Volker Schlöndorff

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.

Dir. Volker Schlöndorff · With Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, David Bennent

On the night of August 24, 1944, the fate of Paris rests with General von Choltitz, who plans to destroy the city on Hitler's orders. As the general prepares to detonate explosives throughout the capital, Swedish consul Raoul Nordling uses diplomacy in a desperate bid to convince him to defy the orders and save Paris.

Dir. Volker Schlöndorff · With André Dussollier, Niels Arestrup, Burghart Klaußner

After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.

Dir. Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta · With Angela Winkler, Mario Adorf, Dieter Laser

Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.

Dir. Volker Schlöndorff · With Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid, John Malkovich

After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.

Dir. Volker Schlöndorff · With Woody Harrelson, Gina Gershon, Elisabeth Shue

In a dystopian, polluted right-wing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.

Dir. Volker Schlöndorff · With Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn