Volker Schlöndorff

Volker Schlöndorff

Directing

Volker Schlöndorff is a Berlin-based German filmmaker. He won an Oscar as well as the Palme d'or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival for The Tin Drum (1979), the film version of the novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Günter Grass. In 1991, he was the Head of the Jury at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Schlöndorff has adapted many literary works for his movies, including some critically well-received US productions, but he is also engaged in post-war German politics. He served as the chief executive for the UFA studio in Babelsberg. Schlöndorff also teaches film and literature at…

Filmography

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Visitation Visitation 2026 Igor and After Igor and After 2026 German Genius ★ 5.5 German Genius 2023 The Forest Maker ★ 6.2 The Forest Maker 2022 The Nameless Day ★ 6.0 The Nameless Day 2017 Return to Montauk ★ 5.6 Return to Montauk 2017 The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal 2015 Henri Langlois vu par... ★ 4.0 Henri Langlois vu par... 2014 Diplomacy ★ 7.0 Diplomacy 2014 Calm at Sea ★ 6.6 Calm at Sea 2012 Nuits transparentes Nuits transparentes 2011 Cave of Forgotten Dreams ★ 7.1 Cave of Forgotten Dreams 2010 Memories of Last Year in Marienbad Memories of Last Year in Marienbad 2010 Melville Steps Out of the Shadows Melville Steps Out of the Shadows 2010 Ulzhan ★ 5.9 Ulzhan 2007 Strike ★ 7.2 Strike 2007 Billy Wilder Speaks ★ 6.7 Billy Wilder Speaks 2006 Enigma – Eine uneingestandene Liebe ★ 10.0 Enigma – Eine uneingestandene Liebe 2005 The Ninth Day ★ 6.5 The Ninth Day 2004 Ten Minutes Older: The Cello ★ 6.6 Ten Minutes Older: The Cello 2002 The Enlightenment The Enlightenment 2002 Ein Produzent hat Seele oder er hat keine ★ 5.0 Ein Produzent hat Seele oder er hat keine 2002 Everyman's Feast ★ 4.0 Everyman's Feast 2002 The Legend of Rita ★ 6.0 The Legend of Rita 2000 Schrott - Die Atzenposse ★ 8.0 Schrott - Die Atzenposse 2000 Palmetto ★ 6.0 Palmetto 1998 The Ice Princess ★ 5.8 The Ice Princess 1996 The Ogre ★ 6.4 The Ogre 1996 Billy, How Did You Do It? Billy, How Did You Do It? 1992 The Michael Nyman Songbook The Michael Nyman Songbook 1992 Billy, How Did You Do It? ★ 6.0 Billy, How Did You Do It? 1992 Voyager ★ 6.2 Voyager 1991 The Handmaid's Tale ★ 6.1 The Handmaid's Tale 1990 A Gathering of Old Men ★ 6.2 A Gathering of Old Men 1987 Death of a Salesman ★ 6.9 Death of a Salesman 1985 Swann in Love ★ 5.6 Swann in Love 1984 War and Peace ★ 4.5 War and Peace 1982 Circle of Deceit ★ 6.1 Circle of Deceit 1981 The Candidate ★ 6.0 The Candidate 1980 The Tin Drum ★ 6.9 The Tin Drum 1979 Cinématon ★ 4.9 Cinématon 1978 Germany in Autumn ★ 6.3 Germany in Autumn 1978 Beto Nervio contra el poder de las tinieblas ★ 7.0 Beto Nervio contra el poder de las tinieblas 1978 Portrait of Valeska Gert ★ 9.0 Portrait of Valeska Gert 1977 Coup de Grâce ★ 6.4 Coup de Grâce 1976 Henry James Stories ★ 8.0 Henry James Stories 1976 Georginas Gründe ★ 8.0 Georginas Gründe 1975 The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum ★ 7.0 The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum 1975 Stayover in Tirol ★ 7.0 Stayover in Tirol 1974 A Free Woman ★ 6.6 A Free Woman 1972 The Morals of Ruth Halbfass ★ 5.0 The Morals of Ruth Halbfass 1972 Mathias Kneißl ★ 6.5 Mathias Kneißl 1971 The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach ★ 6.5 The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach 1971 Rio das Mortes ★ 5.2 Rio das Mortes 1971 11 Uhr 20 ★ 5.2 11 Uhr 20 1970 Baal ★ 5.5 Baal 1970 Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel ★ 6.2 Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel 1969 Der Paukenspieler ★ 10.0 Der Paukenspieler 1967 Degree of Murder ★ 6.3 Degree of Murder 1967 Neuer Deutscher Film Report ★ 9.0 Neuer Deutscher Film Report 1967 Young Törless ★ 6.6 Young Törless 1966 Viva Maria! ★ 6.1 Viva Maria! 1965 Chance at Love ★ 6.5 Chance at Love 1964 The Fire Within ★ 7.6 The Fire Within 1963 Méditerranée ★ 5.6 Méditerranée 1963 Le Doulos ★ 7.4 Le Doulos 1962 A Very Private Affair ★ 5.1 A Very Private Affair 1962 Last Year at Marienbad ★ 7.4 Last Year at Marienbad 1961 Léon Morin, Priest ★ 7.1 Léon Morin, Priest 1961 Who Cares... Who Cares... 1960