Alexander Kluge
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 14, 1932
- Died
- March 25, 2026
- Birthplace
- Halberstadt, Germany
Alexander Kluge (14 February 1932 - 25 March 2026) was a German author, philosopher, academic and film director. Kluge became known in the 1960s and 1970s as one of the most influential representatives of the New German Cinema, which he helped to establish and develop in theory and practice.
Filmography
- Clinton's Chief Economist
Clinton's Chief Economist TBA
Director
- Amok. Das Ende der Einfühlung
Amok. Das Ende der Einfühlung TBA
Director
- The most beautiful treasure of evolution
The most beautiful treasure of evolution TBA
Director
- Love in a spacesuit
Love in a spacesuit TBA
Director
- Spinoza und die Modi Gottes
Spinoza und die Modi Gottes TBA
Director
- Über Unterschiede beim Sprechen: 20 Beispiele
Über Unterschiede beim Sprechen: 20 Beispiele TBA
Director
- Rettung vor dem Tode / 4000 Jahre Liebe / Rettet Liebe vor dem Tode?
Rettung vor dem Tode / 4000 Jahre Liebe / Rettet Liebe vor dem Tode? TBA
Director
- At Work in the Ruins of Morality
At Work in the Ruins of Morality TBA
Director
Finite and Infinite Games TBA
as Himself
- Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929
Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929 2026
Director, Producer, Screenplay
- Heterotopie der Oper
Heterotopie der Oper 2026
Director
- Utopie der Oper
Utopie der Oper 2026
Director
- Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod
Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod 2026
Director of Photography, Editor, Director
The Klimperclown 2025
as Self
Primitive Diversity 2025
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Production Design
Beginnings of Film Art 2024
Director
- Attack on a Thick Glass Door
Attack on a Thick Glass Door 2024
Director
An Opera That Sparked a Revolution 2024
Director
String Cinema – Mathematical Minute Opera 2024
Director
Planetary Man 2024
Director
Eomaia (Mother of the Dawn) 2024
Director
Happy Root From Non-Identity 2024
Director
Max Horkheimer – Philosopher and Sociologist 2024
Director
Cosmic Miniatures 2024
Director
- Lied der Medea
Lied der Medea 2023
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors 2022
as Self
Sergej Eisenstein Stages Alexander Newski (1938) and Wagner‘s Walküre (1940) 2022
Director
In the Rock of Signs 2022
Director
- Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais
Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais 2021
Director
Orphea 2021
Director, Producer, Writer
Zirkus, Richter’s Tango 2021
Director
Wim Wenders, Desperado 2020
as Self (archive footage)
- Werewolves Playoffs
Werewolves Playoffs 2020
Director
The Leaks of Venice 2020
Producer
- Trump State Visit
Trump State Visit 2020
Director, Producer, Writer
- Die Festwagen der Großen Französischen Revolution
Die Festwagen der Großen Französischen Revolution 2020
Director, Producer, Writer
The Mammoth’s Homecoming, a Composition of Th. W. Adorno in the Year 1941 2020
Director
- Veränderung ist das Salz des Vergnügens
Veränderung ist das Salz des Vergnügens 2019
Director
- Bodenhaftung, Hautnähe, Lot zum Erdmittelpunkt
Bodenhaftung, Hautnähe, Lot zum Erdmittelpunkt 2019
Director, Producer, Screenplay
- Der Zirkus kommt in die Stadt
Der Zirkus kommt in die Stadt 2018
Director, Producer, Writer
Happy Lamento 2018
Director, Screenplay
The Revolution is a Creature Full of Surprises 2018
Director
Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias 2018
as Self
- Zirkus im Krieg
Zirkus im Krieg 2018
Director, Producer, Writer
We Philosophers from Eve’s Rib 2018
Director
- Werner Nekes - Life Between the Pictures
Werner Nekes - Life Between the Pictures 2017
as Self
An Opera of the World 2017
as Himself
Parsifal verlernen 2017
Director
Dancing with Pictures 2017
as Himself, Director
- Der Gärtner von Nürnberg
Der Gärtner von Nürnberg 2017
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Reason is a Balancing Animal 2017
Director
- Mehrfachbilder Vielfalt Fuenfalt ohne blaues Ende
Mehrfachbilder Vielfalt Fuenfalt ohne blaues Ende 2017
Director
Mimosa Tank: A Prologue for a Film 2017
as Self, Director
On the Holy Spirit 2016
Actor
- "They killed our friends..."
