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Klaus Lemke

Klaus Lemke (1940–2022) was a German film director, screenwriter and actor. Associated with the New German Cinema movement, he made his feature-length debut with Forty Eight Hours to Acapulco (1967) and followed it up with Negresco (1968). Many of his films of the 1970s were produced for West German television.

Klaus Lemke

Klaus Lemke posiert 2009 anlässlich der Premiere von „Dancing with Devils“ mit Crewmitgliedern in der Feilitzschstraße. Rechts Schauspieler Brad Pessi, der im Film „Schmutziger Süden“ mitspielte.

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Name
Klaus Lemke
Born
13 October 1940
Birthplace
Landsberg an der Warthe, Germany
Died
7 July 2022
Place of death
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation
Director, screenwriter, actor
Nationality
Germany
Honours
Film Award of the City of Munich · Schwabing Art Prize
Languages
German

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