Willy Lindwer

Director · Writer · Producer

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.

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KNOWN FOR

Lost City

2024

Empty Rooms: The Aftermath of Terror

2002

D'vekut: Hasidism and Jewish Mysticism

2000

Goodbye Holland: The Destruction of Dutch Jewry

2004

The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank

1988

Diary of the Last Heroes: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 1943

1993

FILMOGRAPHY

DIRECTOR45

Lost City
2024
Director
Rebellious City
Rebellious City
2015
Director
Manja, a life behind invisable bars
Manja, a life behind invisable bars
2013
Director
Remembering a Murdered Child
Remembering a Murdered Child
2012
Director
Magical Israel: A Journey Through 5,000 Years of History
Magical Israel: A Journey Through 5,000 Years of History
2010
Director
Anne's Silent Struggle
Anne's Silent Struggle
2008
Director
Mr. Israel, The Shimon Peres Story
Mr. Israel, The Shimon Peres Story
2008
Director
Africa Goes Digital: The Building of an Information Society
Africa Goes Digital: The Building of an Information Society
2005
Director
Goodbye Holland: The Destruction of Dutch Jewry
2004
Director
The Temple Mount Is Mine
The Temple Mount Is Mine
2003
Director
Messengers Without an Audience
Messengers Without an Audience
2003
Director
Empty Rooms: The Aftermath of Terror
2002
Director
Cameroon: Working on Credit
Cameroon: Working on Credit
2002
Director
D'vekut: Hasidism and Jewish Mysticism
2000
Director
They did their Duty
They did their Duty
2000
Director
Miracle of Faith: 2000 Years Christian Heritage in The Holy Land
Miracle of Faith: 2000 Years Christian Heritage in The Holy Land
1999
Director
Stuart Eizenstat: The Nazi Gold Reports
Stuart Eizenstat: The Nazi Gold Reports
1998
Director
Yitzhak Rabin: Warrior-Peacemaker
Yitzhak Rabin: Warrior-Peacemaker
1998
Director
Saved for Life
Saved for Life
1997
Director
The Fatal Dilemma: The Jewish Council of Amsterdam 1941-1943
The Fatal Dilemma: The Jewish Council of Amsterdam 1941-1943
1995
Director
Children of the War
Children of the War
1995
Director
Simon Wiesenthal: Freedom is Not a Gift from Heaven
Simon Wiesenthal: Freedom is Not a Gift from Heaven
1994
Director
Teddy Kollek: From Vienna to Jerusalem
Teddy Kollek: From Vienna to Jerusalem
1994
Director
Child in Two Worlds: The Story of Jewish War Orphans
Child in Two Worlds: The Story of Jewish War Orphans
1993
Director
Diary of the Last Heroes: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 1943
1993
Director
The Wannsee Conference: 11 Million Sentenced to Death
The Wannsee Conference: 11 Million Sentenced to Death
1992
Director
Return to my Shtetl Delatyn
Return to my Shtetl Delatyn
1992
Director
Married with a Star: A Jewish Wedding in Amsterdam in 1942
Married with a Star: A Jewish Wedding in Amsterdam in 1942
1991
Director
Camp of Hope and Despair: Witnesses of concentration camp Westerbork, 1939-1945
Camp of Hope and Despair: Witnesses of concentration camp Westerbork, 1939-1945
1990
Director
The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank
1988
Director
The Lonely Struggle: Marek Edelman, Last Hero of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The Lonely Struggle: Marek Edelman, Last Hero of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
1988
Director
Esnoga: The Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam
Esnoga: The Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam
1988
Director
The Pill Jungle
The Pill Jungle
1985
Director
The Jews and Their Mokum
The Jews and Their Mokum
1985
Director
House Without Foundation
House Without Foundation
1984
Director
People in Development: Between Kabary and Satellite
People in Development: Between Kabary and Satellite
1984
Director
I am from the Mediene
I am from the Mediene
1984
Director
With Siegfried van Praag back to Jewish Amsterdam
With Siegfried van Praag back to Jewish Amsterdam
1984
Director
People in Development: The Breaking Chain
People in Development: The Breaking Chain
1983
Director
People in Development: I am Their Eye
People in Development: I am Their Eye
1981
Director
People in Development: Food for the Future
People in Development: Food for the Future
1980
Director
Live-Life
Live-Life
1979
Director
What have they done to our girls?: The story of the painter Max Bueno de Mesquita
What have they done to our girls?: The story of the painter Max Bueno de Mesquita
1977
Director
The Art of Joseph Mendes da Costa
The Art of Joseph Mendes da Costa
1977
Director
Amsterdam 700 Years
Amsterdam 700 Years
1975
Director

WRITER5

Lost City
2024
Writer
Rebellious City
Rebellious City
2015
Writer
Anne's Silent Struggle
Anne's Silent Struggle
2008
Writer
Child in Two Worlds: The Story of Jewish War Orphans
Child in Two Worlds: The Story of Jewish War Orphans
1993
Scenario Writer
The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank
1988
Scenario Writer

PRODUCER1

The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank
1988
Producer

CREW1

Rebellious City
Rebellious City
2015
Cinematography