Ulrich Thein (7 April 1930 – 21 June 1995) was a German actor,

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. ...

. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1953 and 1995. He won the award for Best Actor at the

11th Moscow International Film Festival The 11th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 14 to 28 August 1979. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian-French film '' Christ Stopped at Eboli'' directed by Francesco Rosi, the Spanish film '' Siete días de enero'' directed ...

in 1979 for his role in ''

Anton the Magician ''Anton the Magician'' (german: Anton der Zauberer) is a 1978 East German comedy film directed by Günter Reisch. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival where Ulrich Thein won the award for Best Actor. Cast * Ulrich The ...

''. He directed the 1982 film ''

Romance with Amelie ''Romance with Amelie'' (german: Romanze mit Amelie) is a 1982 East German drama film directed by Ulrich Thein. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Thomas Stecher - Jürgen Siebusch * Brit Gülland - Amélie ...

'', which was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.

Selected filmography

* ''

Alarm in the Circus ''Alarm in the Circus'' (german: Alarm im Zirkus) is an East Germany, East German crime film directed by Gerhard Klein. It was released in 1954. Plot Klaus and Max are two poor boys from West Berlin, whose families are to poor to pay for their h ...

'' (1954) * ''

Thomas Müntzer Thomas Müntzer ( – 27 May 1525) was a German preacher and theologian of the early Reformation whose opposition to both Martin Luther and the Roman Catholic Church led to his open defiance of late-feudal authority in central Germany. Müntzer w ...

'' (1956) * ''

A Berlin Romance ''A Berlin Romance'' (german: Eine Berliner Romanze) is a 1956 East Germany, East German Neorealism (art)#In cinema, neo-realist romantic drama film about youth urban life in the divided city of Berlin, directed by Gerhard Klein. It was produced b ...

'' (1956) * '' Schlösser und Katen'' (1957) * '' The Sailor's Song'' (1958) * '' SAS 181 antwortet nicht'' (1959) * '' Professor Mamlock'' (1961) * '' September Love'' (1961) * ''

Star-Crossed Lovers "Star-crossed" or "star-crossed lovers" is a phrase describing a pair of lovers who, for some external reason, cannot be together. The term also has other meanings, but originally means that the pairing is being "thwarted by a malign star" or ...

'' (1962) * ''

The Story of a Murder ''The Story of a Murder'' (german: Chronik eines Mordes) is an East German drama film directed by Joachim Hasler. It was released in 1965. The film is done following the novel of Leonhard Frank ''Die Jünger Jesu''. Cast * Angelica Domröse as ...

'' (1965) * ''

'' (1978) * ''

'' (1982) * ''

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

'' (1985, TV series)

Bibliography

* Andy Räder: "Poesie des Alltäglichen. Ulrich Theins Regiearbeiten für das Fernsehen der DDR (1963‐1976)". Springer Nature, Wiesbaden 2019. .

References

External links

* 1930 births 1995 deaths German male film actors Actors from Braunschweig Mass media people from Braunschweig Recipients of the Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-film-director-stub