Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Directing
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (born 8 December 1935) is a German film director and intellectual. For Syberberg, cinema is a form of Gesamtkunstwerk. Many commentators, including Syberberg himself, have characterized his work as a cinematic combination of Bertolt Brecht's doctrine of epic theatre and Richard Wagner's operatic aesthetics. Syberberg is best known for his 'German trilogy', consisting of Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King (1972), Karl May (1974), and Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977), the latter of which receives rare theatrical screenings due to its seven-hour runtime.
Known for
Directing28
movieNightsong
2025
Director
movieDemmin Cantos
2023
Director
movieNietzsche: Ecce Homo
2003
Director
movieA Dream, What Else?
1995
Director
moviePenthesilea
1989
Director
movieThe Night
1985
Director
movieParsifal
1982
Director
tvKarl May
1977
Director
movieKarl May
1974
Director
movieSan Domingo
1970
Director
movieRomy: Anatomy of a Face
1967
Director
Acting13
movieThe Ister
2004
Himself
tvHitler: A Film from Germany
1977
Narrator (voice)
movieSex-Business: Made in Pasing
1970
Self - Interviewer
Writing10
movieDemmin Cantos
2023
Writer
movieKarl May
1974
Writer
Production4
Creator2
tvKarl May
1977
Creator
Crew1
movieNietzsche: Ecce Homo
2003
Cinematography
Editing1
movieDemmin Cantos
2023
Editor