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Heinrich Böll(1917-1985)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Heinrich Böll
A recurring theme in Heinrich Böll's novels is the German society during the decades following WWII. In his early novels, like 'Wo warst du Adam?' he writes about the meaningless of war, its sufferings and horrors. The moral decay of post-war Germany is the theme for the following novels, 'Nicht nur zur Weihnachtszeit' and 'Haus ohne Hüter'. In the 1960s he wrote the conspicious consumption of the blossoming German economy. In his 'Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum' he wrote about a German society who had to deal with terrorist attacks.
BornDecember 21, 1917
DiedJuly 16, 1985(67)
BornDecember 21, 1917
DiedJuly 16, 1985(67)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Mario Adorf and Angela Winkler in The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975)
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1975
Romy Schneider in Group Portrait with a Lady (1977)
Group Portrait with a Lady
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1977
Karen Blanguernon, Heinrich Böll, Christian Doermer, Vera Tschechowa, Herbert Vesely, Wolf Wirth, and Attila Zoller in The Bread of Those Early Years (1962)
The Bread of Those Early Years
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1962
The Clown (1976)
The Clown
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1976

Credits

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Writer



  • Grustnoe litso (2015)
    Grustnoe litso
    9.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2015
  • Eine Stunde Aufenthalt (2010)
    Eine Stunde Aufenthalt
    Short
    • play
    • 2010
  • Wie in schlechten Romanen
    Short
    • story by
    • 2009
  • Anekdote zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral
    5.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • Silentium
    Short
    • novel 'Dr. Murkes gesammeltes Schweigen'
    • 1994
  • Ansichten eines Clowns
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1989
  • Der Mönch und der Räuber
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1987
  • The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck (1984)
    The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • novel "Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum"
    • 1984
  • Wilhelm Busch: Das Gute - Dieser Satz steht fest (1982)
    Wilhelm Busch: Das Gute - Dieser Satz steht fest
    TV Movie
    • contributing writer
    • 1982
  • Krieg und Frieden (1982)
    Krieg und Frieden
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • El aprendiz de loco
    TV Movie
    • creator
    • 1979
  • Der große Karpfen Ferdinand und andere Weihnachtsgeschichten
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Germany in Autumn (1978)
    Germany in Autumn
    6.8
    • writer (segment "Die verschobene Antigone")
    • 1978
  • Romy Schneider in Group Portrait with a Lady (1977)
    Group Portrait with a Lady
    5.7
    • novel
    • screenplay collaborator
    • 1977
  • Die Geisel
    TV Movie
    • translation
    • 1977

Actor



  • The Indomitable Leni Peickert (1970)
    The Indomitable Leni Peickert
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Diskutierender
    • 1970

Producer



  • Irland und seine Kinder
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1961

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Heinrich Boll
  • Born
    • December 21, 1917
    • Cologne, Germany
  • Died
    • July 16, 1985
    • Langenbroich, Kreuzau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Spouse
    • Annemarie BöllMarch 6, 1942 - July 16, 1985 (his death, 4 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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    Was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972.

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