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Willy Lindwer

Directing • 1946-03-18

Wolf "Willy" Lindwer (born 18 March 1946) is a Dutch documentary film producer, director, photographer and author. He is best known for his films on the Holocaust, Israel and the Middle East, Judaism and Christianity.

Known For

The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank

The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank

1988

Magical Israel: A Journey Through 5,000 Years of History

Magical Israel: A Journey Through 5,000 Years of History

2010

Lost City

Lost City

2024

Empty Rooms: The Aftermath of Terror

Empty Rooms: The Aftermath of Terror

2002

Goodbye Holland: The Destruction of Dutch Jewry

Goodbye Holland: The Destruction of Dutch Jewry

2004

Diary of the Last Heroes: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 1943

Diary of the Last Heroes: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 1943

1993

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Filmography

2024
Lost CityFilm
Director
★ 8.0
2015
Rebellious CityFilm
Director
2013
Manja, a life behind invisable barsFilm
Director
2012
Life by the Sword: The Israel Defence ForcesTV
Director • 3 episodes
2012
Remembering a Murdered ChildFilm
Director
2010
Magical Israel: A Journey Through 5,000 Years of HistoryFilm
Director
2008
Anne's Silent StruggleFilm
Director
2008
Mr. Israel, The Shimon Peres StoryFilm
Director
2005
Africa Goes Digital: The Building of an Information SocietyFilm
Director
2004
Goodbye Holland: The Destruction of Dutch JewryFilm
Director
2003
The Temple Mount Is MineFilm
Director
2003
Messengers Without an AudienceFilm
Director
2002
Empty Rooms: The Aftermath of TerrorFilm
Director
2002
Cameroon: Working on CreditFilm
Director
2000
D'vekut: Hasidism and Jewish MysticismFilm
Director
2000
They did their DutyFilm
Director
1999
Miracle of Faith: 2000 Years Christian Heritage in The Holy LandFilm
Director
1998
Yitzhak Rabin: Warrior-PeacemakerFilm
Director
1998
Stuart Eizenstat: The Nazi Gold ReportsFilm
Director
1997
Saved for LifeFilm
Director
1995
Jerusalem: Between Heaven and EarthTV
Director • 3 episodes
1995
The Fatal Dilemma: The Jewish Council of Amsterdam 1941-1943Film
Director
1995
Children of the WarFilm
Director
1994
Simon Wiesenthal: Freedom is Not a Gift from HeavenFilm
Director
1994
Teddy Kollek: From Vienna to JerusalemFilm
Director
1993
Child in Two Worlds: The Story of Jewish War OrphansFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1993
Diary of the Last Heroes: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 1943Film
Director
1992
Return to my Shtetl DelatynFilm
Director
1992
The Wannsee Conference: 11 Million Sentenced to DeathFilm
Director
1991
Married with a Star: A Jewish Wedding in Amsterdam in 1942Film
Director
1990
Camp of Hope and Despair: Witnesses of concentration camp Westerbork, 1939-1945Film
Director
1988
The Last Seven Months of Anne FrankFilm
Director
★ 8.5
1988
Esnoga: The Portuguese Jewish Community of AmsterdamFilm
Director
1988
The Lonely Struggle: Marek Edelman, Last Hero of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto UprisingFilm
Director
1985
The Jews and Their MokumFilm
Director
1985
The Pill JungleFilm
Director
1984
I am from the MedieneFilm
Director
1984
People in Development: Between Kabary and SatelliteFilm
Director
1984
House Without FoundationFilm
Director
1984
With Siegfried van Praag back to Jewish AmsterdamFilm
Director
1983
People in Development: The Breaking ChainFilm
Director
1981
People in Development: I am Their EyeFilm
Director
1980
People in Development: Food for the FutureFilm
Director
1979
Live-LifeFilm
Director
1977
The Art of Joseph Mendes da CostaFilm
Director
1977
What have they done to our girls?: The story of the painter Max Bueno de MesquitaFilm
Director
1975
Amsterdam 700 YearsFilm
Director