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Alexander Kluge

Directing 94 years old Halberstadt, Germany ★ 0.3
Born: February 14, 1932

Biography

Alexander Kluge (born 14 February 1932) is a German author, philosopher, academic and film director.

Kluge became known in the 1960s and 1970s as one of the most influential representatives of the New German Cinema, which he helped to establish and develop in theory and practice.

Filmography

Directing Credits (161)

Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929
Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929 Director 2026
Heterotopie der Oper
Heterotopie der Oper Director 2026
Utopie der Oper
Utopie der Oper Director 2026
Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod
Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod Director 2026
Primitive Diversity
Primitive Diversity Director 2025
Beginnings of Film Art
Beginnings of Film Art Director 2024
An Opera That Sparked a Revolution
An Opera That Sparked a Revolution Director 2024
Attack on a Thick Glass Door
Attack on a Thick Glass Door Director 2024
Eomaia (Mother of the Dawn)
Eomaia (Mother of the Dawn) Director 2024
Planetary Man
Planetary Man Director 2024
String Cinema – Mathematical Minute Opera
String Cinema – Mathematical Minute Opera Director 2024
Happy Root From Non-Identity
Happy Root From Non-Identity Director 2024
Max Horkheimer – Philosopher and Sociologist
Max Horkheimer – Philosopher and Sociologist Director 2024
Cosmic Miniatures
Cosmic Miniatures Director 2024
Lied der Medea
Lied der Medea Director 2023
Reason is a Balancing Animal
Reason is a Balancing Animal Director 2022
Sergej Eisenstein Stages Alexander Newski (1938) and Wagner‘s Walküre (1940)
Sergej Eisenstein Stages Alexander Newski (1938) and Wagner‘s Walküre (1940) Director 2022
In the Rock of Signs
In the Rock of Signs Director 2022
Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais
Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais Director 2021
Orphea
Orphea Director 2021
Zirkus, Richter’s Tango
Zirkus, Richter’s Tango Director 2021
Werewolves Playoffs
Werewolves Playoffs Director 2020
The Mammoth’s Homecoming, a Composition of Th. W. Adorno in the Year 1941
The Mammoth’s Homecoming, a Composition of Th. W. Adorno in the Year 1941 Director 2020
Die Festwagen der Großen Französischen Revolution
Die Festwagen der Großen Französischen Revolution Director 2020
Trump State Visit
Trump State Visit Director 2020
Veränderung ist das Salz des Vergnügens
Veränderung ist das Salz des Vergnügens Director 2019
Bodenhaftung, Hautnähe, Lot zum Erdmittelpunkt
Bodenhaftung, Hautnähe, Lot zum Erdmittelpunkt Director 2019
Der Zirkus kommt in die Stadt
Der Zirkus kommt in die Stadt Director 2018
Happy Lamento
Happy Lamento Director 2018
The Revolution is a Creature Full of Surprises
The Revolution is a Creature Full of Surprises Director 2018
We Philosophers from Eve’s Rib
We Philosophers from Eve’s Rib Director 2018
Zirkus im Krieg
Zirkus im Krieg Director 2018
Parsifal verlernen
Parsifal verlernen Director 2017
Dancing with Pictures
Dancing with Pictures Director 2017
Mimosa Tank: A Prologue for a Film
Mimosa Tank: A Prologue for a Film Director 2017
Der Gärtner von Nürnberg
Der Gärtner von Nürnberg Director 2017
Fassbinder's Funeral
Fassbinder's Funeral Director 2015
Sag mir wo die Blumen sind, wo sind sie geblieben?
Sag mir wo die Blumen sind, wo sind sie geblieben? Director 2015
Nachrichten vom Großen Krieg
Nachrichten vom Großen Krieg Director 2014
Light Veins
Light Veins Director 2014
Moby Dick – Godzilla – Fukushima
Moby Dick – Godzilla – Fukushima Director 2014
Theorie der Erzählung
Theorie der Erzählung Director 2013
Rigor Was His Mark of Quality
Rigor Was His Mark of Quality Director 2012
Mensch 2.0 – Die Evolution in unserer Hand
Mensch 2.0 – Die Evolution in unserer Hand Director 2012
Pretty Woman and other stories, a film with Alexander Kluge
Pretty Woman and other stories, a film with Alexander Kluge Director 2012
Als die Himmel noch miteinander sprachen
Als die Himmel noch miteinander sprachen Director 2011
Anyone who dares will take the cold off their horse
Anyone who dares will take the cold off their horse Director 2010
Früchte des Vertrauens
Früchte des Vertrauens Director 2009
Der Deutschland-Komplex
Der Deutschland-Komplex Director 2009
Das Prinzip Stadt. Oskar Negt über die "Stadt in uns"
Das Prinzip Stadt. Oskar Negt über die "Stadt in uns" Director 2008
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike: Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike: Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital Director 2008
Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie
Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie Director 2008
Multiple Images for Five Projectors
Multiple Images for Five Projectors Director 2007
Im Sturm der Zeit - Facts & Fakes
Im Sturm der Zeit - Facts & Fakes Director 2007
Das Phänomen der Oper
Das Phänomen der Oper Director 2007
The Magic of the Darkened Soul
The Magic of the Darkened Soul Director 2007
Mein Jahrhundert, mein Tier!
Mein Jahrhundert, mein Tier! Director 2007
The Poetic Power of Theory
The Poetic Power of Theory Director 2007
16 Minute-films
16 Minute-films Director 2006
Sad News
Sad News Director 2006
Das gab’s nur einmal
Das gab’s nur einmal Director 2006
La Habanera
La Habanera Director 2006
Storm Over Egypt
Storm Over Egypt Director 2006
The Deadly Triangle
The Deadly Triangle Director 2006
The Trickiness of Peace Treaties
The Trickiness of Peace Treaties Director 2006
Zwischen Mitternacht und der vierten Nachtstunde
Zwischen Mitternacht und der vierten Nachtstunde Director 2006
Nach jedem Untergang kommt ein Dampfer
Nach jedem Untergang kommt ein Dampfer Director 2006
Die Frau auf dem Schlachtfeld
Die Frau auf dem Schlachtfeld Director 2006
La Paloma
La Paloma Director 2006
Sam Remembers Papa Kong
Sam Remembers Papa Kong Director 2006
The Officer as a Philosopher
The Officer as a Philosopher Director 2005
A Woman Like a Volcano
A Woman Like a Volcano Director 2003
Blind Love – Talk with Jean-Luc Godard
Blind Love – Talk with Jean-Luc Godard Director 2001
The Flexible Entrepreneur
The Flexible Entrepreneur Director 2001
Ich war Hitlers Bodyguard
Ich war Hitlers Bodyguard Director 2000
The Execution of an Elephant
The Execution of an Elephant Director 2000
Spaceflight as an Internal Experience
Spaceflight as an Internal Experience Director 1999
He Who Hopes, Dies Singing
He Who Hopes, Dies Singing Director 1999
An Experiment in Love
An Experiment in Love Director 1998
Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome
Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome Director 1998
Neonröhren des Himmels
Neonröhren des Himmels Director 1998
100 Years of the German Rhine
100 Years of the German Rhine Director 1998
Der schwedische Mozart
Der schwedische Mozart Director 1998
For Vertov
For Vertov Director 1998
Five Hours Parsifal in 90 Seconds
Five Hours Parsifal in 90 Seconds Director 1998
The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot
The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot Director 1997
The Day Is Nigh
The Day Is Nigh Director 1997
Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management
Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management Director 1996
Heiner Müller in Time Flight
Heiner Müller in Time Flight Director 1996
He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded
He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded Director 1996
Chicago in Time Lapse
Chicago in Time Lapse Director 1996
Engine Cough
Engine Cough Director 1996
Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day
Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day Director 1995
On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses
On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses Director 1995
The Voice of the Playwright
The Voice of the Playwright Director 1995
Omnivore Democracy
Omnivore Democracy Director 1995
My Rendezvous with Death
My Rendezvous with Death Director 1995
Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love”
Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love” Director 1995
The World is Not Bad, but Full
The World is Not Bad, but Full Director 1994
I Owe the World a Dead Person
I Owe the World a Dead Person Director 1994
Under the Sign of Mars
Under the Sign of Mars Director 1994
Anti-Opera
Anti-Opera Director 1993
The Death of Seneca
The Death of Seneca Director 1993
Plowshare of Evil
Plowshare of Evil Director 1993
Rule a Great Country as You Would Fry Small Fish
Rule a Great Country as You Would Fry Small Fish Director 1993
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans Director 1993
Mind, Power, Castration
Mind, Power, Castration Director 1993
Frederick of Prussia
Frederick of Prussia Director 1992
“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”
“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History” Director 1991
Every Frozen Structure has its Academy
Every Frozen Structure has its Academy Director 1991
Rome, as Far Away as the Moon
Rome, as Far Away as the Moon Director 1991
Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge
Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge Director 1990
Heiner Müller on Legal Questions
Heiner Müller on Legal Questions Director 1990
Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by
Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by Director 1990
Wild Night with Moon
Wild Night with Moon Director 1990
Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath
Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath Director 1989
Portrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th Birthday
Portrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th Birthday Director 1989
Paper Tiger Television, New York
Paper Tiger Television, New York Director 1989
The Eiffel Tower, King Kong and the White Woman
The Eiffel Tower, King Kong and the White Woman Director 1988
Antiques of Advertising
Antiques of Advertising Director 1988
Madame Butterfly Waits
Madame Butterfly Waits Director 1988
Miscellaneous News
Miscellaneous News Director 1986
The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time
The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time Director 1985
Biermann-Film
Biermann-Film Director 1983
Looking for a Practical and Realistic Behaviour
Looking for a Practical and Realistic Behaviour Director 1983
The Power of Emotion
The Power of Emotion Director 1983
War and Peace
War and Peace Director 1982
The Candidate
The Candidate Director 1980
The Patriotic Woman
The Patriotic Woman Director 1979
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn Director 1978
People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary
People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary Director 1977
Nachrichten von den Staufern
Nachrichten von den Staufern Director 1977
Strongman Ferdinand
Strongman Ferdinand Director 1976
In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death
In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death Director 1974
Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave
Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave Director 1973
Besitzbürgerin, Jahrgang 1908
Besitzbürgerin, Jahrgang 1908 Director 1973
Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet
Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet Director 1972
The Big Mess
The Big Mess Director 1971
The Indomitable Leni Peickert
The Indomitable Leni Peickert Director 1970
A Doctor From Haberstadt
A Doctor From Haberstadt Director 1970
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed Director 1968
E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher
E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher Director 1968
Yesterday Girl
Yesterday Girl Director 1967
Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt
Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt Director 1967
News from the 1966 Venice Film Festival
News from the 1966 Venice Film Festival Director 1966
A Poker Game
A Poker Game Director 1966
Policeman's Lot
Policeman's Lot Director 1965
Protocol of a Revolution
Protocol of a Revolution Director 1963
Lehrer im Wandel
Lehrer im Wandel Director 1963
Brutality in Stone
Brutality in Stone Director 1961
Rennen
Rennen Director 1961
Thema Amore
Thema Amore Director 1961
Rennfahrer
Rennfahrer Director 1961
The Indian Tomb
The Indian Tomb Assistant Director 1959
The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Tiger of Eschnapur Assistant Director 1959
At Work in the Ruins of Morality
At Work in the Ruins of Morality Director
Mehrfachbilder Vielfalt Fuenfalt ohne blaues Ende
Mehrfachbilder Vielfalt Fuenfalt ohne blaues Ende Director
Rettung vor dem Tode / 4000 Jahre Liebe / Rettet Liebe vor dem Tode?
Rettung vor dem Tode / 4000 Jahre Liebe / Rettet Liebe vor dem Tode? Director
Über Unterschiede beim Sprechen: 20 Beispiele
Über Unterschiede beim Sprechen: 20 Beispiele Director
Ort und zeit ohne grund ist gewalt
Ort und zeit ohne grund ist gewalt Director
Spinoza und die Modi Gottes
Spinoza und die Modi Gottes Director

