Alexander Kluge

Alexander Kluge

DirectorProducerWriterCinematographerEditor Feb 14 (died age 94) Halberstadt, Germany 1948–2026 (78 year career)
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Biography

Alexander Kluge (born 14 February 1932) was 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.

Known For

Filmography

Acting (36)

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Crew (246)

Movies (246)

Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929

Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929

2026

Director

Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929

Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929

2026

Producer

Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929

Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929

2026

Screenplay

Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod

Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod

2026

Director

Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod

Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod

2026

Director of Photography

Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod

Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod

2026

Editor

Primitive Diversity

Primitive Diversity

2025

Director

Primitive Diversity

Primitive Diversity

2025

Director of Photography

Primitive Diversity

Primitive Diversity

2025

Editor

Primitive Diversity

Primitive Diversity

2025

Producer

Primitive Diversity

Primitive Diversity

2025

Production Design

Primitive Diversity

Primitive Diversity

2025

Sound Designer

Primitive Diversity

Primitive Diversity

2025

Writer

Happy Root From Non-Identity

Happy Root From Non-Identity

2024

Director

Max Horkheimer – Philosopher and Sociologist

Max Horkheimer – Philosopher and Sociologist

2024

Director

Eomaia (Mother of the Dawn)

Eomaia (Mother of the Dawn)

2024

Director

String Cinema – Mathematical Minute Opera

String Cinema – Mathematical Minute Opera

2024

Director

Planetary Man

Planetary Man

2024

Director

Beginnings of Film Art

Beginnings of Film Art

2024

Director

Attack on a Thick Glass Door

Attack on a Thick Glass Door

2024

Director

Cosmic Miniatures

Cosmic Miniatures

2024

Director

3.0
An Opera That Sparked a Revolution

An Opera That Sparked a Revolution

2024

Director

In the Rock of Signs

In the Rock of Signs

2022

Director

Sergej Eisenstein Stages Alexander Newski (1938) and Wagner‘s Walküre (1940)

Sergej Eisenstein Stages Alexander Newski (1938) and Wagner‘s Walküre (1940)

