Director
Rainer Simon
Born 1941 · Hainichen, Germany
Rainer Simon is a distinguished German film director and screenwriter, recognized for his contributions to East German cinema. He studied directing at the Deutsche Hochschule für Filmkunst in Potsdam-Babelsberg from 1961 to 1964. Simon's directorial debut was the short children's film Peterle und die Weihnachtsgans Auguste, based on a story by Friedrich Wolf. His notable works include Till Eulenspiegel (1975), a film based on Renaissance stories, and The Woman and the Stranger (1985), which won the Golden Bear at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. Simon's films often explore historical and social themes, contributing significantly to German cinema.
Directed
Fernes Land Pa-Isch
Director · 2000
Men Without Beard
Director · 1971
Der Fall Ö.
Director · 1991
Jadup and Boel
Director · 1988
Till Eulenspiegel
Director · 1975
The Farmer's Clever Daughter
Director · 1969
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
Director · 1972
The Woman and the Stranger
Director · 1985
Wengler & Sons
Director · 1987
Zünd an, es kommt die Feuerwehr
Director · 1979
The Ascent of Chimborazo
Director · 1989
The Airship
Director · 1983
Peterle und die Weihnachtsgans Auguste
Director · 1964
The Call of Fayu Ujmu
Director · 2002
Acting
Writing
Junge Leute in der Stadt
Writer · 1985
Men Without Beard
Writer · 1971
Der Fall Ö.
Writer · 1991
Jadup and Boel
Writer · 1988
Till Eulenspiegel
Writer · 1975
The Farmer's Clever Daughter
Screenplay · 1969
Love at 16
Writer · 1974
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
Screenplay · 1972
The Woman and the Stranger
Writer · 1985
Wengler & Sons
Writer · 1987
Zünd an, es kommt die Feuerwehr
Writer · 1979
The Ascent of Chimborazo
Writer · 1989