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Manfred Purzer

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Manfred Purzer was born on 13 April 1931 in Munich, Germany. He is a writer and director, known for Das Netz (1975), Die Elixiere des Teufels (1976) and One or the Other (1974).
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    • Known for

    Das Netz (1975)
    Das Netz
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1975
    Die Elixiere des Teufels (1976)
    Die Elixiere des Teufels
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1976
    Jürgen Prochnow and Klaus Schwarzkopf in One or the Other (1974)
    One or the Other
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1974
    Der Mann im Schilf (1978)
    Der Mann im Schilf
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1978

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Die Spur meiner Tochter
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Tödliche Diamanten (1998)
      Tödliche Diamanten
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1998
    • Die Elefantenbraut
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1993
    • Christoph Waltz in König der letzten Tage (1993)
      König der letzten Tage
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 1993
    • Der Bastard (1989)
      Der Bastard
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 1989
    • Die Karpfenschlacht
      TV Movie
      • story
      • 1985
    • Randale (1983)
      Randale
      5.7
      • writer
      • 1983
    • Wie hätten Sie's denn gern?
      5.5
      • writer
      • 1983
    • Im Dschungel ist der Teufel los (1982)
      Im Dschungel ist der Teufel los
      2.7
      • Writer
      • 1982
    • Lili Marleen (1981)
      Lili Marleen
      7.1
      • original screenplay
      • 1981
    • Der Mann im Schilf (1978)
      Der Mann im Schilf
      6.4
      • writer
      • 1978
    • Die Elixiere des Teufels (1976)
      Die Elixiere des Teufels
      6.4
      • Writer
      • 1976
    • Das Netz (1975)
      Das Netz
      5.9
      • screenplay
      • 1975
    • To the Bitter End (1975)
      To the Bitter End
      4.9
      • Writer
      • 1975
    • Die Antwort kennt nur der Wind (1974)
      Die Antwort kennt nur der Wind
      5.6
      • screenplay
      • 1974

    Director

    • Randale (1983)
      Randale
      5.7
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Der Mann im Schilf (1978)
      Der Mann im Schilf
      6.4
      • Director
      • 1978
    • Die Elixiere des Teufels (1976)
      Die Elixiere des Teufels
      6.4
      • Director
      • 1976
    • Das Netz (1975)
      Das Netz
      5.9
      • Director
      • 1975
    • Deutschland grüßt Kennedy - Vier geschichtliche Tage
      • Director
      • 1963
    • Äthiopien - Kaiserreich zwischen gestern und morgen
      • co-director
      • 1957

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Hard Women (1970)
      Hard Women
      6.5
      • assistant director (uncredited)
      • 1970

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Ernst Flügel
    • Born
      • April 13, 1931
      • Munich, Germany

    Did you know

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      Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1974

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