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F.W. Murnau was a German film director. He was greatly influenced by Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Shakespeare and Ibsen plays he had seen at the age of 12, and became a friend of director Max Reinhardt. During World War I he served as a company commander at the eastern front and was in the German air force, surviving several crashes without any severe injuries.
One of Murnau's acclaimed works is the 1922 film Nosferatu, an adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Although not a commercial success due to copyright issues with Stoker's novel, the film is considered a masterpiece of Expressionist film.
He later emigrated to Hollywood in 1926, where he joined the Fox Studio and made three films: Sunrise (1927), 4 Devils (1928) and City Girl (1930). The first of these three is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made.
In 1931 Murnau travelled to Bora Bora to make the film Tabu (1931) with documentary film pioneer Robert J. Flaherty, who left after artistic disputes with Murnau, who had to finish the movie on his own. A week prior to the opening of the film Tabu, Murnau died in a Santa Barbara hospital from injuries he had received in an automobile accident that occurred along the Pacific Coast Highway near Rincon Beach, southeast of Santa Barbara. Only 11 people attended his funeral. Among them were Robert J. Flaherty, Emil Jannings, Greta Garbo and Fritz Lang, who delivered the eulogy.
Of the 21 films Murnau directed, eight are considered to be completely lost.
In July 2015 Murnau's grave was broken into, the remains disturbed and the skull removed by persons unknown. Wax residue was reportedly found at the site, leading some to speculate that candles had been lit, perhaps with an occult or ceremonial significance. As this disturbance was not an isolated incident, the cemetery managers are considering sealing the grave.- Actress
Susanne Wolff was born on 1 May 1973 in Bielefeld, Germany. She is an actress, known for Styx (2018), The Three Musketeers (2011) and Morgen hör ich auf (2016).- Florian Panzner was born on 20 July 1976 in Bielefeld, Germany. He is an actor, known for Valkyrie (2008), Dark (2017) and Luther (2003).
- Actress
- Writer
Jana Nawartschi was born in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress and writer, known for Hunters (2020), Simon (2023) and Deranged Granny (2020).- Actor
- Producer
Rolf Kanies was born on 21 December 1957 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Downfall (2004), Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) and Einstein (2017).- Michael Wittenborn was born on 31 May 1953 in Bielefeld, Germany. He is an actor, known for All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), Merz gegen Merz (2019) and Toni Erdmann (2016). He is married to Karin Beier. They have one child.
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Barbara Orbison was born on 10 January 1950 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was a producer, known for Roy Orbison: I Drove All Night (1992), Forbidden Apple (2018) and Roy Orbison Live in Texas (1986). She was married to Roy Orbison. She died on 6 December 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hanno Olderdissen was born in 1976 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a director and assistant director, known for Lassie - Ein neues Abenteuer (2023), Robin (2008) and Rock My Heart (2017).- Bernhard Schlink is a German lawyer, academic, and novelist. He is best known for his novel The Reader which was first published in 1995 and became an international bestseller.
He was born in Großdornberg to a German father (Edmund Schlink) and a Swiss mother, the youngest of four children. His mother, Irmgard, had been a theology student of his father, whom she married in 1938. Bernhard's father had been a seminary professor and pastor in the Confessing Church. In 1946, he became a professor of dogmatic and ecumenical theology at Heidelberg University, where he would serve until his retirement in 1971. Over the course of four decades Edmund Schlink became one of the most famous and influential Lutheran theologians in the world and a key participant in the modern Ecumenical Movement. Bernhard Schlink was brought up in Heidelberg from the age of two. He studied law at West Berlin's Free University, graduating in 1968.
Schlink became a judge at the Constitutional Court of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia in 1988 and in 1992 a professor for public law and the philosophy of law at Humboldt University, Berlin. He retired in January 2006.
Schlink studied law at the University of Heidelberg and at the Free University of Berlin. He worked as a scientific assistant at the Universities of Darmstadt, Bielefeld and Freiburg. He had been a law professor at the University of Bonn and Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main before he started in 1992 at Humboldt University of Berlin. His career as a writer began with several detective novels. One of these, Die gordische Schleife, won the Glauser Prize in 1989.
In 1995, he published The Reader (Der Vorleser), a novel about a teenager who has an affair with a woman in her thirties who suddenly vanishes but whom he meets again as a law student when visiting a trial about war crimes. The book became a bestseller both in Germany and the United States and was translated into 39 languages. It was the first German book to reach the number one position in the New York Times bestseller list. In 1997, it won the Hans Fallada Prize, a German literary award, and the Prix Laure Bataillon for works translated into French. In 1999 it was awarded the Welt-Literaturpreis of the newspaper Die Welt.
In 2000, Schlink published a collection of short fiction called Flights of Love. In 2008, Stephen Daldry directed a film adaptation of The Reader. In 2010, his non-fiction political history, Guilt About the Past was published by Beautiful Books Limited (UK). - Matthias Komm was born in 1966 in Bielefeld, Germany. He is an actor, known for Die LottoKönige (2012), Axel! wills wissen (2005) and Open House (2008).
