Sigi Rothemund

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| name = Sigi Rothemund

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|3|14|df=y}}

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|1|13|1944|3|14|df=y}}

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| occupation = Director

| years active = 1964–2016

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Siegfried Rothemund (14 March 1944 – 13 January 2024) was a German film director.{{Cite web|url=http://www.noz.de/deutschland-welt/medien/artikel/42221/regisseur-sigi-rothemund-begann-seine-karriere-in-den-70er-jahren-mit-softpornos|title = Regisseur Sigi Rothemund begann seine Karriere in den | NOZ|date = 11 May 2013}} He directed more than ninety films since 1964. He is the father of Marc Rothemund who is also a film director. Rothemund was married to the actress Margit Geissler whom he had a daughter with, Dany Babette Rothemund. Sigi Rothemund died on 13 January 2024, at the age of 79.[https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/sigi-rothemund-ist-tot-von-sexkomoedien-ueber-timm-thaler-zu-donna-leon-a-b9a93e2f-e6c9-4007-8e99-1a54ab0c6878 Regisseur Sigi Rothemund ist tot] {{in lang|de}}

Selected filmography

Films and Miniseries

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Year ! Title ! Name ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
rowspan=2\|1974 \|Alpine Glow in Dirndlrock \|Siggi Götz \|
Julia \|Sigi Rothemund \|
1976 \|Three Bavarians in Bangkok \|Siggi Götz \|
rowspan=2\|1977 \| Three Swedes in Upper Bavaria \|Siggi Götz \|
The Fruit is Ripe \|Siggi Götz \|
rowspan=2\|1979 \|Cola, Candy, Chocolate \|Siggi Götz \|
Timm Thaler \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV miniseries, based on Timm Thaler
1980 \|Beautiful and Wild on Ibiza \|Siggi Götz \|
rowspan=2\|1981 \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Piratensender Powerplay\|de}} \|Siggi Götz \|
Silas \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV miniseries, based on a novel by Cecil Bødker
rowspan=3\|1982 \|Drei gegen Hollywood \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film, based on Once in a Lifetime
Danny's Dream \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film, based on a novel by {{Ill\|Hans Frick (writer)\|de\|3=Hans Frick (Schriftsteller)\|lt=Hans Frick}}
Jack Holborn \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV miniseries, based on a novel by Leon Garfield
rowspan=2\|1985 \|{{Ill\|Jenseits der Morgenröte\|de}} \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV miniseries
{{Ill\|Die Einsteiger\|de}} \|Siggi Götz \|
1987 \|The War of the Oxen \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV miniseries, based on The War of the Oxen
1988 \|Starke Zeiten \|Siggi Götz \|Anthology film
1989 \|{{Ill\|Affäre Nachtfrost\|de}} \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film, based on a novel by {{ill\|Stefan Murr (writer)\|de\|Bernhard Horstmann\|lt=Stefan Murr}}
rowspan=2\|1990 \|Das Haus am Watt \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film
{{Ill\|Der Eindringling\|de}} \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film
1995 \|Tödliches Erbe \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film
rowspan=2\|1996 \|Ehebruch – Eine teuflische Falle \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film
{{ill\|Nach uns die Sintflut (film)\|de\|3=Nach uns die Sintflut (1996)\|lt=Nach uns die Sintflut}} \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film
rowspan=2\|1997 \|The Deep End \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film, based on the novel The Deep End by Joy Fielding
Life Penalty \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film, based on the novel Life Penalty by Joy Fielding
rowspan=3\|1998 \|Frau zu sein bedarf es wenig \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film, based on a novel by {{Ill\|Hera Lind\|de}}
The Final Game \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film
Vorübergehend verstorben \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film, based on a novel by {{Ill\|Norbert Klugmann\|de}} and {{Ill\|Peter Mathews (writer)\|de\|3=Peter Mathews\|lt=Peter Mathews}}
2000 \|Der Superbulle und die Halbstarken \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film
2002 \|{{ill\|Maximum Speed (film)\|de\|3=Maximum Speed\|lt=Maximum Speed}} \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film
2004 \|Stripped \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film, based on the novel The Cave by Anne McLean Matthews
2011 \|The Gold Quest: A Journey to Panama \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film
2012 \|{{ill\|Grandma Rules\|de\|Oma wider Willen}} \|Sigi Rothemund \|TV film

