Heiner Müller

Known for
Acting
Born
January 9, 1929
Died
December 30, 1995 (aged 66)
Birthplace
Hamburg, Germany

Biography

Heiner Müller was a German dramatist, poet, writer, essayist and theatre director. His "enigmatic, fragmentary pieces" are a significant contribution to postmodern drama and postdramatic theatre.

Known For

Filmography

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At Work in the Ruins of Morality

At Work in the Ruins of Morality

Movie

2026
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars poster

Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars

Movie

2018
Happy Lamento poster

Happy Lamento

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2012
Rigor Was His Mark of Quality

Rigor Was His Mark of Quality

Movie

2012
Autoren erzählen

Autoren erzählen

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Ich will nicht wissen, wer ich bin - Heiner Müller

Ich will nicht wissen, wer ich bin - Heiner Müller

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2004
Der Ausländer poster

Der Ausländer

Movie

2002
Das Jahrhundert des Theaters poster

Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot

The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot

Movie

1996
He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded

He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded

Movie

1996
Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management

Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management

Movie

1996
Heiner Müller in Time Flight

Heiner Müller in Time Flight

Movie

1995
Unter Deutschen poster

Unter Deutschen

Movie · as Self

1995
The Voice of the Playwright

The Voice of the Playwright

Movie

1995
On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses

On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses

Movie

1995
Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day

Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day

Movie

1995
Omnivore Democracy

Omnivore Democracy

Movie

1995
My Rendezvous with Death

My Rendezvous with Death

Movie

1994
Under the Sign of Mars

Under the Sign of Mars

Movie

1994
The World is Not Bad, but Full

The World is Not Bad, but Full

Movie

1994
I Owe the World a Dead Person

I Owe the World a Dead Person

Movie

1993
Mind, Power, Castration

Mind, Power, Castration

Movie

1993
The Death of Seneca

The Death of Seneca

Movie

1993
Plowshare of Evil

Plowshare of Evil

Movie

1993
Anti-Opera

Anti-Opera

Movie

1993
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

Movie

1992
Frederick of Prussia

Frederick of Prussia

Movie

1991
Every Frozen Structure has its Academy

Every Frozen Structure has its Academy

Movie

1991
Rome, as Far Away as the Moon

Rome, as Far Away as the Moon

Movie

1991
“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”

“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”

Movie

1990
Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by

Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by

Movie

1990
Heiner Müller on Legal Questions

Heiner Müller on Legal Questions

Movie

1990
Die Zeit ist aus den Fugen poster

Die Zeit ist aus den Fugen

Movie

1989
Portrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th Birthday

Portrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th Birthday

Movie

1989
Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath

Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath

Movie

1988
Keine Hand wäscht die Andere

Keine Hand wäscht die Andere

Movie

1981
"Kino 81" - Stillness, a film magazine by film critics poster

"Kino 81" - Stillness, a film magazine by film critics

Movie · as Self

1979
Zeugen des Jahrhunderts poster

Zeugen des Jahrhunderts

TV · as Self · 1 ep