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Florian Fricke(1944-2001)

  • Composer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Florian Fricke was born on 23 February 1944 in Lindau, Bavaria, Germany. He was a composer and director, known for Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Sightseers (2012) and Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979). He died on 29 December 2001 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
BornFebruary 23, 1944
DiedDecember 29, 2001(57)
BornFebruary 23, 1944
DiedDecember 29, 2001(57)
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Known for

Klaus Kinski in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
7.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1972
Steve Oram, Alice Lowe, and Smurf in Sightseers (2012)
Sightseers
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012
Isabelle Adjani and Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Nosferatu the Vampyre
7.4
  • Composer
  • 1979
Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Tilda Swinton in A Bigger Splash (2015)
A Bigger Splash
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015

Credits

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Composer



  • Al Gatun
    • Composer (as Popol Vuh)
    • 1990
  • Isabelle Adjani and Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
    Nosferatu the Vampyre
    7.4
    • music
    • 1979
  • Antarctica (1970)
    Antarctica
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970)
    Even Dwarfs Started Small
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1970

Director



  • Kailash - Pilgerfahrt zum Thron der Götter (1995)
    Kailash - Pilgerfahrt zum Thron der Götter
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Sei still, wisse ich bin
    Short
    • Director
    • 1981

Actor



  • Bruno S. in The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
    7.7
    • Florian
    • 1974
  • Peter Brogle in Signs of Life (1968)
    Signs of Life
    7.0
    • Pianist
    • 1968

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Popol Vuh
  • Born
    • February 23, 1944
    • Lindau, Bavaria, Germany
  • Died
    • December 29, 2001
    • Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  • Other works
    Musician; leader of the group Popol Vuh.

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    Werner Herzog called him the angel on his shoulder, to Klaus Kinski's devil.

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