Jo Baier (born 13 February 1949) is a German film director and writer. He directed more than twenty films since 1982 and is known for Operation Valkyrie (2004), Henri 4 (2010) and ' (2006). He is married to Gertrud Baier.
Early life and education
Baier was born in Munich. He studied drama, German and English at LMU Munich. He graduated with a doctorate in 1980. Since 1979 he has directed primarily television documentaries and dramas.
As he grew up in a Bavarian village, his movies are often influenced by his childhood experiences.
Awards
Baier has received the Grimme-Preis and German Television Award. For ', his debut as a theatrical director, he was nominated for the German Film Award.
Selected filmography
- Schiefweg (1986, TV film) â (based on stories by Emerenz Meier)
- Rosse (1989, TV film) â (based on a play by )
- ' (1991, TV film) â (biographical film about Emerenz Meier)
- ' (1995, TV film) â (based on a novel by Oskar Maria Graf)
- ' (1998, TV miniseries) â (based on a novel by Erwin Strittmatter)
- Der Weibsteufel (2000, TV film) â (based on a play by Karl Schönherr)
- ' (2001, TV film) â (biographical film about Walter Sedlmayr)
- ' (2002, TV film)
- ' (2003, TV film) â (based on a novel by about Swabian children)
- Stauffenberg (Operation Valkyrie, 2004, TV film)
- ' (2006, TV film) â (based on an autobiographical book by Michael Degen)
- ' (2007, TV film)
- ' (2008, TV film) â (biographical film about Liesl Karlstadt and Karl Valentin)
- Henri 4 (Henry of Navarre, 2010) â (based on novels by Heinrich Mann)
- The End Is My Beginning (2010) â (based on an autobiographical book by Tiziano Terzani)
- ' (2012, TV film) â (based on a story by Hermann Hesse)
- ' (2016, TV film)
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