"They killed our friends..." 2015
Director
- Fassbinder's Funeral
Fassbinder's Funeral 2015
Director
- Sag mir wo die Blumen sind, wo sind sie geblieben?
Sag mir wo die Blumen sind, wo sind sie geblieben? 2015
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Nachrichten vom Großen Krieg 2014
Director
Moby Dick – Godzilla – Fukushima 2014
Director
Light Veins 2014
Director
Theorie der Erzählung 2013
as Himself, Director
- Rigor Was His Mark of Quality
Rigor Was His Mark of Quality 2012
Director
Mensch 2.0 – Die Evolution in unserer Hand 2012
Director, Writer
- Pretty Woman and other stories, a film with Alexander Kluge
Pretty Woman and other stories, a film with Alexander Kluge 2012
Director
- Als die Himmel noch miteinander sprachen
Als die Himmel noch miteinander sprachen 2011
Director
Nuits transparentes 2011
Actor
Anyone who dares will take the cold off their horse 2010
as Self, Director
Früchte des Vertrauens 2009
Director
- Der Deutschland-Komplex
Der Deutschland-Komplex 2009
Director
- Das Prinzip Stadt. Oskar Negt über die "Stadt in uns"
Das Prinzip Stadt. Oskar Negt über die "Stadt in uns" 2008
Director
News from Ideological Antiquity - Marx/Eisenstein/The Capital 2008
Director
- The Siamese Hands
The Siamese Hands 2008
Director
- Fifi
Fifi 2008
Director
- Sense below the Sense
Sense below the Sense 2008
Director
- Raubengel
Raubengel 2008
Director
- The Time That Must Pass Before the Audience Takes an Initiative
The Time That Must Pass Before the Audience Takes an Initiative 2008
Director
- Headless Man
Headless Man 2008
Director
- Who Am "I"? Peer Gynt
Who Am "I"? Peer Gynt 2008
Director
- Evolution in the Universe
Evolution in the Universe 2008
Director
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers 2008
as Self (uncredited)
- Man is the Soft Target
Man is the Soft Target 2008
Director
- Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie
Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie 2008
Director
Multiple Images for Five Projectors 2007
as Self, Director
- What Does "Good Will" Mean?
What Does "Good Will" Mean? 2007
Director
- The Safety of the President
The Safety of the President 2007
Director
- The Bridge Crosser
The Bridge Crosser 2007
Director
- The Gentle Makeup of Light New 65 mm minute shorts
The Gentle Makeup of Light New 65 mm minute shorts 2007
Director
- The Car is your Second Skin
The Car is your Second Skin 2007
Director
- Megastars of the Art of Love
Megastars of the Art of Love 2007
Director
- The Magical World of Evolution
The Magical World of Evolution 2007
Director
- The Deterrent
The Deterrent 2007
Director
- War is the End of all Plans
War is the End of all Plans 2007
Director
- I Lived for my Art
I Lived for my Art 2007
Director
- "The Burning Giraffe"
"The Burning Giraffe" 2007
Director
- "50 Knuckles of Pork is About Right"
"50 Knuckles of Pork is About Right" 2007
Director
- Love Makes You Perceptive!
Love Makes You Perceptive! 2007
Director
- The Magic of the Darkened Soul
The Magic of the Darkened Soul 2007
Director
- Im Sturm der Zeit - Facts & Fakes
Im Sturm der Zeit - Facts & Fakes 2007
Director
- Mein Jahrhundert, mein Tier!
