- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 14, 1932
- Place of Birth
- Halberstadt, Germany
- Died
- March 25, 2026
Alexander Kluge
Alexander Kluge (born 14 February 1932) was a German author, philosopher, academic and film director. Kluge became known in the 1960s and 1970s as one of the most influential representatives of the New German Cinema, which he helped to establish and develop in theory and practice.
Filmography
Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929
movieAuf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929
2026 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
Heterotopie der Oper
movieHeterotopie der Oper
2026 · Director
Utopie der Oper
movieUtopie der Oper
2026 · Director
Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod
movieDie Liebe stört der kalte Tod
2026 · Director of Photography, Editor
movieThe Klimperclown
2025 · Self
moviePrimitive Diversity
2025 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Production Design
movieBeginnings of Film Art
2024 · Director
movieAn Opera That Sparked a Revolution
2024 · Director
Attack on a Thick Glass Door
movieAttack on a Thick Glass Door
2024 · Director
movieEomaia (Mother of the Dawn)
2024 · Director
moviePlanetary Man
2024 · Director
movieString Cinema – Mathematical Minute Opera
2024 · Director
movieHappy Root From Non-Identity
2024 · Director
movieMax Horkheimer – Philosopher and Sociologist
2024 · Director
movieCosmic Miniatures
2024 · Director
Lied der Medea
movieLied der Medea
2023 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
movieCome With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
2022 · Self
movieSergej Eisenstein Stages Alexander Newski (1938) and Wagner‘s Walküre (1940)
2022 · Director
movieIn the Rock of Signs
2022 · Director
Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais
movieHommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais
2021 · Director
movieOrphea
2021 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieZirkus, Richter’s Tango
2021 · Director
movieWim Wenders, Desperado
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Werewolves Playoffs
movieWerewolves Playoffs
2020 · Director
movieThe Leaks of Venice
2020 · Producer
movieThe Mammoth’s Homecoming, a Composition of Th. W. Adorno in the Year 1941
2020 · Director
Die Festwagen der Großen Französischen Revolution
movieDie Festwagen der Großen Französischen Revolution
2020 · Director, Producer, Writer
Trump State Visit
movieTrump State Visit
2020 · Director, Producer, Writer
Veränderung ist das Salz des Vergnügens
movieVeränderung ist das Salz des Vergnügens
2019 · Director
Bodenhaftung, Hautnähe, Lot zum Erdmittelpunkt
movieBodenhaftung, Hautnähe, Lot zum Erdmittelpunkt
2019 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
Der Zirkus kommt in die Stadt
movieDer Zirkus kommt in die Stadt
2018 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieHappy Lamento
2018 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Revolution is a Creature Full of Surprises
2018 · Director
movieFilm Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias
2018 · Self
movieWe Philosophers from Eve’s Rib
2018 · Director
Zirkus im Krieg
movieZirkus im Krieg
2018 · Director, Producer, Writer
Werner Nekes - Life Between the Pictures
movieWerner Nekes - Life Between the Pictures
2017 · Self
movieAn Opera of the World
2017 · Himself
movieParsifal verlernen
2017 · Director
movieDancing with Pictures
2017 · Himself, Director
movieMimosa Tank: A Prologue for a Film
2017 · Self, Director
Mehrfachbilder Vielfalt Fuenfalt ohne blaues Ende
movieMehrfachbilder Vielfalt Fuenfalt ohne blaues Ende
2017 · Director
movieReason is a Balancing Animal
2017 · Director
Der Gärtner von Nürnberg
movieDer Gärtner von Nürnberg
2017 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieOn the Holy Spirit
2016
Fassbinder's Funeral
movieFassbinder's Funeral
2015 · Director
Sag mir wo die Blumen sind, wo sind sie geblieben?
movieSag mir wo die Blumen sind, wo sind sie geblieben?
2015 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
movieNachrichten vom Großen Krieg
2014 · Director
movieLight Veins
2014 · Director
movieMoby Dick – Godzilla – Fukushima
2014 · Director
movieTheorie der Erzählung
2013 · Himself, Director
Rigor Was His Mark of Quality
movieRigor Was His Mark of Quality
2012 · Director
movieMensch 2.0 – Die Evolution in unserer Hand
2012 · Director, Writer
tvPrecht
2012 · Self
Pretty Woman and other stories, a film with Alexander Kluge
moviePretty Woman and other stories, a film with Alexander Kluge
2012 · Director
Als die Himmel noch miteinander sprachen
movieAls die Himmel noch miteinander sprachen
2011 · Director
movieNuits transparentes
2011
movieAnyone who dares will take the cold off their horse
2010 · Self, Director
movieFrüchte des Vertrauens
2009 · Director
Der Deutschland-Komplex
movieDer Deutschland-Komplex
2009 · Director
Das Prinzip Stadt. Oskar Negt über die "Stadt in uns"
movieDas Prinzip Stadt. Oskar Negt über die "Stadt in uns"
2008 · Director
movieNews from Ideological Antiquity - Marx/Eisenstein/The Capital
2008 · Director
movieCounter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
2008 · Self (uncredited)
Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie
movieWeltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie
2008 · Director
movieMultiple Images for Five Projectors
2007 · Self, Director
movieDas Phänomen der Oper
2007 · Director
movieThe Poetic Power of Theory
2007 · Director
Mein Jahrhundert, mein Tier!
movieMein Jahrhundert, mein Tier!
