Ottokar Runze

Ottokar Runze (19 August 1925 – 22 September 2018) was a German film producer, director and screenwriter. His 1974 film In the Name of the People was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear. The following year, he was a member of the jury at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival.

Selected filmography Five Suspects (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1950, producer) (1972) — loosely based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (1974) In the Name of the People (1974) (1975) A Lost Life (1976) The Standard (1977) — based on The Standard by Alexander Lernet-Holenia (1979) — based on a novel by Georges Simenon (1980) — based on by Leonie Ossowski High Society Limited (1982) (1983) (1986–1988, TV series) Embezzled Heaven (1990, TV film) — based on a novel by Franz Werfel (1990) Linda (1992) Goldstaub (1993, TV film) Tatort: Laura, mein Engel (1994, TV series episode) 100 Jahre Brecht (1998) — based on works by Bertolt Brecht The Volcano (1999) — based on a novel by Klaus Mann