- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- March 31, 1939
- Place of Birth
- Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff is a Berlin-based German filmmaker. He won an Oscar as well as the Palme d'or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival for The Tin Drum (1979), the film version of the novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Günter Grass. In 1991, he was the Head of the Jury at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Schlöndorff has adapted many literary works for his movies, including some critically well-received US productions, but he is also engaged in post-war German politics. He served as the chief executive for the UFA studio in Babelsberg. Schlöndorff also teaches film and literature at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, where he conducts an Intensive Summer Seminar. He was married to fellow film director Margarethe von Trotta from 1971 to 1991. He is currently married to Angelika Schlöndorff, and the couple has one daughter.
Filmography
movieVisitation
2026 · Writer, Director, Producer
Igor and After
movieIgor and After
2026
Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm
tvMein liebster Dokumentarfilm
2026 · Self
moviePan Olbrychski
2025 · Self
moviePeter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit
2024 · Self
movieCatching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
2024 · Self
movieThe Stones and Brian Jones
2024 · Self
tvGerman Genius
2023 · Volker Schlöndorff
movieMerkel
2022 · Self
movieWerner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
2022 · Self
movieAlain Resnais, the Audacious
2022 · Self
movieCome With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
2022 · Self
movieRomy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion
2022 · Self
movieThe Forest Maker
2022 · Director, Producer, Writer
Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg
tvStudio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg
2022 · Self
movieA Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
2021 · Self
movieVolker Schlöndorff: The Beat of the Drum
2020 · Self - Filmmaker
movieLast Year in Dachau
2020 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieMelville, le dernier samouraï
2020 · Self
movieMargaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
2019 · Self - Filmmaker
movieHollywood's Second World War
2019 · Self
Fuck the Message
movieFuck the Message
2019 · Self
Was tut sich - im deutschen Film?
tvWas tut sich - im deutschen Film?
2018 · Himself
movieSympathisanten - Unser deutscher Herbst
2018 · Self
movieNever Be Boring: Billy Wilder
2017 · Self
movieThe Nameless Day
2017 · Writer, Director
movieReturn to Montauk
2017 · Producer, Director, Screenplay
movieWater and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017 · Self
movieTangerine Dream: Sound from Another World
2016 · Self
movieArthur Miller: A Man of His Century
2015 · Self - Filmmaker
movieFrom Caligari to Hitler
2015 · Self - Filmmaker
The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal
movieThe Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal
2015 · Interviewer
movieFassbinder
2015 · Self
movieHenri Langlois vu par...
2014 · Self, Director
movieDiplomacy
2014 · Director, Screenplay
Bewegte Republik Deutschland
tvBewegte Republik Deutschland
2014 · Self
Open Opera – Wer wird Carmen?
tvOpen Opera – Wer wird Carmen?
2012 · Self
movieDubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections
2012 · Self
movieCalm at Sea
2012 · Director, Writer
tvSquare
2012 · Self
Günther Jauch
tvGünther Jauch
2011 · Self
movieNuits transparentes
2011
Was wurde aus...?
tvWas wurde aus...?
2011 · himself
movieCave of Forgotten Dreams
2010 · Narrator (French version) (voice) (uncredited)
movieMichael Nyman in Progress
2010 · Self
Museums-Check mit Markus Brock
tvMuseums-Check mit Markus Brock
2010 · Self
movieCode Name: Melville
2010 · Self
Westpol
tvWestpol
2010 · self
Memories of Last Year in Marienbad
movieMemories of Last Year in Marienbad
2010 · Himself - Narrator, Producer, Editor
movieMelville Steps Out of the Shadows
2010 · Interviewee
movieUnraveling the Enigma: The Making of Marienbad
2009 · Self
moviePeter Eisenman: Building Germany's Holocaust Memorial
2009 · himself
movieMalle's Fire Within
2008 · Self
movieUlzhan
2007 · Director
movieStrike
2007 · Director
movieFilmmakers in Action
2006 · Self
movieBilly Wilder Speaks
2006 · Self - Filmmaker / Interviewer, Editor, Director
movieKnef - Die frühen Jahre
2005 · Self
movieEnigma – Eine uneingestandene Liebe
2005 · Director
Gottschalk meets Petersen
movieGottschalk meets Petersen
2005 · Himself
Who is Helene Schwarz?
movieWho is Helene Schwarz?
2005 · Self
Von Sex bis Simmel
movieVon Sex bis Simmel
2005 · Self
movieThe Ninth Day
2004 · Director
movieFritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands
2004 · Self (Interviewee)
Die Verhoevens
movieDie Verhoevens
2003 · Himself
tvUn film et son époque
2003 · Self
movieTen Minutes Older: The Cello
2002 · Director
movieThe Enlightenment
2002 · Director
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
tvGero von Boehm begegnet...
