Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

198

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-03-31 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany

Also Known As

Volker Schlöndorff

Biography

Volker Schlöndorff is a Berlin-based German filmmaker. He won an Oscar as well as the Palme d'or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival for The Tin Drum (1979), the film version of the novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Günter Grass. In 1991, he was the Head of the Jury at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Schlöndorff has adapted many literary works for his movies, including some critically well-received US productions, but he is also engaged in post-war German politics. He served as the chief executive for the UFA studio in Babelsberg. Schlöndorff also teaches film and literature at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, where he conducts an Intensive Summer Seminar. He was married to fellow film director Margarethe von Trotta from 1971 to 1991. He is currently married to Angelika Schlöndorff, and the couple has one daughter.

Known For

Acting

Humor ist eine ernste Sache - Der Filmregisseur Kurt Hoffmann

1985

Humor ist eine ernste Sache - Der Filmregisseur Kurt Hoffmann

as

Self

From Caligari to Hitler

2015

From Caligari to Hitler

as

Self - Filmmaker

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

2010

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

as

Narrator (French version) (voice) (uncredited)

The Stones and Brian Jones

2024

The Stones and Brian Jones

as

Self

Mathias Kneißl

1971

Mathias Kneißl

as

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

1992

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

as

Self

Code Name: Melville

2010

Code Name: Melville

as

Self

Ein Produzent hat Seele oder er hat keine

2002

Ein Produzent hat Seele oder er hat keine

as

Self

The Night of the Filmmakers

1995

The Night of the Filmmakers

as

Self

Von Sex bis Simmel

2005

Von Sex bis Simmel

as

Self

Die Verhoevens

2003

Die Verhoevens

as

Himself

Hands Up!

1985

Hands Up!

as

Self (1981 footage)

Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’

1986

Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’

as

Self - The Director

Who is Helene Schwarz?

2005

Who is Helene Schwarz?

as

Self

Billy, How Did You Do It?

1992

Billy, How Did You Do It?

as

Self

Malle's Fire Within

2008

Malle's Fire Within

as

Self

Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

2022

Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

as

Self

Memories of Last Year in Marienbad

2010

Memories of Last Year in Marienbad

as

Himself - Narrator

Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections

2011

Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections

as

Self

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

2022

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

as

Self

Schrott - Die Atzenposse

2000

Schrott - Die Atzenposse

as

Fassbinder

2015

Fassbinder

as

Self

Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion

2022

Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion

as

Self

Michael Nyman in Progress

2010

Michael Nyman in Progress

as

Self

Chance at Love

1964

Chance at Love

as

German soldier (segment "Chance du guerrier, La") (uncredited)

Merkel

2022

Merkel

as

Self

Film Hour

1991

Film Hour

as

Self

Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit

2024

Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit

as

Self

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

2002

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

as

Self

Melville Steps Out of the Shadows

2010

Melville Steps Out of the Shadows

as

Interviewee

Neuer Deutscher Film Report

1967

Neuer Deutscher Film Report

as

Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands

2004

Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands

as

Self (Interviewee)

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

1976

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

as

Self

Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder

2017

Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder

as

Self

Cinématon

1978

Cinématon

as

N°572

Billy Wilder Speaks

2006

Billy Wilder Speaks

as

Self - Filmmaker / Interviewer

Filmmakers in Action

2006

Filmmakers in Action

as

Self

Léon Morin, Priest

1961

Léon Morin, Priest

as

German Soldier (uncredited)

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century

2015

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century

as

Self - Filmmaker

Nuits transparentes

2011

Nuits transparentes

as

The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal

2015

The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal

as

Interviewer

Gottschalk meets Petersen

2005

Gottschalk meets Petersen

as

Himself

Sympathisanten - Unser deutscher Herbst

2018

Sympathisanten - Unser deutscher Herbst

as

Self

Hollywood's Second World War

2019

Hollywood's Second World War

as

Self

Volker Schlöndorff Remembers The Tin Drum

2001

Volker Schlöndorff Remembers The Tin Drum

as

Self

Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power

2019

Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power

as

Self - Filmmaker

Tangerine Dream: Sound from Another World

2016

Tangerine Dream: Sound from Another World

as

Self

Knef - Die frühen Jahre

2005

Knef - Die frühen Jahre

as

Self

Unraveling the Enigma: The Making of Marienbad

2009

Unraveling the Enigma: The Making of Marienbad

as

Self

Melville, le dernier samouraï

2020

Melville, le dernier samouraï

as

Self

Peter Eisenman: Building Germany's Holocaust Memorial

2009

Peter Eisenman: Building Germany's Holocaust Memorial

as

himself

Henri Langlois vu par...

2014

Henri Langlois vu par...

as

Self

Fuck the Message

2019

Fuck the Message

as

Self

Volker Schlöndorff: The Beat of the Drum

2020

Volker Schlöndorff: The Beat of the Drum

as

Self - Filmmaker

Last Year in Dachau

2020

Last Year in Dachau

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

2021

A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

as

Self

Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg

2024

Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg

as

Self

Pan Olbrychski

2025

Pan Olbrychski

as

Self

Alain Resnais, l'audacieux

2022

Alain Resnais, l'audacieux

as

Self

Le Doulos

1962

Le Doulos

as

Man in Bar (uncredited)

De qui dépend que l’oppression demeure ?

