Walter Heynowski

Biography

Walter Heynowski (* November 20, 1927 in Ingolstadt ; † November 6, 2024 in Berlin) was, together with Gerhard Scheumann, one of the most well-known and important documentary and propaganda film directors of the GDR. He also worked as a lyricist, screenwriter, screenwriter, and producer on numerous films.

Directed

1. The Laughing Man (1966) — Director
2. O.K. (1965) — Director
3. Action J (1961) — Director
4. Kommando 52 (1965) — Director
5. P.S. to The Laughing Man (1966) — Director
6. Pilots in Pajamas (1968) — Director
7. Comrade Krüger (1988) — Director
8. I Was, I Am, I Will Be (1974) — Director
9. The White Coup (1975) — Director
10. Steadfast in Fire (1978) — Director
11. Phoenix (1979) — Director
12. The Dead Are Not Silent (1978) — Director
13. The Iron Fortress (1977) — Director
14. One Minute of Darkness Does Not Blind Us (1976) — Director
15. The Man Without a Past (1970) — Director
16. Bye-Bye Wheelus (1971) — Director
17. The President in Exile (1969) — Director
18. Heimweh nach der Zukunft. Max Steenbeck erzählt (1967) — Director
19. Witching Hour (1967) — Director
20. Devil's Island (1976) — Director
21. The War of the Mummies (1974) — Director
22. Psalm 18 (1974) — Director
23. The Angkar (1981) — Director
24. Kampuchea: Death and Resurrection (1980) — Director
25. The Third Skin (1989) — Director
26. Geldsorgen (1975) — Director
27. A Refugee from Vietnam (1979) — Director
28. 100 (1971) — Director
29. 400 cm³ (1967) — Director
30. Remington Cal. 12 (1972) — Director
31. Es kommt alles aus mir selbst (1990) — Director
32. Großer Bahnhof (1990) — Director
33. Snapshots From Chile (1986) — Director
34. A Pillar In The Stream (1983) — Director
35. Der springende Punkt (1987) — Director
36. Hector Cuevas (1985) — Director
37. Im Zeichen der Spinne (1983) — Director
38. Teufelszeug (1987) — Director
39. Walter Hunger - A German Résumé (1991) — Director
40. The Comical Game (1984) — Director