Norbert Kückelmann  | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 May 1930 | 
| Died | 31 August 2017 (aged 87) | 
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter  | 
| Years active | 1960 - 2002 | 
Norbert Kückelmann (1 May 1930 – 31 August 2017) was a German film director, screenwriter and lawyer. He was born in Munich, During the 1950s he studied law and worked part-time as a film critic. After graduation, he worked as a lawyer in Munich and Mainz. In 1965 he founded together with Alexander Kluge and Hans-Rolf Strobel the Young German Film Committee (German: Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film. Continuing to work as a lawyer he directed his first film Die Sachverständigen in 1973. At the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival the film won a Silver Bear.[1] His first film also won the Deutscher Filmpreis - Best Feature Film. At the 34th Berlin International Film Festival, his film Man Under Suspicion also won a Silver Bear.[2] Two years later, he was a member of the jury at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
Norbert Kückelmann was the brother of the actress Gertrud Kückelmann.[4]
Filmography
- The Experts (Die Sachverständigen) - 1973
 - Fear Is a Second Shadow (Die Angst ist ein zweiter Schatten) - 1974
 - The Last Years of Childhood - 1979
 - Man Under Suspicion (Morgen in Alabama) - 1984
 - C*A*S*H: A Political Fairy Tale - 1989
 - Abgetrieben - 1992
 - Alle haben geschwiegen - 1996
 - Porträt eines Richters - 1997
 - Verlorene Kinder - 2000
 - Ich hab es nicht gewollt - Anatomie eines Mordfalls - 2002
 
References
- ↑ "Berlinale: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
 - ↑ "Berlinale: 1984 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
 - ↑ "Berlinale: 1986 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
 - ↑ "Norbert Kückelmann ist tot".