Oliver Hirschbiegel

Oliver Hirschbiegel (born 29 December 1957) is a German film director. His works include Das Experiment and the Oscar nominated Der Untergang. A Waldorf graduate, Hirschbiegel studied painting and graphic arts, later film, at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts. In 1986, he directed his first film, the made-for-TV movie Das Go! Projekt, the script for which he had written himself. He became a successful TV director, directing numerous episodes of the Tatort and Kommissar Rex series. His first theatrical release was the well-received Das Experiment, followed by Mein letzter Film, which also met with critical approval. In 2004, he attracted world-wide attention with the movie Der Untergang (released in English-speaking countries as...