Rainer Simon
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday11 January 1941 (85 years old)
Place of birthHainichen, Germany
Known credits19
Biography
Rainer Simon is a distinguished German film director and screenwriter, recognized for his contributions to East German cinema. He studied directing at the Deutsche Hochschule für Filmkunst in Potsdam-Babelsberg from 1961 to 1964. Simon's directorial debut was the short children's film Peterle und die Weihnachtsgans Auguste, based on a story by Friedrich Wolf. His notable works include Till Eulenspiegel (1975), a film based on Renaissance stories, and The Woman and the Stranger (1985), which won the Golden Bear at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. Simon's films often explore histor…
Ein bisschen Luft unter die Flügel
2004 · Self
The Call of Fayu Ujmu
2002 · Writer
The Call of Fayu Ujmu
2002 · Director
Fernes Land Pa-Isch
2000 · Director
DEFA – Es werden ein paar Filme bleiben
1996 · Self
The Ogre
1996 · Associate Producer
Der Fall Ö.
1991 · Director
Der Fall Ö.
1991 · Writer
The Ascent of Chimborazo
1989 · Director
The Ascent of Chimborazo
1989 · Writer
Jadup and Boel
1988 · Director
Jadup and Boel
1988 · Writer
Wengler & Sons
1987 · Director
Wengler & Sons
1987 · Writer
Junge Leute in der Stadt
1985 · Writer
The Woman and the Stranger
1985 · Director
The Woman and the Stranger
1985 · Writer
The Airship
1983 · Director
The Airship
1983 · Writer
Zünd an, es kommt die Feuerwehr
1979 · Director
Zünd an, es kommt die Feuerwehr
1979 · Writer
Till Eulenspiegel
1975 · Director
Till Eulenspiegel
1975 · Writer
Love at 16
1974 · Writer
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
1972 · Screenplay
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
1972 · Director
Men Without Beard
1971 · Director
Men Without Beard
1971 · Writer
The Farmer's Clever Daughter
1969 · Screenplay
The Farmer's Clever Daughter
1969 · Director
Peterle und die Weihnachtsgans Auguste
1964 · Director
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