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Bio-Filmography
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Arzen von Cserépy: bio-filmography

17 July 1881

Born in Budapest
Father: Arpád von Cserépy, painter from Hungary
Mother: Josefa Döllinger from Munich
Studies mechanical engineering in Budapest and at various universities in Switzerland and Germany

1904 - 1908

Works as engineer for automobile manufacturers in Budapest; several visits to Berlin where he works for a Budapest daily newspaper

1908

Cserépy leaves Hungary.

1908 - 1912

Works as engineer for several automobile manufacturers in Berlin

1911/12

Starts working as author in the film business. Using the pseudonym "Konrad Wieder", he writes (among others) for Continental-Kunst-AG.

1913

First directing job: Ein Ausgestoßener

1914

Das Panzergewölbe; producer

1914 - 1916

Air force pilot of the Austrian-Hungarian army during World War I

1916

Ein Blatt Papier; screenwriter
Nirwana; screenwriter, director and producer
Seltsame Köpfe; screenwriter, director and producer

1916/17

Der Klub der Neun / Die Glaswand; producer

1917

Wer weiß?; screenwriter and producer

1917/18

Rafaela; producer

1918

The fact that a foreigner conducts the film project "Faust" is called "blasphemy" by the press.
Madame d’Ora; director
E, der scharlachrote Buchstabe; screenwriter
Colomba; director
Panzerschrank Nr. 13

1919

Establishes the Studios am Donhöffplatz
Project: 10-part film on Napoleon
Asta Nielsen meets Cserépy and accepts his offer to shoot films at his studios.
Three feature films are made:
Das Ende vom Liede; producer
Graf Sylvains Rache; producer
Nach dem Gesetz; producer
And:
Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstraße; screenwriter and producer
Die Schreckensnacht im Irrenhaus von Ivoy; screenwriter, director and producer
Maria Magdalene; producer
Ballskandal; screenwriter and producer

1919/20

Rauschgold; producer

1920

Katharina die Große; producer
Ein Tag auf dem Mars; producer

1921

Aus dem Schwarzbuch eines Polizeikommissars, 1. und 2. Teil; screenwriter and producer

1920/22

Fridericus Rex, 1. und 2. Teil; screenwriter, director and producer

1922/23

Fridericus Rex, 3. und 4. Teil; screenwriter, director and producer

1922/23

Alt Heidelberg; producer

1923

Cserépy-Film-Kolonie-Gesellschaft reorganised as Cserépy-Film-Siedlungs-Gesellschaft mbH
Katjuscha Maslowa; producer

5 January 1924

Establishes Cserépy-Film-Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin

2 August 1924

Ufa′s Eugen Stauss and lawyer Zimmer acquire Cserépy′s shares of Cserepy Film Co. GmbH. Therewith, Ufa becomes the sole owner of the company, renaming it "Filmgesellschaft am Donhöffplatz mbH". On the same day, Ufa sells the shares (total value: 20,000 gold marks) to Hans Neumann for 30,000 gold marks.

1924

Windstärke 9; producer

June 1925

Departs for an extended visit to the USA

1926

During his stay, the following film projects are discussed without being realised:
"The War of the Worlds" after H.G. Wells for Paramount, 1926; "Creation – A Drama of the Life Showing the Creation of the Earth and Man’s Eternal Struggle Toward Perfection", 1927;
"Rasputin", a film about the Lindbergh flight, 1927

1927

Establishes Cserépy-Film Inc., New York, 145 West 45th Street

1928

Returns to Berlin

1928

During the course of the year, the following (sound) film projects are discussed:
"Die gelbe Gefahr" (a vision of the year 2000)
"Giftgas"
"Erotica"
"Klassenkampf (Zyklus)"
"Der Stahlkönig"
"Der Kriecher"
"S. M. – Der Prolet"
"1918 – Die Tragödie des Zusammenbruchs" (6 parts)
"Der Monarch" (1870 - 1914) / "Der letzte Zapfenstreich"
"Das Diktat"
"Im Vorzimmer des Kaisers"
"Des Kaisers letzter General"
"Es wehen die Fahnen"
"Der große Urlaub"
"Das Geheimnis der Mary Celeste"
"Attila, der Hunnenkönig"

2 July 1928

Establishes Cserépy-Filmgesellschaft mbH, Berlin, Friedrichstraße 218, Berlin SW 48

August 1928

Resigns from his position as director of the film 9. November (film on the 10th anniversary of the November Revolution) due to the lack of "political neutrality" in the original text

Januar 1929

Ufa′s board of management wants to distribute the planned film "Attila der Hunnenkönig" but demands the backing by a "first-class financial syndicate, represented by a reputable bank" from Cserépy.

1929

Der Zigeunerprimas; Produktion

Mai 1930

Ufa′s board of management rejects Cserépy′s request to direct Das Flötenkonzert von Sanssouci: It would be too much of a risk to engage him due to his long-time absence from the job as director.

8 June 1930

Becomes a member of the NSDAP

1931

Establishes Panzerfilm GmbH, first film: Doneaumont; producer

1931/32

Drei von der Stempelstelle; producer

Mid-1932

Commits himself to write the script for "Marschall Vorwärts" for Biograph-Filmgesellschaft

1932

During the course of the year, the following film projects are discussed:
"Goethe, der Titan"
"Friedemann Bach"

1932

Establishment of Studio Tonfilm-Gesellschaft mbH for the film Der schwarze Mann; Arzen von Cserépy is represented by associate Rudolf Gütter.
Marschall Vorwärts; screenwriter
Trenck; distributor

1932/33

Der Choral von Leuthen; assistant director and artistic adviser

1932

In a letter to Joseph Goebbels, a 2-part film project is suggested: "Deutschland über alles" (Part 1: "Totentanz"; Part 2: "Straße frei"). Goebbels agrees to provide support by the NSDAP.
Cserépy offers Goebbels to write an article on Eisenstein′s visit to Berlin, suggesting to write it using his mother′s name (Döllinger). He agrees to assume this name "in the party′s interest" in case of his "naturalisation".

29 September 1933

Becomes a member of the Reichsfachschaft Film

October 1933

Ufa′s board of management approves the reproduction of the negatives of "Fridericus Rex" for a cinema re-release. The attempt fails as a fire in the processing laboratory has destroyed all copies.

30 October 1933

Establishment of Normaton-Filmgesellschaft mbH with Cserépy as managing director.

1933 and 1934

The construction work for the studios of Normaton Filmgesellschaft mbH at Groß-Glienicke begins. The building is not completed as Cserépy has to cede the area to the air force that builds an airport nearby.

1934

Ein Mädchen mit Prokura; director and producer
Nur nicht weich werden, Susanne; director and producer

1935

Der Dämon des Himalaya; distributor

1935

Cserépy offers the film "Sonja" to Ufa. The contract is concluded, yet Ufa withdraws in March 1933 on the grounds that "unbeknown to Ufa′s decision makers, unfavourable actor contracts were signed" and that "Cserépy made misleading statements regarding the economic situation of Cserépy-Tonfilm-Produktions GmbH."

1937

Liquidation of Normaton-Filmgesellschaft mbH

1939

Returns to Hungary
Foldindulás (German title: "Erdrutsch"); director

1940

Hazafelé (German title: "Heimwärts"); director
Szeressük Egymást (English title: "Let’s Love Each Other"); director and producer
A Gorodi Fogoly (German title: "Der Gefangene von Gorod"); director

1942

Házasság (German title: "Ehe"); producer
Éjféve Kiderül (English title: "It Turns Out by Midnight); producer

1958

Dies in Budapest

Biography

20 October 1925

Born in Hechingen (Württemberg) as second son of physician and writer Friedrich Wolf and his wife Else

1927

The family moves to Stuttgart. Wolf attends the Schicker-Schule and becomes a member of the communist Young Pioneers.

1933

The family emigrates to Moscow via Switzerland and France. Together with his brother Markus, Wolf attends the Karl-Liebknecht-Schule for children of German and Austrian anti-fascists.

1936

The family obtains Soviet citizenship. Konrad Wolf joins the Soviet Pioneer Organisation and gets a minor supporting role in Gustav von Wangenheim′s Kämpfer.

1937 - 1941

The siblings attend the 110th Secondary School in Moscow.

October 1941

After the German Wehrmacht′s raid on Moscow, the family is evacuated to Alma-Ata.

1942

In December, 17-year-old Konrad Wolf volunteers for the Red Army. At the front, he is assigned to the Politabteilung of the 47th Army Division. This is where he gets to know his later friend Wladimir Gall.

1945

By the beginning of the year, the 47th Army Division is assigned to the 1st Byelorussian Front, commanded by Marshall Shukow. Wolf participates in the liberation of Warsaw and in the attack on Berlin.

The way to Berlin also leads him to Bernau. On 22 April, he is appointed Soviet Commandant of the City for a short time.

After the end of the war, Wolf works as correspondent of the "Berliner Zeitung". Besides various politico-cultural activities, he is involved in the establishment of DEFA.

1946

Cultural officer of the SMAD in Halle and Berlin, responsibilities: press, film and theatre

17 December 1946

Wolf is discharged from the Red Army as Lieutenant.

1948

Employee at the House of Soviet Culture in Berlin; Abitur at the evening academy of the SMAD in Berlin-Karlshorst

1949 - 1955

Directing studies at Staatliches Allunionsinstitut für Kinematographie (WGIK) in Moscow with the professors Grigori Alexandrow, Michail Romm, Sergej Gerassimow

1952

Wolf becomes citizen of the GDR and member of the SED.

1953

Assistant director at Kurt Maetzig′s film Ernst Thälmann – Sohn seiner Klasse

1955

Graduation with his diploma film Einmal ist keinmal, which is produced at the DEFA studios.

1955 - 1982

Director at the DEFA feature film studios.

1965

At the age of 39, Konrad Wolf becomes the president of the GDR Academy of Arts as successor of Willi Bredel. He holds the office until his death.

7 March 1982

He dies in Berlin before the completion of the documentary film project Busch singt.

1985

With Wolf′s long-term co-worker Wolfgang Kohlhaase as artistic director and Lew Hohmann as director, the documentary film Die Zeit die bleibt. Ein Film über Konrad Wolf is made.

18 October 1985

The GDR Film and Television College in Potsdam-Babelsberg is renamed as "Konrad Wolf" Film and Television College.

