Volker Schlöndorff

Volker Schlöndorff (born in Wiesbaden, Germany on March 31 1939) is a Berlin-based German filmmaker.

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Wiesbaden - Germany - March 31 - 1939 - Berlin

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He won an Oscar as well as the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival for The Tin Drum (1979), the film version of the novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Günter Grass.

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Oscar - Cannes Film Festival - The Tin Drum - Nobel Prize - Günter Grass

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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. Volker Schlöndorff also teaches film and literature at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, where he conducts an Intensive Summer Seminar.

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UFA - Babelsberg - European Graduate School - Saas-Fee - Switzerland

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