Hans W. Geißendörfer (born 6 April 1941 in Augsburg) is a German
film director and producer.Director of The Glass Cell (1978, starring
Brigitte Fossey), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Foreign Language Film, and 16 other films (The Wild Duck starring Jean
Seberg; The Magic Mountain starring Rod Steiger; Justice), he is
creator of TV-Series Lindenstraße (since 1985).In 1970,
Geißendörfer won the Film Award in Gold at the Deutscher Filmpreis
for Best New Direction for his first film Jonathan. In 1971 he
directed the TV film Carlos, which starred Gottfried John and Anna
Karina. His 1976 film The Sternstein Manor was entered into the 10th
Moscow International Film Festival. In 1992 his film Gudrun was
entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won
an Honourable Mention. His drama Snowland (2005, starring Julia
Jentsch and Thomas Kretschmann) won the Special Grand Prize at the
Montréal World Film Festival.The German director Hana Geißendörfer
is his daughter.
film director and producer.Director of The Glass Cell (1978, starring
Brigitte Fossey), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Foreign Language Film, and 16 other films (The Wild Duck starring Jean
Seberg; The Magic Mountain starring Rod Steiger; Justice), he is
creator of TV-Series Lindenstraße (since 1985).In 1970,
Geißendörfer won the Film Award in Gold at the Deutscher Filmpreis
for Best New Direction for his first film Jonathan. In 1971 he
directed the TV film Carlos, which starred Gottfried John and Anna
Karina. His 1976 film The Sternstein Manor was entered into the 10th
Moscow International Film Festival. In 1992 his film Gudrun was
entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won
an Honourable Mention. His drama Snowland (2005, starring Julia
Jentsch and Thomas Kretschmann) won the Special Grand Prize at the
Montréal World Film Festival.The German director Hana Geißendörfer
is his daughter.
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