Biography
Dominik Graf (born September 6, 1952) is a German film and television director, screenwriter, and occasional actor. Born in Munich, he is the son of actor Robert Graf and actress and writer Selma Urfer. He initially studied German literature and musicology before enrolling at the University of Television and Film Munich in 1974. His graduation film Der kostbare Gast (1979) received a Bavarian Film Award. Graf established himself as a director of crime dramas and thrillers, gaining recognition for his work on German television series such as Der Fahnder and Tatort. His breakthrough in cinema came with the crime thriller Die Katze (1988), starring Götz George, for which he received the German Film Award for Best Director. He subsequently directed Die Sieger (1994), an ambitious police thriller that became one of his best-known films. His later work includes Der Felsen (2002), Hotte im Paradies (2002), Der rote Kakadu (2006), and the acclaimed crime series Im Angesicht des Verbrechens (2010). He also directed Beloved Sisters (2014), a historical drama about Friedrich Schiller and the sisters Charlotte and Caroline von Lengefeld, which was selected as Germany’s submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2021, Graf directed Fabian: Going to the Dogs, an adaptation of Erich Kästner’s novel set in Berlin during the final years of the Weimar Republic. The film received several German Film Award nominations and won the Silver Award for Best Feature Film. In addition to his filmmaking career, Graf has taught film directing at the International Film School Cologne since 2004. His work has been recognized with numerous honors, including German Film Awards, Bavarian Film Awards, and multiple Grimme Awards.
Directed 46
2020s
- 2025
Doppelgänger
Director
- 2023
My Falcon
Director
Melting Ink
Director
Fabian oder der Gang vor die Hunde
Director
- 2022
Shadows of the Past
Director
- 2021
2010s
- 2018
Crossroads
Director
- 2017
Twilight Eternal
Director
Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
Director
- 2016
Manhunt: Escape to the Carpathians
Director
Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Films
Director
- 2015
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
Director
- 2014
Wealthy Corpses: A Crime Story from Starnberg
Director
Es werde Stadt! – 50 Jahre Grimme-Preis in Marl
Director
- 2011
The Invisible Girl
Director
Dreileben: Don’t Follow Me Around
Director
- 2010
In the Face of Crime
Director
2000s
- 2009
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
Director
- 2007
The Vow
Director
A City Is Blackmailed
Director
- 2006
The Red Cockatoo
Director
- 2004
Cold Spring
Director
- 2003
Hotte in Paradise
Director
- 2002
A Map of the Heart
Director
- 2000
Munich: Secrets of a City
Director
1990s
- 1999
Your Best Years
Director
Bitter Innocence
Director
- 1997
Doktor Knock
Director
The Scorpion
Director
A Whispering in the Mountain of Things
Director
- 1996
Journey to Weimar
Director
Sperling
Director
- 1994
The Invincibles
Director
- 1993
Morlock
Director
- 1990
The Gamblers
Director
1980s
- 1989
Tiger, Löwe, Panther
Director
- 1988
The Cat
Director
- 1985
Drei gegen drei
Director
- 1984
Treffer
Director
- 1982
Second Sight
Director
Neon City
Director
1970s
- 1971
- 1970
Wrote 17
2020s
- 2025
Doppelgänger
Writer
- 2023
Melting Ink
Writer
- 2021
2010s
- 2016
Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Films
Writer
- 2015
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
Writer
- 2014
- 2011
Dreileben: Don’t Follow Me Around
Writer
2000s
- 2007
The Vow
Writer
A City Is Blackmailed
Writer
- 2002
A Map of the Heart
Writer
1990s
- 1997
A Whispering in the Mountain of Things
Writer
- 1994
The Invincibles
Story
1980s
- 1982
Second Sight
Writer
Neon City
Writer
- 1980
1970s
- 1970
Acted in 9
2020s
- 2023
2010s
- 2017
Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
Movie
2000s
- 2009
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
(segment "Der Weg - den wir nicht zusammen gehen") (voice)
- 2002
- 2000
Munich: Secrets of a City
Erzähler
1990s
- 1996
Irren ist männlich
Lorenz
1980s
- 1983
Kieselsteine
Sebastian
1970s
- 1979
1+1=3
Bernhard Grabowski
- 1977
Maiden's War
Pavel Sixta
Sound 6
1990s
- 1997
The Scorpion
Original Music Composer
A Whispering in the Mountain of Things
Music
- 1994
The Invincibles
Music
Frauen sind was Wunderbares
Music
1980s
- 1989
Tiger, Löwe, Panther
Music
1970s
- 1970
Created 1
1980s
- 1984
Appearances5
2010s
- 2016
Show What You Love
Himself
- 2015
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany
Self
- 2010
Mythos Metropolis
Self
