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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 histor…

  • Directing
  • Born 11 January 1941 (age 85)
  • Hainichen, Germany
  • 19 credits

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Most-watched Rainer Simon films currently: The Ogre (1996), Sechse kommen durch die Welt (1972), Wengler & Sons (1987), Till Eulenspiegel (1975), The Ascent of Chimborazo (1989).

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