Mein Jahrhundert, mein Tier! 2007
Director
The Poetic Power of Theory 2007
Director
Das Phänomen der Oper 2007
Director
- The Opera Doctor
The Opera Doctor 2007
Director
- Flexible Memory
Flexible Memory 2006
Director
- On Laughing and Walking Upright
On Laughing and Walking Upright 2006
Director
- Serpentine Gallery Program
Serpentine Gallery Program 2006
Director
- Borderline Cases of Damage Control
Borderline Cases of Damage Control 2006
Director
- Primal Ocean and Snowball Earth
Primal Ocean and Snowball Earth 2006
Director
16 Minute-films 2006
Director
- The Greatest Treasure of Evolution
The Greatest Treasure of Evolution 2006
Director
Sam Remembers Papa Kong 2006
Director
La Paloma 2006
Director
- Die Frau auf dem Schlachtfeld
Die Frau auf dem Schlachtfeld 2006
Writer, Director
- From 9 a.m. to Early the Next Morning Columbus Sailed Straight Ahead Westwards
From 9 a.m. to Early the Next Morning Columbus Sailed Straight Ahead Westwards 2006
Director
- Nach jedem Untergang kommt ein Dampfer
Nach jedem Untergang kommt ein Dampfer 2006
Director
- The Trickiness of Peace Treaties
The Trickiness of Peace Treaties 2006
Director
- The Deadly Triangle
The Deadly Triangle 2006
Director
- Storm Over Egypt
Storm Over Egypt 2006
Director
La Habanera 2006
Director
- Das gab’s nur einmal
Das gab’s nur einmal 2006
Director
- Sad News
Sad News 2006
Director
- "Surplus Value" & its Images
"Surplus Value" & its Images 2005
Director
- As a Military Judge in November 1918
As a Military Judge in November 1918 2005
Director
- Thinking for Oneself
Thinking for Oneself 2005
Director
- Women as Warriors
Women as Warriors 2005
Director
- The Black Market of Love
The Black Market of Love 2005
Director
- The Moon Has Risen
The Moon Has Risen 2005
Director
- The Officer as a Philosopher
The Officer as a Philosopher 2005
Director
- Freedom for the Consonants!
Freedom for the Consonants! 2004
Director
- A Tear for Every Drop of Blood
A Tear for Every Drop of Blood 2004
Director, Writer
- Only Cans Were Saved
Only Cans Were Saved 2003
Director
- First the Music, then the Words
First the Music, then the Words 2003
Director
- Rette sich, wer kann
Rette sich, wer kann 2003
Director
- Der Untergang der Titanic
Der Untergang der Titanic 2003
Director
- A Woman Like a Volcano
A Woman Like a Volcano 2003
Director
- Nur Gott hat zugesehen
Nur Gott hat zugesehen 2002
Director
- What is War?
What is War? 2002
Director
- Darklings Sing Bass
Darklings Sing Bass 2002
Director
- N.Y. Ground Zero
N.Y. Ground Zero 2002
Director
- A Farewell to the Secure Side of Life
A Farewell to the Secure Side of Life 2002
Director
Alle Gefühle glauben an einen glücklichen Ausgang 2002
as Self
- The Holding of Skulls is not My Thing!
The Holding of Skulls is not My Thing! 2001
Director
- Dance on the Volcano
Dance on the Volcano 2001
Director
- The Kiss of Death
The Kiss of Death 2001
Director
- True Love on the Front
True Love on the Front 2001
Director
- "Love Pain Like Mute Fish"
"Love Pain Like Mute Fish" 2001
Director
- Attention: Total Loss!
