Hans W. Geißendörfer (born 6 April 1941 in

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) is a German film director and producer. Director of '' The Glass Cell'' (1978, starring

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'' starring

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; ''

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'' starring

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; ''

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''), he is creator of TV-Series ''

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'' (since 1985). In 1970, Geißendörfer won the Film Award in Gold at the

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for Best New Direction for his first film '' Jonathan''. In 1971 he directed the TV film '' Carlos'', which starred

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and

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. His 1976 film ''

The Sternstein Manor ''The Sternstein Manor'' () is a 1976 West German drama film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer. It was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * as Leni Zinshofer * Tilo Prückner as Nepomuk Kleebinder aka Muckerl * Gu ...

'' was entered into the

10th Moscow International Film Festival The 10th Moscow International Film Festival was held 7–21 July 1977. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Hungarian film ''The Fifth Seal'' directed by Zoltán Fábri, the Spanish film '' El puente'' directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and the Sov ...

. In 1992 his film ''

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'' was entered into the

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where it won an Honourable Mention. His drama '' Snowland'' (2005, starring

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and

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) won the Special Grand Prize at the Montréal World Film Festival. The German director Hana Geißendörfer is his daughter.

Selected filmography

* '' Jonathan'' (1970) * ''Der Fall Lena Christ'' (1970, TV film) — (biographical film about

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) * ''Eine Rose für Jane'' (1970, TV film) * '' Carlos'' (1971, TV film) — (loosely based on ''

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'') * ''Marie'' (1972, TV film) * ''Die Eltern'' (1974, TV film) * ''Perahim – die zweite Chance'' (1974, TV film) — (based on a novel by C. Virgil Gheorghiu) * ' (1976, TV series) * ''

'' (''Sternsteinhof'', 1976) — (based on a novel by

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) * ''

'' (''Die Wildente'', 1976) — (based on ''

'') * '' The Glass Cell'' (''Die gläserne Zelle'', 1978) — (based on '' The Glass Cell'') * ' (1979, TV miniseries) — (based on a novel by

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) * ''

'' (''Der Zauberberg'', 1982) — (based on ''

'') * ''

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'' (1983) — (based on ''

'') * ''

'' (1985–2020, TV series, producer) * ' (1989) * ''

'' (1992) * ''

'' (1993) — (based on '' The Execution of Justice'') * '' Entführung aus der Lindenstraße'' (dir.

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, 1995, TV film, producer) * ''

Schneeland ''Schneeland'' (German: "Snowland") is a 2005 film written and directed by German filmmaker Hans W. Geissendörfer. Based on the novel ''Hohaj'' by Elisabeth Rynell, it depicts the devastation felt by Elizabeth (Maria Schrader), a woman who ha ...

'' (2005) — (based on a novel by Elisabeth Rynell) * ' (2011)

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