Lothar Warneke (15 September 1936 – 5 June 2005) was a German

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and actor. His 1977 film ''

The Incorrigible Barbara ''The Incorrigible Barbara'' () is a 1977 East German drama film written and directed by Lothar Warneke. It was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Cox Habbema as Barbara * Peter Aust as Herbert * Hertha Thiele ...

'' was entered into the

10th Moscow International Film Festival The 10th Moscow International Film Festival was held 7–21 July 1977. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Hungarian film ''The Fifth Seal'' directed by Zoltán Fábri, the Spanish film '' El puente'' directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and the Sov ...

. His 1981 film ''

Our Short Life ''Our Short Life'' () is a 1981 East German drama film directed by Lothar Warneke. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Simone Frost as Franziska Linkerhand * Hermann Beyer as Schafheutlin * Gottfried Richte ...

'' was entered into the

12th Moscow International Film Festival The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film '' O Homem que Virou Suco'' directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film '' The Abandoned Field: Free ...

. In 1982 his film '' Apprehension'' was entered into the main competition at the 39th edition of the

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.Stefano Reggiani. "Ecco i film che a Venezia si contendono i Leoni d'oro". ''

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'' (183). 28 July 1982. In 1986 his film ''Blonder Tango'' won both the Grand Prix and the

Findling Award The Findling Award or short Findling () was a German film award donated by the umbrella organization of cultural cinemas and film clubs Verband für Filmkommunikation. It was founded in 1982 in GDR and was awarded on several film festivals. Far m ...

of the 4th National Feature Film Festival of the GDR. In 1988 he again won the

, this time for his ''Einer trage des anderen Last''. His 1988 film ''

Bear Ye One Another's Burden ''Bear Ye One Another's Burden'' () is a 1988 East German drama film directed by Lothar Warneke. It was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival, where Manfred Möck and Jörg Pose won the Silver Bear for Best Actor The S ...

'' was entered into the

38th Berlin International Film Festival The 38th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 February 1988. The festival opened with musical film ''Linie 1'' by Reinhard Hauff. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Chinese film '' Red Sorghum'' directed by Zhang Y ...

, where co-stars Manfred Möck and

Jörg Pose Jörg Pose (born 18 May 1959) is a German actor. He starred in the 1988 film '' Bear Ye One Another's Burden'' and with co-star Manfred Möck, won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmogr ...

won the

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Selected filmography

* '' Dr. med. Sommer II'' (1970) * ''

'' (1977) * ''

'' (1981) * '' Apprehension'' (1982) * ''

'' (1988)

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* 1936 births 2005 deaths German male film actors Film people from Leipzig Recipients of the Heinrich Greif Prize Male actors from Leipzig {{Germany-film-director-stub