Frank Beyer
Known for
Directing
Born
May 26, 1932
Birthplace
Nobitz, Germany
Died
October 1, 2006 (aged 74)
Biography
Frank Paul Beyer was a German film director. In East Germany he was one of the most important film directors, working for the state film monopoly DEFA and directed films that dealt mostly with the Nazi era and contemporary East Germany. His film Trace of Stones was banned for 20 years in 1966 by the ruling SED.
Best known work
Trace of Stones
1966
Jacob the Liar
1974
Naked Among Wolves
1963
Carbide and Sorrel
1963
The Last U-Boat
1993
Five Cartridges
1960
The Turning Point
1983
Abgehauen
1998
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
1997
Geschlossene Gesellschaft
1978Filmography
2001
1998
AbgehauenDirector, Writer
1997
Der Hauptmann von KöpenickDirector
1997
Trace of Time: The Director Frank Beyeras himself
1996
1995
NikolaikircheDirector, Writer
1995
While All Germans SleepDirector
1993
The Last U-BoatDirector
1992
Das große FestDirector
1992
Sie und ErDirector, Writer
1991
The SuspicionDirector
1991
1989
The BreakDirector
1984
The Goat HornDirector
1983
The Turning PointDirector
1981
Die zweite HautDirector
1981
Der König und sein NarrDirector, Writer
1978
Geschlossene GesellschaftDirector, Writer
1978
Das VersteckDirector, Writer
1974
Jacob the LiarDirector, Screenplay
1974
1973
1972
Janus Headas Parker
1972
Der EgoistDirector
1971