Filmography

1951

Freundschaft siegt, DIR: Iwan Pyrjew, Joris Ivens (Wolf: assistant director)

1953

Ernst Thälmann – Sohn seiner Klasse, DIR: Kurt Maetzig (Wolf: assistant director)

1955

Einmal ist keinmal, DIR: Konrad Wolf, SCR: Paul Wiens, CAM: Werner Bergmann

1956

Genesung, DIR: Konrad Wolf, SCR: Karl Georg Egel, Paul Wiens, after the two authors′ audio play of the same name, CAM: Werner Bergmann

1957

Lissy, DIR: Konrad Wolf, SCR: Alex Wedding, Konrad Wolf, after the novel of the same name by F. C. Weiskopf, CAM: Werner Bergmann

1958/72

Sonnensucher, DIR: Konrad Wolf, SCR: Karl Georg Egel, Paul Wiens, CAM: Werner Bergmann

1959

Sterne, DIR: Konrad Wolf, SCR: Angel Wagenstein, CAM: Werner Bergmann

1960

Leute mit Flügeln, DIR: Konrad Wolf, SCR: Karl Georg Egel, Paul Wiens, CAM: Werner Bergmann

1961

Professor Mamlock, DIR: Konrad Wolf, SCR: Karl Georg Egel, Konrad Wolf, after the novel of the same name by Friedrich Wolf, CAM: Werner Bergmann

1964

Der geteilte Himmel, DIR: Konrad Wolf, SCR: Christa and Gerhard Wolf, Konrad Wolf, Willi Brückner, Kurt Barthel, after the novel of the same name by Christa Wolf, CAM: Werner Bergmann

1966/72

Der kleine Prinz, DIR: Konrad Wolf, SCR: Angel Wagenstein, after the fairy tale of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, CAM: Günter Marczinkowsky

1968

Ich war neunzehn, DIR: Konrad Wolf, SCR: Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Konrad Wolf, CAM: Werner Bergmann

1971

Goya, DIR: Konrad Wolf, Spec SCR: Angel Wagenstein, Konrad Wolf, SCR: Angel Wagenstein, after the novel "Goya oder Der arge Weg der Erkenntnis" by Lion Feuchtwanger, CAM: Werner Bergmann, Konstantin Ryshow

1974

Der nackte Mann auf dem Sportplatz, DIR: Konrad Wolf, Spec SCR: Wolfgang Kohlhaase, SCR: Konrad Wolf, Wolfgang Kohlhaase, CAM: Werner Bergmann

1977

Mama, ich lebe, DIR: Konrad Wolf, Spec SCR: Wolfgang Kohlhaase, SCR: Konrad Wolf, CAM: Werner Bergmann

1980

Solo Sunny, DIR: Konrad Wolf, Co-DIR: Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Spec SCR: Wolfgang Kohlhaase, SCR: Konrad Wolf, Wolfgang Kohlhaase, CAM: Eberhard Geick

1982

Busch singt. Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts, idea and artistic direction: Konrad Wolf, SCR, DRAM, MUS: Reiner Bredemeyer, Erwin Burkert, Ludwig Hoffmann, Peter Voigt, Konrad Wolf, CAM: Eberhard Geick, Lothar Keil, Ernst Oeltze

Bio-filmography of Annelie and Andrew Thorndike

30 August 1909

Andrew Thorndike is born in Frankfurt am Main. His father, Dr. Andrew Thorndike, is general director of Ala-Anzeigen-AG, a part of the Hugenberg media conglomerate.
Thorndike attends school in Königs Wusterhausen near Berlin

17 April 1925

Annelie Kunigk is born in Klützow (today: Kluczewo, Poland). Her father is a locksmith in a sugar factory, her mother comes from a family of fishermen.

1928

After his Abitur, Andrew Thorndike starts a commercial apprenticeship at Scherl-Verlag, Berlin.

1930/31

Works for the "Württembergische Zeitung"

1931

Becomes an employee of Ufa′s advertising film department

1930s

First marriage to Irma Thorndike. The couple has four children: Andrew, Gregor, Jan and Peggy.

1933 - 1939

Thorndike becomes general agent of Ufa′s advertising film department for Saxonia und Silesia.

1939 - 1941

Serves in the police reserve forces

1941

Works as director of cultural films at Hans Fischerkösen′s advertising film company. He shoots instructional films for the supreme command of the navy and the army.

1942

His first directing job Die Herrin des Hofes is prohibited and only released in re-edited form.

1942

Thorndike is arrested because of anti-fascist activities and is later drafted into the military as medical soldier.

1944

Works as filmmaker for the supreme command of the Wehrmacht.
Annelie Kunigk finishes her examns.

Februar 1945

Annelie Kunigk participates in the rebuilding of the school in Penzlin, Mecklenburg.

1946

She joins the SED.

1945 - 1948

After war captivity in the Soviet Union, Andrew Thorndike becomes a member of the "Nationalkomitee Freies Deutschland" ("National Committee for a Free Germany"). Later on, he works as assistant of the Zentrale Antifa-Schule Krasnogorsk (Central Anti-Fascist School of Krasnogorsk) and as assistant in the editorial office of "Nachrichten für deutsche Kriegsgefangene in der Sowjetunion" ("News for German Prisoners of War in the Soviet Union").

1948

He is released and returns to Germany.

1 January 1949

He starts working for DEFA.

1949

Annelie Kunigk becomes principal of the "Martin Andersen Nexö" central school in Penzlin.

1949

Andrew Thorndike joins the SED.
Der 13. Oktober (WT: "Adolf Hennecke"), SCR and DIR: Andrew Thorndike

1950

Von Hamburg bis Stralsund, SCR and DIR: Andrew Thorndike
During the shooting of the film Der Weg nach oben, Andrew Thorndike meets his later wife Annelie.
Der Weg nach oben, SCR and DIR: Andrew Thorndike
Wilhelm Pieck – Das Leben unseres Präsidenten, DIR: Andrew Thorndike, SCR: Andrew Thorndike, Otto Winzer

1952

Annelie and Andrew Thorndike start working together.
Lied der Jugend, artistic director and leading director: Iwan Pyrjew, DIR: Andrew Thorndike, Dimitri Wassiljew
Freundschaft siegt, DIR: Iwan Pyrjew, Joris Ivens, assistant director: Andrew Thorndike, Herbert Ballmann, Joop Huisken, Konrad Wolf et al.
Die Prüfung (WT: "Laß uns Dir zum Guten dienen, Deutschland, einig Vaterland"), SCR: Annelie Kunigk (i.e. Annelie Thorndike), DIR: Andrew Thorndike

1953 - 1967

Andrew Thorndike starts working as documentary filmmaker for the DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme.

2 April 1953

Marriage of Annelie and Andrew Thorndike

9 April 1953

During the work on the unfinished film Stalin und das deutsche Volk, Andrew Thorndike is lured to West Berlin with a fictitious telegram and arrested on "suspicion of complicity in treason against the Federal German Republic" and brought to Karlsruhe.

June 1953

Due to international protests, he is released from prison.

1954

Die Sieben vom Rhein, DIR and SCR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike

1956

Du und mancher Kamerad (WT: "Krieg oder Frieden"), DIR: Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike, SCR: Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler, Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike

1957

Der Fall Harzmann und andere, SCR and DIR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike
Urlaub auf Sylt ("Archive sagen aus", Part 1), SCR and DIR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike

1958

Unternehmen Teutonenschwert ("Archive sagen aus", Part 2), SCR and DIR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike

1961

Annelie Thorndike is appointed president of the international jury of the Leipzig Week of Documentary and Short Film.

1961

Andrew Thorndike becomes a member of the Academy of Arts.
Die Konzessionen des Mister Urquhart, SCR, text and DIR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike, Joachim Hadaschik

1963

Das russische Wunder, SCR and DIR: Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike

1963

Annelie Thorndike is elected member of the Volkskammer.

1965

Tito in Deutschland, text: Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler, DIR: Andrew Thorndike, Manfred Krause

1964 - 1966

Andrew Thorndike is appointed president of the international jury of the Leipzig Week of Documentary and Short Film.

1966

In her book "Jeder Tag war schön", Annelie Thorndike gives an account of a cruise to India that she did with her husband.

1967

Andrew Thorndike is a founding member of the Association of Film and TV Personnel of the GDR. He holds the office of the president until his death in 1979. Annelie Thorndike becomes member of the board of management.

1968

Geheime Kommandosache. 7-part TV series, SCR: Klaus Alde, Gustav Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Egon Schlegel, Job von Witzleben, DIR: Klaus Alde, Egon Schlegel, general direction: Andrew Thorndike

1968 - 1979

Andrew Thorndike becomes head of "Gruppe 67", which produces – besides the Thorndikes′ films – industrial films and documentaries.

1969

Du bist min, Spec SCR: Annelie Thorndike, artistic direction: Annelie and Andrew Thorndike, DIR: Michael Englberger, Hans-Joachim Funk, Manfred Krause, SCR: Annelie Thorndike

1970

Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow – Lenin, DIR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike, SCR: Annelie Thorndike
Unter den Linden. Geschichte und Geschichten. 3-part series for GDR television, DIR: Klaus Alde, Michael Englberger, idea: Annelie Thorndike, artistic advisors: Annelie and Andrew Thorndike

1971

Mein ganzes Leben lang. Hermann Dünow berichtet aus seinem Leben, SCR and DIR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike

1972

Hier Deutsche Volkspolizei, DIR: Andrew Thorndike, Peter Vatter, SCR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike, text: Annelie Thorndike
Start, SCR and DIR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike

1973

KKW Bruno Leuschner, general direction: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike, DIR: Hans Joachim Funk, Spec SCR/text: Annelie Thorndike

1973 - 1989

Annelie Thorndike is appointed president of the committee of the Leipzig International Week of Documentary and Short Film.

1976

Frontkameramänner, DIR: Manfred Krause, Egon Schlegel, Spec SCR and text: Annelie Thorndike

1977

Die alte neue Welt, DIR: Andrew Thorndike, SCR: Andrew Thorndike, text: Annelie Thorndike

1978

Andrew Thorndike becomes member of the board of the GDR Film and Television Council.

14 December 1979

Andrew Thorndike dies in Berlin.

1980

Annelie Thorndike becomes member of the board of the Association of Film and TV Personnel of the GDR.

1 April 1983

"Gruppe 67" is affiliated to the DEFA documentary film studios. Annelie Thorndike joins the group "Kinobox" within DEFA.

