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Werner Penzel

German director and filmmaker (1950–2024)
Person Human Q3567331

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
1950
Date of death
December 1, 2024
Place of birth
Heidelberg
Country of citizenship
Germany[9]
Occupation
film director, screenwriter, poet, musician, film producer, director, film editor[10][11]
Field of work
documentary film[12]
Award received
European Film Award Special Mention[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[17]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[19]
Family name
Penzel[15]
Given name
Werner[16]
Has works in the collection
Finnish National Gallery[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Werner Penzel ja ウェルナー・ペンツェル ja ヴェルナー・ペンツェル
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000119356347
VIAF cluster ID
66658456
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2006086186
GND ID
121335038
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Werner Penzel-2024.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
108814
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13967996d
DDB person (GND) ID
121335038
Danish National Filmography person ID
88442
Described at URL
www.swissfilms.ch
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
121335038
FIPRESCI person ID
werner-penzel
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Film.ru person ID
werner-penzel
Filmportal ID
355ce0bfc0dc45f88a0e474fd8dd023b
Finnish National Gallery artist ID
4E76802E-886C-47D9-9896-21546243CE47
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121g1k6y
HAND ID
5166-45B6-ED4A-8059-FE9B
IMDb ID
nm0672437
IdRef ID
075715694
Kinobox person ID
354130
LdiF person ID
3016
NL CR AUT ID
xx0163019
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
140757961
TMDB person ID
68043
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJj4x3MhCqbr3jB78RWv73
Yale LUX ID
person/4391a429-8de9-43b7-9c0d-62e33d7a0c68
ČSFD person ID
47334

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Occupation 4
poet, musician, film director, screenwriter
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Field of work 1
documentary film
Films directed 1
Step Across the Border
Films written 1
Step Across the Border
Given name 1
Werner
Has works in the collection 1
Finnish National Gallery
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Heidelberg
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Werner Penzel was born in 1950[1] in Heidelberg[2]. He died on December 1, 2024[3]. He worked as a film director[4], screenwriter[5], poet[6], musician[7], and film producer[8].

FAQs

Where was Werner Penzel born?

Werner Penzel was born in Heidelberg[2].

What did Werner Penzel do for work?

Werner Penzel worked as a film director[4], screenwriter[5], poet[6], musician[7], and film producer[8].

What awards did Werner Penzel receive?

Honors received include European Film Award Special Mention[13].

Related Entities

Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . cccb.org. cccb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . cccb.org. cccb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . cccb.org. cccb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 5166-45B6-ED4A-8059-FE9B
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46378: HAND ID (1)"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Werner
    Field of work → documentary film
    Family name → Penzel
    Country of citizenship → Germany
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32085: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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