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Rudolf Noelte

1921 – 2002

German film director

Film director Screenwriter Director of radio drama
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Lived 1921 – 2002 (aged 81). Rudolf Noelte was a German film director, screenwriter, director of radio drama, director, theatre manager and actor.

Rudolf Noelte (21 March 1921 – 8 November 2002) was a German film director, theater director and opera director.

Filmography Film The Castle (1968, based on The Castle)

Television Pygmalion (1957, based on Pygmalion) Draußen vor der Tür (1957, based on The Man Outside) Abendstunde im Spätherbst (1960, based on by Friedrich Dürrenmatt) Die Kassette (1961, based on a play by Carl Sternheim) Die Wildente (1961, based on The Wild Duck) König Ödipus (1963, based on Oedipus Rex) Maria Magdalena (1963, based on by Christian Friedrich Hebbel) Das Band (1963, based on by August Strindberg) Der Kammersänger (1964, based on a play by Frank Wedekind) Irrungen, Wirrungen (1966, based on by Theodor Fontane) Drei Schwestern (1966, based on Three Sisters) Die Fliegen (1966, based on The Flies) Woyzeck (1966, based on Woyzeck) Der zerbrochene Krug (1967, based on The Broken Jug) Der Kirschgarten (1970, based on The Cherry Orchard) Der Menschenfeind (1976, based on The Misanthrope) Der Todestanz (1977, based on The Dance of Death) Die Ratten (1977, based on The Rats) Die Wildente (1981, based on The Wild Duck) Dantons Tod (1981, based on Danton's Death) Elisabeth von England (1983, based on a play by Ferdinand Bruckner) Michael Kramer (1984, based on by Gerhart Hauptmann) Schluck und Jau (1985, based on by Gerhart Hauptmann)

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Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Rudolf Noelte?

German film director (1921–2002)

When was Rudolf Noelte born?

Rudolf Noelte was born on 21 March 1921 in Berlin.

When did Rudolf Noelte die?

Rudolf Noelte died on 8 November 2002 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

What was Rudolf Noelte's occupation?

Rudolf Noelte was a film director, screenwriter, director of radio drama, director, theatre manager and actor.

What nationality was Rudolf Noelte?

Rudolf Noelte was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rudolf Noelte

· Wikidata: Q104792

· DBpedia: Rudolf Noelte

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