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Horst Wessel was born on 9 September 1907 in Bielefeld, Germany. He is known for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008), The Big Red One (1980) and Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001). He died on 23 February 1930 in Berlin, Germany.- Ingolf Lück was born on 26 April 1958 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Die Wochenshow (1996), Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding (1999) and Feel the Motion (1985).
- Nicole Ernst was born on 14 August 1972 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Achtzehn minus Elf (2010), Tatort (1970) and I Phone You (2011).
- Producer
- Executive
- Production Manager
Timm Oberwelland was born on 4 November 1969 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a producer and executive, known for The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (2018), A Whole Life (2023) and Catweazle (2021).- Producer
- Executive
Christian Baute was born on 15 February 1971 in Bielefeld, Germany. Christian is a producer and executive, known for Funny Games (2007), Son of Rambow (2007) and Peter and Wendy (2015).- Pascal Houdus was born in 1986 in nearby Bielefeld, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Am Ende der Worte (2021), One Last Evening (2023) and Morden im Norden (2012).
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Martin Bretschneider was born on 22 December 1974 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Red Cell (2020), Phantompain (2018) and The Miracle of Bern (2003).- Jeannine Gaspár was born in 1992 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Storm of Love (2005) and Nachtschwestern (2019).
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Known for his intense on-screen presence. German actor Wolf Danny Homann studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institut before becoming part of the Young Ensemble at the renowned Burgtheater Vienna. Than he completed a four-year acting diploma at the University Mozarteum Salzburg. His movies include work with directors such as Oscar winning Director Caroline Link. He has also appeared in English-speaking features, such as "The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music (2015) ". Homann is based in England and Germany.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Gustav-Peter Wöhler was born on 31 July 1956 in Bielefeld, Germany. He is an actor, known for Soul Kitchen (2009), Alles außer Mord! (1994) and Tod eines Mädchens (2015). He has been married to Albert Wiederspiel since 2008.- Bernd-Christian Althoff was born in 1983 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Der Lehrer (2009), Neandertaler (2016) and Tatort (1970).
- Composer
- Editor
- Producer
Alexander Cimini was born in Bielefeld, Germany, on July 11, 1975. Soon began studying the piano, winning numerous awards in piano competitions. From an early age showed great passion for cinema and music for films that already begins to grow vigorously to fifteen years. Cimini is an awards winning composer - Jerry Goldsmith Awards 2015 for best music score (Red Krokodil), and Jerry Goldsmith Awards for Best Composer 2015. He composed music for movies, theater piece, documentaries and video performance art- Writer
- Actor
Oliver Welke was born on 19 April 1966 in Bielefeld, Germany. He is a writer and actor, known for heute-show (2009), Der Wixxer (2004) and Ich bin Boes (2010). He has been married to Diane since 1997. They have two children.- Natalie Esposito is an artist, actress and designer who started her acting career in her early twenties, after graduating as a fashion designer. Already at age five, she discovered her love for art and acting. She was born in Germany and was raised by her parents who originally stem from Croatia, Israel and Germany. Growing up, she learned several languages such as German, Spanish, English and Arabic, which is her second mother language. Early on, Natalie took the opportunity to train with top acting coaches such as Larry Moss, Bernard Hiller and Rodney Rowland.
- Writer
- Actor
- Producer
Henning Heup was born on 17 August 1978 in Bielefeld, Germany. He is a writer and actor, known for Tempel (2016), TSC Theseus (2013) and The Cool and Creepy.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Anne Wild was born on 5 August 1976 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is a director and writer, known for Mein erstes Wunder (2002), Nachmittag in Siedlisko (2003) and Ballett ist ausgefallen (2002).- Ulrich Wildgruber was born on 18 November 1937 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Super (1984), Felidae (1994) and Queen Margot (1994). He was married to Vera. He died on 30 November 1999 in Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
- Daniel Aichinger was born on 25 October 1974 in Bielefeld, Germany. He is an actor, known for Alles was zählt (2006), Lindenstraße (1985) and Der Bergdoktor (2008).
- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Art Department
Albrecht Konrad was born in 1949 in Bielefeld, Germany. He is a production designer and art director, known for The Ghost Writer (2010), Gladbeck (2018) and Until the End of the World (1991).- Aristodemo "Béby" Frediani and his older brother, Guglielmo "Willy" Frediani, was the son of an acrobat, circus director, Auguste Frediani, born in Florence in 1846. Auguste Frediani, originally shoemaker, started in show business in the late 1860s as "gymnast" and "mime". He staged an acrobatic number with his brother Eugenio who was acclaimed all over Europe and particularly in Prague in 1875, Germany in 1880 at the Cirque Fernando in 1884, London in 1885 and in Brussels in 1887. Béby and his brother Willy, started very young with the "Cirque Toscan" where their father staged a spectacular number of acrobatics, engaged at the Nouveau Cirque de Paris in 1900 and then by Barnum & Bailey in 1908. In 1918 Béby, after a series of injuries, began to perform as a clown. He then formed a duo with the already famous white clown Antonet. A collaboration that lasted for fifteen successful years. After their separation in 1933, Béby was working with other great white clowns, including Maiß, Pastis, Alex and Pipo.