2022

Director

Orphea

Orphea

2021

Director

4.0
Orphea

Orphea

2021

Producer

4.0
Orphea

Orphea

2021

Writer

4.0
Zirkus, Richter’s Tango

Zirkus, Richter’s Tango

2021

Director

Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais

Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais

2021

Director

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

2020

Director

The Leaks of Venice

The Leaks of Venice

2020

Producer

Werewolves Playoffs

Werewolves Playoffs

2020

Director

Die Festwagen der Großen Französischen Revolution

Die Festwagen der Großen Französischen Revolution

2020

Director

Die Festwagen der Großen Französischen Revolution

Die Festwagen der Großen Französischen Revolution

2020

Producer

Die Festwagen der Großen Französischen Revolution

Die Festwagen der Großen Französischen Revolution

2020

Writer

Trump State Visit

Trump State Visit

2020

Director

Trump State Visit

Trump State Visit

2020

Producer

Trump State Visit

Trump State Visit

2020

Writer

Veränderung ist das Salz des Vergnügens

Veränderung ist das Salz des Vergnügens

2019

Director

We Philosophers from Eve’s Rib

We Philosophers from Eve’s Rib

2018

Director

Happy Lamento

Happy Lamento

2018

Director

Happy Lamento

Happy Lamento

2018

Screenplay

The Revolution is a Creature Full of Surprises

The Revolution is a Creature Full of Surprises

2018

Director

Der Zirkus kommt in die Stadt

Der Zirkus kommt in die Stadt

2018

Director

Der Zirkus kommt in die Stadt

Der Zirkus kommt in die Stadt

2018

Producer

Der Zirkus kommt in die Stadt

Der Zirkus kommt in die Stadt

2018

Writer

Mimosa Tank: A Prologue for a Film

Mimosa Tank: A Prologue for a Film

2017

Director

Parsifal verlernen

Parsifal verlernen

2017

Director

Reason is a Balancing Animal

Reason is a Balancing Animal

2017

Director

Dancing with Pictures

Dancing with Pictures

2017

Director

Mehrfachbilder Vielfalt Fuenfalt ohne blaues Ende

Mehrfachbilder Vielfalt Fuenfalt ohne blaues Ende

2017

Director

Fassbinder's Funeral

Fassbinder's Funeral

2015

Director

Moby Dick – Godzilla – Fukushima

Moby Dick – Godzilla – Fukushima

2014

Director

10.0
Light Veins

Light Veins

2014

Director

Nachrichten vom Großen Krieg

Nachrichten vom Großen Krieg

2014

Director

Theorie der Erzählung

Theorie der Erzählung

2013

Director

Pretty Woman and other stories, a film with Alexander Kluge

Pretty Woman and other stories, a film with Alexander Kluge

2012

Director

Mensch 2.0 – Die Evolution in unserer Hand

Mensch 2.0 – Die Evolution in unserer Hand

2012

Writer

6.0
Rigor Was His Mark of Quality

Rigor Was His Mark of Quality

2012

Director

Als die Himmel noch miteinander sprachen

Als die Himmel noch miteinander sprachen

2011

Director

Anyone who dares will take the cold off their horse

Anyone who dares will take the cold off their horse

2010

Director

Früchte des Vertrauens

Früchte des Vertrauens

2009

Director

Der Deutschland-Komplex

Der Deutschland-Komplex

2009

Director

News from Ideological Antiquity - Marx/Eisenstein/The Capital

News from Ideological Antiquity - Marx/Eisenstein/The Capital

2008

Director

6.8
Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie

Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie

2008

Director

Das Prinzip Stadt. Oskar Negt über die "Stadt in uns"

Das Prinzip Stadt. Oskar Negt über die "Stadt in uns"

2008

Director

Sense below the Sense

Sense below the Sense

2008

Director

Man is the Soft Target

Man is the Soft Target

2008

Director

Who Am "I"? Peer Gynt

Who Am "I"? Peer Gynt

2008

Director

Mein Jahrhundert, mein Tier!

Mein Jahrhundert, mein Tier!

2007

Director

The Poetic Power of Theory

The Poetic Power of Theory

2007

Director

The Magic of the Darkened Soul

The Magic of the Darkened Soul

2007

Director

Multiple Images for Five Projectors

Multiple Images for Five Projectors

2007

Director

Das Phänomen der Oper

Das Phänomen der Oper

2007

Director

Im Sturm der Zeit - Facts & Fakes

Im Sturm der Zeit - Facts & Fakes

2007

Director

The Gentle Makeup of Light New 65 mm minute shorts

The Gentle Makeup of Light New 65 mm minute shorts

2007

Director

"The Burning Giraffe"

"The Burning Giraffe"

2007

Director

The Car is your Second Skin

The Car is your Second Skin

2007

Director

The Safety of the President

The Safety of the President

2007

Director

The Deterrent

The Deterrent

2007

Director

The Opera Doctor

The Opera Doctor

2007

Director

I Lived for my Art

I Lived for my Art

2007

Director

What Does "Good Will" Mean?

What Does "Good Will" Mean?

