Director. Writer. Began studying at the FAMU in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1952 where he made his diploma in directing. Since 1958 worked as a director for the east-german production company DEFA. In that time he received numerous decorations for his work. His film "Spur der Steine (1966)" was immediately banned in the GDR. As a consequence he had to work for theatres and TV only for a period of a ...  show all 

Director. Writer. Began studying at the FAMU in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1952 where he made his diploma in directing. Since 1958 worked as a director for the east-german production company DEFA. In that time he received numerous decorations for his work. His film "Spur der Steine (1966)" was immediately banned in the GDR. As a consequence he had to work for theatres and TV only for a period of about 10 years. In 1991 he received the Bundesfilmpreis for his complete works in the now reunified Germany.
Head of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1993
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