Biography
Günther Weisenborn (10 July 1902 – 26 March 1969) was a German writer and fighter in the German Resistance against Nazism. He was notable for collaborating with Bertolt Brecht, along with Hanns Eisler, Slatan Dudow, on the play, The Mother. However, in 1933, when the work fell out of favour by the Nazis after being blacklisted by Joseph Goebbels, he emigrated to Argentina. When he returned in 1937, be became a member of a Berlin-based, resistance group that was later renamed to the Red Orchestra ("Rote Kapelle") by the Abwehr. He was arrested in 1942 and sentenced to several years in prison, he was released in 1945 by Soviet troops.
Filmography
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Movies 8
Writer 6
Screenplay 1
Writer
Die guten Feinde (2017)
Movie
Writer
Der Verfolger (1974)
Movie
Novel
Stříbrná šestka (1971)
Movie
Writer
Flachsmann als Erzieher (1968)
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Writer
The Threepenny Opera (1963)
Movie
Writer
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (1955)
Movie
Screenplay
A Tale of Five Cities (1951)
Movie
Writer
Das Mädchen von Fanö (1941)
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1941
1955
1968
2017
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1902-07-10
Deathday1969-03-26 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceVelbert, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsGerman Film Award
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