2007

Director

The Trickiness of Peace Treaties

The Trickiness of Peace Treaties

2006

Director

Sad News

Sad News

2006

Director

Sam Remembers Papa Kong

Sam Remembers Papa Kong

2006

Director

Die Frau auf dem Schlachtfeld

Die Frau auf dem Schlachtfeld

2006

Director

6.0
Storm Over Egypt

Storm Over Egypt

2006

Director

Das gab’s nur einmal

Das gab’s nur einmal

2006

Director

16 Minute-films

16 Minute-films

2006

Director

From 9 a.m. to Early the Next Morning Columbus Sailed Straight Ahead Westwards

From 9 a.m. to Early the Next Morning Columbus Sailed Straight Ahead Westwards

2006

Director

Serpentine Gallery Program

Serpentine Gallery Program

2006

Director

La Habanera

La Habanera

2006

Director

Nach jedem Untergang kommt ein Dampfer

Nach jedem Untergang kommt ein Dampfer

2006

Director

The Deadly Triangle

The Deadly Triangle

2006

Director

La Paloma

La Paloma

2006

Director

Borderline Cases of Damage Control

Borderline Cases of Damage Control

2006

Director

The Greatest Treasure of Evolution

The Greatest Treasure of Evolution

2006

Director

The Officer as a Philosopher

The Officer as a Philosopher

2005

Director

"Surplus Value" & its Images

"Surplus Value" & its Images

2005

Director

The Moon Has Risen

The Moon Has Risen

2005

Director

Thinking for Oneself

Thinking for Oneself

2005

Director

A Tear for Every Drop of Blood

A Tear for Every Drop of Blood

2004

Director

A Tear for Every Drop of Blood

A Tear for Every Drop of Blood

2004

Writer

Freedom for the Consonants!

Freedom for the Consonants!

2004

Director

A Woman Like a Volcano

A Woman Like a Volcano

2003

Director

Darklings Sing Bass

Darklings Sing Bass

2002

Director

Blinde Liebe/Jean-Luc Godard: Meine Mutter hat nur Stummfilme gesehen!

Blinde Liebe/Jean-Luc Godard: Meine Mutter hat nur Stummfilme gesehen!

2001

Director

Blinde Liebe/Jean-Luc Godard: Meine Mutter hat nur Stummfilme gesehen!

Blinde Liebe/Jean-Luc Godard: Meine Mutter hat nur Stummfilme gesehen!

2001

Idea

Blinde Liebe/Jean-Luc Godard: Meine Mutter hat nur Stummfilme gesehen!

Blinde Liebe/Jean-Luc Godard: Meine Mutter hat nur Stummfilme gesehen!

2001

Producer

The Flexible Entrepreneur

The Flexible Entrepreneur

2001

Director

Attention: Total Loss!

Attention: Total Loss!

2001

Director

True Love on the Front

True Love on the Front

2001

Director

The Holding of Skulls is not My Thing!

The Holding of Skulls is not My Thing!

2001

Director

Dance on the Volcano

Dance on the Volcano

2001

Director

The Kiss of Death

The Kiss of Death

2001

Director

Ich war Hitlers Bodyguard

Ich war Hitlers Bodyguard

2000

Director

The Execution of an Elephant

The Execution of an Elephant

2000

Director

5.3
He Who Hopes, Dies Singing

He Who Hopes, Dies Singing

1999

Director

Spaceflight as an Internal Experience

Spaceflight as an Internal Experience

1999

Director

5.2
Nietzsches fröhliche Wissenschaft

Nietzsches fröhliche Wissenschaft

1999

Director

"With all the Wealth of my Needs"

"With all the Wealth of my Needs"

1999

Director

The Deluge

The Deluge

1999

Director

100 Years of the German Rhine

100 Years of the German Rhine

1998

Director

Five Hours Parsifal in 90 Seconds

Five Hours Parsifal in 90 Seconds

1998

Director

Der schwedische Mozart

Der schwedische Mozart

1998

Director

Neonröhren des Himmels

Neonröhren des Himmels

1998

Director

An Experiment in Love

An Experiment in Love

1998

Director

Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome

Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome

1998

Director

For Vertov

For Vertov

1998

Director

6.5
Ort und zeit ohne grund ist gewalt

Ort und zeit ohne grund ist gewalt

1998

Director

"Of which we cannot speak we must sing!"

"Of which we cannot speak we must sing!"

