About Heinz Thiel
Lived 1920 – 2003 (aged 82). Heinz Thiel was a German film director, screenwriter, director and writer.
Heinz Thiel (10 May 1920 – 9 March 2003) was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 20 films between 1956 and 1977. His 1967 film Bread and Roses was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.
Selected filmography Special Mission (1959) Five Days, Five Nights (1960) Reserved for the Death (1963) Schwarzer Samt (1964) Bread and Roses (1967) Hart am Wind (1970)
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Who was Heinz Thiel?
Film director, screenwriter (1920-2003)
When was Heinz Thiel born?
Heinz Thiel was born on 10 May 1920 in Magdeburg.
When did Heinz Thiel die?
Heinz Thiel died on 9 March 2003 in Potsdam.
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Heinz Thiel was a film director, screenwriter, director and writer.
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Heinz Thiel was German.
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