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Wolfgang Becker

German film director and screenwriter (1954–2024)

  • Fame52.8
  • Momentum0.8
  • Wikipedia4.3K
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Lived 1954–2024, aged 70Germany
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  • Wikipedia
    28 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1954–2024
    Aged 70
  • Awards
    4
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

Wolfgang Becker was a German film director and screenwriter, best known to international audiences for his work Good Bye, Lenin! (2003). He was a co-founder of the production company X Filme Creative Pool, which produced his first successful feature film, Das Leben ist eine Baustelle, in 1997.

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  • Ernst Lubitsch award
  • European Film Award for Best Film
  • European Film Award for Best Director
  • European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director
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52.8
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Momentum0.8
Historical20.9
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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