Burkhard Driest was born on 28 April 1939 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for Querelle (1982), Annas Mutter (1984) and Cross of Iron (1977). He was married to Bettina and ???. He died on 27 February 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
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Biography from IMDb.
- April 28, 1939
- February 28, 2020 (aged 80)
- Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]
- Actor and writer, also producer
- 6 on Motif · 36 credits in all
What are Burkhard Driest's films like?
Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
- Shadowas Walter 'Tiger' Kuul in The Brutalization of Franz Blum (1974)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Burkhard Driest's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Burkhard Driest's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
36 credits, 6 with a Motif page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Toni Costa - Kommissar auf Ibiza: Küchenkunst (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Toni Costa: Kommissar auf Ibiza - Der rote Regen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Lasko – Die Faust Gottes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Hamlet_X (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
I Love You, Baby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)
Callboys - Jede Lust hat ihren Preis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
Schande (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
SK Kölsch (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
Night Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
Sanfte Morde (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Ex (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)
Private Life Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)
Wolffs Revier (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)
The Democratic Terrorist (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)
Die Männer vom K3 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)
Taxi to Cairo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
Sepa: Our Lord of Miracles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)
Cold in Colombia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Der Fahnder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
The Shipwrecker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
The Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
Annas Mutter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
The Roaring Fifties (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
Querelle(1982)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
A Case For Two (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)
Slow Attack (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)
Son of Hitler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
Stroszek(1977)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Cross of Iron(1977)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all filmsPaule Pauländer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)
Derrick (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)
Fuses (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Tatort(1970)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
The Commissioner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
Career shape
Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 1969 to 2012; peak year 1977.
Biggest box office
Stroszek (1977)
Highest rated
Stroszek (1977)
Most popular right now
Cross of Iron (1977)
Film career
Peak 1977 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1977Screen debut· Cross of Iron
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Burkhard Driest's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Burkhard Driest work with?
People who share at least 2 of Burkhard Driest's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dieter Schidor shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Dieter SchidorShared titles: Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War (2011), Querelle (1982), Cross of Iron (1977)See all 3 shared titles with Dieter Schidor
- Fred StillkrauthShared titles: Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War (2011), Cross of Iron (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Stillkrauth
- Klaus LöwitschShared titles: Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War (2011), Cross of Iron (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Klaus Löwitsch
- Roger FritzShared titles: Querelle (1982), Cross of Iron (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Roger Fritz
