Directing · geboren 1941-01-11 · Hainichen, Germany
Rainer Simon
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 historical and social themes, contributing significantly to German cinema.
Bekannt aus
- Der Unhold (1996) – Associate Producer
- Till Eulenspiegel (1975) – Director
- Die Frau und der Fremde (1985) – Director
- Sechse kommen durch die Welt (1972) – Director
- Wie heiratet man einen König (1969) – Director
- Jadup und Boel (1988) – Director
- Die Besteigung des Chimborazo (1989) – Director
- Der Fall Ö. (1991) – Director
- Liebe mit 16 (1974) – Writer
- Das Luftschiff (1983) – Director
- Wengler & Söhne (1987) – Director
- Zünd an, es kommt die Feuerwehr (1979) – Director
- DEFA – Es werden ein paar Filme bleiben (1996) – Self
- Ein bisschen Luft unter die Flügel (2004) – Self
- Männer ohne Bart (1971) – Director
- Fernes Land Pa-Isch (2000) – Director
- Junge Leute in der Stadt (1985) – Writer
- Der Ruf des Fayu Ujmu (2002) – Director
- Peterle und die Weihnachtsgans Auguste (1964) – Director
- Freunde vom Werbellinsee (1967) – Director