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.

Most Famous Work

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The Generals

(1986) Director

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The Comical Game

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Kamerad Krüger

(1988) Writer

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Der springende Punkt

(1987) Writer

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Es kommt alles aus mir selbst

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A Pillar In The Stream

(1983) Writer

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Im Zeichen der Spinne

(1983) Director

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The Laughing Man

(1966) Writer

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Acting

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1991	Director	Walter Hunger - A German Résumé 1991-01-01 Movie
	Director	City-Sleeper 1991-01-01 Movie
1990	Director	Großer Bahnhof 1990-01-01 Movie
	Director	Es kommt alles aus mir selbst 1990-01-01 Movie
1989	Director	The Third Skin 1989-10-03 TV Show
	Director	The Man Who Met the Trains 1989-09-01 Movie
1988	Director	Die Lüge und der Tod 1988-11-17 Movie
	Director	Kamerad Krüger 1988-11-01 Movie
1987	Director	Teufelszeug 1987-10-26 Movie
	Director	Der springende Punkt 1987-07-17 Movie
1986	Director	The Generals 1986-09-25 TV Show
	Director	Snapshots From Chile 1986-03-14 Movie
1985	Director	Hector Cuevas 1985-12-03 Movie
	Director	Amok 1985-09-06 Movie
1984	Director	The Comical Game 1984-07-06 Movie
1983	Director	For Example Regensburg 1983-11-24 Movie
	Director	A Pillar In The Stream 1983-11-20 Movie
	Director	Aparte Bilder 1983-11-04 Movie
	Director	Im Zeichen der Spinne 1983-10-02 Movie
	Director	Der Dschungelkrieg 1983-01-01 Movie
1981	Director	The Angkar 1981-11-24 Movie
	Director	Exercises 1981-10-09 Movie
1980	Director	Fly, Red Butterfly 1980-10-17 Movie
	Director	Kampuchea: Death and Resurrection 1980-09-20 Movie
1979	Director	Phoenix 1979-11-25 Movie
	Director	Die fernen Freunde nah 1979-09-17 Movie
	Director	A Refugee from Vietnam 1979-04-27 Movie
1978	Director	Steadfast in Fire 1978-09-10 Movie
	Director	At the Ditch 1978-04-26 Movie
	Director	The Dead Are Not Silent 1978-04-17 Movie
1977	Director	The Iron Fortress 1977-11-20 Movie
	Director	I Sincerely Repent 1977-03-30 Movie
	Director	And Then the First Rice 1977-02-09 Movie
1976	Director	Entrance Free 1976-11-25 Movie
	Director	Devil's Island 1976-04-28 Movie
	Director	One Minute of Darkness Does Not Blind Us 1976-01-11 Movie
	Director	Immer wenn der Steiner kam 1976-01-01 Movie
1975	Director	Geldsorgen 1975-11-07 Movie
	Director	Meier's Legacy 1975-09-19 Movie
	Director	The White Coup 1975-03-04 Movie
1974	Director	I Was, I Am, I Will Be 1974-09-10 Movie
	Director	Psalm 18 1974-06-28 Movie
	Director	The War of the Mummies 1974-03-04 Movie
	Director	Mitbürger 1974-02-01 Movie
1972	Director	Remington Cal. 12 1972-11-22 Movie
1971	Director	100 1971-06-13 Movie
	Director	Bye-Bye Wheelus 1971-03-05 Movie
1970	Director	The Man Without a Past 1970-04-26 Movie
1969	Director	The President in Exile 1969-08-15 Movie
1968	Director	Pilots in Pajamas 1968-04-17 TV Show
1967	Director	Mit vorzüglicher Hochachtung 1967-11-23 Movie
	Director	Der Zeuge 1967-09-03 Movie
	Director	Liebesbriefe 1967-05-12 Movie
	Director	Geisterstunde 1967-04-16 Movie
	Director	400 cm³ 1967-02-03 Movie
	Director	Heimweh nach der Zukunft. Max Steenbeck erzählt 1967-01-27 Movie