1998

Director

The Mute Girl of Portici

The Mute Girl of Portici

1998

Director

The Day Is Nigh

The Day Is Nigh

1997

Director

4.5
The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot

The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot

1997

Director

Heiner Müller in Time Flight

Heiner Müller in Time Flight

1996

Director

He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded

He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded

1996

Director

Engine Cough

Engine Cough

1996

Director

Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management

Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management

1996

Director

Chicago in Time Lapse

Chicago in Time Lapse

1996

Director

"The Wind Will Clean It Off"

"The Wind Will Clean It Off"

1996

Director

The Voice of the Playwright

The Voice of the Playwright

1995

Director

Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day

Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day

1995

Director

On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses

On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses

1995

Director

My Rendezvous with Death

My Rendezvous with Death

1995

Director

Omnivore Democracy

Omnivore Democracy

1995

Director

Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love”

Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love”

1995

Director

Love as Passion

Love as Passion

1995

Director

I Owe the World a Dead Person

I Owe the World a Dead Person

1994

Director

Under the Sign of Mars

Under the Sign of Mars

1994

Director

The World is Not Bad, but Full

The World is Not Bad, but Full

1994

Director

Die neun Unzertrennlichen

Die neun Unzertrennlichen

1994

Director

"80,000 Operas!"

"80,000 Operas!"

1994

Director

The Death of Seneca

The Death of Seneca

1993

Director

Rule a Great Country as You Would Fry Small Fish

Rule a Great Country as You Would Fry Small Fish

1993

Director

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1993

Director

Anti-Opera

Anti-Opera

1993

Director

Plowshare of Evil

Plowshare of Evil

1993

Director

Mind, Power, Castration

Mind, Power, Castration

1993

Director

Frederick of Prussia

Frederick of Prussia

1992

Director

"I Confess!" Day-Trip Shopping Excursion

"I Confess!" Day-Trip Shopping Excursion

1992

Director

"The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes"

"The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes"

1992

Director

Rome, as Far Away as the Moon

Rome, as Far Away as the Moon

1991

Director

“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”

“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”

1991

Director

Every Frozen Structure has its Academy

Every Frozen Structure has its Academy

1991

Director

Soviet Patriots of 1941

Soviet Patriots of 1941

1991

Director

Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by

Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by

1990

Director

Heiner Müller on Legal Questions

Heiner Müller on Legal Questions

1990

Director

Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge

Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge

1990

Director

Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge

Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge

1990

Writer

Wild Night with Moon

Wild Night with Moon

1990

Director

Richard Wagner and the Law of Ruin Value in Music

Richard Wagner and the Law of Ruin Value in Music

1990

Director

Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath

Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath

1989

Director

Paper Tiger Television, New York

Paper Tiger Television, New York

1989

Director

Portrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th Birthday

Portrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th Birthday

1989

Director

The African Lady, or Love with a Fatal Outcome

The African Lady, or Love with a Fatal Outcome

1988

Director

The Pilot's Song

The Pilot's Song

1988

Director

Madame Butterfly Waits

Madame Butterfly Waits

1988

Director

The Eiffel Tower, King Kong and the White Woman

The Eiffel Tower, King Kong and the White Woman

1988

Director

Why Are You Crying, Antonio?

Why Are You Crying, Antonio?

1988

Director

Antiques of Advertising

Antiques of Advertising

1988

Director

The Death of Lucretia

The Death of Lucretia

1988

Director

Japanclips

Japanclips

1988

Director

Blue Hour Tango Time

Blue Hour Tango Time

1988

Director

Changing Time (Quickly)

Changing Time (Quickly)

