— based on a story by Volker Braun Vater Mutter Mörderkind (dir. Heiner Carow, 1993, TV film) Liebling Kreuzberg (dir. , 1994, TV series, 13 episodes) — TV series created by Jurek Becker Das andere Leben des Herrn Kreins (dir. Andreas Dresen, 1994, TV film) — based on the play The Professional by Dušan Kovačević (dir. , 1995, TV film) — based on the novel The Drinker by Hans Fallada (dir. , 1995, TV film) — based on a novel by Abgehauen (dir. Frank Beyer, 1998, TV film) — based on the autobiography of Manfred Krug (dir. Jo Baier, 1998, TV miniseries) — based on a novel by Erwin Strittmatter Film adaptations Die neuen Leiden des jungen W., directed by (1976, TV film, based on the novel Die neuen Leiden des jungen W.) Nuoren Wertherin jäljillä, directed by Jarmo Lampela (2013, based on the novel Die neuen Leiden des jungen W.) References Der Spiegel obituary 1934 births 2007 deaths Writers from Berlin East German writers German male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century German dramatists and playwrights 20th-century German male writers Leipzig University alumni Heinrich Mann Prize winners Ingeborg Bachmann Prize winners Recipients of the Heinrich Greif Prize