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Walter Janka(1914-1994)

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  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Walter Janka was born on 29 April 1914 in Chemnitz, Germany. He was a writer, known for Hamida (1966), 12 Uhr mittags kommt der Boß (1968) and Die Antike Münze (1965). He was married to Charlotte Scholz. He died on 17 March 1994 in Kleinmachnow, Brandenburg, Germany.
BornApril 29, 1914
DiedMarch 17, 1994(79)
BornApril 29, 1914
DiedMarch 17, 1994(79)
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Known for

Hamida (1966)
Hamida
9.1
  • Writer
  • 1966
Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, and Lee Van Cleef in High Noon (1952)
12 Uhr mittags kommt der Boß
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1968
Die Antike Münze (1965)
Die Antike Münze
7.0
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • 1965
Lilli Palmer in Lotte in Weimar (1975)
Lotte in Weimar
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1975

Credits

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Additional Crew

  • Reife Kirschen (1973)
    Reife Kirschen
    5.9
    • dramaturgist
    • 1973
  • Anflug Alpha I (1971)
    Anflug Alpha I
    6.0
    • dramaturgist
    • 1971
  • Zeit zu leben (1969)
    Zeit zu leben
    5.8
    • dramaturgist
    • 1969
  • Die Toten bleiben jung (1968)
    Die Toten bleiben jung
    6.6
    • dramaturgist
    • 1968
  • Joachim Hasler in Chronik eines Mordes (1965)
    Chronik eines Mordes
    7.4
    • dramaturgist
    • 1965

Writer

  • Lilli Palmer in Lotte in Weimar (1975)
    Lotte in Weimar
    6.2
    • dramatisation
    • 1975
  • Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, and Lee Van Cleef in High Noon (1952)
    12 Uhr mittags kommt der Boß
    6.5
    • dramatisation
    • 1968
  • Hamida (1966)
    Hamida
    9.1
    • dramatisation
    • 1966

Script and Continuity Department

  • Goya - oder Der arge Weg der Erkenntnis (1971)
    Goya - oder Der arge Weg der Erkenntnis
    7.0
    • script editor
    • 1971
  • Schüsse unterm Galgen (1968)
    Schüsse unterm Galgen
    6.6
    • script editor
    • 1968
  • Die Antike Münze (1965)
    Die Antike Münze
    7.0
    • script editor
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 29, 1914
    • Chemnitz, Germany
  • Died
    • March 17, 1994
    • Kleinmachnow, Brandenburg, Germany
  • Spouse
    • Charlotte Scholz1947 - March 17, 1994 (his death, 2 children)

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