Volker Schlöndorff
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Volker Schlöndorff is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Schlöndorff in November 2009
Schlöndorff (left) with Dustin Hoffman at the 1984 Venice Film Festival
Volker Schlöndorff and Nina Hoss at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival
Schlöndorff with his wife Angelika in 2017
1979 Cannes Film Festival
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The 32nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 24 May 1979. The Palme d'Or went to Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola, which was screened as a work in progress, and Die Blechtrommel by Volker Schlöndorff.
Official poster of the 32nd Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original illustration by Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon.
Palme d'Or awarded to Apocalypse Now at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival
Francis Ford Coppola, winner of the Palme d'Or at the event.
Volker Schlöndorff, winner of the Palme d'Or at the event.