Willy Lindwer

Willy Lindwer

Known for
Directing
Born
March 18, 1946 (age 80)

Biography

Wolf "Willy" Lindwer (born 18 March 1946) is a Dutch documentary film producer, director, photographer and author. He is best known for his films on the Holocaust, Israel and the Middle East, Judaism and Christianity.

Known For

Filmography

2024
Lost City poster

Lost City

Movie · Director

2015
Rebellious City

Rebellious City

Movie · Director

2013
Manja, a life behind invisable bars

Manja, a life behind invisable bars

Movie · Director

2012
Remembering a Murdered Child

Remembering a Murdered Child

Movie · Director

2012
Life by the Sword: The Israel Defence Forces

Life by the Sword: The Israel Defence Forces

TV · Director · 3 eps

2010
Magical Israel: A Journey Through 5,000 Years of History

Magical Israel: A Journey Through 5,000 Years of History

Movie · Director

2008
Anne's Silent Struggle

Anne's Silent Struggle

Movie · Director

2008
Mr. Israel, The Shimon Peres Story

Mr. Israel, The Shimon Peres Story

Movie · Director

2005
Africa Goes Digital: The Building of an Information Society

Africa Goes Digital: The Building of an Information Society

Movie · Director

2004
Goodbye Holland: The Destruction of Dutch Jewry poster

Goodbye Holland: The Destruction of Dutch Jewry

Movie · Director

2003
The Temple Mount Is Mine

The Temple Mount Is Mine

Movie · Director

2003
Messengers Without an Audience

Messengers Without an Audience

Movie · Director

2002
Empty Rooms: The Aftermath of Terror poster

Empty Rooms: The Aftermath of Terror

Movie · Director

2002
Cameroon: Working on Credit

Cameroon: Working on Credit

Movie · Director

2000
D'vekut: Hasidism and Jewish Mysticism poster

D'vekut: Hasidism and Jewish Mysticism

Movie · Director

2000
They did their Duty

They did their Duty

Movie · Director

1999
Miracle of Faith: 2000 Years Christian Heritage in The Holy Land

Miracle of Faith: 2000 Years Christian Heritage in The Holy Land

Movie · Director

1998
Stuart Eizenstat: The Nazi Gold Reports

Stuart Eizenstat: The Nazi Gold Reports

Movie · Director

1998
Yitzhak Rabin: Warrior-Peacemaker

Yitzhak Rabin: Warrior-Peacemaker

Movie · Director

1997
Saved for Life

Saved for Life

Movie · Director

1995
The Fatal Dilemma: The Jewish Council of Amsterdam 1941-1943

The Fatal Dilemma: The Jewish Council of Amsterdam 1941-1943

Movie · Director

1995
Children of the War

Children of the War

Movie · Director

1995
Jerusalem: Between Heaven and Earth

Jerusalem: Between Heaven and Earth

TV · Director · 3 eps

1994
Simon Wiesenthal: Freedom is Not a Gift from Heaven

Simon Wiesenthal: Freedom is Not a Gift from Heaven

Movie · Director

1994
Teddy Kollek: From Vienna to Jerusalem

Teddy Kollek: From Vienna to Jerusalem

Movie · Director

1993
Child in Two Worlds: The Story of Jewish War Orphans

Child in Two Worlds: The Story of Jewish War Orphans

Movie · Director

1993
Diary of the Last Heroes: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 1943 poster

Diary of the Last Heroes: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 1943

Movie · Director

1992
The Wannsee Conference: 11 Million Sentenced to Death

The Wannsee Conference: 11 Million Sentenced to Death

Movie · Director

1992
Return to my Shtetl Delatyn

Return to my Shtetl Delatyn

Movie · Director

1991
Married with a Star: A Jewish Wedding in Amsterdam in 1942

Married with a Star: A Jewish Wedding in Amsterdam in 1942

Movie · Director

1990
Camp of Hope and Despair: Witnesses of concentration camp Westerbork, 1939-1945

Camp of Hope and Despair: Witnesses of concentration camp Westerbork, 1939-1945

Movie · Director

1988
The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank poster

The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank

Movie · Director

1988
The Lonely Struggle: Marek Edelman, Last Hero of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

The Lonely Struggle: Marek Edelman, Last Hero of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Movie · Director

1988
Esnoga: The Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam

Esnoga: The Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam

Movie · Director

1985
The Pill Jungle

The Pill Jungle

Movie · Director

1985
The Jews and Their Mokum

The Jews and Their Mokum

Movie · Director

1984
House Without Foundation

House Without Foundation

Movie · Director

1984
People in Development: Between Kabary and Satellite

People in Development: Between Kabary and Satellite

Movie · Director

1984
I am from the Mediene

I am from the Mediene

Movie · Director

1984
With Siegfried van Praag back to Jewish Amsterdam

With Siegfried van Praag back to Jewish Amsterdam

Movie · Director

1983
People in Development: The Breaking Chain

People in Development: The Breaking Chain

Movie · Director

1981
People in Development: I am Their Eye

People in Development: I am Their Eye

Movie · Director

1980
People in Development: Food for the Future

People in Development: Food for the Future

Movie · Director

1979
Live-Life

Live-Life

Movie · Director

1977
What have they done to our girls?: The story of the painter Max Bueno de Mesquita

What have they done to our girls?: The story of the painter Max Bueno de Mesquita

Movie · Director

1977
The Art of Joseph Mendes da Costa

The Art of Joseph Mendes da Costa

Movie · Director

1975
Amsterdam 700 Years

Amsterdam 700 Years

Movie · Director