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Philip Gröning

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Philip Gröning
Philip Gröning was born on 7 April 1959 in Düsseldorf, West Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Into Great Silence (2005), Love, Money, Love (2000) and The Police Officer's Wife (2013).
BornApril 7, 1959
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BornApril 7, 1959
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 22 nominations total

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    Known for

    Into Great Silence (2005)
    Into Great Silence
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2005
    Love, Money, Love (2000)
    Love, Money, Love
    5.2
    • Director
    • 2000
    The Police Officer's Wife (2013)
    The Police Officer's Wife
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2013
    My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot (2018)
    My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot
    4.8
    • Director
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Director

    • My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot (2018)
      My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot
      4.8
      • Director
      • 2018
    • The Police Officer's Wife (2013)
      The Police Officer's Wife
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Into Great Silence (2005)
      Into Great Silence
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Love, Money, Love (2000)
      Love, Money, Love
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Philosophie
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Neues Deutschland
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • Director (segment "Opfer Zeugen")
      • 1993
    • The Terrorists! (1992)
      The Terrorists!
      5.9
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Summer (1988)
      Summer
      5.9
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Stachoviak!
      7.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Vom Trockenschwimmer
      Short
      • Director
      • 1983

    Writer

    • My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot (2018)
      My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot
      4.8
      • writer
      • 2018
    • The Police Officer's Wife (2013)
      The Police Officer's Wife
      6.3
      • creator
      • 2013
    • Into Great Silence (2005)
      Into Great Silence
      7.3
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Love, Money, Love (2000)
      Love, Money, Love
      5.2
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Neues Deutschland
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • segment Opfer. Zeugen
      • 1993
    • The Terrorists! (1992)
      The Terrorists!
      5.9
      • Writer
      • 1992
    • Summer (1988)
      Summer
      5.9
      • writer
      • 1988
    • Stachoviak!
      7.6
      Short
      • writer
      • 1988
    • Nebel jagen (1985)
      Nebel jagen
      5.2
      • Writer
      • 1985
    • Vom Trockenschwimmer
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1983

    Producer

    • Til Schindler in Scham (2025)
      Scham
      7.3
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Niebla de Culpa (2018)
      Niebla de Culpa
      5.4
      • co-producer
      • 2018
    • My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot (2018)
      My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot
      4.8
      • producer
      • 2018
    • The Police Officer's Wife (2013)
      The Police Officer's Wife
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Into Great Silence (2005)
      Into Great Silence
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Love, Money, Love (2000)
      Love, Money, Love
      5.2
      • producer
      • 2000
    • The Terrorists! (1992)
      The Terrorists!
      5.9
      • producer
      • 1992
    • Summer (1988)
      Summer
      5.9
      • producer
      • 1988

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Max Jonathan Silberstein
    • Born
      • April 7, 1959
      • Düsseldorf, West Germany

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    • Trivia
      Member of the 'Orizzonti' jury at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival in 2006.

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