1988

Director

Die Guillotine oder die Kategorie der Plötzlichkeit

Die Guillotine oder die Kategorie der Plötzlichkeit

1988

Director

Miscellaneous News

Miscellaneous News

1986

Director

2.7
The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time

The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time

1985

Director

5.8
Looking for a Practical and Realistic Behaviour

Looking for a Practical and Realistic Behaviour

1983

Director

5.5
Biermann-Film

Biermann-Film

1983

Director

The Power of Emotion

The Power of Emotion

1983

Director

3.7
The Power of Emotion

The Power of Emotion

1983

Writer

3.7
War and Peace

War and Peace

1982

Director

2.0
The Candidate

The Candidate

1980

Director

5.0
The Candidate

The Candidate

1980

Writer

5.0
The Patriotic Woman

The Patriotic Woman

1979

Director

6.7
The Patriotic Woman

The Patriotic Woman

1979

Writer

6.7
Germany in Autumn

Germany in Autumn

1978

Director

6.3
Germany in Autumn

Germany in Autumn

1978

Screenplay

6.3
Nachrichten von den Staufern

Nachrichten von den Staufern

1977

Director

People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary

People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary

1977

Director

5.3
Strongman Ferdinand

Strongman Ferdinand

1976

Director

5.4
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

1974

Director

5.0
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

1974

Writer

5.0
Besitzbürgerin, Jahrgang 1908

Besitzbürgerin, Jahrgang 1908

1973

Director

Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave

Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave

1973

Director

5.9
Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave

Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave

1973

Writer

5.9
The Journey to Vienna

The Journey to Vienna

1973

Writer

4.6
Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet

Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet

1972

Director

5.2
The Big Mess

The Big Mess

1971

Director

7.0
The Big Mess

The Big Mess

1971

Writer

7.0
The Indomitable Leni Peickert

The Indomitable Leni Peickert

1970

Director

5.5
A Doctor From Haberstadt

A Doctor From Haberstadt

1970

Director

Zum Begriff des 'kritischen Kommunismus' bei Antonio Labriola (1843-1904)

Zum Begriff des 'kritischen Kommunismus' bei Antonio Labriola (1843-1904)

1970

Producer

E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher

E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher

1968

Director

5.0
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed

Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed

1968

Director

5.9
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed

Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed

1968

Producer

5.9
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed

Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed

1968

Writer

5.9
Yesterday Girl

Yesterday Girl

1967

Director

6.5
Yesterday Girl

Yesterday Girl

1967

Producer

6.5
Yesterday Girl

Yesterday Girl

1967

Short Story

6.5
Yesterday Girl

Yesterday Girl

1967

Writer

6.5
Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt

Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt

1967

Director

6.0
Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt

Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt

1967

Writer

6.0
News from the 1966 Venice Film Festival

News from the 1966 Venice Film Festival

1966

Director

7.5
A Poker Game

A Poker Game

1966

Director

A Poker Game

A Poker Game

1966

Editor

Policeman's Lot

Policeman's Lot

1965

Director

8.0
Protocol of a Revolution

Protocol of a Revolution

1963

Director

Lehrer im Wandel

Lehrer im Wandel

1963

Director

6.0
Rennen

Rennen

1961

Director

6.0
Brutality in Stone

Brutality in Stone

1961

Director

7.1
Brutality in Stone

Brutality in Stone

1961

Producer

7.1
Brutality in Stone

Brutality in Stone

1961

Writer

7.1
Thema Amore

Thema Amore

1961

Director

Rennfahrer

Rennfahrer

1961

Director

Rennfahrer

Rennfahrer

1961

Producer

The Indian Tomb

The Indian Tomb

1959

Assistant Director

6.1
The Tiger of Eschnapur

The Tiger of Eschnapur

1959

Assistant Director

6.3
At Work in the Ruins of Morality

At Work in the Ruins of Morality

Director

Über Unterschiede beim Sprechen: 20 Beispiele

Über Unterschiede beim Sprechen: 20 Beispiele

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

Spinoza und die Modi Gottes

Spinoza und die Modi Gottes

Director

The most beautiful treasure of evolution

The most beautiful treasure of evolution

Director

Liebe macht hellsichtig

Liebe macht hellsichtig

Director

Schwarzmarkt der Liebe

Schwarzmarkt der Liebe

Director