| Hans W. Geißendörfer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wilhelm Max Geißendörfer 6 April 1941 Augsburg, Bavaria |
| Occupation | film director |
| Website | |
| geissendoerfer-film.de | |
Hans W. Geißendörfer (born 6 April 1941) is a German film director and producer.
Director of Oscar-Nominated The Glass Cell (1978, starring Brigitte Fossey) and 16 other movies (The Wild Duck starring Jean Seberg; The Magic Mountain starring Rod Steiger; Justice), he is creator of TV-Series Lindenstraße (since 1985).
In 1971 he directed the film Carlos, which starred Gottfried John and Anna Karina.[1] In 1992, his film Gudrun was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.[2] His drama Snowland (2005, starring Julia Jentsch and Thomas Kretschmann) won the Special Grand Prize at the Montréal World Film Festival.