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Manfred Durniok

Producer · Died March 7, 2003, aged 68 · Berlin, Germany

Born
May 2, 1934
Died
March 7, 2003 (aged 68)
From
Berlin, Germany
Works as
Producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 35% in 30 days

What are Manfred Durniok's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
37%
Power
21%
Survival
14%
Bonds
10%
Self
10%
Society
8%
Betrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Manfred Durniok's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Manfred Durniok's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

22 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Heart of the Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Co-Producer

  • Die Reise zum Mond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Around the World in Eighty Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Hotel Shanghai(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kerabans phantastische Reise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • The Last U-Boat(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Pension Sunshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Writer

  • The Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • Reineke Fuchs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Art Direction

  • Colonel Redl(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Bali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Producer

  • Mephisto(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Green Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Executive Producer

  • The Catamount Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Producer

  • The Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Producer

  • Aus unserem Arbeitstag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • The Wanton of Spain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Co-Producer

  • 74° westlich, 41° nördlich – New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Mondo Bizzare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Producer

  • Die gemordete Stadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Producer

  • Gesicht des Bahnhofs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Unter der Oberfläche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Idea · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 1960 to 2001.

Biggest box office

Colonel Redl (1985)

$2.4K worldwide

Highest rated

Mephisto (1981)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Colonel Redl (1985)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing10 of 22: 6 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting2 of 22: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing14 of 22: 11 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 22: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

22 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s7 · crew1970s2 · crew1980s6 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Manfred Durniok's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Hotel Shanghai (1997)

56th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Mephisto (1981)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 MovieCove 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 Manfred Durniok work with?

People who share at least 2 of Manfred Durniok's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; István Szabó shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors