FILM DIRECTOR

Rainer Simon

1941 - Today

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Rainer Simon (born 11 January 1941) is a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1964 and 2000. His How to Marry a King (1969) and Six Make it Through the World (1972) are highly imaginative adaptations of fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rainer Simon has received more than 19,616 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Rainer Simon is the 1,674th most popular film director (down from 1,439th in 2019), the 5,801st most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,892nd in 2019) and the 81st most popular German Film Director.

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  • 15

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  • 2.69

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rainer Simon ranks 1,674 out of 2,041. Before him are Lowell Thomas, William Daniels, Philippe Falardeau, Nimród Antal, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and Nils Gaup. After him are Kasi Lemmons, Robert Eggers, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Tariq Anwar, Craig Gillespie, and Hrishikesh Mukherjee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Rainer Simon ranks 608. Before him are Arun Shourie, Yasmeen Lari, Bobby Goldsboro, Dipali Barthakur, Ellen Geer, and Mel Winkler. After him are Michael Mukasey, Jan Lehane, Ellen Willis, Marian Dudziak, Trent Lott, and Gloria Allred.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rainer Simon ranks 5,801 out of 7,253. Before him are Alexander Zorniger (1967), Bernd Dreher (1966), Katja Seizinger (1972), Volker Beck (1956), Nele Neuhaus (1967), and Dieter Kühn (1956). After him are Sandro Wagner (1987), Julia Reda (1986), Peter Müller (1955), Margit Schumann (1952), Ramona Neubert (1958), and Christoph Brüx (1965).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Rainer Simon ranks 81. Before him are Maren Ade (1976), Dominik Moll (1962), Hito Steyerl (1966), Caroline Link (1964), Detlev Buck (1962), and Marcus Nispel (1963). After him are Oskar Roehler (1959), Sebastian Schipper (1968), Florian Gallenberger (1972), Nicolette Krebitz (1972), and Emily Atef (1973).

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Filmography

Till Eulenspiegel
Director
In medieval Germany, poor and witty Till Eulenspiegel fools and cheats citizens, churchmen, and landlords. Although in most cases he uses his wit for personal well-being, he often helps the poor and weak. Eventually, he gains an influential but also dangerous position as royal fool at the court of the emperor.
May 23o 19756 / 10
Jadup and Boel
Director
In a small town, everyone has tried to forget what happened shortly after WWII. That is, until a stranger finds a book that Jadup (Kurt Böwe) gave to the young refugee Boel (Katrin Knappe), who resettled in the town over 30 years ago. Painful memories about Boel and the post-war period begin to surface and shake up the whole town. Boel vanished back then and nobody knew why. Word spread about a rape and some tried to blame a Russian soldier. Jadup, the town's respected and popular mayor, remembers, though, how he mistrusted Boel and did not help her through this difficult time; HE didn't even notice THAT Boel loved him. Jadup's confrontation with the past gives him a new, critical view of his current situation and surroundings.
May 12o 19886.1 / 10
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
Director
The King of Malabunt has won another war, after decorating himself and his three wooden marshals, he dismisses his army with a low wages. One of his soldiers protest this and is thrown into jail, but he swears to someday return and take all the wealth of the king.
Aug 18o 19725 / 10