Konrad Petzold (26 April 1930,

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- 12 November 1999,

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) was a German film director, writer, and actor.

Biography

Born the youngest of six children in a poor family, he was the son of a worker and a housewife. After an internship at the

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(FAMU), he shot his first feature film in

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in 1955, a comedy called ''The Fools Among Us''. His next film was an adventure film, ''A Dog in the Marsh'', which brought him national recognition, especially among young people. However his next movie ''

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'' (1961), based on "

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", was accused of hidden

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, and he was temporarily dismissed from the profession. Petzold, along with other directors such as

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, and

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, were part of the so-called "second

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generation" born in East Germany between 1920 and 1930. In 1969, Petzold shot the first of five "american-indian films" (. After

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died suddenly on an aneurysm on 15 June 1982, Petzold directed his film ''Der Scout'' (The Scout), released 1983.

Selected filmography

* '' Die Fahrt nach Bamsdorf'' (1956) * '' Abenteuer in Bamsdorf'' (1958) * ''

Natürlich die Nelli ''Natürlich die Nelli'' is an East Germany, East German film directed by Konrad Petzold. It was released in 1959. Cast * Evamaria Bath as Mutter Frenz * Wolfgang Lippert (actor), Wolfgang Lippert as Vater Frenz * Senta Bonacker as Oma Trabekow * ...

'' (1959) * '' Der Moorhund'' (1960) * ''

'' (co-director:

Egon Günther Egon Günther (30 March 1927 – 31 August 2017)
in: Tagesspiegel, 31 August 2017. ...

, 1961) * '' Die Jagd nach dem Stiefel'' (1962) * '' Das Lied vom Trompeter'' (1964) * '' Alfons Zitterbacke'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1969)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Petzold, Konrad 1930 births 1999 deaths People from Radebeul Film directors from Saxony Recipients of the Banner of Labor Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni