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Wolfgang Becker
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Wolfgang Becker (1954–2024) was a German film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. Born in Hemer, he was educated at the Freie Universität Berlin and was a member of the Deutsche Filmakademie. His notable works include the films *Good Bye Lenin!* and *Life is All You Get*.
Becker received the European Film Award for Best Film and the European Film Award for Best Director. He was also nominated for these same awards. He died in Berlin on December 12, 2024, from natural causes.
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Hemer, Germany
Wolfgang Becker was a German film director and screenwriter who also occasionally appeared as an actor, cameraman, film editor and producer. His greatest success came with the 2003 tragicomedy Good Bye, Lenin!
Known for
- Daniel Brühl: Breaking Bad — Self - Filmmaker2023
- Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood — Himself2006
- Una belleza nueva — Self2006
- Who is Helene Schwarz? — Self2005
- Life Is All You Get — Fleischhof-Chef1997
- The Night of the Filmmakers — Self1995
- A Lot of Coal — Sparkassenangestellter1981
- Bavarian Film Awards — Self1979
- German Film Award — Self1951
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1954-06-22 ) 22 June 1954, Hemer , North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
- Died
- 12 December 2024 (2024-12-12) (aged 70), Berlin, Germany
- Occupations
- Film director screenwriter
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wolfgang
- Family name
- Becker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Hemer
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Occupation
- cinematographer
- Educated at
- Freie Universität Berlin
- Languages spoken
- German
- Notable work
- Life is All You Get
- Field of work
- film
- Image
- MJK 71083 Wolfgang Becker (arte-Empfang, Berlinale 2020).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1954-06-22
- Commons category
- Wolfgang Becker (director, born 1954)
- name in native language
- Wolfgang Becker
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Wolfgang Becker (director, born 1954)
- member of
- Deutsche Filmakademie
- different from
- Wolfgang Becker
- date of death
- 2024-12-12
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Wolfgang Becker ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈbɛkɐ]; 22 June 1954 – 12 December 2024) was a German film director and screenwriter, best known to international audiences for his work Good Bye, Lenin! (2003). He was a co-founder of the production company X Filme Creative Pool, which produced his first successful feature film, Das Leben ist eine Baustelle, in 1997.
Early life and education
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