Konrad Petzold
| Konrad Petzold | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 26 1930 Radebeul |
| Died |
November 12, 1999 (aged 69) Kleinmachnow |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Film Director |
Konrad Petzold, born April 26 1930 in Radebeul and died November 12 1999 in Kleinmachnow was a German film director, writer and actor.
Biography
Born the youngest of six children in a poor family, he was the son of a worker and a housewife. After an internship in the Film & Television school of the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, he shot his first feature film in Czechoslovakia in 1955 a comedy called "The Fools Among Us". His next film was an adventure film, "A Dog in the Marsh", which brought him national recognition, especially among young people. However his next movie "Dress", based on "The Emperor's New Clothes", was accused of hidden political satire, and he was temporarily dismissed from the profession.
In 1969, Petzold shot the first of five "american-indian films".