Rolf Thiele

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Rolf Thiele

Directing March 7, 1918

Prödlitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [ora in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic]

Rolf Thiele was a German filmmaker who worked as a director, writer, and producer. After studying philosophy and sociology, he entered the film industry following World War II and…

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Just a Gigolo

Just a Gigolo

5.0 1978 Movie
Rosemary

Rosemary

5.8 1958 Movie
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern

Witwer mit 5 Töchtern

6.1 1957 Movie
Grimm's Fairy Tales for Adults

Grimm's Fairy Tales for Adults

5.2 1969 Movie
Morale 63

Morale 63

6.3 1963 Movie
Frisch, fromm, fröhlich, frei

Frisch, fromm, fröhlich, frei

4.4 1970 Movie
They're Too Much

They're Too Much

4.8 1965 Movie
Venusberg

Venusberg

6.0 1963 Movie
Lulu

Lulu

6.8 1962 Movie
The Sex Olimpics

The Sex Olimpics

3.8 1972 Movie
Tonio Kröger

Tonio Kröger

6.2 1964 Movie
Women in Hospital

Women in Hospital

8.0 1977 Movie

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Rolf Thiele was a German filmmaker who worked as a director, writer, and producer. After studying philosophy and sociology, he entered the film industry following World War II and helped establish the production company Filmaufbau Göttingen. From the 1950s through the 1970s, he created a wide range of films, often combining sharp social observation with irony and wit, and he frequently collaborated with actress Nadja Tiller. Thiele is best known for films such as Das Mädchen Rosemarie and Lulu, and his contributions to German cinema were recognized with the Ernst Lubitsch Award in 1963.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1978
    Just a Gigolo

    Movie Producer

  2. 1977
    Women in Hospital

    Movie Director

  3. 1976
    Rosemary's Daughter

    Movie Director

  4. 1974
    Undine 74

    Movie Director

  5. 1972
    Temptation in the Summer Wind

    Movie Director

  6. 1972
    The Sex Olimpics

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1971
    The Love Keys

    Movie Director

  8. 1971
    Der scharfe Heinrich - Die bumsfidelen Abenteuer einer jungen Ehe

    Movie Director

  9. 1970
    Frisch, fromm, fröhlich, frei

    Movie Director

  10. 1970
    Slap in the Face

    Movie Director

  11. 1970
    Komm nach Wien, ich zeig dir was!

    Movie Director

  12. 1969
    Grimm's Fairy Tales for Adults

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1968
    Come Now, My Dear Little Bird

    Movie Director

  14. 1968
    Die Ente klingelt um halb acht

    Movie Director

  15. 1967
    Der Paukenspieler

    Movie Director

  16. 1967
    The Liar and the Nun

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1967
    The Death of a Double

    Movie Director

  2. 1966
    Once a Greek

    Movie Director

  3. 1965
    Das Liebeskarussell

    Movie Director

  4. 1965
    Die Herren

    Movie Director

  5. 1965
    They're Too Much

    Movie Director

  6. 1965
    The Blood of the Walsungs

    Movie Director

  7. 1964
    Tonio Kröger

    Movie Director

  8. 1963
    Morale 63

    Movie Director

  9. 1963
    Venusberg

    Movie Author

  10. 1962
    Black-White-Red Four Poster

    Movie Director

  11. 1962
    Lulu

    Movie Director

  12. 1961
    It's Called Love

    Movie Producer

  13. 1960
    Auf Engel schießt man nicht

    Movie Director

  14. 1960
    The Ambassadress

    Movie Writer

  15. 1960
    Tempest in a Water Glass

    Movie Producer

  16. 1960
    Der liebe Augustin

    Movie Director

  17. 1959
    Labyrinth

    Movie Director

  18. 1959
    The Man Who Sold Himself

    Movie Producer

  19. 1959
    Die Halbzarte

    Movie Director

  20. 1958
    Schwarze Nylons – Heiße Nächte

    Movie Producer

  21. 1958
    Rosemary

    Movie Director

  22. 1957
    El Hakim

    Movie Director

  23. 1957
    Scandal in Bad Ischl

    Movie Director

  24. 1957
    Witwer mit 5 Töchtern

    Movie Co-Producer