Peter Fleischmann

Peter Fleischmann

Known for

Directing

Born

July 26, 1937

Birthplace

Zweibrücken, Germany

Died

August 11, 2021 (aged 84)

Biography

Peter Fleischmann (26 July 1937 – 11 August 2021) was a German film director, screenwriter and producer. He worked also as an actor, cutter, sound engineer, interviewer and speaker. Fleischmann belonged to the New German Cinema of the 1960s and 1970s. He is known for directing the 1969 Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern (Hunting Scenes from Bavaria), but he produced films of many genres.

Peter Fleischmann was born in Zweibrücken. He studied at the Deutsches Institut für Film und Fernsehen (German Institute of Film and Television, DIFF) in Munich and Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris. He had contact with representatives of the French Nouvelle Vague movement, and became...

Best known work

Exploits of a Young Don Juan
Exploits of a Young Don Juan
1986
Hard to Be a God
Hard to Be a God
1990
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria
1969
The Hamburg Syndrome
The Hamburg Syndrome
1979
Weak Spot
Weak Spot
1975
Dorothea's Revenge
Dorothea's Revenge
1974
The Bells of Silesia
The Bells of Silesia
1972
The Honors of War
The Honors of War
1962
Herbst der Gammler
Herbst der Gammler
1967
Encounter with Fritz Lang
Encounter with Fritz Lang
1964

Filmography

  1. 2010

    Mythos Metropolis

    as Self

  2. 2008

    Heimat - Deine FilmeTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  3. 2006

    Mein Freund, der Mörder

    as Himself, Director, Editor, Producer, Screenplay

  4. 1991

  5. 1990

    Hard to Be a God

    Director, Writer, Producer

  6. 1990

  7. 1987

    Der Al Capone von der Pfalz

    as Himself, Writer, Producer, Director, Cinematography

  8. 1986

  9. 1984

    Frevel

    as Lohmann, Writer, Producer, Director

  10. 1979

    The Hamburg Syndrome

    Director, Producer, Writer

  11. 1975

    Les Rendez-vous du dimancheTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  12. 1975

    Weak Spot

    Screenplay, Director

  13. 1974

    Dorothea's Revenge

    Director, Story, Screenplay

  14. 1972

  15. 1969

  16. 1969

  17. 1967

    Herbst der Gammler

    Director, Writer

  18. 1966

  19. 1965

  20. 1964

  21. 1964

    Grimme AwardTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  22. 1964

    Der Test

    Writer, Director, Editor

  23. 1964

    Vor dem Wiedersehen

    Director of Photography

  24. 1962

    Brot der Wüste

    Editor, Writer, Director

  25. 1962

    The Honors of War

    Assistant Director

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