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Michael Zens

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Michael Zens
Michael Zens was born on 14 March 1953 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is a director and assistant director, known for Das Kloster (1975), Powder Park (2001) and The Invincibles (1994).
BornMarch 14, 1953
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    • Known for

    Das Kloster
    • Director
    • 1975
    Powder Park (2001)
    Powder Park
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    The Invincibles (1994)
    The Invincibles
    6.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(second unit)
    • 1994
    SOKO Kitzbühel (2001)
    SOKO Kitzbühel
    4.4
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • Marie Brand (2008)
      Marie Brand
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2024
    • Pan Tau (2020)
      Pan Tau
      4.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • At Home in the Mountains (2018)
      At Home in the Mountains
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • SOKO Kitzbühel (2001)
      SOKO Kitzbühel
      4.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002–2016
    • Wayne Carpendale, Caroline Scholze, Gunter Schoß, Erika Skrotzki, and Niklas Tschernich in The Country Doctor (1987)
      The Country Doctor
      4.1
      TV Series
      • Director (as Mike Zens)
      • 2009
    • A Case for Two (1981)
      A Case for Two
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990–2007
    • Bewegte Männer (2003)
      Bewegte Männer
      4.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003–2005
    • Der Fahnder (1984)
      Der Fahnder
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997–2005
    • Jetzt erst recht! (2005)
      Jetzt erst recht!
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Sabine!! (2004)
      Sabine!!
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004–2005
    • Mit Herz und Handschellen (2002)
      Mit Herz und Handschellen
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Gesine Cukrowski in Der letzte Zeuge (1998)
      Der letzte Zeuge
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director (as Michael H. Zens)
      • 2002
    • Offroad TV (2001)
      Offroad TV
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Powder Park (2001)
      Powder Park
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Die Straßen von Berlin (1995)
      Die Straßen von Berlin
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • The Invincibles (1994)
      The Invincibles
      6.4
      • assistant director: second unit
      • 1994
    • Eurocops (1988)
      Eurocops
      5.8
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1993
    • Hugh Grant and Malcolm McDowell in Night Train to Venice (1993)
      Night Train to Venice
      2.3
      • first assistant director (as Mike Zens)
      • 1993
    • Götz George and Uwe Ochsenknecht in Schtonk (1992)
      Schtonk
      7.1
      • first assistant director
      • 1992
    • Voyager (1991)
      Voyager
      6.7
      • first assistant director
      • 1991
    • Claudia Messner and Manfred Zapatka in Der Rausschmeißer (1990)
      Der Rausschmeißer
      7.0
      • assistant director
      • first assistant director
      • 1990
    • Time of Vengeance
      • first assistant director
      • 1990
    • Tushka Bergen in Blaues Blut (1988)
      Blaues Blut
      5.0
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • assistant director
      • 1989–1990
    • Money (1989)
      Money
      5.3
      • first assistant director
      • 1989
    • Crash
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1988
    • Der Schrei der Eule (1987)
      Der Schrei der Eule
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 1987
    • Lenz oder die Freiheit
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1986
    • Kennwort Möwe
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1986
    • Maruschka Detmers in Via Mala (1985)
      Via Mala
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant director
      • 1985
    • Das Gespinst
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1985

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Das leise Gift (1984)
      Das leise Gift
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • camera operator: second unit
      • 1984
    • Point Hope
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 1983
    • Die Heartbreakers (1983)
      Die Heartbreakers
      7.2
      • camera operator: second unit
      • 1983
    • Circle of Deceit (1981)
      Circle of Deceit
      7.1
      • focus puller
      • 1981
    • Stachel im Fleisch (1981)
      Stachel im Fleisch
      • still photographer
      • 1981
    • Asphaltnacht (1980)
      Asphaltnacht
      6.9
      • assistant camera
      • 1980
    • So weit das Auge reicht (1980)
      So weit das Auge reicht
      5.5
      • focus puller
      • 1980
    • Brennende Langeweile - Bored Teenagers (1979)
      Brennende Langeweile - Bored Teenagers
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • assistant camera
      • 1979
    • Tilo Prückner in Der Schneider von Ulm (1978)
      Der Schneider von Ulm
      6.6
      • assistant camera
      • focus puller
      • 1978
    • Silvesternacht - Ein Dialog (1978)
      Silvesternacht - Ein Dialog
      6.7
      Short
      • assistant camera
      • 1978
    • Jacques Breuer in Good-for-Nothing (1978)
      Good-for-Nothing
      5.5
      • assistant camera
      • focus puller (uncredited)
      • 1978
    • Marcello und Renée
      Short
      • assistant camera
      • 1976
    • Das Brot des Bäckers (1976)
      Das Brot des Bäckers
      7.7
      • assistant camera
      • 1976
    • Game Over
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 1975
    • Nachsaison
      • assistant camera (as Michael H. Zens)
      • 1975

    Personal details

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      • Michael H. Zens
    • Born
      • March 14, 1953
      • Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany

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