1985

Aufbruch, DIR, SCR and text: Annelie Thorndike

1987

Alle Ideen beginnen als Traum, DIR: Annelie Thorndike, SCR/text: Annelie Thorndike, Beate Schönfeldt

Bio-filmography of Annelie and Andrew Thorndike

30 August 1909

Andrew Thorndike is born in Frankfurt am Main. His father, Dr. Andrew Thorndike, is general director of Ala-Anzeigen-AG, a part of the Hugenberg media conglomerate.
Thorndike attends school in Königs Wusterhausen near Berlin

17 April 1925

Annelie Kunigk is born in Klützow (today: Kluczewo, Poland). Her father is a locksmith in a sugar factory, her mother comes from a family of fishermen.

1928

After his Abitur, Andrew Thorndike starts a commercial apprenticeship at Scherl-Verlag, Berlin.

1930/31

Works for the "Württembergische Zeitung"

1931

Becomes an employee of Ufa′s advertising film department

1930s

First marriage to Irma Thorndike. The couple has four children: Andrew, Gregor, Jan and Peggy.

1933 - 1939

Thorndike becomes general agent of Ufa′s advertising film department for Saxonia und Silesia.

1939 - 1941

Serves in the police reserve forces

1941

Works as director of cultural films at Hans Fischerkösen′s advertising film company. He shoots instructional films for the supreme command of the navy and the army.

1942

His first directing job Die Herrin des Hofes is prohibited and only released in re-edited form.

1942

Thorndike is arrested because of anti-fascist activities and is later drafted into the military as medical soldier.

1944

Works as filmmaker for the supreme command of the Wehrmacht.
Annelie Kunigk finishes her examns.

Februar 1945

Annelie Kunigk participates in the rebuilding of the school in Penzlin, Mecklenburg.

1946

She joins the SED.

1945 - 1948

After war captivity in the Soviet Union, Andrew Thorndike becomes a member of the "Nationalkomitee Freies Deutschland" ("National Committee for a Free Germany"). Later on, he works as assistant of the Zentrale Antifa-Schule Krasnogorsk (Central Anti-Fascist School of Krasnogorsk) and as assistant in the editorial office of "Nachrichten für deutsche Kriegsgefangene in der Sowjetunion" ("News for German Prisoners of War in the Soviet Union").

1948

He is released and returns to Germany.

1 January 1949

He starts working for DEFA.

1949

Annelie Kunigk becomes principal of the "Martin Andersen Nexö" central school in Penzlin.

1949

Andrew Thorndike joins the SED.
Der 13. Oktober (WT: "Adolf Hennecke"), SCR and DIR: Andrew Thorndike

1950

Von Hamburg bis Stralsund, SCR and DIR: Andrew Thorndike
During the shooting of the film Der Weg nach oben, Andrew Thorndike meets his later wife Annelie.
Der Weg nach oben, SCR and DIR: Andrew Thorndike
Wilhelm Pieck – Das Leben unseres Präsidenten, DIR: Andrew Thorndike, SCR: Andrew Thorndike, Otto Winzer

1952

Annelie and Andrew Thorndike start working together.
Lied der Jugend, artistic director and leading director: Iwan Pyrjew, DIR: Andrew Thorndike, Dimitri Wassiljew
Freundschaft siegt, DIR: Iwan Pyrjew, Joris Ivens, assistant director: Andrew Thorndike, Herbert Ballmann, Joop Huisken, Konrad Wolf et al.
Die Prüfung (WT: "Laß uns Dir zum Guten dienen, Deutschland, einig Vaterland"), SCR: Annelie Kunigk (i.e. Annelie Thorndike), DIR: Andrew Thorndike

1953 - 1967

Andrew Thorndike starts working as documentary filmmaker for the DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme.

2 April 1953

Marriage of Annelie and Andrew Thorndike

9 April 1953

During the work on the unfinished film Stalin und das deutsche Volk, Andrew Thorndike is lured to West Berlin with a fictitious telegram and arrested on "suspicion of complicity in treason against the Federal German Republic" and brought to Karlsruhe.

June 1953

Due to international protests, he is released from prison.

1954

Die Sieben vom Rhein, DIR and SCR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike

1956

Du und mancher Kamerad (WT: "Krieg oder Frieden"), DIR: Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike, SCR: Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler, Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike

1957

Der Fall Harzmann und andere, SCR and DIR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike
Urlaub auf Sylt ("Archive sagen aus", Part 1), SCR and DIR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike

1958

Unternehmen Teutonenschwert ("Archive sagen aus", Part 2), SCR and DIR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike

1961

Annelie Thorndike is appointed president of the international jury of the Leipzig Week of Documentary and Short Film.

1961

Andrew Thorndike becomes a member of the Academy of Arts.
Die Konzessionen des Mister Urquhart, SCR, text and DIR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike, Joachim Hadaschik

1963

Das russische Wunder, SCR and DIR: Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike

1963

Annelie Thorndike is elected member of the Volkskammer.

1965

Tito in Deutschland, text: Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler, DIR: Andrew Thorndike, Manfred Krause

1964 - 1966

Andrew Thorndike is appointed president of the international jury of the Leipzig Week of Documentary and Short Film.

1966

In her book "Jeder Tag war schön", Annelie Thorndike gives an account of a cruise to India that she did with her husband.

1967

Andrew Thorndike is a founding member of the Association of Film and TV Personnel of the GDR. He holds the office of the president until his death in 1979. Annelie Thorndike becomes member of the board of management.

1968

Geheime Kommandosache. 7-part TV series, SCR: Klaus Alde, Gustav Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Egon Schlegel, Job von Witzleben, DIR: Klaus Alde, Egon Schlegel, general direction: Andrew Thorndike

1968 - 1979

Andrew Thorndike becomes head of "Gruppe 67", which produces – besides the Thorndikes′ films – industrial films and documentaries.

1969

Du bist min, Spec SCR: Annelie Thorndike, artistic direction: Annelie and Andrew Thorndike, DIR: Michael Englberger, Hans-Joachim Funk, Manfred Krause, SCR: Annelie Thorndike

1970

Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow – Lenin, DIR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike, SCR: Annelie Thorndike
Unter den Linden. Geschichte und Geschichten. 3-part series for GDR television, DIR: Klaus Alde, Michael Englberger, idea: Annelie Thorndike, artistic advisors: Annelie and Andrew Thorndike

1971

Mein ganzes Leben lang. Hermann Dünow berichtet aus seinem Leben, SCR and DIR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike

1972

Hier Deutsche Volkspolizei, DIR: Andrew Thorndike, Peter Vatter, SCR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike, text: Annelie Thorndike
Start, SCR and DIR: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike

1973

KKW Bruno Leuschner, general direction: Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike, DIR: Hans Joachim Funk, Spec SCR/text: Annelie Thorndike

1973 - 1989

Annelie Thorndike is appointed president of the committee of the Leipzig International Week of Documentary and Short Film.

1976

Frontkameramänner, DIR: Manfred Krause, Egon Schlegel, Spec SCR and text: Annelie Thorndike

1977

Die alte neue Welt, DIR: Andrew Thorndike, SCR: Andrew Thorndike, text: Annelie Thorndike

1978

Andrew Thorndike becomes member of the board of the GDR Film and Television Council.

14 December 1979

Andrew Thorndike dies in Berlin.

1980

Annelie Thorndike becomes member of the board of the Association of Film and TV Personnel of the GDR.

1 April 1983

"Gruppe 67" is affiliated to the DEFA documentary film studios. Annelie Thorndike joins the group "Kinobox" within DEFA.

1985

Aufbruch, DIR, SCR and text: Annelie Thorndike

1987

Alle Ideen beginnen als Traum, DIR: Annelie Thorndike, SCR/text: Annelie Thorndike, Beate Schönfeldt

Biography

7 January 1938

Born in Potsdam

1956 - 1961

Camera studies at the German College of Film Art in Babelsberg. Graduation with diploma (Diplom-Kameramann)

1961

Starts working at DEFA feature film studios, initially as camera assistant and second cameraman with, among others, Werner Bergmann and Karl Plintzner

1966 - 1990

First cameraman for 36 feature films produced for cinema and TV, mainly films for children and young people

1991 - 1997

Freelance work, predominantly for public and private TV stations

1998

Adult education centre course in oil painting, led by the painter Prof. Daoud Salman Anad

2000/02/03

Exhibition of paintings by Wolfgang Braumann in Potsdam

Filmography

1966

Oben fährt der große Wagen (DIR: Christian Steinke, TV)

1967

Turlis Abenteuer (DIR: Walter Beck)
camera cooperation with Günter Haubold

1968

Die Nacht im Grenzwald (DIR: Kurt Barthel)

1970

Weil ich Dich liebe ... (DIR: Helmut Brandis, Hans Kratzert)

1970

Wir kaufen eine Feuerwehr (DIR: Hans Kratzert)

1971

Hut ab, wenn du küsst! (DIR: Rolf Losansky)

1972

Der Mann, der nach der Oma kam (DIR: Roland Oehme)

1972

Tecumseh (DIR: Hans Kratzert)

1973

Die Squaw Tschapajews (DIR: Günter Meyer)

1973

Unterm Birnbaum (DIR: Ralf Kirsten)

1973

Der Wüstenkönig von Brandenburg (DIR: Hans Kratzert)

1974

Hans Röckle und der Teufel (DIR: Hans Kratzert)

1975

Am Ende der Welt (DIR: Hans Kratzert)

1975

... die Bösewichter müssen dran (DIR: Thomas Kuschel)

1976

Konzert für Bratpfanne und Orchester (DIR: Hannelore Unterberg)

1977

Ottokar der Weltverbesserer (DIR: Hans Kratzert)

1977

Wer reißt denn gleich vorm Teufel aus (DIR: Egon Schlegel)

1978

Ein Sonntagskind, das manchmal spinnt (DIR: Hans Kratzert)

1979

Hochzeit in Weltzow (DIR: Georgi Kissimow, TV)

1979

Das Pferdemädchen (DIR: Egon Schlegel)

1980

Der Baulöwe (DIR: Georgi Kissimow)

1980

Max und siebeneinhalb Jungen (DIR: Egon Schlegel)

1980

Nicht verzagen, Trudchen fragen (DIR: Günter Stahnke, TV)

