Biography
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (born 8 December 1935) is a German film director and intellectual. For Syberberg, cinema is a form of Gesamtkunstwerk. Many commentators, including Syberberg himself, have characterized his work as a cinematic combination of Bertolt Brecht's doctrine of epic theatre and Richard Wagner's operatic aesthetics. Syberberg is best known for his 'German trilogy', consisting of Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King (1972), Karl May (1974), and Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977), the latter of which receives rare theatrical screenings due to its seven-hour runtime.
Directed 26
2020s
- 2025
Nightsong
Director
- 2023
Demmin Cantos
Director
2000s
- 2003
Nietzsche: Ecce Homo
Director
1990s
- 1997
Mozart Requiem mit dem Finger gelesen
Director
Der Gang auf den Berg
Director
- 1995
A Dream, What Else?
Director
1980s
- 1989
Penthesilea
Director
- 1987
Edith Clever liest Joyce
Director
Fräulein Else
Director
- 1985
The Night
Director
- 1982
1970s
- 1978
The Confessions of Winifred Wagner
Director
- 1977
Hitler: A Film from Germany
Director
Hitler: A Film from Germany
Director
- 1974
Karl May
Director
Karl May
Director
- 1973
Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird
Director
- 1972
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Director
- 1970
San Domingo
Director
Sex-Business: Made in Pasing
Director
1960s
- 1969
Scarabea – How Much Land Does a Man Need?
Director
- 1968
Die Grafen Pocci - einige Kapitel zur Geschichte einer Familie
Director
- 1967
Romy: Anatomy of a Face
Director
- 1966
Fritz Kortner spricht Monologe für eine Schallplatte
Director
- 1965
Fünfter Akt, siebente Szene. Fritz Kortner probt Kabale und Liebe
Director
1950s
- 1953
Brecht Urfaust
Director
Wrote 10
2020s
- 2023
Demmin Cantos
Writer
1970s
- 1977
Hitler: A Film from Germany
Writer
Hitler: A Film from Germany
Writer
- 1974
Karl May
Writer
- 1973
Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird
Screenplay
- 1972
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Writer
- 1970
Sex-Business: Made in Pasing
Writer
1960s
- 1969
Scarabea – How Much Land Does a Man Need?
Writer
- 1967
Romy: Anatomy of a Face
Writer
- 1965
Fünfter Akt, siebente Szene. Fritz Kortner probt Kabale und Liebe
Writer
Produced 4
1970s
- 1973
Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird
Producer
- 1972
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Producer
- 1970
Sex-Business: Made in Pasing
Producer
1960s
- 1969
Scarabea – How Much Land Does a Man Need?
Producer
Created 2
1970s
- 1977
Hitler: A Film from Germany
Creator
- 1974
Karl May
Creator
Other crew 1
2000s
- 2003
Nietzsche: Ecce Homo
Cinematography
Edited 1
2020s
- 2023
Demmin Cantos
Editor
Appearances8
2020s
- 2023
Demmin Cantos
Self
Leaving and Staying
Self
2000s
- 2004
The Ister
Himself
1990s
- 1995
The Night of the Filmmakers
Self
1970s
- 1977
Hitler: A Film from Germany
Narrator (voice) · 4 episodes
- 1976
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
Self
- 1970
Sex-Business: Made in Pasing
Self - Interviewer
1960s
- 1967
Romy: Anatomy of a Face
Self