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Rolf Thiele

1918 – 1994

Film director, film producer, screenwriter

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Lived 1918 – 1994 (aged 76). Rolf Thiele was a German film director, film producer and screenwriter.

Rolf Thiele (7 March 1918 – 9 October 1994) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 42 films between 1951 and 1977. He was born in Prödlitz, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His 1958 film Eva was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. His 1964 film Tonio Kröger was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.

Selected filmography

Keepers of the Night (1949, dir. Harald Braun) A Day Will Come (1950, dir. Rudolf Jugert) (1951) The Day Before the Wedding (1952) Beloved Life (1953) His Royal Highness (1953, dir. Harald Braun) She (1954) The Barrings (1955) Mamitschka (1955) Night of Decision (1956, dir. Falk Harnack) Friederike von Barring (1956) Without You All Is Darkness (1956) Scandal in Bad Ischl (1957) Confessions of Felix Krull (1957, dir. Kurt Hoffmann) The Mad Bomberg (1957) El Hakim (1957) Eva (1958) Rosemary (1958) The Man Who Sold Himself (1959, dir. Josef von Báky) Labyrinth (1959) Beloved Augustin (1960) You Don't Shoot at Angels (1960) Agatha, Stop That Murdering! (1960) Storm in a Water Glass (1960) Lulu (1962) (1962) Venusberg (1963) (1963) Tonio Kröger (1964) DM-Killer (1965) The Blood of the Walsungs (1965) The Gentlemen (1965) Who Wants to Sleep? (1965) Once a Greek (1966) The Death of a Double (1967) The Liar and the Nun (1967) The Duck Rings at Half Past Seven (1968) The New Adventures of Snow White (1969) Come to Vienna, I'll Show You Something! (1970) Slap in the Face (1970) Grimm's Fairy Tales for Adults (1970) (1971) (1971) Temptation in the Summer Wind (1972) Women in Hospital (1977)

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Who was Rolf Thiele?

Film director, film producer, screenwriter (1918–1994)

When was Rolf Thiele born?

Rolf Thiele was born on 7 March 1918 in Ústí nad Labem, Předlice.

When did Rolf Thiele die?

Rolf Thiele died on 9 October 1994 in Munich, Frankfurt.

What was Rolf Thiele's occupation?

Rolf Thiele was a film director, film producer and screenwriter.

What nationality was Rolf Thiele?

Rolf Thiele was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rolf Thiele

· Wikidata: Q90035

· DBpedia: Rolf Thiele

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