Rolf Thiele

Biography

Rolf Thiele was a German filmmaker who worked as a director, writer, and producer. After studying philosophy and sociology, he entered the film industry following World War II and helped establish the production company Filmaufbau Göttingen. From the 1950s through the 1970s, he created a wide range of films, often combining sharp social observation with irony and wit, and he frequently collaborated with actress Nadja Tiller. Thiele is best known for films such as Das Mädchen Rosemarie and Lulu, and his contributions to German cinema were recognized with the Ernst Lubitsch Award in 1963.

Directed

1. Rosemary (1958) — Director
2. Grimm's Fairy Tales for Adults (1969) — Director
3. Die Halbzarte (1959) — Director
4. Venusberg (1963) — Director
5. Lulu (1962) — Director
6. Komm nach Wien, ich zeig dir was! (1970) — Director
7. The Love Keys (1971) — Director
8. Frisch, fromm, fröhlich, frei (1970) — Director
9. The Sex Olimpics (1972) — Director
10. Rosemary's Daughter (1976) — Director
11. Tonio Kröger (1964) — Director
12. They're Too Much (1965) — Director
13. Come Now, My Dear Little Bird (1968) — Director
14. Das Liebeskarussell (1965) — Director
15. Scandal in Bad Ischl (1957) — Director
16. Labyrinth (1959) — Director
17. El Hakim (1957) — Director
18. Undine 74 (1974) — Director
19. Temptation in the Summer Wind (1972) — Director
20. Der tolle Bomberg (1957) — Director
21. Die Ente klingelt um halb acht (1968) — Director
22. Once a Greek (1966) — Director
23. The Death of a Double (1967) — Director
24. The Blood of the Walsungs (1965) — Director
25. Morale 63 (1963) — Director
26. The Liar and the Nun (1967) — Director
27. Der scharfe Heinrich - Die bumsfidelen Abenteuer einer jungen Ehe (1971) — Director
28. Black-White-Red Four Poster (1962) — Director
29. Slap in the Face (1970) — Director
30. Primanerinnen (1951) — Director
31. Die Herren (1965) — Director
32. Der Tag vor der Hochzeit (1952) — Director
33. Friederike von Barring (1956) — Director
34. Die Barrings (1955) — Director
35. Mamitschka (1955) — Director
36. Sie (1954) — Director
37. Der liebe Augustin (1960) — Director
38. Geliebtes Leben (1953) — Director
39. Auf Engel schießt man nicht (1960) — Director
40. Women in Hospital (1977) — Director