
Kurt Maetzig
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 25, 1911, Berlin, Germany
- Died
- August 8, 2012
- Movies
- 28
Kurt Maetzig was a German film director who had a significant effect on the film industry in the German Democratic Republic. He was also artistic director of the DEFA film studio.
Best-Known Movies

4.9
The Silent Star
1960

6.7
The Rabbit Is Me
1965

5.7
Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class
1954

7.1
Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
1955

6.6
Council of the Gods
1950

6.1
The Benthin Family
1950

7.2
Marriage in the Shadows
1947

6.2
The Sailor's Song
1958

6.8
Girls in Gingham
1949

6.7
The Girl on the Diving Board
1967
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1975 | Man against Man | Director, Writer |
| 1972 | Janus Head | Director |
| 1967 | The Banner of Kryvyi Rih | Director |
| 1967 | The Girl on the Diving Board | Director |
| 1965 | The Rabbit Is Me | Director, Writer |
| 1964 | Preludio 11 | Director |
| 1962 | At a French Fireside | Director |
| 1961 | The Shadow | Director |
| 1961 | The Dream of Captain Loy | Director, Writer |
| 1961 | September Love | Director |
| 1960 | The Silent Star | Director, Writer |
| 1958 | The Sailor's Song | Director |
| 1957 | Don't Forget My Little Traudel | Director, Writer |
| 1957 | Castles and Cottages | Director, Writer |
| 1955 | Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class | Director, Writer |
| 1954 | Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class | Director |
| 1952 | Story of a Young Couple | Director, Writer |
| 1951 | The Sonnenbrucks | Writer |
| 1950 | The Benthin Family | Director |
| 1950 | Immer bereit | Director |
| 1950 | Council of the Gods | Director |
| 1949 | Girls in Gingham | Director |
| 1947 | Marriage in the Shadows | Director, Writer |
| 1946 | Berlin under Construction | Director |
| 1946 | Leipziger Messe 1946 | Director |
| 1946 | Unity SPD – KPD | Director |
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