Attention: Total Loss! 2001
Director
- The Flexible Entrepreneur
The Flexible Entrepreneur 2001
Director
Blinde Liebe/Jean-Luc Godard: Meine Mutter hat nur Stummfilme gesehen! 2001
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Idea, Producer
- The Sahara Became Swampland
The Sahara Became Swampland 2000
Director
- August 1914
August 1914 2000
Director
The Execution of an Elephant 2000
Director
Ich war Hitlers Bodyguard 2000
Actor, Director
- The Deluge
The Deluge 1999
Director
- "With all the Wealth of my Needs"
"With all the Wealth of my Needs" 1999
Director
Spaceflight as an Internal Experience 1999
Director
- Postheroic Management
Postheroic Management 1999
Director
- Nietzsches fröhliche Wissenschaft
Nietzsches fröhliche Wissenschaft 1999
Director
- Snapshots for my Fiancé
Snapshots for my Fiancé 1999
Director
- My Love is Deeper than the Sea
My Love is Deeper than the Sea 1999
Director
- The Belshazzar Project
The Belshazzar Project 1999
Director
- He Who Hopes, Dies Singing
He Who Hopes, Dies Singing 1999
Director
- Desire that Rules the World
Desire that Rules the World 1998
Director
- Ort und zeit ohne grund ist gewalt
Ort und zeit ohne grund ist gewalt 1998
Director
An Experiment in Love 1998
Director
- The Mute Girl of Portici
The Mute Girl of Portici 1998
Director
- Happy Easter
Happy Easter 1998
Director
- I Come Every Morning for Sex
I Come Every Morning for Sex 1998
Director
- "Of which we cannot speak we must sing!"
"Of which we cannot speak we must sing!" 1998
Director
Five Hours Parsifal in 90 Seconds 1998
Director, Producer
For Vertov 1998
Director
- Der schwedische Mozart
Der schwedische Mozart 1998
Director
100 Years of the German Rhine 1998
Director
- Neonröhren des Himmels
Neonröhren des Himmels 1998
Director
- Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome
Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome 1998
Director
- The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot
The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot 1997
Director
- High on Work
High on Work 1997
Director
The Day Is Nigh 1997
Director
- Bleib steh'n, Wanderer, und lies
Bleib steh'n, Wanderer, und lies 1996
Director
- "The Wind Will Clean It Off"
"The Wind Will Clean It Off" 1996
Director
- Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management
Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management 1996
Director
- Heiner Müller in Time Flight
Heiner Müller in Time Flight 1996
Director
- He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded
He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded 1996
Director
- Engine Cough
Engine Cough 1996
Director
Chicago in Time Lapse 1996
Director
- Camp Money
Camp Money 1995
Director
- Zoo Animals in War
Zoo Animals in War 1995
Director
- Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day
Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day 1995
Director
- On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses
On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses 1995
Director
- The Voice of the Playwright
The Voice of the Playwright 1995
Director
- Love as Passion
Love as Passion 1995
Director
- Omnivore Democracy
Omnivore Democracy 1995
Director
- My Rendezvous with Death
My Rendezvous with Death 1995
Director
The Night of the Filmmakers 1995
as Self
- Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love”
Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love” 1995
Actor, Director
- Woher stammt das Lied "Die Fahne hoch"?
Woher stammt das Lied "Die Fahne hoch"? 1994
Director
- The World is Not Bad, but Full
The World is Not Bad, but Full 1994
Director
- I Owe the World a Dead Person
I Owe the World a Dead Person 1994
Director
- Die neun Unzertrennlichen
Die neun Unzertrennlichen 1994
Director
- Die Rache der betrogenen Braut
Die Rache der betrogenen Braut 1994
Director
- Under the Sign of Mars
Under the Sign of Mars 1994
Director
- "80,000 Operas!"