1981

Freunde in Preußen (DIR: Rolf Busch); commissioned production of Allianzfilm GmbH for ZDF

1982

Der Prinz hinter den sieben Meeren (DIR: Walter Beck)

1983

Zille und ick (DIR: Werner W. Wallroth)

1984

Das Eismeer ruft (DIR: Jörg Foth)

1984

Biberspur (DIR: Walter Beck)

1985

Der Doppelgänger (DIR: Werner W. Wallroth)

1987

Der Schwur von Rabenhorst (DIR: Hans Kratzert)

1988

Kai aus der Kiste (DIR: Günter Meyer)

1988

Froschkönig (DIR: Walter Beck)

1990

Der Streit um des Esels Schatten (DIR: Walter Beck)

1991

Die Sprungdeckeluhr (DIR: Gunter Friedrich)

1992

Sherlock Holmes und die sieben Zwerge (DIR: Günter Meyer, 8-part TV series for ARD / cinema version released in 1994)

More informations about Annelie and Andrew Thorndike under following links

Bio-Filmography of the film documentarians A. und A. Thorndike
Foyer exhibition about the film documentarians A. und A. Thorndike

With its foundation in 1981, Filmmuseum Potsdam acquired technical objects that had so far been preserved by the State Film Archive of the GDR. Particularly amateur devices were added until 1990 and compiled to form a collection of their own.
After 1990, extended research for the purpose of stock formation was finally possible. Additionally, modernisations as well as liquidations of companies and institutions in East Germany contributed to the steady growth of the technology collection. This way, cameras from the 1920s and 1930s, editing tables, animation stands and printers from the 1930s and 1940s appeared that had still been in use until then. Fortunately, vendors often attached less importance to adequate prices than to the fact that "their" devices would not be scrapped but kept for museum use.
After its establishment as an institution of the Federal State of Brandenburg, the museum finally got larger storage facilities, enabling the collections to store historical equipment such as editing tables, animation stands and printers that are difficult to preserve for lack of space.

Photos from the collection

Photos from the collection

Under this name, the camera was introduced with an advertisement, which is also shown in the museum, from the "KARL GEYER Maschinen- und Apparatebau GmbH".
Since Geyer Maschinenbau GmbH was first separated under this name from the Geyer Werke in 1918, and could be found at a different address beginning in 1924, the camera must have been produced between 1918 and 1924.
Intensive research in the film literature of those years provided another piece of evidence: In a report on the Leipzig Cinema Trade Show in March 1921, we read: "Professional filming devices were represented by constructions by Wardack and Rothe – Berlin, Ernemann, Ertel, Karl Geyer – Berlin, Hahn-Goerz and Stachow, which, with the exception of the last, borrow from well-known, usually foreign constructions." Up until now, all attempts to obtain more information on this camera were unsuccessful. There are not even any references to this camera in the remaining files of Geyer Maschinenbau GmbH.



Other than the fact that up until now, no 35 mm Geyer camera was known of, this would be nothing special. But the construction of the device gives a clue to all those who know the material as to why this camera was probably only sold in very small numbers and, thus, remained unknown. The basic construction corresponds in all details and measurements to the camera Pathé Model B, a construction from 1905 (!), which generally is known as Pathé Professional or Pathé Industrial.
Only the film channel was changed, since in this case the round plywood magazines are, unlike the Pathé, not behind one another, but rather are placed on top of the camera, one next to the other. In addition, the camera was equipped with a compendium with an Iris; this made, as it is written in the advertisement, "a recently popular way of fading in and out" possible. This camera certainly is one of the devices that Guido Seeber was referring to when he, at the beginning of the 1920s, complained that Germany produced no new cameras of its own but only copied trusted foreign constructions.

When 70 mm film was introduced internationally at the beginning of the 1960s, DEFA began its first experiments with this new film gauge. Due to an agreement with the Soviet Union, at first only Russian-built cameras were used. In 1964, the DEFA camera workshop under the leadership of the engineer Georg Maidorn developed its own camera for 70 mm film: the DEFA 70 Reflex.



The box construction, with interior magazines that have a capacity for holding 375 m of film, made the camera largely soundproof. Measurements registered a running noise of less than 28 phons from a distance of 1.2 metres.
Through the use of light artificial materials, e.g. for the interior covering, the weight of the camera could be kept low, so that no new tripod constructions were necessary.
In 1965, cameraman Werner Bergmann shot a short pilot film with this camera called "DEFA 70". The goal of this film was to try out the possibilities of the new gauge and to introduce them to audiences.
70 mm film was not, however, as successful as had been hoped. Especially during a time of international economic difficulties, the financial and technical expense was entirely disproportionate to the results.

One-act films dominated the early years of cinema. Documentary films or comic scenes with a length of but a few minutes were shown. In order to keep the attendance to the "cinematographic theatre" from dropping, operators worked on ever-increasing attractions. One innovation was the addition of sound, beginning in 1903.
The idea to link image and sound was not new. It can already be found some ten years earlier with Edison. The most important precursors in the introduction of sound films were Léon Gaumont in France and Oskar Messter in Germany. Soon, there were many manufacturers of the technical equipment, and almost all film producers also offered sound films. Contents were rather homogenous: dances, opera arias, variety scenes.
As evidence for the first phase of sound film, the collection stores a Mendel phonographic system from 1909. The manufacturer was George Mendel, Paris.



The apparatus consists of a Pathé projector, English model, a gramophone, an air pump for sound amplification and a synchronisation controller for adjusting the running speed of projector and gramophone. The synchronisation controller compares the electrically transmitted speed of the gramophone with the mechanically transmitted speed of the projector. In case of differences in speed, the voltage for the projector is regulated in order to restore synchronicity. Problems with low volume were to be solved via amplification through an additional air current created by a pump. These sound films were made using the playback technique: in the studio, the pre-recorded record would be played and actors moved to match the music. The camera, in-sync with the gramophone, filmed the images. Due to the limitations of the record as a sound carrier, only relatively short scenes were possible as sound films. Moreover, the reproduction quality could not always be guaranteed.
Often after a film tear, some frames would be missing, yet the sound continued. As a consequence, synchronous runs could only be achieved imperfectly. The low volume of the gramophone only allowed the films to be shown to a relatively small audience. Thus, the system was not adequate for the emerging "cinema palaces". Due to problems with quality, which were often intensified by unprofessional operation, and the relatively high amount of work necessary to make such sound films, this technique was not able to hold its ground after 1913. Only the invention of the amplification tube and the loudspeaker 15 years later made the sound film possible.
It is highly likely that Filmmuseum Potsdam’s version of the phonographic sound system on the model of G. Mendel only survived because it was never sold. This device was given to the museum by the former State Film Archive of the GDR, along with several other objects from the former Berlin-based company Ariel Schimmel.
On inspecting and registering the objects, it became clear that the original transport case for the device was also present. Various spare parts for a number of cinematic devices as well as a large number of Schimmel company signs were found in this case, all from before 1920.
Very little is known about the Schimmel company. It was founded in 1894. On 2 November 1906 and on 30 January 1907, the company Ariel Schimmel, Berlin, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Str. 18a, applied for trademark protection for the brand name A.S.B. as well as the name Theatrograph. A projector with this name can be found in the Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek. A store was later opened at Chausseestr. 25; from 1 October 1914 onwards, it was located at Burgstrasse 28. Until at least 1940, a shop existed at Krausnikstr. 19. Corresponding sales catalogues from the Schimmel company can be found in the collection of writings on film technology. The company’s partial estate, which is stored at the Bundesarchiv, was indexed in a preliminary finding aid several years ago.

• Lützower (1972, DIR: Werner W. Wallroth)
• Sechse kommen durch die Welt (1972, DIR: Rainer Simon)
• Die sieben Affären der Donna Juanita (1973, DIR: Frank Beyer, TV)
• Till Eulenspiegel (1975, DIR: Rainer Simon)
• Zünd an, es kommt die Feuerwehr (1979, DIR: Rainer Simon)
• Das Luftschiff (1983, DIR: Rainer Simon)
• Ernst Thälmann (1986, DIR: Ursula, Georg Schiemann, TV)
• Wengler & Söhne – Eine Legende (1987, DIR: Rainer Simon)
• Pestalozzis Berg (1989, DIR: Peter von Gunten)

• Tanz mit dem Kaiser (1941, DIR: Georg Jacoby)
• Träumerei (1944, DIR: Harald Braun) – copy
• Serenade einer großen Liebe (1951, DIR: Rudolf Maté) – copy
• Königliche Hoheit (1953, DIR: Harald Braun)
• Ball der Nationen (1954, DIR: Karl Ritter)
• Feuerwerk (1954, DIR: Kurt Hoffmann)
• Der Cornet – Die Weise von Liebe und Tod (1955, DIR: Walter Reisch)
• Anastasia – Die letzte Zarentochter (1956, DIR: Falk Harnack)

• Fünf Patronenhülsen (1960, DIR: Frank Beyer)
• Solange Leben in mir ist (1965, DIR: Günter Reisch)
• Die gefrorenen Blitze (1967, DIR: János Veiczi)
• DEFA 70 (1967, DIR: Werner Bergmann)
• Der Revolver des Corporals (1967, DIR: Rolf Losanky)
• Goya (1971, DIR: Konrad Wolf)
• Aller Liebe Anfang (1972, DIR: Helmut Krätzig, TV)
• Tecumseh (1972, DIR: Hans Kratzert)
• Das unsichtbare Visier (1973 - 1975, DIR: Peter Hagen, TV)
• Jakob der Lügner (1975, DIR: Frank Beyer)
• Als Unku Edes Freundin war (1981, DIR: Helmut Dziuba)
• Der lange Ritt zur Schule (1982, DIR: Rolf Losansky)
• Moritz in der Litfasssäule (1983, DIR: Rolf Losansky)
• Der Aufenthalt (1983, DIR: Frank Beyer)
• Pelle der Eroberer (1986, DIR: Christian Steinke)

Anlauf (1971, DIR: Egon Günther, TV)

Die Hosen des Ritters von Bredow (1973, DIR: Konrad Petzold)

Die Schlüssel (1974, DIR: Egon Günther)

Johannes Kepler (1974, DIR: Frank Vogel)

Orpheus in der Unterwelt (1974, DIR: Horst Bonnet)

Lotte in Weimar (1975, DIR: Egon Günther)

Unser stiller Mann (1976, DIR: Bernhard Stephan)