	Director	Der Fall Bernd K. 1967-01-01 Movie
1966	Director	P.S. to The Laughing Man 1966-09-13 Movie
	Director	Grüße von Ost nach West 1966-05-17 Movie
	Director	Ehrenmänner 1966-04-21 Movie
	Director	The Laughing Man 1966-02-09 Movie
1965	Director	Kommando 52 1965-11-15 Movie
	Director	O.K. 1965-02-01 Movie
	Director	Bild 65 1965-01-01 Movie
1963	Director	Globke heute 1963-10-04 Movie
	Director	Brüder und Schwestern 1963-10-04 Movie
1961	Director	Action J 1961-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1991	Writer	Walter Hunger - A German Résumé 1991-01-01 Movie
1990	Writer	Großer Bahnhof 1990-01-01 Movie
	Writer	Es kommt alles aus mir selbst 1990-01-01 Movie
1989	Writer	The Third Skin 1989-10-03 TV Show
	Writer	The Man Who Met the Trains 1989-09-01 Movie
1988	Writer	Die Lüge und der Tod 1988-11-17 Movie
	Writer	Kamerad Krüger 1988-11-01 Movie
1987	Writer	Teufelszeug 1987-10-26 Movie
	Writer	Der springende Punkt 1987-07-17 Movie
1986	Writer	Snapshots From Chile 1986-03-14 Movie
1985	Writer	Hector Cuevas 1985-12-03 Movie
	Writer	Amok 1985-09-06 Movie
1984	Writer	The Comical Game 1984-07-06 Movie
1983	Writer	A Pillar In The Stream 1983-11-20 Movie
	Writer	Der Dschungelkrieg 1983-01-01 Movie
1981	Writer	The Angkar 1981-11-24 Movie
	Writer	Exercises 1981-10-09 Movie
1980	Writer	Fly, Red Butterfly 1980-10-17 Movie
	Writer	Kampuchea: Death and Resurrection 1980-09-20 Movie
1979	Writer	Phoenix 1979-11-25 Movie
	Writer	Die fernen Freunde nah 1979-09-17 Movie
	Writer	A Refugee from Vietnam 1979-04-27 Movie
1978	Writer	Steadfast in Fire 1978-09-10 Movie
	Writer	At the Ditch 1978-04-26 Movie
	Writer	The Dead Are Not Silent 1978-04-17 Movie
1977	Writer	The Iron Fortress 1977-11-20 Movie
	Writer	I Sincerely Repent 1977-03-30 Movie
	Writer	And Then the First Rice 1977-02-09 Movie
1976	Writer	Entrance Free 1976-11-25 Movie
	Writer	Devil's Island 1976-04-28 Movie
	Writer	One Minute of Darkness Does Not Blind Us 1976-01-11 Movie
	Writer	Immer wenn der Steiner kam 1976-01-01 Movie
1975	Writer	Geldsorgen 1975-11-07 Movie
	Writer	Meier's Legacy 1975-09-19 Movie
	Writer	The White Coup 1975-03-04 Movie
1974	Writer	I Was, I Am, I Will Be 1974-09-10 Movie
	Writer	Psalm 18 1974-06-28 Movie
	Writer	The War of the Mummies 1974-03-04 Movie
	Writer	Mitbürger 1974-02-01 Movie
1972	Writer	Remington Cal. 12 1972-11-22 Movie
1971	Writer	100 1971-06-13 Movie
	Writer	Bye-Bye Wheelus 1971-03-05 Movie
1970	Writer	The Man Without a Past 1970-04-26 Movie
1969	Writer	The President in Exile 1969-08-15 Movie
1967	Writer	Mit vorzüglicher Hochachtung 1967-11-23 Movie
	Writer	Der Zeuge 1967-09-03 Movie
	Writer	Liebesbriefe 1967-05-12 Movie
	Writer	Geisterstunde 1967-04-16 Movie
	Writer	400 cm³ 1967-02-03 Movie
	Writer	Heimweh nach der Zukunft. Max Steenbeck erzählt 1967-01-27 Movie
	Writer	Der Fall Bernd K. 1967-01-01 Movie
1966	Writer	P.S. to The Laughing Man 1966-09-13 Movie
	Writer	Grüße von Ost nach West 1966-05-17 Movie
	Writer	Ehrenmänner 1966-04-21 Movie
	Writer	Hint from a Neighbor 1966-03-29 Movie
	Writer	The Laughing Man 1966-02-09 Movie
1965	Writer	Kommando 52 1965-11-15 Movie
	Writer	O.K. 1965-02-01 Movie
1963	Writer	Globke heute 1963-10-04 Movie
	Writer	Brüder und Schwestern 1963-10-04 Movie
1961	Writer	Action J 1961-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1979	Producer	A Refugee from Vietnam 1979-04-27 Movie
1975	Producer	Geldsorgen 1975-11-07 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv