Roland Gräf (13 October 1934 – 11 May 2017) was a German

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and

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. In 1982 his film "Märkische Forschungen" won the

Findling Award The Findling Award or short Findling () was a German film award donated by the umbrella organization of cultural cinemas and film clubs Verband für Filmkommunikation. It was founded in 1982 in GDR and was awarded on several film festivals. Far m ...

at the National Feature Film Festival of the GDR in Karl-Marx-Stadt ( Nationales Spielfilmfestival der DDR). His 1986 film '' The House on the River'' was entered into 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 ...

. Three years later, his film '' Fallada: The Last Chapter'' was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1991, his film '' The Tango Player'' was entered into the

41st Berlin International Film Festival The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1991. The festival opened with ''Uranus (film), Uranus'' by Claude Berri. The Golden Bear was awarded to Italian film ''The House of Smiles'' directed by Marco F ...

Selected filmography

* '' The House on the River'' (1986) * '' Fallada: The Last Chapter'' (1988) * '' The Tango Player'' (1991) * ' (1992)

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* 1934 births 2017 deaths Film people from Thuringia People from Saalfeld-Rudolstadt German male writers {{Germany-film-director-stub