Die Leiden des jungen Werthers (1976, DIR: Egon Günther)

Anton der Zauberer (1978, DIR: Günter Reisch)

Eine Handvoll Hoffnung (1978, DIR: Frank Vogel)

Die Birke da oben (1979, DIR: Peter Vogel, TV)

Lachtauben weinen nicht (1979, DIR: Ralf Kirsten)

Addio, piccola mia (1979, DIR: Lothar Warneke)

Don Juan, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 78 (1980, DIR: Siegfried Kühn)

Unser kurzes Leben (1981, DIR: Lothar Warneke)

Automärchen (1983, DIR: Erwin Stranka)

Bockshorn (1984, DIR: Frank Beyer)

Gritta von Rattenzuhausbeiuns (1985, DIR: Jürgen Brauer)

Die Grünstein-Variante (1985, DIR: Bernhard Wicki)

Freischütz in Berlin (1987, DIR: Klaus Gendries, TV)

Fallada – Letztes Kapitel (1988, DIR: Roland Gräf)

Der Bruch (1989, DIR: Frank Beyer)

Rheinsberg (1990, DIR: Klaus Gendries)

Stein (1991, DIR: Egon Günther)

Anna Anna (1993, DIR: Kläy Greti)

Sherlock Holmes und die sieben Zwerge (1995, DIR: Günter Meyer, TV)

Die Braut (1999, DIR: Egon Günther)

Unterwegs nach Atlantis (not realised)

Karl Marx (not realised)

Simplicius Simplicissimus (not realised)

• Frauenschicksale (1952, DIR: Slatan Dudow),
• Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck (1953, DIR: Wolfgang Staudte)
• Wolf unter Wölfen (1965, DIR: Hans-Joachim Kasprzik, TV)
• Kleiner Mann – was nun? (1967, DIR: Hans-Joachim Kasprzik, TV)
• Die Brüder Lautensack (1973, DIR: Hans-Joachim Kasprzik, TV)
• Abschied vom Frieden (1979, DIR: Hans-Joachim Kasprzik, TV)
  

• Schatten über den Inseln (1952, DIR: Otto Meyer)
• Die Unbesiegbaren (1953, DIR: Artur Pohl)
• Kein Hüsung (1954, DIR: Artur Pohl)
• Pole Poppenspäler (1954, DIR: Artur Pohl)
• Robert Mayer – Der Arzt aus Heilbronn (1955, DIR: Helmut Spieß)
• Mich dürstet (1956, DIR: Karl Paryla)
• Das singende, klingende Bäumchen (1957, DIR: Francesco Stefani)
• Wo du hin gehst (1957, DIR: Martin Hellberg)
• Nur eine Frau (1958, DIR: Carl Balhaus)
• Der junge Engländer (1958, DIR: Gottfried Kolditz)
• Weißes Blut (1959, DIR: Gottfried Kolditz)
• Die schöne Lurette (1960, DIR: Gerhard Kolditz)
• Leinwandmesser (not realised)
• Spartacus (not realised)
• Henkel advertising

• Wozzeck (1947, DIR: Georg C. Klaren)
• ... und wieder 48 (1948, DIR: Gustav von Wangenheim)
• Die Buntkarierten (1949, DIR: Kurt Maetzig)
• Das kalte Herz (1950, DIR: Paul Verhoeven)
• Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck (1953, DIR: Wolfgang Staudte)
• Anna Susanna (1953, DIR: Richard Nicolas)
• Emilia Galotti (1958, DIR: Martin Hellberg)
• Kabale und Liebe (1959, DIR: Martin Hellberg)
• Fünf Tage, fünf Nächte (1961, DIR: Lew Amschtam).
• Die schwarze Galeere (1962, DIR: Martin Hellberg)

• Karla (1966/90, DIR: Hermann Zschoche)
• Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog (1967, DIR: Kurt Maetzig)
• Trotz alledem! (1972, DIR: Günter Reisch)
• Elixiere des Teufels (1973, DIR: Ralf Kirsten)
• Wolz – Leben und Verklärung eines deutschen Anarchisten (1974, DIR: Günter Reisch)
• Eine Pyramide für mich (1975, DIR: Ralf Kirsten)
• Ein irrer Duft von frischem Heu (1977, DIR: Roland Oehme)
• Achillesferse (1978, DIR: Rolf Losansky)
• Ich zwing dich zu leben (1978, DIR: Ralf Kirsten)
• Die Verlobte (1980, DIR: Günter Reisch, Günther Rücker)
• Alle meine Mädchen (1980, DIR: Iris Gusner)
• Bürgschaft für ein Jahr (1981, DIR: Hermann Zschoche)
• Pugowitza (1981, DIR: Jürgen Brauer)
• Familienbande (1982, DIR: Horst E. Brandt)
• Mein Vater ist ein Dieb (1983, DIR: Dietmar Hochmuth)
• Hälfte des Lebens (1985, DIR: Herrmann Zschoche)
• Stielke, Heinz, 15 (1987, DIR: Michael Kann)
• Vorspiel (1987, DIR: Peter Kahane)
• Der Bruch (1988, DIR: Frank Beyer)
• Die Entfernung zwischen dir und mir und ihr (1988, DIR: Michael Kann)
• Der Streit um des Esels Schatten (1990, DIR: Walter Beck)
• Zwischen Pankow und Zehlendorf (1991, DIR: Horst Seemann)
• Die Tigerin (1992, DIR: Karin Howard)
• Burning Life (1994, DIR: Peter Welz)

• Das Lied der schwarzen Berge (1932, DIR: K. Breiness, Hans Natge)
• Die blonde Carmen (1935, DIR: Viktor Janson)
• 90 Minuten Aufenthalt (1936, DIR: Harry Piel)
• Der Hund von Baskerville (1936, DIR: Carl Lamac)
• Die Landstreicher (1937, DIR: Carl Lamac)
• Autobus S (1937, DIR: Heinz Hille)
• Vor Liebe wird gewarnt (1937, DIR: Carl Lamac)
• Immer nur Du (1941, DIR: Karl Anton)
• Meine Freundin Josefine (1942, DIR:)
• Die heimlichen Bräute (1944, DIR: Johannes Meyer)
• Straßenbekanntschaft (1948, DIR: Peter Pewas)
• ... und wenn’s nur einer wär (1949, DIR: Wolfgang Schleif)

• Ehe im Schatten (1947, DIR: Kurt Maetzig)
• Frauenschicksale (1952, DIR: Slatan Dudow)
• Ernst Thälmann – Sohn seiner Klasse (1954, DIR: Kurt Maetzig)
• Ernst Thälmann – Führer seiner Klasse (1955, DIR: Kurt Maetzig)
• Thomas Müntzer (1956, DIR: Martin Hellberg)

• Ernst Thälmann – Sohn seiner Klasse (1954, DIR: Kurt Maetzig)
• Zwei Mütter (1957, DIR: Frank Beyer)
• Im Sonderauftrag (1959, DIR: Heinz Thiel)
• Das Stacheltier. Die Ballade vom freien Friedrich (1960, DIR: Lutz Köhlert)
• Fünf Patronenhülsen (1960, DIR: Frank Beyer)
• Ach, du fröhliche (1962, DIR: Günter Reisch)
• Ärzte (1962, DIR: Lutz Köhlert)
• An französischen Kaminen (1963, DIR: Kurt Maetzig)
• Der geteilte Himmel (1964, DIR: Konrad Wolf)
• Wenn du groß bist, lieber Adam (1965, DIR: Egon Günther)
• English for You (1966 - 1968, TV)
• Ich war neunzehn (1968, DIR: Konrad Wolf)
• Der Hasenhüter (1977, DIR: Ursula Schmenger)
• Die zertanzten Schuhe (1977, DIR: Ursula Schmenger)
• Addio, piccola mia (1979, DIR: Lothar Warneke)
• Don Juan, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 78 (1980, DIR: Siegfried Kühn)
• Der Aufenthalt (1983, DIR: Frank Beyer)
• Frühlingssinfonie (1983, DIR: Peter Schamoni)
• Bockshorn (1984, DIR: Frank Beyer)
• Gritta von Rattenzuhausbeiuns (1985, DIR: Jürgen Brauer)
• Wengler & Söhne (1987, DIR: Rainer Simon)
• Einer trage des anderen Last (1988, DIR: Lothar Warneke)
• Haus am Fluß (1988, DIR: Roland Gräf)
• Die Besteigung des Chimborazo (1989, DIR: Rainer Simon)
• Wenn alle Deutschen schlafen (1994, DIR: Frank Beyer, TV)
• Simplicius Simplicissimus (not realised)
  

• Geliebte weiße Maus (1964, DIR: Gottfried Kolditz)
• Käuzchenkuhle (1969, DIR: Walter Beck)
• Das unsichtbare Visier (1973 - 1975, DIR: Peter Hagen, TV)
• Liebesfallen (1976, DIR: Werner W. Wallroth)
• Das Raubtier (1978, DIR: Walter Beck)
• Des Henkers Bruder (1979, DIR: Walter Beck)
• Schatzsucher (1979, DIR: Bernhard Stephan)
• Alexander der Kleine (1982, DIR: Wladimar Fokin)
• Der Prinz hinter den sieben Meeren (1982, DIR: Walter Beck)
• Zille und ick (1983, DIR: Werner W. Wallroth)
• Unser bester Mann (1983, DIR: Eberhard Schäfer)
• Biberspur (1984, DIR: Walter Beck)
• Der Lude (1984, DIR: Horst E. Brandt)
• Atkins (1985, DIR: Helge Trimpert)
• Der Hut des Brigadiers (1986, DIR: Horst E. Brandt)
• Der Schwur von Rabenhorst (1987, DIR: Hans Kratzert).
• Wir sind fünf (1987, DIR: Richard Engel, TV)

• Solo Sunny (1980, DIR: Konrad Wolf, SD: Alfred Hirschmeier)
• Platz oder Sieg? (1981, DIR: Claus Dobberke)
• Die Mahnung (1982, DIR: Juan Antonio Bardem)
• Weiberwirtschaft (1983, DIR: Peter Kahane)
• Der Sieg (1985, DIR: Jewgeni Matwejew)
• Ernst Thälmann (1986, DIR: Ursula, Georg Schiemann, TV)
• Albert Einstein (1990, DIR: Georg Schiemann, TV)
• Die kriegerischen Abenteuer eines Friedfertigen (1990, DIR: Peter Hill, TV).
• Das Gemeindekind (not realised)

