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Philipp Stölzl

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Philipp Stölzl

Born
(age 59)
Birthplace
München, Germany
Credits
28 titles

Biography

Philipp Stölzl (born 1967 in Munich) is a German film director, opera director and screenwriter. He began to direct music videos in the mid 1990s and directed his first feature film in 2002.

Philipp Stölzl was trained as a set and costume designer at the Münchner Kammerspielen where he graduated in 1988. He worked in these professions in German theatres and began to work for films in 1996. He debuted as director in 1998 with the music video for Rammstein's "Du riechst so gut". He has continued to direct videos for artists such as Mick Jagger, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Madonna, and Garbage's Bond theme "The World Is Not Enough". He has also directed commercials.

His first feature film as director was Baby from 2002. It was followed by North Face (2008), Young Goethe in Love (2010), Erased (2012) and The Physician (2013). Stölzl's work for the opera stage includes a production of Charles Gounod's Faust in 2008 and Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore in 2013.

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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 1

YearTitleRole
2008 Faszination Bergfilm - Himmelhoch und Abgrundtief Film Self

Crew credits 27

YearTitleJob
TBA Elektra Film Director, Lighting Director, Set Designer
2027 Frankie Film Director
2025 The Physician II Film Director, Producer
2024 Weber: Der Freischütz Film Director, Lighting Director
2023 Giordano: Andrea Chénier Film Stage Director
2023 Rusalka - Dutch National Opera Film Director
2023 The Swarm TV Director (2 ep)
2022 Giacomo Puccini: Turandot Film Director
2021 Chess Story Film Director
2019 I've Never Been to New York Film Director, Co-Writer
2019 Rigoletto - Festival de Bregenz Film Stage Director
2016 Winnetou - The Last Fight Film Director
2016 Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake Film Director
2016 Winnetou - A New World Film Director
2015 Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci Film Director, Stage Director
2014 Der Medicus TV Director (2 ep)
2013 The Physician Film Director, Co-Writer
2013 Il Trovatore - Staatsoper Berlin Film Director, Stage Director
2012 Erased Film Director
2011 A-HA: The Videos 1984–2010 Film Director
2010 Young Goethe in Love Film Director, Writer
2010 Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen Film Director, Stage Director
2008 North Face Film Director, Writer
2007 Benvenuto Cellini Film Director
2007 Absolute Garbage Film Director
2003 Baby Film Director
2000 Morituri Te Salutant Film Director
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