1975

De qui dépend que l’oppression demeure ?

as

Self

Un film et son époque

Un film et son époque

as

Self

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

as

Self

Bewegte Republik Deutschland

Bewegte Republik Deutschland

as

Self

American Masters

American Masters

as

Self

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Die Harald Schmidt Show

as

Self

Günther Jauch

Günther Jauch

as

Self

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

as

Self

Museums-Check mit Markus Brock

Museums-Check mit Markus Brock

as

Self

Open Opera – Wer wird Carmen?

Open Opera – Wer wird Carmen?

as

Self

Deutscher Filmpreis

Deutscher Filmpreis

as

Self

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as

Self

Romy Award

Romy Award

as

Self

Bayerischer Filmpreis

Bayerischer Filmpreis

as

Self

Billy, How Did You Do It?

Billy, How Did You Do It?

as

Self

Was tut sich - im deutschen Film?

Was tut sich - im deutschen Film?

as

Himself

Volle Kanne

Volle Kanne

as

Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as

Self

Square

Square

as

Self

Kölner Treff

Kölner Treff

as

Self

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

as

Self

Studio 3 – Live aus Babelsberg

Studio 3 – Live aus Babelsberg

as

Self

Nachtcafé

Nachtcafé

as

Self

maybrit illner

maybrit illner

as

Self

Alpha Forum

Alpha Forum

as

Self

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

as

Self

3 nach 9

3 nach 9

as

Self

Beckmann

Beckmann

as

Self

Je später der Abend

Je später der Abend

as

Self

Nachtstudio

Nachtstudio

as

Self

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

as

Self

Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

as

Self

Im Glashaus - Das philosophische Quartett

Im Glashaus - Das philosophische Quartett

as

himself

Was wurde aus...?

Was wurde aus...?

as

himself

Zeil um Zehn

Zeil um Zehn

as

Self

Abendschau

Abendschau

as

Self

Abendschau

Abendschau

as

self

Im Dialog

Im Dialog

as

self

Westpol: Eins zu eins

Westpol: Eins zu eins

as

self

German Genius

German Genius

as

Volker Schlöndorff

Morgenmagazin

Morgenmagazin

as

Self

11 Uhr 20

11 Uhr 20

as

Barkeepeer Henry

Production

Memories of Last Year in Marienbad

2010

Memories of Last Year in Marienbad

as

The Forest Maker

2022

The Forest Maker

as

Return to Montauk

2017

Return to Montauk

as

A Free Woman

1972

A Free Woman

as

Baal

1970

Baal

as

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

1971

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

as

Stayover in Tirol

1974

Stayover in Tirol

as

Beto Nervio contra el poder de las tinieblas

1978

Beto Nervio contra el poder de las tinieblas

as

Everyman's Feast

2002

Everyman's Feast

as

Crew

Love Me Again

Love Me Again

as

Directing

The Tin Drum

1979

The Tin Drum

as

The Legend of Rita

2000

The Legend of Rita

as

Voyager

1991

Voyager

as

The Ninth Day

2004

The Ninth Day

as

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

1975

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

as

The Forest Maker

2022

The Forest Maker

as

The Handmaid's Tale

1990

The Handmaid's Tale

as

Palmetto

1998

Palmetto

as

Germany in Autumn

1978

Germany in Autumn

as

Death of a Salesman

1985

Death of a Salesman

as

Coup de Grâce

1976

Coup de Grâce

as

Strike

2007

Strike

as

Circle of Deceit

1981

Circle of Deceit

as

Young Törless

1966

Young Törless

as

The Ogre

1996

The Ogre

as

Ulzhan

2007

Ulzhan

as

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

2002

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

as

A Gathering of Old Men

1987

A Gathering of Old Men

as

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

1971

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

as

Calm at Sea

2012

Calm at Sea

as

Swann in Love

1984

Swann in Love

as

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel

1969

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel

as

A Degree of Murder

1967

A Degree of Murder

as

Diplomacy

2014

Diplomacy

as

Baal

1970

Baal

as

Billy, How Did You Do It?

1992

Billy, How Did You Do It?

as

A Free Woman

1972

A Free Woman

as

The Morals of Ruth Halbfass

1972

The Morals of Ruth Halbfass

as

Enigma – Eine uneingestandene Liebe

2005

Enigma – Eine uneingestandene Liebe

as

Billy Wilder Speaks

2006

Billy Wilder Speaks

as

The Candidate

1980

The Candidate

as

Krieg und Frieden

1982

Krieg und Frieden

as

Méditerranée

1963

Méditerranée

as

Der Paukenspieler

1967

Der Paukenspieler

as

Return to Montauk

2017

Return to Montauk

as

A Very Private Affair

1962

A Very Private Affair

as

Léon Morin, Priest

1961

Léon Morin, Priest

as

The Fire Within

1963

The Fire Within

as

Viva Maria!

1965

Viva Maria!

as

The Enlightenment

2002

The Enlightenment

as

The Nameless Day

2017

The Nameless Day

as

Georginas Gründe

1975

Georginas Gründe

as

Stayover in Tirol

1974

Stayover in Tirol

as

Who Cares...

1960

Who Cares...

as

Portrait of Valeska Gert

1977

Portrait of Valeska Gert

as

Ein Produzent hat Seele oder er hat keine

2002

Ein Produzent hat Seele oder er hat keine

as

The Michael Nyman Songbook

1992

The Michael Nyman Songbook

as

Last Year at Marienbad

1961

Last Year at Marienbad

as

Henri Langlois vu par...

2014

Henri Langlois vu par...

as

Le Doulos

1962

Le Doulos

as

Heimsuchung

Heimsuchung

as

Billy, How Did You Do It?

Billy, How Did You Do It?

as

Nouvelles d'Henry James

Nouvelles d'Henry James

as