Director
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
December 8, 1935 · Nossendorf, Germany
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.
Often works with
Edith Clever
6 titles together
Parsifal, The Night, A Dream, What Else?
Harry Baer
3 titles together
Hitler: A Film from Germany, Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King, Hitler: A Film from Germany
Peter Kern
3 titles together
Hitler: A Film from Germany, Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King, Hitler: A Film from Germany
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Peter Moland
3 titles together
Hitler: A Film from Germany, Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King, San Domingo
Heinz Schubert
2 titles together
Hitler: A Film from Germany, Hitler: A Film from Germany
Hellmut Lange
2 titles together
Hitler: A Film from Germany, Hitler: A Film from Germany
Full filmography · 26
Nightsong
Director
2025El Mito de Narciso
cast
2011
Nietzsche: Ecce Homo
Director
2003
Mozart Requiem mit dem Finger gelesen
Director
1997
Der Gang auf den Berg
Director
1997
A Dream, What Else?
Director
1995The Marquise of O.
Director
1989
Edith Clever liest Joyce
Director
1987
Fräulein Else
Director
1987
The Night
Director
1985
Parsifal
Director
1982
Hitler: A Film from Germany
Director and Writer
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