Walter Bockmayer (4 July 1948 – 7 October 2014) was a German

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and actor. He directed seven films between 1975 and 1988. His 1978 film '' Flaming Hearts'' was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. He died of lung cancer in 2014.

Selected filmography

Director *' (1977) *'' Flaming Hearts'' (1978) (

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 ...

: Filmband in Silber (Enten-Produktion)) *' (1981) (

: Filmband in Gold) *' (1983) *' (1988) Actor *''

In a Year of 13 Moons ''In a Year of 13 Moons'' (german: In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden) is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Volker Spengler. The film was made in response to the suicide of Fassbinder's lover at the time, ...

'' (1978), as Seelenfrieda *''Im Himmel ist die Hölle los'' (1984), as Marianne Sommer *' (1988), as Christel von der Post

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* 1948 births 2014 deaths People from Pirmasens Film people from Rhineland-Palatinate German male film actors 20th-century German male actors German screenwriters German male screenwriters Best Director German Film Award winners Deaths from lung cancer in Germany {{Germany-film-director-stub