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Percy Adlon

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Television Producer | * 06/01/1935 († 88, 03/10/2024) | Munich, Bavaria (Germany)
Paul Rudolf Parsifal "Percy" Adlon (German: [ˈpɛɐ̯si ˈaːdlɔn]; 1 June 1935 – 10 March 2024) was a German director, screenwriter, and producer. He is associated with the New German Cinema movement (ca. 1965–1985), and is known for his strong female characters and positive portrayals of lesbian relationships. He is best known for his 1987 film Bagdad Cafe, starring Marianne Sägebrecht, CCH Pounder and Jack Palance and subsequent films such as Rosalie Goes Shopping (1989), Salmonberries (1991) and Younger and Younger (1993). Adlon's films were shown in competition regularly at international film festivals, such as the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, and others. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

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In 1914, with men gone to war, Marcel Proust hired Céleste Albaret as his attendant. More than eight years later, she was at his side when he died. During this entire time, she only entered his room ...

Céleste

Certification unknown

1981 | 2.9/5 | 1h 47min
Drama
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A surreal comedy depicting a diverse cast of characters and the changes they undergo as the German tourist Jasmin interacts with each of them at a remote truck stop in the middle of the Mojave desert. ...

Bagdad Cafe

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1987 | 3.7/5 | 1h 35min
Comedy, Drama
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The eccentric owner of a Los Angeles self-storage company finds his world come crashing down when his long-suffering wife dies, only to return as a beautiful ghost. ...

Younger and Younger

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1993 | 2.0/5 | 1h 39min
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
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In a large city lives a lonesome, 38-year old woman. Without friends, she has indulged in food and candy too much and has become a bit overweight. In short, she is disappointed of her life. One day sh ...

Sugarbaby

Certification unknown

1985 | 2.8/5 | 1h 26min
Comedy, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Percy Adlon

Bavarian Order of Merit Officer's Cross of The Order of Merit of The Federal Republic of Germany Bavarian TV Awards
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Movies with Percy Adlon as Actor(1)

as himself1996 Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung

TV Shows/Series with Percy Adlon as Actor(5)

as himself2006 Filmlegenden. Deutsch
as himself2002 Gero von Boehm begegnet...
as himself1994 alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
as himself1991 Boulevard Bio
as himself1974 III nach neun

Movies with Percy Adlon as Crew(31)

Directing/Director2010 Mahler on the Couch
Directing/Director2001 Koenigs Kugel - Der deutsche Bildhauer Fritz Koenig im Trümmerfeld von Ground Zero
Directing/Director2001 Hawaiian Gardens
Writing/Writer2001 Hawaiian Gardens
Production/Producer1997 Eat Your Heart Out
Directing/Director1997 In der glanzvollen Welt des Hotel Adlon
Directing/Director1993 Younger and Younger
Production/Producer1993 Younger and Younger
Writing/Screenplay1993 Younger and Younger
Directing/Director1991 Salmonberries
Writing/Writer1991 Salmonberries
Writing/Original Film Writer1989 Babycakes
Directing/Director1989 Rosalie Goes Shopping
Production/Producer1989 Rosalie Goes Shopping
Writing/Screenplay1989 Rosalie Goes Shopping
Directing/Director1987 Bagdad Cafe
Production/Producer1987 Bagdad Cafe
Writing/Screenplay1987 Bagdad Cafe
Directing/Director1986 Herschel and the Music of the Stars
Directing/Director1985 Sugarbaby
Production/Producer1985 Sugarbaby
Writing/Writer1985 Sugarbaby
Crew/Script1983 The Swing
Directing/Director1983 The Swing
Directing/Director1982 Last Five Days
Writing/Screenplay1982 Last Five Days
Directing/Director1981 Céleste
Writing/Writer1981 Céleste
Directing/Director1978 The Guardian and His Poet
Writing/Writer1978 The Guardian and His Poet
Directing/Director1976 Der Tänzer Heinz Bosl

TV Shows/Series with Percy Adlon as Crew(1)

Creator/Creator1990 Bagdad Cafe

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.percyadlon.com
Full Name: Percy Adlon
Citizenship: Germany
Born: Saturday, 06/01 1935 (June) in Munich, Bavaria (Germany)
Died: Sunday, 03/10 2024 (March) in Los Angeles (aged: 88)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: German (DE), English (EN)
Educated at: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Spouses (current/former): Eleonore Adlon
Children: Saskia Adlon, Felix O. Adlon
Siblings: Thomas Meyerhöfer
Father: Rudolf Laubenthal
Mother: Susanne Adlon-Meyerhöfer
Other names for Percy Adlon (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Paul Rudolf Parsifal Adlon"
Percy Adlon frequently works together with these people:
Eleonore Adlon (10x, Crew)
Felix O. Adlon (8x, Crew)
Veronica Ferres (4x, Actress)
Heike Makatsch (4x, Actress)
Cornelia Froboess (4x, Actress)
Christoph Schlingensief (4x, Crew)
Joschka Fischer (4x, Actor)
Clara Fabry (4x, Crew)
Eckhart Schmidt (4x, Crew)
Rolf Illig (4x, Actor)
Alfred Biolek (4x, Actor)
Giovanni di Lorenzo (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:110456, Added: 06/27/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024