Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

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Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Directing 90 December 8, 1935

Nossendorf, Germany

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (born 8 December 1935) is a German film director and intellectual. For Syberberg, cinema is a form of Gesamtkunstwerk. Many commentators, including Syberberg…

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Hitler: A Film from Germany

Hitler: A Film from Germany

7.2 1978 Movie
Parsifal

Parsifal

6.7 1982 Movie
Hitler: A Film from Germany

Hitler: A Film from Germany

10.0 1977 TV Show
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

5.5 1972 Movie
The Ister

The Ister

6.6 2004 Movie
Karl May

Karl May

1974 TV Show
The Night

The Night

8.3 1985 Movie
Sex-Business: Made in Pasing

Sex-Business: Made in Pasing

5.2 1970 Movie
Romy: Anatomy of a Face

Romy: Anatomy of a Face

6.8 1967 Movie
Brecht Urfaust

Brecht Urfaust

1953 Movie
Fräulein Else

Fräulein Else

8.0 1987 Movie
The Night of the Filmmakers

The Night of the Filmmakers

6.3 1995 Movie

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Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (born 8 December 1935) is a German film director and intellectual. For Syberberg, cinema is a form of Gesamtkunstwerk. Many commentators, including Syberberg himself, have characterized his work as a cinematic combination of Bertolt Brecht's doctrine of epic theatre and Richard Wagner's operatic aesthetics. Syberberg is best known for his 'German trilogy', consisting of Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King (1972), Karl May (1974), and Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977), the latter of which receives rare theatrical screenings due to its seven-hour runtime.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Nightsong

    Movie Director

  2. 2023
    Demmin Cantos

    Movie Self

  3. 2023
    Leaving and Staying

    Movie Self

  4. 2011
    El Mito de Narciso

    Movie

  5. 2004
    The Ister

    Movie Himself

  6. 2003
    Nietzsche: Ecce Homo

    Movie Director

  7. 1997
    Mozart Requiem mit dem Finger gelesen

    Movie Director

  8. 1997
    Der Gang auf den Berg

    Movie Director

  9. 1995
    A Dream, What Else?

    Movie Director

  10. 1995
    The Night of the Filmmakers

    Movie Self

  11. 1989
    Penthesilea

    Movie Director

  12. 1989
    The Marquise of O.

    Movie Director

  13. 1987
    Edith Clever liest Joyce

    Movie Director

  14. 1987
    Fräulein Else

    Movie Director

  15. 1985
    The Night

    Movie Director

  16. 1982
    Parsifal

    Movie Director

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  1. 1978
    Hitler: A Film from Germany

    Movie Director

  2. 1978
    The Confessions of Winifred Wagner

    Movie Director

  3. 1977
    Hitler: A Film from Germany

    TV show Narrator (voice)

  4. 1976
    Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

    Movie Self

  5. 1974
    Karl May

    TV show Director

  6. 1974
    Karl May

    Movie Director

  7. 1973
    Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird

    Movie Director

  8. 1973
    Je später der Abend

    TV show Self

  9. 1972
    Nach meinem letzten Umzug...

    Movie Director

  10. 1972
    Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

    Movie Director

  11. 1970
    San Domingo

    Movie Director

  12. 1970
    Sex-Business: Made in Pasing

    Movie Self - Interviewer

  13. 1969
    Scarabea – How Much Land Does a Man Need?

    Movie Director

  14. 1968
    Die Grafen Pocci - einige Kapitel zur Geschichte einer Familie

    Movie Director

  15. 1967
    Romy: Anatomy of a Face

    Movie Self

  16. 1966
    Fritz Kortner spricht Monologe für eine Schallplatte

    Movie Director

  17. 1966
    Wilhelm von Kobell

    Movie Director

  18. 1965
    aspekte

    TV show Self

  19. 1965
    Fünfter Akt, siebente Szene. Fritz Kortner probt Kabale und Liebe

    Movie Writer

  20. 1964
    Grimme Award

    TV show Self

  21. 1953
    Brecht Urfaust

    Movie Director

  22. 1951
    German Film Award

    TV show Self