• Ware für Katalonien (1959, DIR: Richard Groschopp)
• Der schweigende Stern (1960, DIR: Kurt Maetzig)
• Silvesterpunsch (1960, DIR: Günter Reisch)
• Menschen und Tiere (1962, DIR: Sergej Gerassimow)
• Rauhreif (1963, DIR: Hans Erich Korbschmitt, TV)
• Sonntagsfahrer (1963, DIR: Gerhard Klein)
• Alaskafüchse (1964, DIR: Werner W. Wallroth)
• Eine schreckliche Frau (1965, DIR: Jindrich Polák)
• Chingachgook, die Große Schlange (1967, DIR: Richard Groschopp)
• Krupp und Krause (1969, DIR: Horst E. Brandt, TV)
• Meine Stunde Null (1970, DIR: Jo Hasler)
• Tscheljuskin (1970, DIR: Rainer Hausdorfer, TV)
• Hoffmanns Erzählungen (1970, DIR: Walter Felsenstein, Georg F. Mielke, TV)
• Über ganz Spanien wolkenloser Himmel (1971, DIR: Hans Knötzsch, TV)
• Ritter Blaubart (1973, DIR: Walter Felsenstein, Georg F. Mielke)
• Das unsichtbare Visier (1973 - 1975, DIR: Peter Hagen, TV)
• Zwischen Nacht und Tag (1975, DIR: Horst E. Brandt)
• Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben (1976, DIR: Horst Seemann)
• Happy End (1977, DIR: Manfred Wekwerth, TV)
• Aber Doktor (1980, DIR: Oldrich Lipsky, TV)
• Der Spiegel des großen Magus (1981, DIR: Dieter Scharfenberg)
• Dein unbekannter Bruder (1982, DIR: Ulrich Weiß)
• Der Mann von der Cap Arcona (1982, DIR: Lothar Bellag, TV)
• Automärchen (1983, DIR: Erwin Stranka)
• Die vertauschte Königin (1984, DIR: Dieter Scharfenberg)
• Ete und Ali (1985, DIR: Peter Kahane)
• Der Bärenhäuter (1986, DIR: Walter Beck)
• Der Traum vom Elch (1986, DIR: Siegfried Kühn)
• Der Eisenhans (1988, DIR: Karl Heinz Lotz)
• Puppet animation film
• Sandmännchen (TV)
• Vom Hahn, der rote Kirschen essen wollte (animation film)

• Jahrgang 45 (1966/90, DIR: Jürgen Böttcher)
• Mohr und die Raben von London (1969, DIR: Helmut Dziuba)
• Die Legende von Paul und Paula (1973, DIR: Heiner Carow)
• Die Firma (1974, DIR: Kurt Veth, TV)
• Abenteuer mit Blasius (1975, DIR: Egon Schlegel)
• Nelken in Aspik (1976, DIR: Günter Reisch)
• Das Versteck (1978, DIR: Frank Beyer)
• Bis daß der Tod euch scheidet (1979, DIR: Heiner Carow)
• Lachtauben weinen nicht (1979, DIR: Ralf Kirsten)
• Nicki (1980, DIR: Gunther Scholz)
• Als Unku Edes Freundin war ... (1981, DIR: Helmut Dziuba)
• Ab heute erwachsen (1985, DIR: Gunther Scholz)
• Hilde, das Dienstmädchen (1986, DIR: Günther Rücker, Jürgen Brauer)
• Vernehmung der Zeugen (1987, DIR: Gunther Scholz)
• Pestalozzis Berg (1989, DIR: Peter von Gunten)
• Tanz auf der Kippe (1991, DIR: Jürgen Brauer)
• Die Lügnerin (1992, DIR: Siegfried Kühn)
• Der 12. Mann (not realised)
• Die Tänzerin (not realised)

• Der Fackelträger (1955, DIR: Johannes Knittel)
• Der Teufelskreis (1956, DIR: Carl Balhaus)
• Zwischenfall in Benderath (1956, DIR: János Veiczi)
• Der junge Engländer (1958, DIR: Gottfried Kolditz)
• Erich Kubak (1959, DIR: Johannes Arpe)
• Schritt für Schritt (1960, DIR: János Veiczi)
• Fünf Tage, fünf Nächte (1961, DIR: Lew Arnschtam)
• Vom König Midas (1962, DIR: Günter Stahnke)

• Der schweigende Stern (1960, DIR: Kurt Maetzig)
• Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück (1962, DIR: Martin Hellberg)
• Hannes Scharf (1966, DIR: Karlheinz Carpentier, TV)
• Orpheus in der Unterwelt (1974, DIR: Horst Bonnet)
• Blumen für den Mann im Mond (1975, DIR: Rolf Losansky)
• Unterwegs nach Atlantis (1976, DIR: Siegfried Kühn)
• Levins Mühle (1980, DIR: Horst Seemann)
• Fariaho (1983, DIR: Roland Gräf)
• Dornröschen (not realised)

• Rabauken-Kabarett (1961, DIR: Werner W. Wallroth)
• Gewissen in Aufruhr (1961, DIR: Hans-Joachim Kasprzik, Günter Reisch)
• Einer und ein Quartett (1962, TV)
• Mord in Gataway (1962, DIR: Werner W. Wallroth, TV)
• Was halten Sie von Musik? (1962, DIR: Wernfried Hübel, TV)
• Die letzte Chance (1962, DIR: Hans-Joachim Kasprzik
• Rüpel (1963, DIR: Bärbl Bergmann)
• Christine (1963/74, DIR: Slatan Dudow)
• Das Lied vom Trompeter (1964, DIR: Konrad Petzold)
• Das blaue Zimmer (1964, DIR: Robert Vernay, TV)
• Die Mutter und das Schweigen (1964, DIR: Wolfgang Luderer)
• Der Reserveheld (1965, DIR: Wolfgang Luderer)
• Oben fährt der große Wagen (1966, DIR: Christian Steinke, TV)
• Brennende Ruhr (1967, DIR: Hans-Erich Korbschmitt, TV)
• Die Heiden von Kummerow und ihre lustigen Streiche (1967, DIR: Werner Jacobs)
• Hauptmann Florian von der Mühle (1968, DIR: Werner W. Wallroth)
• Jungfer, sie gefällt mir (1969, DIR: Günter Reisch)
• Engel im Visier (1969, DIR: Lothar Bellag, TV)
• Effi Briest (1970, DIR: Wolfgang Luderer, TV)
• Tod in der Kurve (1971, DIR: Gerhard Respondek, TV)
• Artur Becker (1971, DIR: Rudi Kurz, TV)
• Du und ich und Klein-Paris (1971, DIR: Werner W. Wallroth)
• Der Adjutant (1972, DIR: Peter Deutsch)
• Zement (1973, DIR: Manfred Wekwerth, Isot Kilian, TV)
• Der kleine Kommandeur (1973, DIR: Siegfried Hartmann)
• Schüsse in Marienbad (1974, DIR: Ivo Toman, Vaclav Gajer, Claus Dobberke)
• Tod am Mississippi (1974, DIR: Ralph J. Boettner, TV)
• Die unheilige Sofia (1975, DIR: Manfred Wekwerth, TV)
• Im Schlaraffenland (1975, DIR: Kurt Jung-Alsen, TV)
• Philipp der Kleine (1976, DIR: Herrmann Zschoche)
• Keine Hochzeit ohne Ernst (1976, DIR: Kurt Jung-Alsen, TV)
• Die Forelle (1976, DIR: Thomas Langhoff, TV)
• Ottokar der Weltverbesserer (1977, DIR: Hans Kratzert, Ulrich Weiß)
• Ich will euch sehen (1978, DIR: János Veiczi)
• Hochzeit in Weltzow (1978, DIR: Georgi Kissimow, TV)
• Die Gänsehirtin am Brunnen (1979, DIR: Ursula Schmenger)
• Puppen für die Nacht (1980, DIR: Christa Mühl, TV)
• Der Baulöwe (1980, DIR: Georgi Kissimow)
• Frühstück im Bett (1982, RE: Eberhard Schäfer, TV)
• Nachhilfe für Vati (1983, DIR: Karola Hattop, TV))
• Das Buschgespenst (1985, DIR: Vera Loebner, TV)
• Felix und der Wolf (1988, DIR: Evelyn Schmidt)
• Johanna (1989, DIR: Peter Hagen, TV)
• Erster Verlust (1990, DIR: Maxim Dessau)
• Stilles Land (1992, DIR: Andreas Dresen, TV)

• Revue um Mitternacht (1962, DIR: Gottfried Kolditz)
• Der Tanzlehrling (1963, DIR: Gottfried Kolditz)
• König Drosselbart (1965, DIR: Walter Beck)
• Signale – Ein Weltraumabenteuer (1970, DIR: Gottfried Kolditz)
• Eolomea (1972, DIR: Herrmann Zschoche)
• Das Ding im Schloß (1979, DIR: Gottfried Kolditz)
• Gevatter Tod (1980, DIR: Wolfgang Hübner, TV)

• Stärker als die Nacht (1954, DIR: Slatan Dudow)
• Der Hauptmann von Köln (1956, DIR: Slatan Dudow)
• Rivalen am Steuer (1957, DIR: E. Wilhelm Fiedler)
• Der Prozeß wird vertagt (1958, DIR: Herbert Ballamann)
• Meine Frau macht Musik (1958, DIR: Hans Heinrich)
• Haus im Feuer (1959, cancelled)
• Verwirrung der Liebe (1959, DIR: Slatan Dudow)
• Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (1955, DIR: Peter Palitzsch, Manfred Wekwerth)
• Das Kleid (1961/90, DIR: Konrad Petzold, Egon Günther)
• Der König stirbt (1964, DIR: Hanns Korngiebel, TV)
• Die Übungspatrone (1964, DIR: Hanns Korngiebel, TV)
• Ein Eremit wird entdeckt (1964, DIR: Hans Lietzau, TV)
• Die menschliche Pyramide oder Wohl dem, der eine Bleibe hat (1970, DIR: Hans Dieter Schwarze, TV)
• Danziger Mission (1979, DIR: Michael Günther, TV)

