
Günter Reisch (1927–2014) was one of DEFA’s most important and productive directors and screenwriters. After his graduation, he first worked together with Gerhard Lamprecht and Kurt Maetzig, then directed twenty feature films himself and lectured at the Babelsberg Film Academy, among other institutions. Reisch was a member of the Academy of Arts and the German Film Academy.
2009MyxosMovieThanks
2007The Red ElvisMovieas Himself
1987Like Father, Like SonMovieDirector · Writer
1980The FianceeMovieDirector · Writer
1978Anton the MagicianMovieDirector · Writer
1976Carnations in AspicMovieScreenplay · Director
1973Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German AnarchistMovieDirector
1972Despite It All!MovieDirector · Writer
1970On the Way to LeninMovieDirector
1969Maiden, You Please MeMovieDirector · Writer
1967A Lord of Alexander SquareMovieDirector · Screenplay
1965As Long as There’s Life in MeMovieDirector · Writer
1962Ach, du fröhlicheMovieDirector
1960New Year’s Eve PunchMovieDirector · Writer
1960The Silent StarMovieWriter
1959The Punch BowlMovieDirector · Writer
1958The Sailor's SongMovieDirector
1957The Track in the NightMovieDirector · Writer