Hans Funck (7 March 1953 – 16 July 2014) was a German

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. He was most closely associated with

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, having edited all but one of the films Hirschbiegel made between 1998 and 2013. These include '' Das Experiment'' (2001), '' Downfall'' (2004), '' The Invasion'' (2007), ''

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'' (2009) and ''

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'' (2013). Funck was

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's editor on the 1997 road movie ''

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'' and the 2004 drama '' Iron Jawed Angels''. Funck also frequently worked with director

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, most notably on 2005's ''

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''. Funck's other notable credits include

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's 2003 thriller '' Anatomy 2'',

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's 2003 black comedy '' Eierdiebe (The Family Jewels)'', and

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's ''

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''. Funck died of an apparent

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attack at his apartment in

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on 16 July 2014. He was working on the final cut of a film for Ankie Lau titled ''Wishing Tree'' when he died; it was this film's production team that found Funck's body. In a statement, Lau remembered Funck as "a true friend and one of the most extraordinarily talented film editors in the history of German cinema." Funck had also begun working on director

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's film ''The Girl King'' just before his death.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Funck, Hans 1953 births 2014 deaths German film editors Film people from Munich