2007 · Director
Im Sturm der Zeit - Facts & Fakes
movieIm Sturm der Zeit - Facts & Fakes
2007 · Director
The Magic of the Darkened Soul
movieThe Magic of the Darkened Soul
2007 · Director
movie16 Minute-films
2006 · Director
Sad News
movieSad News
2006 · Director
Das gab’s nur einmal
movieDas gab’s nur einmal
2006 · Director
movieLa Habanera
2006 · Director
Storm Over Egypt
movieStorm Over Egypt
2006 · Director
The Deadly Triangle
movieThe Deadly Triangle
2006 · Director
The Trickiness of Peace Treaties
movieThe Trickiness of Peace Treaties
2006 · Director
Nach jedem Untergang kommt ein Dampfer
movieNach jedem Untergang kommt ein Dampfer
2006 · Director
From 9 a.m. to Early the Next Morning Columbus Sailed Straight Ahead Westwards
movieFrom 9 a.m. to Early the Next Morning Columbus Sailed Straight Ahead Westwards
2006 · Director
Die Frau auf dem Schlachtfeld
movieDie Frau auf dem Schlachtfeld
2006 · Writer, Director
movieLa Paloma
2006 · Director
movieSam Remembers Papa Kong
2006 · Director
The Officer as a Philosopher
movieThe Officer as a Philosopher
2005 · Director
tvdruckfrisch
2003 · self
A Woman Like a Volcano
movieA Woman Like a Volcano
2003 · Director
movieAlle Gefühle glauben an einen glücklichen Ausgang
2002 · Self
movieBlinde Liebe/Jean-Luc Godard: Meine Mutter hat nur Stummfilme gesehen!
2001 · Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Idea, Producer
The Flexible Entrepreneur
movieThe Flexible Entrepreneur
2001 · Director
Literatur im Foyer
tvLiteratur im Foyer
2000 · himself
movieIch war Hitlers Bodyguard
2000 · , Director
movieThe Execution of an Elephant
2000 · Director
movieSpaceflight as an Internal Experience
1999 · Director
He Who Hopes, Dies Singing
movieHe Who Hopes, Dies Singing
1999 · Director
Ort und zeit ohne grund ist gewalt
movieOrt und zeit ohne grund ist gewalt
1998 · Director
movieAn Experiment in Love
1998 · Director
Sternstunde Philosophie
tvSternstunde Philosophie
1998 · Self
Alpha Forum
tvAlpha Forum
1998 · Self
Lebensläufe
tvLebensläufe
1998 · Self
Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome
movieLearning Processes with a Deadly Outcome
1998 · Director
Neonröhren des Himmels
movieNeonröhren des Himmels
1998 · Director
movie100 Years of the German Rhine
1998 · Director
Der schwedische Mozart
movieDer schwedische Mozart
1998 · Director
movieFor Vertov
1998 · Director
movieFive Hours Parsifal in 90 Seconds
1998 · Director, Producer
The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot
movieThe Poet as Metaphor Slingshot
1997 · Director
movieThe Day Is Nigh
1997 · Director
Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management
movieEpic Theater & Post-heroic Management
1996 · Director
Heiner Müller in Time Flight
movieHeiner Müller in Time Flight
1996 · Director
He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded
movieHe Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded
1996 · Director
movieChicago in Time Lapse
1996 · Director
Engine Cough
movieEngine Cough
1996 · Director
Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day
movieQueen of Hearts on Judgment Day
1995 · Director
tvKulturzeit
1995 · self
On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses
movieOn the Way to a Theater of Darknesses
1995 · Director
The Voice of the Playwright
movieThe Voice of the Playwright
1995 · Director
Omnivore Democracy
movieOmnivore Democracy
1995 · Director
My Rendezvous with Death
movieMy Rendezvous with Death
1995 · Director
movieThe Night of the Filmmakers
1995 · Self
Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love”
movieBallad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love”
1995 · , Director
The World is Not Bad, but Full
movieThe World is Not Bad, but Full
1994 · Director
I Owe the World a Dead Person
movieI Owe the World a Dead Person
1994 · Director
Under the Sign of Mars
movieUnder the Sign of Mars
1994 · Director
Anti-Opera
movieAnti-Opera
1993 · Director
The Death of Seneca
movieThe Death of Seneca
1993 · Director
Plowshare of Evil
moviePlowshare of Evil
1993 · Director
Rule a Great Country as You Would Fry Small Fish
movieRule a Great Country as You Would Fry Small Fish
1993 · Director
The Last of the Mohicans
movieThe Last of the Mohicans
1993 · Director
Mind, Power, Castration
movieMind, Power, Castration
1993 · Director
Frederick of Prussia
movieFrederick of Prussia
1992 · Director
movieSnowwhiteRosered
1991 · Self
“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”
movie“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”
1991 · Director
Every Frozen Structure has its Academy
movieEvery Frozen Structure has its Academy
1991 · Director
Rome, as Far Away as the Moon
movieRome, as Far Away as the Moon
1991 · Director
Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge
movieDas Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge
1990 · Director, Writer
Heiner Müller on Legal Questions
movieHeiner Müller on Legal Questions
1990 · Director
Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by
movieSome Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by
1990 · Director
movieWild Night with Moon
1990 · Director
Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath
movieConversation with Heiner Müller in Garath
1989 · Director
The Heart and the Legs
movieThe Heart and the Legs
1989 · Self
Portrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th Birthday
moviePortrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th Birthday
1989 · Director
movieAdorno - Es gibt kein richtiges Leben im falschen
1989 · Self
moviePaper Tiger Television, New York
1989 · Director
movieThe Eiffel Tower, King Kong and the White Woman
1988 · Director
10 vor 11
tv10 vor 11
1988 · Creator
Antiques of Advertising
movieAntiques of Advertising
1988 · Director
Madame Butterfly Waits
movieMadame Butterfly Waits
1988 · Director
Why Are You Crying, Antonio?
