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Franz-Josef Spieker(1933-1978)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Franz-Josef Spieker was born on 24 November 1933 in Paderborn, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Paths of Glory (1957), Kuckucksei im Gangsternest (1969) and Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt (1968). He died in March 1978 in Bali, Indonesia.
BornNovember 24, 1933
DiedMarch 1978
BornNovember 24, 1933
DiedMarch 1978
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Kirk Douglas in Paths of Glory (1957)
Paths of Glory
8.4
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as F. Spieker)
  • 1957
Rainer Basedow, Herbert Fux, and Hanna Schygulla in Kuckucksei im Gangsternest (1969)
Kuckucksei im Gangsternest
6.5
  • Director
  • 1969
Werner Enke in Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt (1968)
Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt
7.9
  • Director
  • 1968
Wilder Reiter GmbH (1967)
Wilder Reiter GmbH
6.4
  • Director
  • 1967

Credits

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Director

  • Nirmala
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Der Persönlichkeitstest
    Short
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Straßenartisten
    Short
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Pashupatinath Abendraga
    Short
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Spuren und Kontakte
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Das feuerrote Spielmobil (1972)
    Das feuerrote Spielmobil
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Abstraktes Echo
    Short
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Das Jodelsystem
    Short
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Drücker
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Rainer Basedow, Herbert Fux, and Hanna Schygulla in Kuckucksei im Gangsternest (1969)
    Kuckucksei im Gangsternest
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Werner Enke in Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt (1968)
    Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt
    7.9
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Wilder Reiter GmbH (1967)
    Wilder Reiter GmbH
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Das Malschiff
    Short
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Salzburg Sight and Sound (1965)
    Salzburg Sight and Sound
    7.2
    Short
    • Director (as F.-J. Spieker)
    • 1965
  • Alexander Braumueller and Renate Kasché in Hütet eure Töchter (1964)
    Hütet eure Töchter
    6.8
    • Director (segment "Der gelbe Wagen")
    • 1964

Writer

  • Der Persönlichkeitstest
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Pashupatinath Abendraga
    Short
    • concept
    • 1974
  • Das feuerrote Spielmobil (1972)
    Das feuerrote Spielmobil
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Abstraktes Echo
    Short
    • concept
    • 1972
  • Das Jodelsystem
    Short
    • concept
    • 1972
  • Drücker
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1970
  • Rainer Basedow, Herbert Fux, and Hanna Schygulla in Kuckucksei im Gangsternest (1969)
    Kuckucksei im Gangsternest
    6.5
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Werner Enke in Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt (1968)
    Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt
    7.9
    • screenplay
    • 1968
  • Wilder Reiter GmbH (1967)
    Wilder Reiter GmbH
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Das Malschiff
    Short
    • concept
    • 1965
  • Alexander Braumueller and Renate Kasché in Hütet eure Töchter (1964)
    Hütet eure Töchter
    6.8
    • Writer (segments "Ferien", "Der gelbe Wagen")
    • 1964
  • Der gelbe Wagen
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1963
  • Doppelkonzert
    Short
    • concept
    • 1963
  • Süden im Schatten
    6.4
    Short
    • concept
    • 1962

Producer

  • Der Persönlichkeitstest
    Short
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Pashupatinath Abendraga
    Short
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Das Jodelsystem
    Short
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Rainer Basedow, Herbert Fux, and Hanna Schygulla in Kuckucksei im Gangsternest (1969)
    Kuckucksei im Gangsternest
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Süden im Schatten
    6.4
    Short
    • producer
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • F.-J. Spieker
  • Born
    • November 24, 1933
    • Paderborn, Germany
  • Died
    • March 1978
    • Bali, Indonesia
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was found dead at a beach in Bali without eyes and genitals. It is rumored that he was filming a religious sect living in caverns, which was strictly forbidden and dangerous.

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