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Rainer Simon

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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 0All crew credits: 15

TMDB ID: 74161

IMDb ID: nm0800347

Known for: Directing

Born: January 11, 1941

Age: 85

Place of birth: Hainichen, Germany

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1964 - 2002

Years active: 39

Average TMDB rating: 6.3

Wikidata: Q87117

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Biography

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.

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