Klaus Maeck

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Klaus Maeck (born in Hamburg 28 July 1954) is a German film producer. [1] He is perhaps best remembered for his West German cyberpunk cult classic Decoder. [2] His films have often played at the Berlin Film Festival. [3] Prior to creating Decoder, he was a music and culture journalist in Hamburg, covering the advent of the industrial music scene in the city. [4] His film "The Edge of Heaven" won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay.

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References

  1. "Klaus Maeck". IMDb.
  2. "Decoder Cyber-Krieger: Klaus Maeck". Lethal Amounts.
  3. Barraclough, Leo (December 16, 2014). "James Franco, Hal Hartley Films Feature in Berlin's Panorama Lineup".
  4. Reddell, T. (2018). The Sound of Things to Come: An Audible History of the Science Fiction Film. University of Minnesota Press. p. 554. ISBN   978-1-4529-5736-4 . Retrieved 2020-12-27.