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Adolf Winkelmann

b. 1946

German film director, producer and screenwriter

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Born 1946. Adolf Winkelmann is a German film director, screenwriter, film producer, professor, television director and television producer.

Adolf Winkelmann (born 10 April 1946) is a German film director, film producer and screenwriter. He is also a professor of film design (concept and design) in the department of design at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

Filmography Films directed by Adolf Winkelmann: 1967: Kassel 9.12.1967 11H54 (short) 1967: 31 Sprünge (short) 1967: Es spricht Ruth Schmidt (short) 1969: Heinrich Viel (documentary) 1978: On the Move (Die Abfahrer) 1981: (Jede Menge Kohle) 1984: 1987: 1989: Der Leibwächter (TV film) 1992: 1994: Dangerous Games (TV film, based on a novel by Julian Rathbone) 1996: The Last Courier (TV film) 1999: Waschen, schneiden, legen 2004: (TV film) 2007: (TV film) 2007: (TV film) 2010: Fliegende Bilder for the Dortmund U-Tower 2016: (based on a novel by Ralf Rothmann)

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Important facts

Born
10 April 1946, Hallenberg
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Film director, screenwriter, film producer, professor, television director, television producer
Nationality
Germany
Employers
Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Awards
Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia; Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Romy; German Film Award for Best Feature Film; German Film Award for Best Direction; German Film Award for Best Editing; Filmband in Silber; Grimme-Preis; Bambi Award; Robert Geisendörfer Award; Goldene Kamera; Deutscher Fernsehpreis

People in Adolf Winkelmann's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Ruth Schmidt
Ruth Schmidt
1916 – 2014
Geologist
 Portrait of Ralf Rothmann
Ralf Rothmann
b. 1953
Writer
 Portrait of Julian Rathbone
Julian Rathbone
1935 – 2008
Novelist

Contemporaries

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Albert B. Sabin
1906 – 1993
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Grigore Moisil
1906 – 1973
Mathematician
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Hans Bethe
1906 – 2005
Physicist
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Harry Hammond Hess
1906 – 1969
Geologist
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Ivan Knunyants
1906 – 1990
Organic chemist
 Portrait of Jean Dieudonné
Jean Dieudonné
1906 – 1992
Mathematician

Frequently asked questions

Who is Adolf Winkelmann?

German film director, producer and screenwriter

When was Adolf Winkelmann born?

Adolf Winkelmann was born on 10 April 1946 in Hallenberg.

What is Adolf Winkelmann's occupation?

Adolf Winkelmann is a film director, screenwriter, film producer, professor, television director and television producer.

What nationality is Adolf Winkelmann?

Adolf Winkelmann is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Adolf Winkelmann

· Wikidata: Q104807

· DBpedia: Adolf Winkelmann (film director)

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