Rainer Simon
Directing
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…
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The Ogre
1996 · Movie
Der Fall Ö.
1991 · Movie
Junge Leute in der Stadt
1985 · Movie
Wengler & Sons
1987 · Movie
The Woman and the Stranger
1985 · Movie
The Ascent of Chimborazo
1989 · Movie
Fernes Land Pa-Isch
2000 · Movie
The Airship
1983 · Movie
Till Eulenspiegel
1975 · Movie
The Farmer's Clever Daughter
1969 · Movie
Jadup and Boel
1988 · Movie
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
1972 · Movie