Christian Petzold

Christian Petzold

Directing

Born September 14, 1960 · Hilden, Germany

26 films as director · Active 1971–2025

Christian Petzold (born September 14, 1960; Hilden) is a German filmmaker, best known for directing the films Barbara, Jerichow, and Phoenix. He is credited to the Berlin School and has received numer…

Known for

Volle Kanne

1999

Romy Award

1990

Grimme Award

1964

German Film Award

German Film Award

1951

West.art am Sonntag

West.art am Sonntag

2003

Bavarian Film Awards

Bavarian Film Awards

1979

German Television Award

German Television Award

1999

Seven Songs

2017

Directed(26)

Miroirs No. 3

2025Miroirs No. 3★ 6.6

Afire

2023Afire★ 6.8

Undine

2020Undine★ 6.5

Transit

2018Transit★ 6.7

Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?

2017Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?

Phoenix

2014Phoenix★ 6.8

Barbara

2012Barbara★ 7.2

Dreileben: Beats Being Dead

2011Dreileben: Beats Being Dead★ 6.2

Jerichow

2009Jerichow★ 6.5

Yella

2007Yella★ 6.2

Ghosts

2005Ghosts★ 6.1

Wolfsburg

2003Wolfsburg★ 6.7

Something to Remind Me

2002Something to Remind Me★ 6.9

The State I Am In

2001The State I Am In★ 6.8

The Sex Thief

1998The Sex Thief★ 6.0

Cuba Libre

1996Cuba Libre★ 6.3

Pilots

1995Pilots★ 6.3

The Warm Money

1992The Warm Money★ 6.3

Eastward

1991Eastward★ 5.3

1990Glory and Misery of the Gifted

South

1990South★ 5.0

Broads

I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!

1988I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!

Acting(22)

2024Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du mauditSelf

2021The Cinematograph: Birth of an ArtSelf - Filmmaker

2017Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?Self

2017Seven SongsSelf

2016Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina HossSelf

2015Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael AlthenSelf

2014The Making of 'Phoenix'Self

2014Bewegte Republik DeutschlandSelf

2008Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche FilmgeschichteSelf

2005Who is Helene Schwarz?Self

2003West.art am SonntagSelf

1999German Television AwardSelf

1999Volle KanneSelf

1992Der Beigeschmack des Todes

1991Barrage and Bunker

1990Isaak Babel - Die Reiterarmee

199019 Portraitshimself

1990Romy AwardSelf

1979Bavarian Film AwardsSelf

1964Grimme AwardSelf

1951German Film AwardSelf

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