movieWhy Are You Crying, Antonio?
1988 · Director
Japanclips
movieJapanclips
1988 · Director
Blue Hour Tango Time
movieBlue Hour Tango Time
1988 · Director
Changing Time (Quickly)
movieChanging Time (Quickly)
1988 · Director
The African Lady, or Love with a Fatal Outcome
movieThe African Lady, or Love with a Fatal Outcome
1988 · Director
movieMiscellaneous News
1986 · Director, Writer
movieThe Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time
1985 · Director, Writer
Biermann-Film
movieBiermann-Film
1983 · Director
Looking for a Practical and Realistic Behaviour
movieLooking for a Practical and Realistic Behaviour
1983 · Director, Writer
movieThe Power of Emotion
1983 · Director, Writer
movieWar and Peace
1982 · Writer, Director
movieThe Candidate
1980 · Writer, Director
movieThe Patriotic Woman
1979 · Writer, Director
movieGermany in Autumn
1978 · Director, Screenplay
People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary
moviePeople Preparing the Staufer Anniversary
1977 · Director, Writer
Nachrichten von den Staufern
movieNachrichten von den Staufern
1977 · Writer, Director
movieStrongman Ferdinand
1976 · Director, Writer
movieIn Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death
1974 · Director, Writer
moviePart-Time Work of a Domestic Slave
1973 · Director, Writer
movieThe Journey to Vienna
1973 · Writer
movieBesitzbürgerin, Jahrgang 1908
1973 · Writer, Director
movieWilli Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet
1972 · Director, Writer
movieThe Big Mess
1971 · Writer, Director
Reform Circus
movieReform Circus
1970
movieThe Indomitable Leni Peickert
1970 · Director, Writer
Zum Begriff des 'kritischen Kommunismus' bei Antonio Labriola (1843-1904)
movieZum Begriff des 'kritischen Kommunismus' bei Antonio Labriola (1843-1904)
1970 · Producer
movieA Doctor From Haberstadt
1970 · Writer, Director
movieArtists Under the Big Top: Perplexed
1968 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieDie Erben von Papas Kino
1968
E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher
movieE. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher
1968 · Director, Writer
movieYesterday Girl
1967 · Director, Writer, Producer, Short Story
movieFrau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt
1967 · Director, Writer
movieNews from the 1966 Venice Film Festival
1966 · Director
A Poker Game
movieA Poker Game
1966 · Editor, Director
movie...Geist und ein wenig Glück
1965 · Himself
Policeman's Lot
moviePoliceman's Lot
1965 · Director, Writer
Grimme Award
tvGrimme Award
1964 · Self
Protocol of a Revolution
movieProtocol of a Revolution
1963 · Director, Writer
movieLehrer im Wandel
1963 · Director, Writer
movieBrutality in Stone
1961 · Director, Writer, Producer
Rennen
movieRennen
1961 · Director
Thema Amore
movieThema Amore
1961 · Director, Writer
Rennfahrer
movieRennfahrer
1961 · Producer, Director
movieThe Indian Tomb
1959 · Assistant Director
movieThe Tiger of Eschnapur
1959 · Assistant Director
German Film Award
tvGerman Film Award
1951 · Self
tvBambi
1948 · Self
movieFinite and Infinite Games
— · Himself
At Work in the Ruins of Morality
movieAt Work in the Ruins of Morality
— · Director
Rettung vor dem Tode / 4000 Jahre Liebe / Rettet Liebe vor dem Tode?
movieRettung vor dem Tode / 4000 Jahre Liebe / Rettet Liebe vor dem Tode?
— · Director
Über Unterschiede beim Sprechen: 20 Beispiele
movieÜber Unterschiede beim Sprechen: 20 Beispiele
— · Director
Spinoza und die Modi Gottes
movieSpinoza und die Modi Gottes
— · Director
Love in a spacesuit
movieLove in a spacesuit
— · Director
The most beautiful treasure of evolution
movieThe most beautiful treasure of evolution
— · Director