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Peter Schneider(1940-2026)

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Peter Schneider was born on 21 April 1940 in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was a writer, known for The Man on the Wall (1982), Knife in the Head (1978) and Das Versprechen (1994). He died on 3 March 2026 in Berlin, Germany.
BornApril 21, 1940
DiedMarch 3, 2026(85)
BornApril 21, 1940
DiedMarch 3, 2026(85)
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Known for

The Man on the Wall (1982)
The Man on the Wall
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1982
Bruno Ganz in Knife in the Head (1978)
Knife in the Head
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1978
Das Versprechen (1994)
Das Versprechen
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1994
Pestalozzis Berg (1989)
Pestalozzis Berg
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1989

Credits

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Writer

  • Charlton Heston and Thomas Kretschmann in My Father (2003)
    My Father
    6.5
    • scenario collaborator
    • novel "Vati"
    • 2003
  • Das Versprechen (1994)
    Das Versprechen
    6.7
    • dialogue
    • 1994
  • Pestalozzis Berg (1989)
    Pestalozzis Berg
    5.4
    • writer
    • 1989
  • The Man on the Wall (1982)
    The Man on the Wall
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • short story: Der Mauerspringer - The Wall Springer
    • 1982
  • Bruno Ganz in Knife in the Head (1978)
    Knife in the Head
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1978
  • Abgründe
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer (segment "Robert")
    • 1967
  • Robert
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1966

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 21, 1940
    • Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
  • Died
    • March 3, 2026
    • Berlin, Germany(kidney cancer)

Did you know

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    After gaining his Abitur in 1959, he studied German, history, and philosophy at the universities of Freiburg and Munich. In 1962 he continued his studies at the Free University of Berlin. In the federal election campaign of 1965 he worked together with a number of well-known writers in the Wahlkampfkontor (electoral office) of the SPD.

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