
Person
Walter Heynowski
Directing · 1927–2024 · Ingolstadt, Germany
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.
Known for

Devil's Island
Director
The Third Skin
Writer

Phoenix
Director

Der Dschungelkrieg
Director

Im Zeichen der Spinne
Director

Ehrenmänner
Writer
Love-Letters 66
Writer

A Refugee from Vietnam
Director
The Generals
Director

P.S. to The Laughing Man
Director
Filmography
- 1991Walter Hunger - A German RésuméDirector
- 1991City-SleeperDirector
- 1990Es kommt alles aus mir selbstWriter
- 1990Großer BahnhofDirector
- 1989The Third SkinWriter
- 1989The Man Who Met the TrainsWriter
- 1988Die Lüge und der TodDirector
- 1988Comrade KrügerDirector
- 1987TeufelszeugDirector
- 1987Der springende PunktDirector
- 1986The GeneralsDirector
- 1986Snapshots From ChileWriter
- 1985Hector CuevasDirector
- 1985AmokWriter
- 1984The Comical GameWriter
- 1983For Example RegensburgDirector
- 1983A Pillar In The StreamDirector
- 1983Aparte BilderDirector
- 1983Im Zeichen der SpinneDirector
- 1983Der DschungelkriegDirector
- 1981The AngkarDirector
- 1981ExercisesDirector
- 1980Fly, Red ButterflyWriter
- 1980Kampuchea: Death and ResurrectionDirector
- 1979PhoenixDirector
- 1979Die fernen Freunde nahDirector
- 1979A Refugee from VietnamDirector
- 1978Steadfast in FireDirector
- 1978At the DitchWriter
- 1978The Dead Are Not SilentDirector
- 1977The Iron FortressWriter
- 1977I Sincerely RepentWriter
- 1977And Then the First RiceWriter
- 1976Entrance FreeWriter
- 1976Devil's IslandDirector
- 1976One Minute of Darkness Does Not Blind UsDirector
- 1976Immer wenn der Steiner kamWriter
- 1975GeldsorgenProducer
- 1975Meier's LegacyWriter
- 1975The White CoupDirector
- 1974I Was, I Am, I Will BeDirector
- 1974Psalm 18Writer
- 1974The War of the MummiesWriter
- 1974Fellow Citizens!Director
- 1973Das TrauerspielProducer
- 1972Remington Cal. 12Director
- 1971100Director
- 1971Bye-Bye WheelusWriter
- 1970The Man Without a PastWriter
- 1969The President in ExileDirector
- 1968Pilots in PajamasDirector
- 1967Mit vorzüglicher HochachtungDirector
- 1967Der ZeugeDirector
- 1967Love-Letters 66Writer
- 1967Witching HourDirector
- 1967400 cm³Director
- 1967Heimweh nach der Zukunft. Max Steenbeck erzähltWriter
- 1967Der Fall Bernd K.Director
- 1966P.S. to The Laughing ManDirector
- 1966Grüße von Ost nach WestWriter
- 1966EhrenmännerWriter
- 1966Hint from a NeighborWriter
- 1966The Laughing ManDirector
- 1965Kommando 52Director
- 1965O.K.Director
- 1965Bild 65Director
- 1963Globke heuteWriter
- 1963Brothers and SistersWriter
- 1961Action JDirector
- 1960Mord in LwowDirector
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