Directors Born in Germany

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog, 84

Director

1

Roland Emmerich

Roland Emmerich, 71

Director

2

Thor Freudenthal

Thor Freudenthal, 54

Director

3

Marc Forster

Marc Forster, 56

Director

4

Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols (1931-2014)

Director

5

Michael Haneke

Michael Haneke, 84

Director

6

Phoenix Melville

Phoenix Melville, 34

Director

7

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders, 81

Director

8

Uwe Boll

Uwe Boll, 61

Director

9

Ulli Lommel

Ulli Lommel, 81

Director

10

Lexi Alexander

Lexi Alexander, 52

Director

11

Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022)

Director

12

Oliver Latta

Oliver Latta

Director

13

Shawn Bu

Shawn Bu, 33

Director

14

Marcel Ophuls

Marcel Ophuls (1927-2025)

Director

15

Kaya Orsan

Kaya Orsan, 35

Director

16

Margarethe von Trotta

Margarethe von Trotta, 84

Director

17

Fatih Akin

Fatih Akin, 53

Director

18

Max Ophuls

Max Ophuls (1902-1957)

Director

19

Ernst Lubitsch

Ernst Lubitsch (1892-1947)

Director

20

Born in Germany

Most Popular Directors

Percy Adlon

Percy Adlon (1935-2024)

Director

21

Lotte Reiniger

Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981)

Director

22

Wolfgang Becker

Wolfgang Becker (1954-2024)

Director

23

Tom Tykwer

Tom Tykwer, 61

Director

24

Marcus Nispel

Marcus Nispel, 63

Director

25

Volker Schlondorff

Volker Schlondorff, 87

Director

26

Uli Edel

Uli Edel, 79

Director

27

Kurt Maetzig

Kurt Maetzig (1911-2012)

Director

28

Wolfgang Liebeneiner

Wolfgang Liebeneiner (1905-1987)

Director

29

Konrad Wolf

Konrad Wolf (1925-1982)

Director

30

Konstantin Flemig

Konstantin Flemig, 38

Director

31

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