- Dirk Stollberg was born on 16 April 1979 in Bielefeld, Germany. He is an actor, known for Back to the Future: The Game (2010), Der Abgrund in uns (2009) and Die Letzten Helden - Hörspielserie (2010). He is married to Michael Ernst.
- Actor
- Writer
Abdelkarim Zemhoute was born on 6 October 1981 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Berlin, Berlin (2020), nich nich nich (2021) and Hier und heute (1957).- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Ernst-Ludwig Freisewinkel was born on 20 March 1930 in Bielefeld, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Fortsetzung heute (1963), Das große Revier (1966) and Wir und der Kosmos (1968). He died on 22 April 2017 in Cologne, Germany.- Sabina Michael was born on 25 October 1925 in Bielefeld, Germany. She was an actress, known for Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), Dirty Pretty Things (2002) and Still Crazy (1998). She died on 4 June 2006 in Camden, London, England, UK.
- Richard Oetker was born on 4 January 1951 in Bielefeld, Germany.
- Krikor Melikyan was born on 5 October 1924 in Bielefeld, Germany. He was an actor, known for Ein Mann will nach oben (1978), Stahlnetz (1958) and Praise, What Makes You Hard (1972). He died on 27 October 2023 in Berlin, Germany.
- Isabell Horn was born on 31 December 1983 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Alles was zählt (2006), Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (1992) and Meine wunderbare Familie (2008).
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Elsa Sophie Gambard was born on 30 November 1980 in Bielefeld, Germany. She is an actress, known for Free Rainer (2007), No More School (2000) and Der Wunschbaum (2004).- Jannik Mioducki was born in 1993 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for A Good Place (2023), Der Staatsanwalt (2005) and #ichbingenug (2017).
- Leonie Emelia Kranzle, best known as Leonie Kranzle, was born in Bielefeld in 1991. She's best known for the film "Love Pills". She has got one older brother (Raban Kranzle) and one older sister (Taylor Kranzle). Her dad (Joseph Kranzle) is a doctor, while her mother (Kielhina Whienkronner) is an actress.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Greta Isabella Conte was born on 24 August 1990 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Greta Isabella is a cinematographer, known for Shelter (2017), Die feige Schönheit | About them and Burn Out Love (2015).- Arend Oetker was born on 30 March 1939 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Patrick Schuckmann was born in 1968 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a writer and actor, known for Lose Your Head (2013), Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (1997) and Make My Day (2004).- Writer
- Director
Thomas Möller was born on 12 February 1974 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a writer and director, known for Stundenhotel (2000), Schneller als der Zug (2000) and Pittiplatsch (2019).- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Matthias Müller was born in Bielefeld, West Germany on March 29, 1961. He first became interested in filmmaking while he was a student in Arts and German Literature at Bielefeld University in the 1980s. In 1985 Müller co-founded the Alte Kinder Film Collective with friends Christiane Heuwinkel and Maja-Lene Rettig. The members of Alte Kinder collectively produced and distributed a series of cutting edge films on Super-8, the film gauge preferred by Germany's post-punk wave of underground filmmakers. Müller first gained international attention with the release of his 1989 film, Aus Der Ferne, a meditation on loss and mourning. Müller's next film, Home Stories (1990), used a mesmerizing montage of shots from technicolor melodramas of the 1950s and 60s to comment on Hollywood conventions. The film went on to win numerous awards and to establish Müller's international reputation as an important new star of the film and art worlds. Since then, Müller has continued to create some of the most stunning works to come out of the avant garde in years. Vacancy (1999), a nostalgic glance into the past, examines the hopes and dreams of a post-World War II, pre-Kennedy assassination world. The film's flickering cuts between 1961 and the present are a heartbreaking reminder of promises left unfulfilled. In 1999, Müller and collaborator Christoph Girardet were commissioned to create a series of works based on the films of Alfred Hitchcock for the Oxford Museum of Modern Art. The result, Phoenix Tapes (2000), is an entertaining study of the themes and techniques of the master of suspense. Müller's short film, Breeze (2000), was used as an advertisement for the Vienna International Film Festival.- Christoph Biermann was born on 23 December 1960 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Hannes Wader was born on 23 June 1942 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Toni Erdmann (2016), Der Havarist (1984) and Die Drehscheibe (1964). He has been married to Cordula Finck since 1986. They have two children. He was previously married to Susanne Tremper.- Production Designer
- Art Department
Cordula Jedamski was born on 26 May 1978 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Cordula is a production designer, known for Tatort (1970), Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt (2016) and Sommerfest (2017).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Hugo Fischer-Köppe was born on 13 February 1890 in Bielefeld, Germany. He was an actor, known for Bon Voyage (1933), The Comeback (1930) and The Armored Vault (1926). He died on 31 December 1937 in Berlin, Germany.- Karina Schieck was born in 1967 in Bielefeld, Germany. She is an actress, known for Die Camper (1997), Gesches Gift (1997) and Alles wegen Paul (2001).