Frank Beyer

Born

May 26, 1932

Died

October 1, 2006 · age 74

From

Nobitz, Germany

Frank Paul Beyer was a German film director. In East Germany he was one of the most important film directors, working for the state film monopoly DEFA and directed films that dealt mostly with the Nazi era and contemporary East Germany. His film Trace of Stones was banned for 20 years in 1966 by the ruling SED.