• Zar und Zimmermann (1956, DIR: Hans Müller, SB: Erich Zander)
• Mazurka der Liebe (1957, DIR: Hans Müller, SB: Erich Zander)
• Spur in die Nacht (1957, DIR: Günter Reisch)
• Beschreibung eines Sommers (1963, DIR: Ralf Kirsten)
• Mir nach, Canaillen! (1964, DIR: Ralf Kirsten)
• Der verlorene Engel (1971, DIR: Ralf Kirsten)
• Blauvogel (1979, DIR: Ulrich Weiß)
• Jadup und Boel (1980, DIR: Rainer Simon)

• Der Rat der Götter (1950, DIR: Kurt Maetzig)
• Die Sonnenbrucks (1951, DIR: Georg C. Klaren)
• Karriere in Paris (1952, DIR: Georg C. Klaren)
• Ernst Thälmann – Sohn seiner Klasse (1954, DIR: Kurt Maetzig)
• Ernst Thälmann – Führer seiner Klasse (1955, DIR: Kurt Maetzig)
• Wo du hin gehst ... (1957, DIR: Martin Hellberg)
• Sie nannten ihn Amigo (1959, DIR: Heiner Carow)
• Das Leben beginnt (1960, DIR: Heiner Carow)
• Steinzeitballade (1961, DIR: Ralf Kirsten)
• Solange Leben in mir ist (1965, DIR: Günter Reisch)
• Rote Ruhrarmee (not realised)
  

• Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück (1962, DIR: Martin Hellberg)
• Vanina Vanini (1963, DIR: Helmut Schiemann, TV)
• Die antike Münze (1965, DIR: Vladimir Jantschev)
• Gefrorene Blitze (1967, DIR: János Veiczi )
• Zauberhafte Erbschaft (1985, DIR: Zdenek Zelenka)
• 12 Uhr Mittags kommt der Boß (1968, DIR: Siegfried Hartmann)
• Kai aus der Kiste (1988, DIR: Günther Meyer)
• Froschkönig (1988, DIR: Walter Beck)
• Otto – Der Liebesfilm (1992, DIR: Bernd Eilert, Otto Waalkes)
• Cosimas Lexikon (1992, DIR: Peter Kahane)
• Kein Pardon (1993, DIR: Hape Kerkeling)

• Der Simplon-Tunnel (1959, DIR: Gottfried Kolditz)
• Die schöne Lurette (1960, DIR: Gottfried Kolditz)
• Die goldene Jurte (1961, DIR: Gottfried Kolditz)
• Revue um Mitternacht (1962, DIR: Gottfried Kolditz)
• Reserviert für den Tod (1963, DIR: Heinz Thiel)
• Die Heiden von Kummerow und ihre lustigen Streiche (1967, DIR: Werner Jacobs)
• Heißer Sommer (1968, DIR: Jo Hasler)

• La Habanera (1937, DIR: Douglas Sirk)
• Heimatland (1939, DIR: Ernst Martin)
• Kautschuk (1938, DIR: Eduard von Borsody)
• Stukas (1941, DIR: Karl Ritter)
• Unter den Brücken (1945, DIR: Helmut Käutner)
• In jenen Tagen (1947, DIR: Helmut Käutner)

• Es ist eine alte Geschichte (1972, DIR: Lothar Warneke)
• Die Taube auf dem Dach (1973, DIR: Iris Gusner)
• Leben mit Uwe (1974, DIR: Lothar Warneke)
• Die Moral der Banditen (1976, DIR: Erwin Stranka)
• Der gepuderte Mann im bunten Rock oder Musjöh lebt gefährlich (1977, DIR: Klaus Gendries, TV)
• Die Insel der Silberreiher (1977, DIR: Jaromil Jires)
• Sabine Wulff (1978, DIR: Erwin Stranka)
• Die Birke da oben (1979, DIR: Peter Vogel, TV)
• Die Schmuggler von Rajgrod (1980, DIR: Konrad Petzold)
• Schwarzes Gold (1980, DIR: Hans Werner, TV)
• Schwarzweiß und Farbe (1981, DIR: Siegfried Kühn, not realised)
• Mein Vater Alfons (1981, DIR: Hans Kratzert)
• Das Fahrrad (1982, DIR: Evelyn Schmidt)
• Ich bin nicht Don Quichote (1982, DIR: Andreas Schreiber, TV)
• Pianke (1982, DIR: Gunter Friedrich, TV)
• Das Eismeer ruft (1984, DIR: Jörg Foth)
• Die Gänse von Bützow (1985, DIR: Frank Vogel)
• Hasenherz (1987, DIR: Gunter Friedrich)
• Alter schützt vor Liebe nicht (1989, DIR: Achim Hübner, TV)
• Ein brauchbarer Mann (1989, DIR: Hans-Werner Honert)
• Großvaters Reise (1993, DIR: Staffan Lamm)

• Rotkäppchen (1962, DIR: Götz Friedrich)
• Daniel und der Weltmeister (1963, DIR: Ingrid Meyer / later: Raschke)
• Die Reise nach Sundevit (1966, DIR: Heiner Carow)
• Die Flucht (1977, DIR: Roland Gräf)
• Sechse kommen durch die Welt (1972, DIR: Rainer Simon)
• Das zweite Leben des Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow (1973, DIR: Siegfried Kühn)
• Die Hosen des Ritters von Bredow (1973, DIR: Konrad Petzold)
• Zum Beispiel Josef (1974, DIR: Erwin Stranka)
• Bankett für Achilles (1975, DIR: Roland Gräf)
• Unterwegs nach Atlantis (1977, DIR: Siegfried Kühn )
• Fleur Lafontaine (1978, DIR: Horst Seemann, TV)
• Hiev up (1978, DIR: Joachim Hasler)
• Natalja, dir Isaak (1979, "Konrad Wolf" Film and Television College, DIR: Michael Kann)
• Levins Mühle (1980, DIR: Horst Seemann)
• Hotel Polan und seine Gäste (1982, DIR: Horst Seemann, TV)
• Fariaho (1983, DIR: Roland Gräf)
• Besuch bei van Gogh (1985, DIR: Horst Seemann)
• Blonder Tango (1986, DIR: Lothar Warneke)
• Kindheit (1987, DIR: Siegfried Kühn)
• Coming out (1989, DIR: Heiner Carow)
• Sehnsucht (1990, DIR: Jürgen Brauer)

• Die blauen Schwerter (1949, DIR: Wolfgang Schleif)
• Die Brücke (1949, DIR: Artur Pohl )
• Quartett zu fünft (1949, DIR: Gerhard Lamprecht)
• Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck (1953, DIR: Wolfgang Staudte)
• Das Fräulein von Scuderi (1955, DIR: Eugen York)
• Zar und Zimmermann (1956, DIR: Hans Müller)
  

Contents of the Frank Beyer archive (excerpt)

Studies at the film college in Prague
(Filmová a Televizni Fakulta Akademie Múzicky´ch Umeni v Praze – FAMU)

Diary (starts on 15 January 1952)
Term paper in Czech from 5 November 1953, German preliminary notes for the term paper

Raucher (Kuraci), not realised

Photo spec script, 1st class of 1953
Preliminary works for spec scripts
Script (1953)

Rosnicky (Wetterfrösche) (1954)

Spec script (1954)
Various spec script versions in Czech

Film and television work

Zar und Zimmermann (1956)

Script from 21 May 1955
Shooting schedules
Shooting plan

Schlösser und Katen (1957)

Script from 21 December 1955, part 1: Der Krumme
Script from 31 January 1956, part 2: Der Grade

Zwei Mütter (1957)

Script from 8 September 1956

caption: Frank Beyer and Françoise Spira during the shooting of "Zwei Mütter" (1957); Photo: DEFA-Neufeld

Editing list, undated
Correspondence 24 March - 31 December 1956
Correspondence 3 January - 27 December1957
Shooting plans
Posters
2 production stills, 49 rehearsal photos, 16 film stills, 9 research photos
Photo album

Das Gesellschaftsspiel (1957)

("Das Stacheltier", Episode 105)
Spec script from 15 March 1957
Scripts, undated

Fridericus Rex – 11th part (1957)

("Das Stacheltier", parts 106/107)
Directing outline
Spec script from 3 April 1957

Polonia-Express (1957)

Script from 9 July 1957

Eine alte Liebe (1959)

Spec script from 15 April 1958
Script from 1 September 1958
File notes and correspondence regarding the withdrawal of the film′s approval
Roadmap for the first continuity
Exposé from 8 January 1958
Editing list, undated
Rough draft
Posters
27 film stills, 3 production stills, 128 location photos
Photo album

Fünf Patronenhülsen (1960)

First continuity from 3 November 1958
Script from 28 April 1959
Exposé from 23 July 1958
Script version from 13 April 1959 by Walter Gorrish, with notes by Frank Beyer
Storyboard from 28 April 1959
Correspondence
Shooting plan
Editing list, undated
Posters
1 production still, 82 film stills, 20 rehearsal photos, 15 publicity stills, 32 location photos
2 photo albums

Königskinder (1962)

Storyboard from 1 March 1961

caption: Excerpt from the last pages of Frank Beyer′s working script for the film "Königskinder" (1962)

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Director′s script from 1 March 1961
Script from 15 December 1960
Acceptance protocols
Rough draft from 24 May 1961
Editing list, undated
Exposé, undated
Correspondence with (among others) Hans Rodenberg, Jochen Mückenberger, Klaus Wischnewski, Edith and Walter Gorrish
Posters
193 location photos, 97 rehearsal photos, 1 film still, 32 publicity stills, 1 other, 26 contact prints
Photo album

Rehearsal photos for "Königskinder"

caption: Armin Mueller-Stahl and Annekathrin Bürger during rehearsal takes for "Königskinder" (1962); Photo: DEFA-Neufeld

caption: Annekathrin Bürger during rehearsal takes for "Königskinder" (1962), background left: Frank Beyer; Photo: DEFA-Neufeld

caption: Armin Mueller-Stahl and Annekathrin Bürger during rehearsal takes for "Königskinder" (1962); Photo: DEFA-Neufeld

caption: Armin Mueller-Stahl and Annekathrin Bürger during rehearsal takes for "Königskinder" (1962); Photo: DEFA-Neufeld

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Nackt unter Wölfen (1963)

Script from 12 April 1962

caption: Günter Marczinkowsky, Frank Beyer and Bruno Apitz during the shooting of "Nackt unter Wölfen" (1963); Photo: DEFA-Pathenheimer

