Abgetrieben'' - 1992 * ''Alle haben geschwiegen'' - 1996 * ''Porträt eines Richters'' - 1997 * ''Verlorene Kinder'' - 2000 * ''Ich hab es nicht gewollt - Anatomie eines Mordfalls'' - 2002

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* 1930 births 2017 deaths German television directors Film directors from Munich {{Germany-film-director-stub