1960Winner
Best Director
Five Cartridges
Frank Beyer
Actor · Director · Writer
Nobitz, Germany
May 26, 1932
Biography
Frank Paul Beyer was a German film director. In East Germany he was one of the most important film directors, working for the state film monopoly DEFA and directed films that dealt mostly with the Nazi era and contemporary East Germany. His film Trace of Stones was banned for 20 years in 1966 by the ruling SED.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1993Nominee
Best Director
The Last U-Boat
1974Nominee
Best Writing
Jacob the Liar
Career Highlights
1963Highlight
Best Director
Naked Among Wolves
1989Highlight
Best Director
The Break
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Jacob the Liar