Born: March 31, 1939, Wiesbaden, Germany.
1966: Young Torless
1967: Degree of Murder, Der Paukenspieler
1969: Michael Kohlaas-Der Rebell
1972: Morals of Ruth Halbfass, A Free Woman
1975: The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1976: Coup de Grace
1977: Portrait of Valeska Gert
1978: Germany in Autumn
1979: The Tin Drum (Oscar Winner: Best Foreign Language Film)
1980: The Candidate
1981: Circle of Deceit
1982: War and Peace
1984: Swann In Love
1990: The Handmaid’s Tale
1991: Voyager
1992: The Michael Nyman Songbook
1996: The Ogre
1998: Palmetto
2000: The Legend of Rita
2002: Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2004: The Ninth Day
2006: Strike
2007: Ulzhan
2011: Calm At Sea
2014: Diplomacy
2017: Return to Montauk, Der Namenlose Tag