Franz Seitz Jr.

Franz Seitz Jr.
Born	(1920-10-22)22 October 1920 Munich, Germany
Died	19 January 2006(2006-01-19) (aged 85) Munich, Germany
Occupation(s)	Film producer Screenwriter Film director
Years active	1951–2006

Franz Seitz Jr. (22 October 1920 – 19 January 2006) was a German film producer, screenwriter and film director. He produced 74 films between 1951 and 2006. He was a member of the jury at the 16th Berlin International Film Festival.

His 1982 film Doctor Faustus was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. In 1983 he was a member of the jury at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1991 his film Success was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. In 1997 he won the Berlinale Camera award at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.

His father, Franz Seitz Sr. was a film director.

Selected filmography

• Jackboot Mutiny, directed by G. W. Pabst (1955)
• The Green Devils of Monte Cassino (1958)
• Do Not Send Your Wife to Italy (1960)
• Darling (1961)
• The River Line (1964)
• Tonio Kröger, directed by Rolf Thiele (1964)
• Wälsungenblut, directed by Rolf Thiele (1965)
• Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht, directed by Werner Jacobs (1967)
• The Pedestrian, directed by Maximilian Schell (1973)
• Unordnung und frühes Leid, directed by Franz Seitz (1976)
• The Tin Drum, directed by Volker Schlöndorff (1979)
• Doctor Faustus, directed by Franz Seitz (1982)
• Success, directed by Franz Seitz (1991)

External links

• Franz Seitz Jr. at IMDb