Egon Monk

Egon Monk (May 18, 1927 – February 28, 2007) was a German actor, director and author.[1]

Biography

Monk was born in Berlin, Germany and grew up in Berlin-Wedding. He served in the German Air Force in World War II (1943–1945). After the war he became an actor. Later he worked for RIAS Berlin (1954–1959) and for the NDR. He died in Hamburg, Germany.

Awards and honors

Monk won three Teleplay Awards at the Baden-Baden TV Film Festival (1966, 1973, 1989) and one German Critics Association Award (1988).[2]

Filmography

Television director

  • Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar (1953) — (based on Señora Carrar's Rifles)
  • Das Geld, das auf der Straße liegt (1958)
  • Die Brüder (1958) — (based on Pierre et Jean)
  • Leben des Galilei (1962) — (based on Life of Galileo)
  • Anfrage (1962)
  • Schlachtvieh (1963)
  • Wassa Schelesnowa (1963)
  • Mauern (1963)
  • Wilhelmsburger Freitag (1964)
  • Ein Tag – Bericht aus einem deutschen Konzentrationslager (1965)
  • The Moment of Peace (1965, TV anthology film, co-directors: Georges Franju, Tadeusz Konwicki)
  • Preis der Freiheit (1966)
  • Über den Gehorsam. Szenen aus Deutschland, wo die Unterwerfung des eigenen Willens unter einen fremden als Tugend gilt (1968)
  • Goldene Städte (1969)
  • Die Räuber (1969) — (based on The Robbers)
  • Industrielandschaft mit Einzelhändlern (1970)
  • Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben (1973, TV miniseries)
  • Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar (1975) — (based on Señora Carrar's Rifles)
  • Die Geschwister Oppermann (1983, TV miniseries)
  • Die Bertinis (1988, TV miniseries)

References

  1. ↑ Bookfinder - Egon Monk books
  2. ↑ Egon Monk - Awards

Egon Monk on IMDb


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