Script from 20 February 1962
Spec script, undated
Editing list, undated
Statement of the group "Roter Kreis" regarding the script acceptance procedure on 6 March 1962
Correspondence with (among others) Bruno Apitz, Albert Wilkening
Posters
67 rehearsal photos, 36 location photos, 27 set design sketches
Photo album

Karbid und Sauerampfer (1963)

First continuity from 28 December 1962
Script from 20 May 1963
Script from 14 March 1963, including: application for acceptance from 7 November 1963, file note from 11 December 1963 on the cut of the film
Correspondence
Posters
6 production still, 23 film still, 49 rehearsal photos, 6 location sketches
Photo album

Spur der Steine (1966)

First continuity from 26 June 1964
Spec script, parts 1 and 2, without cover sheet, undated
Shooting plan
Editing list from 31 May 1966
Posters
14 production still, 3 film stills, 10 publicity stills, 164 rehearsal photos
Photo album

Rottenknechte (1971)

Scripts, parts 1 - 5, undated
Director′s script, parts 1 - 5, undated
Spec script, parts 1 - 3, 5, undated
Spec script, part 4, from 28 December 1969
Shooting plan 1 and 2
Correspondence
Production records
3 production stills, 131 rehearsal photos, 118 research photos
Photo album Rottenknechte I
Photo album Rottenknechte II and III

Die sieben Affären der Doña Juanita (1973)

First continuities, parts 1 - 5, from 22 October 1971
Director′s scripts, undated
Shooting plan
23 production stills, 107 rehearsal photos, 321 film stills

Jakob der Lügner (1974)

Script from 15 December 1965
Script from 7 January 1974
Script, Czech version, undated
Script from 5 January 1973, including: final production plan from 18 February 1974
Editing list from 1 October 1975
Spec script from 17 February 1965
Shooting plan from 15 January 1974
Notification of the nomination of "Jakob der Lügner" from 17 March 1977
Spec script from 22 June 1972
Spec script from 17 February 1965
Posters
320 location photos, 19 publicity stills, 108 rehearsal photos
Photo album

Das Versteck (1977)

Spec script by Jurek Becker, undated, with handwritten notes
Film exposé by Jurek Becker
Editing list, undated
Script from 26 August 1976
Music schedule from 25 January 1977
Shooting plan
Correspondence
17 publicity posters, 1 photo of the team in Frankfurt
Photo album

Geschlossene Gesellschaft (1978)

Script from 15 November 1977
Script version from 31 January 1978
Correspondence with (among others) Klaus Poche, Jutta Hoffmann, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Heinz Adameck
Production records
117 film stills, 18 production stills, 54 rehearsal photos, 102 contact prints

Der König und sein Narr (1981)

Director′s script from 15 September 1980
Spec script from 18 July 1980
Production records
20 production stills, 48 film stills

Die zweite Haut (1981)

Director′s script from 15 February 1981
Script, undated
Czech script version from 15 February 1981
Director′s script from 15 May 1980 with revisions from 15 February 1981
19 film stills, 26 rehearsal photos, 16 location photos

Der Aufenthalt (1983)

Director′s script from 17 December 1981
Spec script in Polish from 7 May 1981
Spec script from 7 May 1981
Editing list
Script from 17 December 1981
Shooting plan
Correspondence
Production records
Posters
109 film stills, 51 publicity stills, 73 rehearsal photos, 19 location photos

Bockshorn (1984)

Director′s script from 15 March 1983 with handwritten notes
Script from 15 March 1983
Script, english version, undated
Spec script by Ulrich Plenzdorf from 18 November 1982 (working version with revisions by Christoph Meckel)
31 film stills, 8 publicity stills, 40 contact prints, 590 location photos

Der Bruch (1989)

Director′s script from 11 January 1988, including: shooting plan
First continuity from 29 September 1987
Spec script from 13 July 1987, including: statement by Dieter Wolf from 24 August 1987
Treatment, 1st version, from 16 February 1987
Production records
Correspondence
Posters
29 production stills, 42 film stills, 28 publicity stills

Ende der Unschuld (1991)

Spec script, 1st version by Wolfgang Menge, undated
Spec script, part 1, version by Wolfgang Menge from 15 March 1989
Director′s script, part 1 from 4 December 1989
Director′s script from 4 December1989
Correspondence
Production records
Script Beyond Innocence, parts 1 and 2, english version from 15 March 1989
7 film stills, 4 production stills, 27 location photos

Der Verdacht (1991)

Spec script by Ulrich Plenzdorf, undated
Spec script by Ulrich Plenzdorf, May 1990
First continuity by Ulrich Plenzdorf from 3 September 1990
Script from 29 October 1990
Editing list, undated, with revisions by Doris Borkmann from 28 March1991
Shooting plan
Production records
4 film stills, 2 production stills

Sie und Er (1992)

Script, parts 1 and 2, 1st verssion from September 1990
Script, 2nd version from 30 November 1990
Script, parts 1 and 2, 3rd version from January 1991
Director′s script, parts 1 and 2, 3rd version from January 1991
Exposé by Klaus Poche from November 1988
Rough draft by Klaus Poche from June 1988
Correspondence
4 production stills, 9 film stills, 9 rehearsal photos

Das große Fest (1992)

Director′s script from 5 January 1992 with handwritten notes and photos
Script (original version for revision) from 10 November 1991
Shooting plan
Production records
43 film stills, 37 location photos

Das letzte U-Boot (1993)

Director′s script from May 1992 with revisions from 17 June 1992
Script The Last U-Boat (working title: Operation Tokyo) from 15 June 1992, unrevised version
Script from September 1991
German dialogue list from 3 December 1992
English dialogue list from 30 September 1992
Text list for German synchronisation from 25 September 1992 (revised: 12 October 1992)
Correspondence
Production records
15 film stills, 3 production stills, 22 location photos

Wenn alle Deutschen schlafen (1995)

Director′s script from 28 February 1994
Director′s script from 28 March 1994
Script revisions by Jurek Becker from 30 January 1994
Synchronisation
Correspondence
8 production stills, 140 film stills, 8 rehearsal photos, 16 contact prints

Nikolaikirche (1995)

First continuity part1 from September 1994 (revised by Erich Loest on 16 December 1994)
First continuity part1 from November 1994 (revised by Erich Loest on 16 December 1994)
Director′s script parts 1 and 2 from 15 February 1995
Spec script, 1st volume, undated
Spec script, 3rd volume, undated
Treatment from June 1994
Production records
Correspondence
19 film stills, 8 production stills, 110 location photos

Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1996)

Director′s script (February 1997)
Script, 2nd version from 13 January 1997, revision from 4 February 1997
Script from 15 April 1996, handwritten version from 8 January 1997
Treatment by Wolfgang Kohlhaase from 5 January 1995
Correspondence
Production records
16 film stills, 16 location photos

Abgehauen (1998)

Treatment, versions from 1996 and August 1997
First continuity, 1st draft from 20 September 1997
First continuity from 29 September 1997
Script, 2nd version from 21 November 1997
Director′s script, 2nd version from 21 November 1997
Interview with Manfred Krug, tapes 2 - 4
Production records
Correspondence with (among others) Manfred Krug, Hermann Beyer, Armin Mueller-Stahl
32 film stills, 16 production stills, 3 rehearsal photos

Jahrestage (2000)

Exposé by Christoph Busch, Peter Steinbach, Hans Schmid from 5 September 1991
Exposé from 5 September 1991 with cover letter by Christoph Busch from 23 February 1995
Director′s script part 1 from 30 September 1997
Director′s script part 2 from 2 October 1997
Director′s script part 3 from 1 November 1997
Director′s script part 4, 3rd version from 20 January 1998
Script parts 1 - 4, 3rd version from 18 August 1998

Not-realised projects

Vielleicht ist heute der letzte Tag (Abiram)

Exposé from 7 May 1957
Roadmap for the exposé from 14 July 1957
Roadmap for the exposé from 21 July 1957
Treatment from 2 October 1957, including an introduction by the authors
Statement concerning the treatment from 14 October 1957 / 2 December 1957 / 16 January 1958
Roadmap for the first continuity from 20 November 1957
First continuity from 27 December 1957
Suggestions for the revision of the first continuity by Leonie Ossowski from 29 December 1957
Metrage lists
Correspondence with (among others) Leonie Ossowski

Lassalle – Die Nacht vor dem Duell

Treatment from 25 June 1990

Matulla und Busch

Rohdrehbuch vom 17 April 1985
First continuity from 17 April 1985

Frau Heit

Exposé, 2nd volume, undated

Not-realised projects by Jurek Becker

Leben in der Luft

Novel / spec script, undated

Die Urwaldreise

Spec script from 29 January 1973
Spec script, 2nd version from 28 November 1974

Wanzka

Spec script from 25 February 1975

Lehnchen und Dieter …

Report, undated

Theatre / working scripts

Abschied 4 Uhr früh (o.J.)
Abschied 4 Uhr früh / Das Ende vom Lied (1968)
Altweibersommer (1967)
Auf dich kommt es an, nicht auf alle (1987)
Der Egoist (1968)
Der Geizige (n/a)
Irrungen (Die Komödie der Irrungen) (n/a)
Komödie der Irrungen (n/a)
Der König und sein Narr (5 November 2000)
Um neun an der Achterbahn (n/a)
Die Verschwörung des Fiesko zu Genua (n/a)
Wir sind noch nicht davongekommen (Peter Ensikat / Wolfgang Scheller) (n/a)

Theatre photos

Der König und sein Narr
20 production stills, 48 film stills
Die Verschwörung des Fiesko zu Genua
26 film stills
Pfeffermühle Leipzig
12 film stills

Work diaries

15 work diaries 1960 - 1970 (1969/I: Rottenknechte)
11 work diaries 1971 - 1975 (1974: Jakob der Lügner)
14 work diaries 1976 - 1981 (1980: Der König und sein Narr, 1981/I: Der Aufenthalt)
13 work diaries 1981 - 1986 (1982: Bockshorn, 1982/83: Bockshorn)
16 work diaries 1986 - 1992 (1987: Fall Pannewitz I - III, Der Bruch, 1989: Der Verdacht, 1990: Er und Sie, 1992: Er und Sie)
7 work diaries 1992/93 - 1996

Written material on publications

Regie: Frank Beyer. Berlin: Ed. Hentrich, 1995
Wenn der Wind sich dreht. München: Econ, 2001