Writing Credits (44)

Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929
Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929 Screenplay 2026
Primitive Diversity
Primitive Diversity Writer 2025
Lied der Medea
Lied der Medea Screenplay 2023
Orphea
Orphea Writer 2021
Die Festwagen der Großen Französischen Revolution
Die Festwagen der Großen Französischen Revolution Writer 2020
Trump State Visit
Trump State Visit Writer 2020
Bodenhaftung, Hautnähe, Lot zum Erdmittelpunkt
Bodenhaftung, Hautnähe, Lot zum Erdmittelpunkt Screenplay 2019
Der Zirkus kommt in die Stadt
Der Zirkus kommt in die Stadt Writer 2018
Happy Lamento
Happy Lamento Screenplay 2018
Zirkus im Krieg
Zirkus im Krieg Writer 2018
Der Gärtner von Nürnberg
Der Gärtner von Nürnberg Screenplay 2017
Sag mir wo die Blumen sind, wo sind sie geblieben?
Sag mir wo die Blumen sind, wo sind sie geblieben? Screenplay 2015
Mensch 2.0 – Die Evolution in unserer Hand
Mensch 2.0 – Die Evolution in unserer Hand Writer 2012
Die Frau auf dem Schlachtfeld
Die Frau auf dem Schlachtfeld Writer 2006
Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge
Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge Writer 1990
Miscellaneous News
Miscellaneous News Writer 1986
The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time
The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time Writer 1985
Looking for a Practical and Realistic Behaviour
Looking for a Practical and Realistic Behaviour Writer 1983
The Power of Emotion
The Power of Emotion Writer 1983
War and Peace
War and Peace Writer 1982
The Candidate
The Candidate Writer 1980
The Patriotic Woman
The Patriotic Woman Writer 1979
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn Screenplay 1978
People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary
People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary Writer 1977
Nachrichten von den Staufern
Nachrichten von den Staufern Writer 1977
Strongman Ferdinand
Strongman Ferdinand Writer 1976
In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death
In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death Writer 1974
Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave
Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave Writer 1973
The Journey to Vienna
The Journey to Vienna Writer 1973
Besitzbürgerin, Jahrgang 1908
Besitzbürgerin, Jahrgang 1908 Writer 1973
Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet
Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet Writer 1972
The Big Mess
The Big Mess Writer 1971
The Indomitable Leni Peickert
The Indomitable Leni Peickert Writer 1970
A Doctor From Haberstadt
A Doctor From Haberstadt Writer 1970
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed Writer 1968
E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher
E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher Writer 1968
Yesterday Girl
Yesterday Girl Writer 1967
Yesterday Girl
Yesterday Girl Short Story 1967
Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt
Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt Writer 1967
Policeman's Lot
Policeman's Lot Writer 1965
Protocol of a Revolution
Protocol of a Revolution Writer 1963
Lehrer im Wandel
Lehrer im Wandel Writer 1963
Brutality in Stone
Brutality in Stone Writer 1961
Thema Amore
Thema Amore Writer 1961

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