Director
Rainer Simon
85 years · Hainichen, Germany · 14 films
Rainer Simon is a distinguished German film director and screenwriter, recognized for his contributions to East German cinema. He studied directing at the Deutsche Hochschule für Filmkunst in Potsdam-Babelsberg from 1961 to 1964. Simon's directorial debut was the short children's film Peterle und die Weihnachtsgans Auguste, based on a story by Friedrich Wolf. His notable works include Till Eulenspiegel (1975), a film based on Renaissance stories, and The Woman and the Stranger (1985), which won the Golden Bear at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. Simon's films often explore historical and social themes, contributing significantly to German cinema.
Best known for
Till Eulenspiegel
1975 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
The Woman and the Stranger
1985 · Director, Writer
Jadup and Boel
1988 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
1972 · Screenplay, Director
The Farmer's Clever Daughter
1969 · Screenplay, Director
The Ascent of Chimborazo
1989 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Filmography 14
The Call of Fayu Ujmu
2002 · Writer, Director
Der Fall Ö.
1991 · Director, Writer
The Ascent of Chimborazo
1989 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Jadup and Boel
1988 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Wengler & Sons
1987 · Director, Writer
The Woman and the Stranger
1985 · Director, Writer
The Airship
1983 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Zünd an, es kommt die Feuerwehr
1979 · Director, Writer
Till Eulenspiegel
1975 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Love at 16
1974 · Writer
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
1972 · Screenplay, Director
Men Without Beard
1971 · Director, Writer
The Farmer's Clever Daughter
1969 · Screenplay, Director
Peterle und die Weihnachtsgans Auguste
1964 · Director