Konrad Wolf was born in Hechingen in 1925 and died in Berlin in 1982. In 1933, his family emigrated to the Soviet Union. At the age of 18, he joined the Red Army and came to Germany as a lieutenant in 1945. He studied Directing at the Moscow Film School in 1949 and worked as an assistant director to Kurt Maetzig at the DEFA Studios in 1953.
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Konrad Wolf was a prominent East German film director associated with DEFA Studios, known for exploring German history and antifascist themes.
He is best known for directing acclaimed features such as Stars, I Was Nineteen, and Solo Sunny. Explore his full filmography on Mood.
He was one of the most important directors of the East German DEFA Studios.
