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Percy Adlon

German documentary filmmaker and film producer (1935-2024) · Germany · On the map · Directors · Died at 88

Paul Rudolf Parsifal "Percy" Adlon was a German director, screenwriter, and producer. He is associated with the New German Cinema movement, and is known for his strong female characters and positive portrayals of lesbian relationships.

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2024Died10 March 20242019Mann vor wilder LandschaftFilm, Director2006Filmlegenden. DeutschSeries2004Musen, Macht und Glamour - Die Welt der MaximilianstraßeFilm2002Gero von Boehm begegnet...Series2001Hawaiian GardensFilm, Director, Writer1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des ErfolgsFilm1997Bavarian TV AwardsAward1996Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische HerausforderungFilm1994alfredissimo! Kochen mit BioSeries1991Boulevard BioSeriesSalmonberriesFilm, 1991Director, Writer1990Bagdad CafeSeries, Creator1989Rosalie Goes ShoppingFilm, Director, Writer1987Bagdad CafeFilm, Director, Writer1985SugarbabyFilm, Director, Writer1982Last Five DaysFilm, Director, Writer1981The Guldbagge AwardsSeries1980The House of Ape Painter Gabriel MaxFilm, Director, Writer1979Bavarian Film AwardsSeries1978Die BilekFilm, Director, Writer1976Der Tänzer Heinz BoslFilm, Director, Writer19743 nach 9Series1973Tomi Ungerer's Country LifeFilm, Director, Writer1964Grimme AwardSeries1951German Film AwardSeries1935Born1 June 1935

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Filmography 28

64 credits on file

Television 11

Awards

Bavarian TV Awards1997
Bavarian Order of Merit
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

About this person

He is best known for his 1987 film Bagdad Cafe, starring Marianne Sägebrecht, CCH Pounder and Jack Palance and subsequent films such as Rosalie Goes Shopping (1989), Salmonberries (1991) and Younger and Younger (1993). Adlon's films were shown in competition regularly at international film festivals, such as the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, and others.

Country
Germany
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 2024 · aged 88