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 is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

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

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. In 1965 he founded together with

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

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

23rd Berlin International Film Festival The 23rd Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June to 3 July 1973. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' Distant Thunder'', directed by Satyajit Ray. Juries The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: ...

the film won a

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. His first film also won the

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- Best Feature Film. At the

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, his film '' Man Under Suspicion'' 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 ...

. 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 * '' Man Under Suspicion (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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