Günter Reisch

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthday

1927-11-24

Deathday

2014-02-04

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

Günter Reisch

Biography

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.