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Percy Adlon

Directing

Born June 1, 1935 · Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Died March 10, 2024

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Biography

Paul Rudolf Parsifal "Percy" Adlon was a German director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his film Bagdad Cafe. He is associated with the New German Cinema movement, and is known for his strong female characters and surrealist tendencies.

Awards & recognition

  • Bavarian TV Awards · 1997
  • Bavarian Order of Merit
  • Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Filmography13 titles

The Guardian and His Poet

1978Director, Writer

Herschel and the Music of the Stars

1986Director

Bagdad Cafe

1987Director, Producer, Screenplay

In der glanzvollen Welt des Hotel Adlon

1997as Louis Adlon sen.

Céleste

1981Director, Writer

Last Five Days

1982Director, Screenplay

Rosalie Goes Shopping

1989Director, Producer, Screenplay

Salmonberries

1991Director, Writer

Sugar Baby

1985Director, Producer, Writer

The Swing

1983Director, Writer

Mahler on the Couch

2010Director

Eat Your Heart Out

1997Producer

Younger and Younger

1993Director, Producer, Screenplay