Werner Schroeter

German film director and screenwriter (1945–2010)

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Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[18]
Date of birth: April 7, 1945
Date of death: April 12, 2010
Place of birth: Georgenthal
Place of death: Kassel
Country of citizenship: Germany^[11]
Occupation: actor, film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, film editor, film producer, writer, photographer, director^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]
Award received: German Film Award, Golden Bear^[16]^[17]
Official website: www.werner-schroeter.com^[22]
Cause of death: lung cancer^[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German^[26]
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights
Described by source: UbuWeb^[24]
Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name: Schroeter^[20]
Given name: Werner^[21]
Has works in the collection: Museum of Modern Art^[28]
Manner of death: natural causes^[23]
Name in native language: Werner Schroeter^[27]
Participant in: Documenta 5^[25]
Place of burial: Luisenstadt Cemetery^[10]
Writing language: German

🏷️ Also known as

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GND ID: 118610902
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Werner Schroeter.jpg ↗
ADK member ID: 51257
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Africultures person ID: 17154
AllMovie person ID: p110388
Allcinema person ID: 8735
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Artist-info artist ID: 31195

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CONOR.SI ID: 120264035
CiNii Research ID: 1140000791641121792
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID: 41353
DDB person (GND) ID: 118610902
Danish National Filmography person ID: 42764
De Agostini ID: Schroeter,+Werner
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118610902
ElFilm person ID: 297002
Elonet person ID: 772036
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Evene ID: werner-schroeter-40340
FAST ID: 1754464
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LdiF person ID: 713
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MovieMeter person ID: 45192
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Scope.dk person ID: 38126
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TMDB person ID: 45192
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🔗 Connections

Occupation 9

actor, writer, film director, screenwriter, film producer, photographer, director, cinematographer +1 more

Films directed 5

Palermo or Wolfsburg, Malina, Two, Liebeskonzil, Nuit de chien

Award received 2

Golden Bear, German Film Award

Films written 2

Two, Nuit de chien

← Cast member 2

World on a Wire, Beware of a Holy Whore

Cause of death 1

lung cancer

Country of citizenship 1

Germany

Described by source 1

UbuWeb

Given name 1

Werner

Has works in the collection 1

Museum of Modern Art

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

German

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Participant in 1

Documenta 5

Participated in 1

Documenta 5

Place of birth 1

Georgenthal

Place of death 1

Kassel

Related category 1

Category:Films directed by Werner Schroeter

Sex or gender 1

male

Writing language 1

German

← Category combines topics 1

Category:Films directed by Werner Schroeter

← Creator 1

Liebeskonzil

← Film editor 1

Palermo or Wolfsburg

← SNARC ID 1

Dennis Skinner

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Summary

Werner Schroeter was born on April 7, 1945^[1], in Georgenthal^[2]. He died on April 12, 2010^[3], in Kassel^[4]. He worked as an actor^[5], film director^[6], screenwriter^[7], cinematographer^[8], and film editor^[9].

FAQs

Where was Werner Schroeter born?

Werner Schroeter's place of birth was Georgenthal^[2].

Where did Werner Schroeter die?

Werner Schroeter died in Kassel^[4].

What did Werner Schroeter do for work?

Werner Schroeter worked as an actor^[5], film director^[6], screenwriter^[7], cinematographer^[8], and film editor^[9].

What awards did Werner Schroeter receive?

Honors received include German Film Award^[16] and Golden Bear^[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Werner Schroeter — place of birth (P19): Georgenthal. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Werner Schroeter — place of death (P20): Kassel. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Werner Schroeter — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Werner Schroeter — country of citizenship (P27): Germany. Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved 2019-12-04. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Werner Schroeter — occupation (P106): actor. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Werner Schroeter — occupation (P106): film director. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Werner Schroeter — occupation (P106): screenwriter. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Werner Schroeter — occupation (P106): cinematographer. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Werner Schroeter — occupation (P106): film editor. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Werner Schroeter — occupation (P106): film producer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Werner Schroeter — occupation (P106): writer. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Werner Schroeter — occupation (P106): photographer. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Werner Schroeter — occupation (P106): director. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Werner Schroeter — place of burial (P119): Luisenstadt Cemetery. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Werner Schroeter — award received (P166): German Film Award. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Werner Schroeter — award received (P166): Golden Bear. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Werner Schroeter — cause of death (P509): lung cancer. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Werner Schroeter — date of birth (P569): April 7, 1945. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Werner Schroeter — date of death (P570): April 12, 2010. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Werner Schroeter — family name (P734): Schroeter. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Werner Schroeter — given name (P735): Werner. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Werner Schroeter — official website (P856): http://www.werner-schroeter.com/. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Werner Schroeter — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Werner Schroeter — described by source (P1343): UbuWeb. ubu.com. Retrieved 2017-02-10. ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Werner Schroeter — participant in (P1344): Documenta 5. documenta.de. Retrieved 2018-09-03. documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Werner Schroeter — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Werner Schroeter — name in native language (P1559): Werner Schroeter. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Werner Schroeter — has works in the collection (P6379): Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2019-12-04. wikidata.org.

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