Kurt Maetzig (1911-2012)

Alias:
Курт Метциг

Birthplace:
Berlin, Germany

Born:
January 25, 1911

Died:
August 8, 2012

Kurt Maetzig was a German film director who had a significant effect on the film industry in the German Democratic Republic. He was also artistic director of the DEFA film studio.

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Director:
1946  Berlin under Construction
1946  Leipziger Messe 1946
1946  Unity SPD – KPD
1947  Marriage in the Shadows
1949  Girls in Gingham
1950  Council of the Gods
1950  Immer bereit
1950  The Benthin Family
1952  Story of a Young Couple
1954  Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class
1955  Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
1957  Castles and Cottages
1957  Don’t Forget My Little Traudel
1958  The Sailor’s Song
1960  First Spaceship on Venus
1961  September Love
1961  The Dream of Captain Loy
1961  The Shadow
1962  At a French Fireside
1964  Preludio 11
1965  The Rabbit Is Me
1967  The Banner of Krivoi Rog
1967  The Girl on the Diving Board
1972  Janus Head
1975  Man against Man

Writer:
1946  Berlin under Construction
1946  Leipziger Messe 1946
1946  Unity SPD – KPD
1947  Marriage in the Shadows
1949  Girls in Gingham
1950  Council of the Gods
1950  Immer bereit
1950  The Benthin Family
1951  The Sonnenbrucks
1952  Story of a Young Couple
1954  Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class
1955  Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
1957  Castles and Cottages
1957  Don’t Forget My Little Traudel
1958  The Sailor’s Song
1960  First Spaceship on Venus
1961  September Love
1961  The Dream of Captain Loy
1961  The Shadow
1962  At a French Fireside
1964  Preludio 11
1965  The Rabbit Is Me
1967  The Banner of Krivoi Rog
1967  The Girl on the Diving Board
1972  Janus Head
1975  Man against Man

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