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The director “Sigi” Rothemund, known for series such as “Timm Thaler” and “Silas” as well as the popular Donna Leon film adaptations, has died at the age of 79.
Menorca – The renowned television director Siegfried “Sigi” Rothemund died on the Spanish Mediterranean island of Menorca, as his daughter announced to the German Press Agency.
“It is true that our father Sigi Rothemund passed away on Saturday, January 13th in Menorca after a serious illness.”
The director Siegfried “Sigi” Rothemund has died © Pop-eye / Imago
Siegfried Rothemund became known, among other things, for the ZDF Christmas series “Timm Thaler” based on James Krüss.
The series about the boy who sells his laughter became a popular success in 1979.
Rothemund also directed the Christmas series “Silas” (1981) and “Jack Holborn” (1982) with Patrick Bach.
Well-known TV director dies at the age of 79: worked on “Timm Thalter” and “Donna Leon”.
He also directed Commissario Brunetti cases for the ARD crime series “Donna Leon”, including the bestselling film adaptations “Eternal Youth”, “Stille Wasser” and “The Golden Egg”.
In an interview, the Donna Leon author recently confessed that she had had enough of crime fiction.
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initially reported on the death, citing the magazine “SigiGötz Entertainment”.
This characterized him as a “publicity-shy director” and wrote that the director – “the (involuntary) namesake of our publication” – had died at the age of 79.
Sigi Rothemund dies at the age of 79: He celebrated great success with series like “Timm Thaler”.
Siegfried Rothemund initially worked under the pseudonym Siggi Götz and also took part in the sex film boom of the 1970s.
These included soft sex comedies with Alpine, yodelling and lederhosen flair, such as “Go, take off your dirndl” or “Alpenglühn in a dirndl skirt”;
Elisabeth Volkmann starred in both.
Fans can also enjoy 70s charm in Darmstadt in the nostalgic kiosk from 1975.
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(dpa)