"80,000 Operas!" 1994
Director
- Solange die Notenblätter reichen
Solange die Notenblätter reichen 1994
Director
- Anti-Opera
Anti-Opera 1993
Director
- The Death of Seneca
The Death of Seneca 1993
Director
- Plowshare of Evil
Plowshare of Evil 1993
Director
- Rule a Great Country as You Would Fry Small Fish
Rule a Great Country as You Would Fry Small Fish 1993
Director
- The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans 1993
Director
- Mind, Power, Castration
Mind, Power, Castration 1993
Director
- "The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes"
"The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes" 1992
Director
- "I Confess!" Day-Trip Shopping Excursion
"I Confess!" Day-Trip Shopping Excursion 1992
Director
- Frederick of Prussia
Frederick of Prussia 1992
Director
- Soprano versus Bass
Soprano versus Bass 1992
Director
SnowwhiteRosered 1991
as Self
- “Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”
“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History” 1991
Director
- Every Frozen Structure has its Academy
Every Frozen Structure has its Academy 1991
Director
- Soviet Patriots of 1941
Soviet Patriots of 1941 1991
Director
- Rome, as Far Away as the Moon
Rome, as Far Away as the Moon 1991
Director
- Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge
Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge 1990
Director, Writer
- Heiner Müller on Legal Questions
Heiner Müller on Legal Questions 1990
Director
- Darwin and the Tank
Darwin and the Tank 1990
Director
- Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by
Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by 1990
Director
Wild Night with Moon 1990
Director
- Richard Wagner and the Law of Ruin Value in Music
Richard Wagner and the Law of Ruin Value in Music 1990
Director
- Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath
Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath 1989
Director
- The Heart and the Legs
The Heart and the Legs 1989
as Self
- Portrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th Birthday
Portrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th Birthday 1989
Director
Paper Tiger Television, New York 1989
Director
Adorno - Es gibt kein richtiges Leben im falschen 1989
as Self
The Eiffel Tower, King Kong and the White Woman 1988
Director
- The Pilot's Song
The Pilot's Song 1988
Director
- The Death of Lucretia
The Death of Lucretia 1988
Director
- Die Guillotine oder die Kategorie der Plötzlichkeit
Die Guillotine oder die Kategorie der Plötzlichkeit 1988
Director
- The African Lady, or Love with a Fatal Outcome
The African Lady, or Love with a Fatal Outcome 1988
Director
- Changing Time (Quickly)
Changing Time (Quickly) 1988
Director
- Blue Hour Tango Time
Blue Hour Tango Time 1988
Director
- Japanclips
Japanclips 1988
Director
- Why Are You Crying, Antonio?
Why Are You Crying, Antonio? 1988
Director
- Madame Butterfly Waits
Madame Butterfly Waits 1988
Director
- Antiques of Advertising
Antiques of Advertising 1988
Director
Miscellaneous News 1986
Director, Writer
The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time 1985
Director, Writer
- Biermann-Film
Biermann-Film 1983
Director
- Looking for a Practical and Realistic Behaviour
Looking for a Practical and Realistic Behaviour 1983
Director, Writer
The Power of Emotion 1983
Director, Writer
War and Peace 1982
Writer, Director
The Candidate 1980
Writer, Director
The Patriotic Woman 1979
Writer, Director
Germany in Autumn 1978
Director, Screenplay
- People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary
People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary 1977
Director, Writer
- Nachrichten von den Staufern
Nachrichten von den Staufern 1977
Writer, Director
Strongman Ferdinand 1976
Director, Writer
In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death 1974
Director, Writer
Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave 1973
Director, Writer
The Journey to Vienna 1973
Writer
Besitzbürgerin, Jahrgang 1908 1973
Writer, Director
Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet 1972
Director, Writer
The Big Mess 1971
Writer, Director
The Indomitable Leni Peickert 1970
Director, Writer
- Reform Circus
Reform Circus 1970
Actor
- Zum Begriff des 'kritischen Kommunismus' bei Antonio Labriola (1843-1904)
Zum Begriff des 'kritischen Kommunismus' bei Antonio Labriola (1843-1904) 1970
Producer
A Doctor From Haberstadt 1970
Writer, Director
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed 1968
Director, Writer, Producer
Die Erben von Papas Kino 1968
Actor
- E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher
E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher 1968
Director, Writer
Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt 1967
Director, Writer
Yesterday Girl 1967
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer, Short Story
News from the 1966 Venice Film Festival 1966
Director
- A Poker Game
A Poker Game 1966
Editor, Director
...Geist und ein wenig Glück 1965
as Himself
- Policeman's Lot
Policeman's Lot 1965
Director, Writer
- Portrait d'une mise à l'épreuve
Portrait d'une mise à l'épreuve 1964
Director
- Protocol of a Revolution
Protocol of a Revolution 1963
Director, Writer
Lehrer im Wandel 1963
Director, Writer
Brutality in Stone 1961
Director, Writer, Producer
- Rennfahrer
Rennfahrer 1961
Producer, Director
- Thema Amore
Thema Amore 1961
Director, Writer
- Rennen
Rennen 1961
Director
The Indian Tomb 1959
Assistant Director
The Tiger of Eschnapur 1959
Assistant Director
Credits from TMDB.