Person
Rolf Thiele
Directing · 1918–1994 · Prödlitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [ora in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic]
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.
Known for

Auf Engel schießt man nicht
Director

Morale 63
Director

Just a Gigolo
Producer

Frisch, fromm, fröhlich, frei
Director

Primanerinnen
Director

Rosemary
Director

Geliebtes Leben
Director

They're Too Much
Director

The Death of a Double
Director
Der liebe Augustin
Director
Filmography
- 1978Just a GigoloProducer
- 1977Women in HospitalDirector
- 1976Rosemary's DaughterDirector
- 1974Undine 74Director
- 1972Temptation in the Summer WindDirector
- 1972The Sex OlimpicsDirector
- 1971The Love KeysDirector
- 1971Der scharfe Heinrich - Die bumsfidelen Abenteuer einer jungen EheDirector
- 1970Frisch, fromm, fröhlich, freiDirector
- 1970Slap in the FaceDirector
- 1970Komm nach Wien, ich zeig dir was!Director
- 1969Grimm's Fairy Tales for AdultsDirector
- 1968Come Now, My Dear Little BirdDirector
- 1968Die Ente klingelt um halb achtDirector
- 1967Der PaukenspielerDirector
- 1967The Liar and the NunDirector
- 1967The Death of a DoubleDirector
- 1966Once a GreekDirector
- 1965Das LiebeskarussellDirector
- 1965Die HerrenDirector
- 1965The Blood of the WalsungsDirector
- 1965They're Too MuchDirector
- 1964Tonio KrögerDirector
- 1963Morale 63Director
- 1963VenusbergAuthor
- 1962Black-White-Red Four PosterDirector
- 1962LuluDirector
- 1961It's Called LoveDirector
- 1960Auf Engel schießt man nichtDirector
- 1960The AmbassadressProducer
- 1960Tempest in a Water GlassProducer
- 1960Der liebe AugustinDirector
- 1959LabyrinthDirector
- 1959The Man Who Sold HimselfProducer
- 1959Die HalbzarteDirector
- 1958Schwarze Nylons – Heiße NächteProducer
- 1958RosemaryDirector
- 1957El HakimDirector
- 1957Scandal in Bad IschlDirector
- 1957Witwer mit 5 TöchternCo-Producer
- 1957Der tolle BombergDirector
- 1956Friederike von BarringDirector
- 1955Die BarringsDirector
- 1955MamitschkaDirector
- 1955Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion ModelProducer
- 1954Der Tag, an dem die Sonne erloschProducer
- 1954SieDirector
- 1953Königliche HoheitProducer
- 1953Geliebtes LebenDirector
- 1953Fliegende UntertassenProducer
- 1952Der Tag vor der HochzeitDirector
- 1951PrimanerinnenDirector
- 1951Lower Saxony under ConstructionProducer
- 1949Love '47Producer
- 1949NachtwacheProducer
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