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Name

! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan=2|1974

|Alpine Glow in Dirndlrock

|Siggi Götz

Julia

|Sigi Rothemund

1976

|Three Bavarians in Bangkok

|Siggi Götz

rowspan=2|1977

| Three Swedes in Upper Bavaria

|Siggi Götz

The Fruit is Ripe

|Siggi Götz

rowspan=2|1979

|Cola, Candy, Chocolate

|Siggi Götz

Timm Thaler

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV miniseries, based on Timm Thaler

1980

|Beautiful and Wild on Ibiza

|Siggi Götz

rowspan=2|1981

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Piratensender Powerplay|de}}

|Siggi Götz

Silas

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV miniseries, based on a novel by Cecil Bødker

rowspan=3|1982

|Drei gegen Hollywood

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film, based on Once in a Lifetime

Danny's Dream

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film, based on a novel by {{Ill|Hans Frick (writer)|de|3=Hans Frick (Schriftsteller)|lt=Hans Frick}}

Jack Holborn

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV miniseries, based on a novel by Leon Garfield

rowspan=2|1985

|{{Ill|Jenseits der Morgenröte|de}}

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV miniseries

{{Ill|Die Einsteiger|de}}

|Siggi Götz

1987

|The War of the Oxen

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV miniseries, based on The War of the Oxen

1988

|Starke Zeiten

|Siggi Götz

|Anthology film

1989

|{{Ill|Affäre Nachtfrost|de}}

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film, based on a novel by {{ill|Stefan Murr (writer)|de|Bernhard Horstmann|lt=Stefan Murr}}

rowspan=2|1990

|Das Haus am Watt

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film

{{Ill|Der Eindringling|de}}

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film

1995

|Tödliches Erbe

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film

rowspan=2|1996

|Ehebruch – Eine teuflische Falle

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film

{{ill|Nach uns die Sintflut (film)|de|3=Nach uns die Sintflut (1996)|lt=Nach uns die Sintflut}}

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film

rowspan=2|1997

|The Deep End

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film, based on the novel The Deep End by Joy Fielding

Life Penalty

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film, based on the novel Life Penalty by Joy Fielding

rowspan=3|1998

|Frau zu sein bedarf es wenig

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film, based on a novel by {{Ill|Hera Lind|de}}

The Final Game

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film

Vorübergehend verstorben

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film,
based on a novel by {{Ill|Norbert Klugmann|de}} and {{Ill|Peter Mathews (writer)|de|3=Peter Mathews|lt=Peter Mathews}}

2000

|Der Superbulle und die Halbstarken

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film

2002

|{{ill|Maximum Speed (film)|de|3=Maximum Speed|lt=Maximum Speed}}

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film

2004

|Stripped

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film, based on the novel The Cave by Anne McLean Matthews

2011

|The Gold Quest: A Journey to Panama

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film

2012

|{{ill|Grandma Rules|de|Oma wider Willen}}

|Sigi Rothemund

|TV film

Television series (as Sigi Rothemund)

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Year ! Title ! Episodes
1982 \|Das kann ja heiter werden \|3 episodes
1985 \|Ein Heim für Tiere \|4 episodes
1987–1991 \|{{ill\|Hafendetektiv\|de}} \|6 episodes
1989–1991 \|Peter Strohm \|6 episodes
1992 \|Der Millionenerbe \|2 episodes
1992–1993 \|Die Männer vom K3 \|3 episodes
1994 \|Praxis Bülowbogen \|11 episodes
1994–1995 \|Alles außer Mord \|5 episodes
1995 \|The Old Fox \|1 episode: Türkische Spezialitäten
1998–2001 \|Der Clown \|14 episodes
2000 \|{{ill\|Die Motorrad-Cops – Hart am Limit\|de}} \|3 episodes
2001 \|Bronski & Bernstein \|3 episodes
2002–2019 \|Donna Leon \|24 episodes
2003–2005 \|{{Ill\|Alarm für Cobra 11 – Einsatz für Team 2\|de}} \|4 episodes
2005–2007 \|{{Ill\|Ein Fall für den Fuchs\|de}} \|4 episodes
2006 \|Commissario Laurenti \|2 episodes
2008 \|Plötzlich Papa – Einspruch abgelehnt! \|3 episodes
2009 \|Kommissar LaBréa \|1 episode: Tod an der Bastille
2011–2015 \|Engel der Gerechtigkeit \|4 episodes
2016 \|Kreuzfahrt ins Glück \|1 episode

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Episodes

1982

|Das kann ja heiter werden

|3 episodes

1985

|Ein Heim für Tiere

|4 episodes

1987–1991

|{{ill|Hafendetektiv|de}}