Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Born

March 31, 1939 (age 86)

Place of Birth

Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany

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Volker Schlöndorff

Biography

Volker Schlöndorff is a Berlin-based German filmmaker. He won an Oscar as well as the Palme d'or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival for The Tin Drum (1979), the film version of the novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Günter Grass. In 1991, he was the Head of the Jury at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Schlöndorff has adapted many literary works for his movies, including some critically well-received US productions, but he is also engaged in post-war German politics. He served as the chief executive for the UFA studio in Babelsberg. Schlöndorff also teaches film and literature at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, where he conducts an Intensive Summer Seminar. He was married to fellow film director Margarethe von Trotta from 1971 to 1991. He is currently married to Angelika Schlöndorff, and the couple has one daughter.

Filmography

2026TVMein liebster Dokumentarfilmas Self 2025FilmPan Olbrychskias Self 2024FilmPeter Lorre : Derrière le masque du mauditas Self 2024FilmCatching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenbergas Self 2024FilmThe Stones and Brian Jonesas Self 2023TVGerman Geniusas Volker Schlöndorff 2022FilmMerkelas Self 2022FilmWerner Herzog: Radical Dreameras Self 2022FilmAlain Resnais, the Audaciousas Self 2022FilmCome With Me to the Cinema – The Gregorsas Self 2022FilmRomy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passionas Self 2022TVStudio 3 - Live aus Babelsbergas Self 2021FilmA Life for Movies: Lotte Eisneras Self 2020FilmVolker Schlöndorff: The Beat of the Drumas Self - Filmmaker 2020FilmLast Year in Dachauas Self - Narrator (voice)2020FilmMelville, le dernier samouraïas Self 2019FilmMargaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Poweras Self - Filmmaker 2019FilmHollywood's Second World Waras Self 2019FilmFuck the Messageas Self 2018TVWas tut sich - im deutschen Film?as Himself 2018FilmSympathisanten - Unser deutscher Herbstas Self 2017FilmNever Be Boring: Billy Wilderas Self 2017FilmWater and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Lifeas Self 2016FilmTangerine Dream: Sound from Another Worldas Self 2015FilmArthur Miller: A Man of His Centuryas Self - Filmmaker 2015FilmFrom Caligari to Hitleras Self - Filmmaker 2015FilmThe Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baalas Interviewer 2015FilmFassbinderas Self 2014FilmHenri Langlois vu par...as Self 2014TVBewegte Republik Deutschlandas Self 2012TVOpen Opera – Wer wird Carmen?as Self 2012FilmDubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflectionsas Self 2012TVSquareas Self 2011TVGünther Jauchas Self 2011FilmNuits transparentes 2011TVWas wurde aus...?as himself 2010FilmCave of Forgotten Dreamsas Narrator (French version) (voice) (uncredited)2010FilmMichael Nyman in Progressas Self 2010TVMuseums-Check mit Markus Brockas Self 2010FilmCode Name: Melvilleas Self 2010TVWestpol: Eins zu einsas self 2010FilmMemories of Last Year in Marienbadas Himself - Narrator 2010FilmMelville Steps Out of the Shadowsas Interviewee 2009FilmUnraveling the Enigma: The Making of Marienbadas Self 2009FilmPeter Eisenman: Building Germany's Holocaust Memorialas himself 2008FilmMalle's Fire Withinas Self 2006FilmFilmmakers in Actionas Self 2006FilmBilly Wilder Speaksas Self - Filmmaker / Interviewer 2005FilmKnef - Die frühen Jahreas Self 2005FilmGottschalk meets Petersenas Himself 2005FilmWho is Helene Schwarz?as Self 2005FilmVon Sex bis Simmelas Self 2004FilmFritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemandsas Self (Interviewee)2003FilmDie Verhoevensas Himself 2003TVUn film et son époqueas Self 2002TVGero von Boehm begegnet...as Self 2002FilmMarlene Dietrich: Her Own Songas Self 2002FilmEin Produzent hat Seele oder er hat keineas Self 2002TVIm Glashaus - Das philosophische Quartettas himself 2001FilmVolker Schlöndorff Remembers The Tin Drumas Self 2000TVAbendschauas Self 2000FilmSchrott - Die Atzenposse 1999TVmaybrit illneras Self 1999TVVolle Kanneas Self 1999TVBeckmannas Self 1998TVAlpha Forumas Self 1997TVNachtstudioas Self 1997TVIm Dialogas self 1995TVDie Harald Schmidt Showas Self 1995FilmThe Night of the Filmmakersas Self 1992TVBilly, How Did You Do It?as Self 1992TVMorgenmagazinas Self 1992FilmI Don’t Just Want You to Love Meas Self 1992FilmBilly, How Did You Do It?as Self 1991TVFilm Lessonas Self 1990TVZeil um Zehnas Self 1990TVRomy Awardas Self 1989TVZDF-Mittagsmagazinas Self 1987TVNachtcaféas Self 1986FilmPrivate Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’as Self - The Director 1986TVAmerican Mastersas Self 1985FilmHumor ist eine ernste Sache - Der Filmregisseur Kurt Hoffmannas Self 1985FilmHands Up!as Self (1981 footage)1984TVGoldene Kameraas Self 1982TVChamps-Elyséesas Self 1979TVBavarian Film Awardsas Self 1979TVNDR Talk Showas Self 1978FilmCinématonas N°572 1976FilmSigns of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinemaas Self 1976TVKölner Treffas Self 1975TVLes Rendez-vous du dimancheas Self 1975FilmDe qui dépend que l’oppression demeure ?as Self 1974TV3 nach 9as Self 1974TVSpécial cinémaas Self 1973TVJe später der Abendas Self 1971FilmMathias Kneißl 1970TV11 Uhr 20as Barkeepeer Henry 1967TVTitel, Thesen, Temperamenteas Self 1967FilmNeuer Deutscher Film Report 1964FilmChance at Loveas German soldier (segment "Chance du guerrier, La") (uncredited)1962FilmLe Doulosas Man in Bar (uncredited)1961FilmLéon Morin, Priestas German Soldier (uncredited)1951TVGerman Film Awardas Self