Heiner Müller

Heiner Müller

Actor · Writer

Hamburg, Germany
January 9, 1929

Biography

Heiner Müller was a German dramatist, poet, writer, essayist and theatre director. His "enigmatic, fragmentary pieces" are a significant contribution to postmodern drama and postdramatic theatre.

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Representative Works

Der Ausländer
Der Ausländer
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Hamlet
Hamlet
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Hamletmachine
Hamletmachine
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Mão Morta Müller no Hotel Hessischer Hof
Mão Morta Müller no Hotel Hessischer Hof
10.0
/ Portuguese
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
9.5
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Unter Deutschen
Unter Deutschen
8.5
/ German
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
9.0
/ English
"Kino 81" - Stillness, a film magazine by film critics
"Kino 81" - Stillness, a film magazine by film critics
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Hamletmachine
Hamletmachine
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Ich will nicht wissen, wer ich bin - Heiner Müller
Ich will nicht wissen, wer ich bin - Heiner Müller
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Keine Hand wäscht die Andere
Keine Hand wäscht die Andere
7.0
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“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”
“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Der Ausländer
2004Nominee

Best Performance

Der Ausländer

Hamlet
2020Nominee

Best Writing

Hamlet

Hamletmachine
2026Nominee

Best Writing

Hamletmachine

Career Highlights

Mão Morta Müller no Hotel Hessischer Hof
1998Highlight

Best Writing

Mão Morta Müller no Hotel Hessischer Hof

Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
2003Highlight

Best Performance

Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

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