About Heidi Genée
Lived 1938 – 2005 (aged 66). Heidi Genée was a German film director, screenwriter, film editor, film producer, television director and director.
Heidi Genée (22 October 1938 – 26 September 2005) was a German film editor, director and screenwriter. She worked on more than 40 films between 1958 and 1984. Her 1977 film Grete Minde was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. Five years later, her film Kraftprobe was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.
Selected filmography
Horrors of Spider Island (1960 - directed by Fritz Böttger) Brutality in Stone (1961 - directed by Alexander Kluge and Peter Schamoni), short documentary (1962 - directed by Rolf von Sydow) Tonio Kröger (1964 - directed by Rolf Thiele) The River Line (1964) Golden Goddess of Rio Beni (1964) It (1966 - directed by Ulrich Schamoni) No Shooting Time for Foxes (1966 - directed by Peter Schamoni) Girls, Girls (1967 - directed by Roger Fritz) Next Year, Same Time (1967 - directed by Ulrich Schamoni) Jet Generation (1968 - directed by Eckhart Schmidt) (1968 - directed by Ulrich Schamoni) Your Caresses (1969 - directed by Peter Schamoni and Herbert Vesely) We Two (1970 - directed by Ulrich Schamoni) (1970 - directed by Helmut Förnbacher) (1970 - directed by ) (1971 - directed by ) Hundertwasser's Rainy Day (1971 - directed by Peter Schamoni), short documentary Eins (1971 - directed by Ulrich Schamoni) Strange City (1972 - directed by Rudolf Thome) Kopf oder Zahl (1973 - directed by ) Zahltag (1973 - directed by Hans Noever) La Victoria (1973 - directed by Peter Lilienthal) (1974 - directed by ) (1974, directed by Michael Fengler) Schoolmaster Hofer (1975, directed by Peter Lilienthal) Lina Braake (1975 - directed by Bernhard Sinkel) John Glückstadt (1975 - directed by Ulf Miehe) (1975 - directed by Bernhard Sinkel and Alf Brustellin) (1976 - directed by Hark Bohm) (1976 - directed by Alexander Kluge) Grete Minde (1977 - directed by Heidi Genée) 1+1=3 [de] (1979 - directed by Heidi Genée) (1981 - directed by Heidi Genée) Kraftprobe (1982 - directed by Heidi Genée) Flucht nach vorn (1983 - directed by Heidi Genée) Marlene (1984 - directed by Maximilian Schell), documentary Eine Reise nach Deutschland (1987, TV film - directed by Heidi Genée) Der Unsichtbare (1987 - directed by Ulf Miehe) (1990–1991, TV series)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Heidi Genée?
German film director (1938–2005)
When was Heidi Genée born?
Heidi Genée was born on 22 October 1938 in Berlin.
When did Heidi Genée die?
Heidi Genée died on 26 September 2005 in Munich.
What was Heidi Genée's occupation?
Heidi Genée was a film director, screenwriter, film editor, film producer, television director and director.
What nationality was Heidi Genée?
Heidi Genée was German.
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