Peter Handke

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Peter Handke

Writing 83 December 6, 1942

Griffen, Austria

Peter Handke (born 6 December 1942, in Griffen, Austria) is an avant-garde Austrian novelist, playwright and screenwriter. In 2019, Handke was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literatur…

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City of Angels

City of Angels

6.8 1998 Movie
Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire

7.8 1987 Movie
Alice in the Cities

Alice in the Cities

7.7 1974 Movie
Bambi

Bambi

9.0 1948 TV Show
Wrong Move

Wrong Move

6.7 1975 Movie
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

5.9 1975 Movie
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez

The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez

4.4 2016 Movie
The Left-Handed Woman

The Left-Handed Woman

6.9 1978 Movie
The Absence

The Absence

6.5 1993 Movie
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

7.0 2008 Movie
Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late

Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late

5.8 2016 Movie
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

8.3 2003 Movie

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Peter Handke (born 6 December 1942, in Griffen, Austria) is an avant-garde Austrian novelist, playwright and screenwriter. In 2019, Handke was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience."

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2017
    To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke

    Movie

  2. 2016
    Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late

    Movie Himself

  3. 2016
    The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez

    Movie Gardener

  4. 2013
    Glass: Spuren der Verirrten

    Movie Story

  5. 2012
    Griffen – On the Tracks of Peter Handke

    Movie Self

  6. 2008
    Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

    Movie Self (uncredited)

  7. 2008
    One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

    Movie Self

  8. 2004
    Days and Nights in Paris

    Movie Self

  9. 2003
    Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

    Movie Self

  10. 2002
    Gero von Boehm begegnet...

    TV show Self

  11. 1998
    City of Angels

    Movie Original Film Writer

  12. 1997
    Nachtstudio

    TV show Self

  13. 1993
    The Absence

    Movie Director

  14. 1987
    Wings of Desire

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 1985
    The Malady of Death

    Movie The Narrator (voice)

  16. 1978
    The Left-Handed Woman

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1978
    Short Letter to the Long Goodbye

    Movie Novel

  2. 1976
    Litera-Tour

    TV show Self

  3. 1975
    The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

    Movie Dialogue

  4. 1975
    Wrong Move

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1974
    Kaspar

    Movie Writer

  6. 1974
    Alice in the Cities

    Movie Man at Chuck Berry Concert (uncredited)

  7. 1971
    Chronicle of Current Events

    Movie Director

  8. 1969
    3 American LPs

    Movie

  9. 1967
    Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

    TV show Self

  10. 1967
    Dichter Forum Graz

    Movie

  11. 1966
    Offending the Audience

    Movie Writer

  12. 1965
    Studio III - Aus Kunst und Wissenschaft

    TV show Self

  13. 1962
    Das Profil

    TV show Self

  14. 1951
    German Film Award

    TV show Self

  15. 1948
    Bambi

    TV show Self