FILM DIRECTOR

Rosa von Praunheim

1942 - 2025

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Holger Bernhard Bruno Mischwitzky (born Holger Radtke; 25 November 1942 – 17 December 2025), known professionally as Rosa von Praunheim, was a German film director, author, producer, professor of directing and one of the most influential and famous queer activists in the German-speaking world. A pioneer of Queer Cinema and gay activist from the very beginning, von Praunheim was a key co-founder of the modern lesbian and gay movement in West Germany and Switzerland. He was an early advocate of AIDS awareness and safer sex. Furthermore, he was one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Rosa von Praunheim is the 905th most popular film director (down from 844th in 2024), the 129th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 116th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Latvian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rosa von Praunheim ranks 905 out of 2,041. Before him are Dante Ferretti, Andy Muschietti, Uwe Boll, Vladimir Gardin, Ennio de Concini, and Jamie Uys. After him are Marc Forster, Aleksander Ford, Piotr Szulkin, Erika Lust, Wanda Jakubowska, and Philippe Rousselot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Rosa von Praunheim ranks 398. Before him are Tomasz Stańko, Leon Russell, Erika Blanc, Lupe Ontiveros, Svetlana Gannushkina, and Charmian Carr. After him are Eric Shinseki, Casimir Oyé-Mba, Béla Károlyi, Jerry Sloan, Jean Ping, and Susan Anspach. Among people deceased in 2025, Rosa von Praunheim ranks 309. Before him are Bill Atkinson, Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, Cristóbal Ortega, Edoardo Menichelli, Jorge Costa, and Djamel Menad. After him are Christopher Loeak, Raila Odinga, Klaus Doldinger, Park Sung-soo, Masato Harada, and Saalumarada Thimmakka.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Rosa von Praunheim ranks 129 out of 323. Before him are Anna Brigadere (1861), Anatoly Solovyev (1948), Māris Kučinskis (1961), Augusts Kirhenšteins (1872), Andris Piebalgs (1957), and Helmuts Balderis (1952). After him are Astrid Ivask (1926), Otto August Rosenberger (1800), Tatjana Ždanoka (1950), Jānis Ivanovs (1906), Rūdolfs Blaumanis (1863), and Vitas (1979).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Latvia

Among film directors born in Latvia, Rosa von Praunheim ranks 2. Before him are Sergei Eisenstein (1898). After him are Eduard Tisse (1897), Fridrikh Ermler (1898), and Nikolai Ekk (1902).

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