Christian Doermer (5 July 1935 – 14 July 2022) was a German actor and director. He appeared in more than 80 films and television shows from 1954 to 2022. He starred in the 1966 film '' No Shooting Time for Foxes''. The film was entered into the

16th Berlin International Film Festival The 16th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June to 5 July 1966. The Golden Bear was awarded to film ''Cul-de-sac'' directed by Roman Polanski. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the fest ...

, where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize. In 1969, Doermer appeared as a German soldier attending the

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in Sir

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's satirical

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musical film ''

Oh! What a Lovely War ''Oh! What a Lovely War'' is a 1969 British epic comedy historical musical war film directed by Richard Attenborough (in his directorial debut), with an ensemble cast, including Maggie Smith, Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud, John Mills, Kenneth Mo ...

''. Doermer himself has also directed a fair number of films including documentaries and television films. In 1962, he was one of the 26 authors of the famous

Oberhausen Manifesto The Oberhausen Manifesto was a declaration by a group of 26 young West German filmmakers at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia on 28 February 1962. The manifesto was a call to arms to establish a "new estGerm ...

, demanding a change in German film.

Selected filmography

* '' The Forest House in Tyrol'' (1955) as Alfons Attinger * ' (1956), as Jochen * '' Teenage Wolfpack'' (1956), as Jan Borchert * '' All Roads Lead Home'' (1957), as Michael * ''

Der Stern von Afrika ''Der Stern von Afrika'' () is a 1957 black-and-white German war film portraying the combat career of a World War II Luftwaffe fighter pilot Hans-Joachim Marseille. The film stars Joachim Hansen and Marianne Koch and was directed by Alfred Weide ...

'' (1957), as Unteroffizier Klein * ''

Precocious Youth ''Precocious Youth'' () is a 1957 West German drama film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Heidi Brühl, Christian Doermer and Christian Wolff (actor), Christian Wolff.Hake p. 115 The film's sets were designed by Emil Hasler and Paul Markw ...

'' (1957), as Wolfgang * '' Adorable Arabella'' (1959), as Helmut Hagemann * ' (1961), as Claus Baade * '' Das Riesenrad'' (1961), as Hubert von Hill jr. * ' (1962, TV miniseries), as Gerald Quincey * ''Child of the Revolution'' (1962, TV miniseries), as

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* ''

Terror After Midnight ''Terror After Midnight'' () is a 1962 Cinema of Germany, German drama film directed by Jürgen Goslar and starring Christine Kaufmann, Martin Held, and Hilde Krahl. It is based on the novel ''The Hours After Midnight'' by Joseph Hayes (author), ...

'' (1962), as Nolan Stoddard * ''

The Bread of Those Early Years The Bread of Those Early Years may refer to: * The Bread of Those Early Years (novel), a 1955 novella by Heinrich Böll * The Bread of Those Early Years (film), a 1962 West German film, based on the novel {{DEFAULTSORT:Bread of Those Early Years, ...

'' (1962), as Walter Fendrich * ''

Love at Twenty ''Love at Twenty'' (, , , , ) is a 1962 French-produced omnibus project of Pierre Roustang, consisting of five segments, each with a different director from a different country. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. ...

'' (1962), as Tonio * ' (1964), as Mario * '' No Shooting Time for Foxes'' (1966), as Viktor * ''

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'' (1966), as Tommy Wheeler * ''

The Syndicate ''The Syndicate'' is a British television drama series. It was written by Kay Mellor and is broadcast on BBC One. It sees five members of a betting syndicate win the lottery. Each series follows a different syndicate. The first series is se ...

'' (1968), as Kurt Hohmann * ''

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'' (1968), as Hendrik Casson * ''

'' (1969), as Fritz * ''

Downhill Racer ''Downhill Racer'' is a 1969 American sports drama film starring Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, and Camilla Sparv; it was the directorial debut of Michael Ritchie. Written by James Salter, based on the 1963 novel ''The Downhill Racers'' ...

'' (1969), as the German skier at the Winter Olympics * ''Lettow-Vorbeck: Der deutsch-ostafrikanische Imperativ'' (1984, directed by Christian Doermer) * ''

Väter und Söhne – Eine deutsche Tragödie ''Väter und Söhne – Eine deutsche Tragödie'' (English title: ''Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy'') is a 1986 German-language television miniseries directed by Bernhard Sinkel and starring Burt Lancaster, Julie Christie. Plot The series ex ...

'' (1986, TV miniseries), as Dr. Körner * ''

The Hothouse ''The Hothouse'' (1958/1980) is a full-length tragicomedy written by Harold Pinter in the winter of 1958 between '' The Birthday Party'' (1957) and '' The Caretaker'' (1959). After writing ''The Hothouse'' in the winter of 1958 and following th ...

'' (1987), as Felix Keetenheuve * ' (1991, TV film), as Abraham Esau * '' Stauffenberg'' (2004, TV film), as Field marshal

Wilhelm Keitel Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (; 22 September 188216 October 1946) was a German field marshal who held office as chief of the (OKW), the high command of Nazi Germany's armed forces, during World War II. He signed a number of criminal ...

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* 1935 births 2022 deaths Male actors from Rostock German male film actors German male television actors 20th-century German male actors German Film Award winners {{Germany-screen-actor-stub

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