Jo Baier

Jo Baier (born 13 February 1949) is a German film director and writer. He directed more than twenty films since 1982 and is known for Operation Valkyrie, Henri 4 (2010) and (2006). He is married to Gertrud Baier.

Early life and education Baier was born in Munich. He studied drama, German and English at LMU Munich. He graduated with a doctorate in 1980. Since 1979 he has directed primarily television documentaries and dramas.

As he grew up in a Bavarian village, his movies are often influenced by his childhood experiences.

Awards Baier has received the Grimme-Preis and German Television Award. For , his debut as a theatrical director, he was nominated for the German Film Award.

Selected filmography Schiefweg (1986, TV film) — (based on stories by Emerenz Meier) Rosse (1989, TV film) — (based on a play by ) (1991, TV film) — (biographical film about Emerenz Meier) (1995, TV film) — (based on a novel by Oskar Maria Graf) (1998, TV miniseries) — (based on a novel by Erwin Strittmatter) Der Weibsteufel (2000, TV film) — (based on a play by Karl Schönherr) (2001, TV film) — (biographical film about Walter Sedlmayr) (2002, TV film) (2003, TV film) — (based on a novel by about Swabian children) Stauffenberg (Operation Valkyrie, 2004, TV film) (2006, TV film) — (based on an autobiographical book by Michael Degen) (2007, TV film) (2008, TV film) — (biographical film about Liesl Karlstadt and Karl Valentin) Henri 4 (Henry of Navarre, 2010) — (based on novels by Heinrich Mann) The End Is My Beginning (2010) — (based on an autobiographical book by Tiziano Terzani) (2012, TV film) — (based on a story by Hermann Hesse) (2016, TV film)