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Uwe Janson

German film director and screenwriter
Person human Q100339

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
November 6, 1959
Place of birth
Königswinter
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Occupation
film producer, film director, writer, screenwriter, director, musician[9]
Educated at
University of Television and Film Munich, Heidelberg University[10][11]
Notable work
Die Geiseln von Costa Rica, At Night In The Park, Weihnachtsmann gesucht, Baal, Ein Koala-Bär allein zu Haus, Tatort: Leiden wie ein Tier, Peer Gynt, Tatort: Schlaflos in Weimar, Tatort: Schleichendes Gift, Vulkan, Tatort: Im Abseits, Cinderella, The Sinking of the Laconia, Hansel and Gretel, The Plagiator, Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern (2013), To Life!, Die Schlikkerfrauen, Sechse kommen durch die ganze Welt (2014), Der Urbino-Krimi: Die Tote im Palazzo, Der Urbino-Krimi: Mord im Olivenhain, Heaven and Hell[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Student of
Nico Hofmann, Horst Königstein[30][31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[32]
Family name
Janson[28]
Given name
Uwe[29]
Member of
Deutsche Filmakademie[26]
P14750
B259-BEEE-9756-5709-A31F
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000382147710
VIAF cluster ID
263562240
Library of Congress authority ID
no2011030277
GND ID
136905609
AdoroCinema person ID
244958
Africultures person ID
34021
AllMovie person ID
p609186
AlloCiné person ID
244958
BIBSYS ID
14023788
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16912398m
Crew United person and company ID
4577
DDB person (GND) ID
136905609
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
136905609
Douban movie celebrity ID
1042395
Douban personage ID
27248150
Elonet person ID
202690
Film.ru person ID
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Filmportal ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
397015
Freebase ID
/m/0g5s_fs
IDU person ID
35298
IMDb ID
nm0418130
IdRef ID
143764241
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
136905609
Kallías ID
PE00051599
Kinobox person ID
871454
Kinopoisk person ID
424268
LdiF person ID
136251
MovieMeter person ID
221508
Munzinger person ID
00000029518
NL CR AUT ID
pna2012730961
Open Media Database person ID
81091
PORT person ID
102064
Plex person key
5d7768943ab0e7001f504cc8
Prabook ID
1763147
Related category
Category:Films directed by Uwe Janson
Swedish Film Database person ID
215201
TMDB person ID
221508
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJckTQqQDcGtmVKMTMwKVC
ČSFD person ID
14762

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, film director, screenwriter, film producer
Educated at 2
Heidelberg University, University of Television and Film Munich
Films directed 2
The Sinking of the Laconia, Vulkan
Notable work 2
The Sinking of the Laconia, Vulkan
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Family name 1
Janson
Given name 1
Uwe
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of 1
Deutsche Filmakademie
Place of birth 1
Königswinter
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Nico Hofmann
Teachers 1
Nico Hofmann
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Summary

Uwe Janson was born on November 6, 1959[1], in Königswinter[2]. He has worked as a film producer[3], film director[4], writer[5], screenwriter[6], and director[7].

FAQs

Where was Uwe Janson born?

Uwe Janson's place of birth was Königswinter[2].

What did Uwe Janson do for work?

Uwe Janson worked as a film producer[3], film director[4], writer[5], screenwriter[6], and director[7].

Where did Uwe Janson go to school?

Uwe Janson was educated at University of Television and Film Munich[10] and Heidelberg University[11].

Related Entities

Germany

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  32. [32] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → film producer, film director, writer +3
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  2. 25w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → film producer, film director, writer +3
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    Educated at → University of Television and Film Munich, Heidelberg University
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