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Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Born
8 December 1935
Place
Nossendorf, Germany
Directing

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (born 8 December 1935) is a German film director and intellectual. For Syberberg, cinema is a form of Gesamtkunstwerk. Many commentators, including Syberberg himself, have characterized his work as a cinematic combination of Bertolt Brecht's doctrine of epic theatre and Richard Wagner's operatic aesthetics.

Syberberg is best known for his 'German trilogy', consisting of Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King (1972), Karl May (1974), and Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977), the latter of which receives rare theatrical screenings due to its seven-hour runtime.

As director

Nightsong

Nightsong

2025 · Director
Demmin Cantos

Demmin Cantos

2023 · Director
Nietzsche: Ecce Homo

Nietzsche: Ecce Homo

2003 · Director
Mozart Requiem mit dem Finger gelesen

Mozart Requiem mit dem Finger gelesen

1997 · Director

Der Gang auf den Berg

1997 · Director
A Dream, What Else?

A Dream, What Else?

1995 · Director
Penthesilea

Penthesilea

1989 · Director

The Marquise of O.

1989 · Director

Fräulein Else

1987 · Director

Edith Clever liest Joyce

1986 · Director
The Night

The Night

1985 · Director
Parsifal

Parsifal

1982 · Director
Hitler: A Film from Germany

Hitler: A Film from Germany

1978 · Director
The Confessions of Winifred Wagner

The Confessions of Winifred Wagner

1978 · Director
Karl May

Karl May

1974 · Director
Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird

Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird

1973 · Director
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

1972 · Director

Nach meinem letzten Umzug...

1972 · Director
Sex-Business: Made in Pasing

Sex-Business: Made in Pasing

1970 · Director
San Domingo

San Domingo

1970 · Director
Scarabea – How Much Land Does a Man Need?

Scarabea – How Much Land Does a Man Need?

1969 · Director

Die Grafen Pocci - einige Kapitel zur Geschichte einer Familie

1968 · Director
Romy: Anatomy of a Face

Romy: Anatomy of a Face

1967 · Director

Wilhelm von Kobell

1966 · Director
Fritz Kortner spricht Monologe für eine Schallplatte

Fritz Kortner spricht Monologe für eine Schallplatte

1966 · Director
Fünfter Akt, siebente Szene. Fritz Kortner probt Kabale und Liebe

Fünfter Akt, siebente Szene. Fritz Kortner probt Kabale und Liebe

1965 · Director

As actor

Leaving and Staying

Leaving and Staying

2023 · Self
Demmin Cantos

Demmin Cantos

2023 · Self

El Mito de Narciso

2011
The Ister

The Ister

2004 · Himself
The Night of the Filmmakers

The Night of the Filmmakers

1995 · Self
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

1976 · Self
Sex-Business: Made in Pasing

Sex-Business: Made in Pasing

1970 · Self - Interviewer
Romy: Anatomy of a Face

Romy: Anatomy of a Face

1967 · Self