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Kurt Maetzig(1911-2012)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Kurt Maetzig
Kurt Maetzig was born on 25 January 1911 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for The Rabbit Is Me (1965), Marriage in the Shadows (1947) and Ernst Thalmann: Son of the Working Class (1954). He was married to Yvonne Merin, Bärbel and Marion Keller. He died on 8 August 2012 in Wildkuhl, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
BornJanuary 25, 1911
DiedAugust 8, 2012(101)
BornJanuary 25, 1911
DiedAugust 8, 2012(101)
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

The Rabbit Is Me (1965)
The Rabbit Is Me
7.2
  • Director
  • 1965
Alfred Balthoff, Karl Hellmer, Claus Holm, Paul Klinger, Hans Leibelt, Kurt Maetzig, Willy Prager, Hans Schweikart, Ilse Steppat, Herbert Uhlich, Hilde von Stolz, and Wolfgang Zeller in Marriage in the Shadows (1947)
Marriage in the Shadows
7.2
  • Director
  • 1947
Ernst Thalmann: Son of the Working Class (1954)
Ernst Thalmann: Son of the Working Class
6.3
  • Director
  • 1954
Werner Hinz, Liselotte Köster, Kurt Liebenau, Carsta Löck, Kurt Maetzig, Yvonne Merin, Willi Rose, Camilla Spira, and Jockel Stahl in Die Buntkarierten (1949)
Die Buntkarierten
6.7
  • Director
  • 1949

Credits

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Director

  • Mann gegen Mann (1976)
    Mann gegen Mann
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Januskopf (1972)
    Januskopf
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Aus unserer Zeit (1970)
    Aus unserer Zeit
    8.0
    • Director (segment "Der Computer sagt: Nein")
    • 1970
  • Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog (1967)
    Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Das Mädchen auf dem Brett (1967)
    Das Mädchen auf dem Brett
    • Director
    • 1967
  • The Rabbit Is Me (1965)
    The Rabbit Is Me
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Kurt Maetzig in Preludio 11 (1964)
    Preludio 11
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Angelica Domröse, Kurt Maetzig, and Arno Wyzniewski in An französischen Kaminen (1963)
    An französischen Kaminen
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Der Schatten
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy (1961)
    Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Doris Abeßer, Kurt Maetzig, and Ulrich Thein in Septemberliebe (1961)
    Septemberliebe
    4.1
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Yôko Tani in First Spaceship on Venus (1960)
    First Spaceship on Venus
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Das Lied der Matrosen (1958)
    Das Lied der Matrosen
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Das Stacheltier - Wahlfilm mit Kurt Maetzig
    Short
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Eva-Maria Hagen in Vergeßt mir meine Traudel nicht (1957)
    Vergeßt mir meine Traudel nicht
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1957

Writer

  • Mann gegen Mann (1976)
    Mann gegen Mann
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Aus unserer Zeit (1970)
    Aus unserer Zeit
    8.0
    • Writer (segment "Der Computer sagt: Nein")
    • 1970
  • The Rabbit Is Me (1965)
    The Rabbit Is Me
    7.2
    • writer
    • 1965
  • Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy (1961)
    Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Yôko Tani in First Spaceship on Venus (1960)
    First Spaceship on Venus
    4.7
    • screenplay collaboration
    • 1960
  • Eva-Maria Hagen in Vergeßt mir meine Traudel nicht (1957)
    Vergeßt mir meine Traudel nicht
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Castles and Cottages (1957)
    Castles and Cottages
    7.1
    • writer
    • 1957
  • Story of a Young Couple (1952)
    Story of a Young Couple
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1952
  • Die Sonnenbrucks (1951)
    Die Sonnenbrucks
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • Werner Hinz, Liselotte Köster, Kurt Liebenau, Carsta Löck, Kurt Maetzig, Yvonne Merin, Willi Rose, Camilla Spira, and Jockel Stahl in Die Buntkarierten (1949)
    Die Buntkarierten
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1949
  • Alfred Balthoff, Karl Hellmer, Claus Holm, Paul Klinger, Hans Leibelt, Kurt Maetzig, Willy Prager, Hans Schweikart, Ilse Steppat, Herbert Uhlich, Hilde von Stolz, and Wolfgang Zeller in Marriage in the Shadows (1947)
    Marriage in the Shadows
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1947

Actor

  • Addio, piccola mia (1979)
    Addio, piccola mia
    6.9
    • Mann im Hörsaal (uncredited)
    • 1979

Personal details

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    • Kurt Maetzig
  • Alternative name
    • Professor Kurt Maetzig
  • Born
    • January 25, 1911
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • August 8, 2012
    • Wildkuhl, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
  • Spouses
      Yvonne Merin(divorced)

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    Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1983

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