2002 · Self
movieMarlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
2002 · Self
Ein Produzent hat Seele oder er hat keine
movieEin Produzent hat Seele oder er hat keine
2002 · Self, Director
movieEveryman's Feast
2002 · Producer
Im Glashaus - Das philosophische Quartett
tvIm Glashaus - Das philosophische Quartett
2002 · himself
movieVolker Schlöndorff Remembers The Tin Drum
2001 · Self
movieThe Legend of Rita
2000 · Director, Screenplay
tvAbendschau
2000 · Self, self
Schrott - Die Atzenposse
movieSchrott - Die Atzenposse
2000
tvmaybrit illner
1999 · Self
Volle Kanne
tvVolle Kanne
1999 · Self
tvBeckmann
1999 · Self
moviePalmetto
1998 · Director
Alpha Forum
tvAlpha Forum
1998 · Self
Nachtstudio
tvNachtstudio
1997 · Self
Im Dialog
tvIm Dialog
1997 · self
movieThe Ice Princess
1996 · Executive Producer
movieThe Ogre
1996 · Director, Screenplay
tvDie Harald Schmidt Show
1995 · Self
movieThe Night of the Filmmakers
1995 · Self
tvBilly, How Did You Do It?
1992 · Self, Director
tvMorgenmagazin
1992 · Self
movieI Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
1992 · Self
The Michael Nyman Songbook
movieThe Michael Nyman Songbook
1992 · Director
movieBilly, How Did You Do It?
1992 · Self, Director
tvFilm Lesson
1991 · Self
movieVoyager
1991 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Handmaid's Tale
1990 · Director
Zeil um Zehn
tvZeil um Zehn
1990 · Self
Romy Award
tvRomy Award
1990 · Self
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
tvZDF-Mittagsmagazin
1989 · Self
movieA Gathering of Old Men
1987 · Director
tvNachtcafé
1987 · Self
moviePrivate Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
1986 · Self - The Director
tvAmerican Masters
1986 · Self
movieHumor ist eine ernste Sache - Der Filmregisseur Kurt Hoffmann
1985 · Self
movieDeath of a Salesman
1985 · Director
movieHands Up!
1985 · Self (1981 footage)
movieSwann in Love
1984 · Director
Goldene Kamera
tvGoldene Kamera
1984 · Self
movieWar and Peace
1982 · Director, Writer
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self
movieCircle of Deceit
1981 · Director, Writer
movieThe Candidate
1980 · Director, Writer
Bavarian Film Awards
tvBavarian Film Awards
1979 · Self
movieThe Tin Drum
1979 · Director, Screenplay
tvNDR Talk Show
1979 · Self
movieCinématon
1978 · N°572
movieGermany in Autumn
1978 · Director, Screenplay
movieBeto Nervio contra el poder de las tinieblas
1978 · Associate Producer
moviePortrait of Valeska Gert
1977 · Director, Writer
movieSigns of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
1976 · Self
movieCoup de Grâce
1976 · Director
Henry James Stories
tvHenry James Stories
1976 · Director, Adaptation, Scenario Writer
tvKölner Treff
1976 · Self
Georginas Gründe
movieGeorginas Gründe
1975 · Director, Writer
tvLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self
movieThe Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Director, Screenplay
movieDe qui dépend que l’oppression demeure ?
1975 · Self
3 nach 9
tv3 nach 9
1974 · Self
Stayover in Tirol
movieStayover in Tirol
1974 · Director, Writer, Producer
tvSpécial cinéma
1974 · Self
Je später der Abend
tvJe später der Abend
1973 · Self
movieA Free Woman
1972 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Morals of Ruth Halbfass
1972 · Director, Screenplay
movieMathias Kneißl
1971
movieThe Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
1971 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieRio das Mortes
1971 · Idea
tv11 Uhr 20
1970 · Barkeepeer Henry
movieBaal
1970 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
movieMichael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
1969 · Director, Writer
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
tvTitel, Thesen, Temperamente
1967 · Self
Der Paukenspieler
movieDer Paukenspieler
1967 · Director, Writer
movieDegree of Murder
1967 · Director, Writer
movieNeuer Deutscher Film Report
1967
movieYoung Törless
1966 · Writer, Director
movieViva Maria!
1965 · Assistant Director
movieChance at Love
1964 · German soldier (segment "Chance du guerrier, La") (uncredited)
movieThe Fire Within
1963 · Assistant Director
movieMéditerranée
1963 · Co-Director
movieLe Doulos
1962 · Man in Bar (uncredited), First Assistant Director
movieA Very Private Affair
1962 · Assistant Director
movieLast Year at Marienbad
1961 · Second Assistant Director
movieLéon Morin, Priest
1961 · German Soldier (uncredited), Assistant Director
movieWho Cares...
1960 · Director, Writer, Editor
German Film Award
tvGerman Film Award
1951 · Self
Ulrich Matthes - Leidenschaft und Haltung
movieUlrich Matthes - Leidenschaft und Haltung
— · Self
movieLove Me Again
— · Thanks