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Rolf Thiele

Producer, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born March 7, 1918Died October 9, 1994 (76 years)
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.

Known For

  • Just a Gigolo
  • Rosemary
  • Widower with 5 Daughters
  • Grimm's Fairy Tales for Adults
  • Aren't We Wonderful?
  • Confessions of Felix Krull
  • Die Halbzarte
  • Die Ente klingelt um halb acht
  • Lulu
  • Tonio Kröger
  • The Mad Bomberg
  • Komm nur, mein liebstes Vögelein
  • Love' 47
  • Praise, What Makes You Hard
  • Venusberg
  • Moral 63
  • Das Liebeskarussell
  • His Royal Highness
  • Labyrinth
  • El Hakim
  • They're Too Much
  • Wälsungenblut
  • Slap in the Face
  • Komm nach Wien, ich zeig dir was!

Rolf Thiele Filmography

1978
Just a Gigolo · as Collaboration On Screenplay
1963
Venusberg · as Author

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