Reinhard Hauff (born 23 May 1939) is a German film director. His works, which were mostly carried out in the late 1960s to early 1990s, are known for their social and political commentary. '' Stammheim'', which is based on the activities of the

Red Army Faction The Red Army Faction (RAF, ; , ),See the section "Name" also known as the Baader–Meinhof Group or Baader–Meinhof Gang (, , active 1970–1998), was a West German far-left Marxist-Leninist urban guerrilla group founded in 1970. The ...

(commonly called the Baader-Meinhof Gang) won the

Golden Bear The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The win ...

award at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival in 1986. In 1987, he was a member of the jury at the

37th Berlin International Film Festival The 37th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February to 3 March 1987. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Soviet Union film ''Tema'' directed by Gleb Panfilov. The retrospective was in honour of Armenian-American film and ...

. His 1970 film '' Mathias Kneissl'' was entered into the

7th Moscow International Film Festival The 7th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 20 July to 3 August 1971. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian film '' Confessions of a Police Captain'' directed by Damiano Damiani, the Japanese film ''Live Today, Die Tomorrow! ...

Selected filmography

Director * ' (1969, TV film) * '' Mathias Kneissl'' (1970, screenplay by Martin Sperr) * ''Haus am Meer'' (1973, TV film) * ''Desaster'' (1973, TV film) * ' (1974) * ' (1974, TV film, based on a novel by Franz Josef Degenhardt) * ' (1976, TV film) * ' (1977) * ''

Knife in the Head A knife ( : knives; from Old Norse 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt. One of the earliest tools used by humanity, knives appeared at least 2.5 million years ago, as evidenced ...

'' (1978, screenplay by Peter Schneider) * ' (1980) * ' (1982, based on a story by Peter Schneider) * ''Ten Days in Calcutta: A Portrait of

Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen (''Beng.'' মৃণাল সেন; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Bengali, and few Hindi and Telugu language films. Regarded as one of the finest Ind ...

'' (1984, Documentary) * '' Stammheim'' (1986, screenplay by

Stefan Aust Stefan Aust (; born 1 July 1946) is a German journalist. He was the editor-in-chief of the weekly news magazine ''Der Spiegel'' from 1994 to February 2008 and has been the publisher of the conservative leading ''Die Welt'' newspaper since 2014 ...

) * ' (1988, film version of the musical '' Linie 1'') * ' (1989) * ''Mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen'' (1990, TV miniseries, based on a novel by Johannes Mario Simmel) Actor * ''

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach ''The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach'' (german: Der plötzliche Reichtum der armen Leute von Kombach) is a film d'auteur from 1971 directed by Volker Schlöndorff. He also co-wrote the script with Margarethe von Trotta. The film was ...

'' (1971), as Heinrich Geiz * ''

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser ''The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser'' (german: Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle; lit. ''Every Man for Himself and God Against All'') is a 1974 West German drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Bruno Schleinstein (credited as ...

'' (1974), as a farmer * ''

Man Under Suspicion ''Man Under Suspicion'' () is a 1984 West German film directed by Norbert Kückelmann. Cast * Maximilian Schell as Lawyer Landau * Lena Stolze as Jessica Kranz * Robert Aldini as Werner Kranz * Wolfgang Kieling as Reporter 'Watergate' * Kathrin ...

'' (1984), as Holm

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* 1939 births Living people People from Marburg Mass media people from Hesse People from Hesse-Nassau Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin Directors of Golden Bear winners {{Germany-film-director-stub