Christian Petzold

Christian Petzold

DirectorWriterActorDirectingSound Sep 14 (age 65) Hilden, Germany 1964–2025 (61 year career)

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Biography

Christian Petzold (born September 14, 1960; Hilden) is a German filmmaker, best known for directing the films Barbara, Jerichow, and Phoenix. He is credited to the Berlin School and has received numerous prizes and awards. Petzold writes his own scenarios, often collaborating with Harun Farocki. As his former teacher at dffb, Farocki was a major influence on Petzold, who, along with Angela Schanelec and Thomas Arslan, is generally considered to be part of the Berlin School. While the Berlin Sch…

Known For

Barbara

Barbara

Director

Phoenix

Phoenix

Director

Transit

Transit

Director

Afire

Afire

Director

Undine

Undine

Director

Yella

Yella

Director

The State I Am In

The State I Am In

Director

Jerichow

Jerichow

Director

Filmography

Acting (22)

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Movies (13)

Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit

Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit

as Self

The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art

The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art

as Self - Filmmaker

Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?

Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?

as Self

Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hoss

Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hoss

as Self

Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen

Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen

as Self

The Making of 'Phoenix'

The Making of 'Phoenix'

as Self

Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte

as Self

Who is Helene Schwarz?

as Self

Navy Cut

Der Beigeschmack des Todes

Barrage and Bunker

Barrage and Bunker

19 Portraits

as himself

Isaak Babel - Die Reiterarmee

Television (9)

Seven Songs

as Self

Bewegte Republik Deutschland

as Self

West.art am Sonntag

as Self

Volle Kanne

as Self

German Television Award

as Self

Romy Award

as Self

Bavarian Film Awards

as Self

Grimme Award

as Self

German Film Award

as Self

Crew (47)

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Movies (45)

Miroirs No. 3

Miroirs No. 3

Director

Miroirs No. 3

Miroirs No. 3

Screenplay

Afire

Afire

Director

Afire

Afire

Writer

Undine

Undine

Director

Undine

Undine

Screenplay

Transit

Transit

Director

Transit

Transit

Screenplay

Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?

Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?

Director

Phoenix

Phoenix

Director

Phoenix

Phoenix

Screenplay

Barbara

Barbara

Director

Barbara

Barbara

Screenplay

Dreileben: Beats Being Dead

Dreileben: Beats Being Dead

Director

Jerichow

Jerichow

Director

Jerichow

Jerichow

Writer

Yella

Yella

Director

Yella

Yella

Writer

Ghosts

Ghosts

Director

Ghosts

Ghosts

Screenplay

Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg

Director

Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg

Writer

Something to Remind Me

Something to Remind Me

Director

Something to Remind Me

Something to Remind Me

Writer

The State I Am In

The State I Am In

Director

The State I Am In

The State I Am In

Writer

The Sex Thief

The Sex Thief

Director

The Sex Thief

The Sex Thief

Screenplay

Cuba Libre

Cuba Libre

Director

Cuba Libre

Cuba Libre

Screenplay

Pilots

Pilots

Screenplay

Imaginary Architecture, the architect Hans Scharoun

Imaginary Architecture, the architect Hans Scharoun

Assistant Director

Vergangen, vergessen, vorüber

Sound

Deduction

Director

Die UFA

Die UFA

Assistant Director

The Warm Money

The Warm Money

Writer

The Cinema and the Wind and Photography

The Cinema and the Wind and Photography

Co-Producer

Eastward

Eastward

Director of Photography

Am Rand

Am Rand

Sound

19 Portraits

Sound

South

South

Director of Photography

Glory and Misery of the Gifted

Director

Broads

Broads

Director of Photography

I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!

I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!

Director

Mission

Director

Television (2)

Polizeiruf 110

Polizeiruf 110

Director

Polizeiruf 110

Polizeiruf 110

Writer