Biography
Günter Wilhelm Grass was a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Vom Glanz und Vergehen der Gruppe 47
2008
as Self
Founded in 1947, “Group 47” made half‐yearly authors read publicly and endure brutal critique, launching postwar German literature (including Nobel wi...
Max Frisch, Citoyen
2008
as Self
Max Frisch was the last big Swiss intellectual widely respected as a “voice” in its own right – a character hardly found today. The film retells Frisc...
365 Day Project
2007
This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007 and for ...
Der Unbequeme - Der Dichter Günter Grass
2007
as Self
Documentary film.
Unter Deutschen
1995
as Self
Documentary filmmaker Troller criss-crosses post-reunified “Transgermania” for a year, probing German identity through festivals (Carnival, Oktoberfes...
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
1988
as Self
Marcel Ophuls' riveting film details the heinous legacy of the Gestapo head dubbed "The Butcher of Lyon." Responsible for over 4,000 deaths in occupie...
The Tin Drum
1979
Author
Oskar Matzerath is a very unusual boy. Refusing to leave the womb until promised a tin drum by his mother, Agnes, Oskar is reluctant to enter a world ...
Cat and Mouse
1967
Novel
In 1966, a former gymnast returns to his hometown Danzig, which is now a part of Poland. He begins to reflect on one of his classmates, Joachim Mahlke...
Wahlkampf
1965
as Self
Bürger Grass
1965
as Self
Documentary short film in which we see Günther Grass giving conferences, signing books and speaking, among others, with Chancellor Willy Brandt.