
Director
Günter Reisch
Born 1927 · Berlin, Germany
Günter Reisch (1927–2014) was one of DEFA’s most important and productive directors and screenwriters. After his graduation, he first worked together with Gerhard Lamprecht and Kurt Maetzig, then directed twenty feature films himself and lectured at the Babelsberg Film Academy, among other institutions. Reisch was a member of the Academy of Arts and the German Film Academy.
Directed

As Long as There’s Life in Me
Director · 1965

The Track in the Night
Director · 1957

Junges Gemüse
Director · 1956

Friendship Triumphs
Director · 1951

Carnations in Aspic
Director · 1976

The Punch Bowl
Director · 1959
Der Dieb von San Marengo
Director · 1963

The Sailor's Song
Director · 1958

Despite It All!
Director · 1972

Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist
Director · 1973

A Lord of Alexander Square
Director · 1967

Ach, du fröhliche
Director · 1962

Like Father, Like Son
Director · 1987

New Year’s Eve Punch
Director · 1960

On the Way to Lenin
Director · 1970

Maiden, You Please Me
Director · 1969

The Fiancee
Director · 1980

Anton the Magician
Director · 1978
Writing

As Long as There’s Life in Me
Writer · 1965

The Track in the Night
Writer · 1957

The Silent Star
Writer · 1960

Carnations in Aspic
Screenplay · 1976
Der Dieb von San Marengo
Writer · 1963

The Punch Bowl
Writer · 1959

Despite It All!
Writer · 1972

A Lord of Alexander Square
Screenplay · 1967

Like Father, Like Son
Writer · 1987

New Year’s Eve Punch
Writer · 1960

Maiden, You Please Me
Writer · 1969

The Fiancee
Writer · 1980
