Filmography
All titles directed and written by Frank Beyer unless stated otherwise. Source: DEFA Foundation. All films are in German language, some were made available with English subtitles but never dubbed in English. Exceptions are noted in the list.
| Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Wetterfrösche | Student film | |
| 1955 | Ernst Thälmann – Sohn seiner Klasse | Intern | |
| 1955 | Zar und Zimmermann | Assistant director | |
| 1955 | Die Irren sind unter uns | Student film, co-directed and co-written with Ralf Kirsten and Konrad Petzold | |
| 1956 | Schlösser und Katen | Assistant director | |
| 1957 | Zwei Mütter | ||
| 1957 | Das Stacheltier: Fridericus Rex | ||
| 1957 | Polonia-Express | Assistant director, co-written with Kurt Jung-Alsen | |
| 1957 | Das Stacheltier: Das Gesellschaftsspiel | ||
| 1959 | Eine alte Liebe | Co-written with Werner Reinowski | |
| 1960 | Five Cartridges | Fünf Patronenhülsen | Screenplay by Walter Gorrish |
| 1962 | Star-Crossed Lovers | Königskinder | Screenplay by Edith Gorrish and Walter Gorrish |
| 1963 | Naked Among Wolves | Nackt unter Wölfen | Won a Silver Prize at the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival |
| 1963 | Carbide and Sorrel | Karbid und Sauerampfer | |
| 1966 | Trace of Stones | Spur der Steine | Screenplay by Karl Georg Egel |
| 1968 | Der Geizige | Television film | |
| 1971 | Rottenknechte | Television film, co-written by Klaus Poche | |
| 1972 | Januskopf | Actor | |
| 1973 | Die sieben Affären der Doña Juanita | Television film, co-written by Eberhard Panitz | |
| 1975 | Jacob the Liar | Jakob der Lügner | |
| 1977 | Das Versteck | ||
| 1978 | Geschlossene Gesellschaft | Television film | |
| 1981 | Der König und sein Narr | Television film, screenplay by Ulrich Plenzdorf | |
| 1981 | Die zweite Haut | Television film, screenplay by Klaus Poche | |
| 1983 | The Turning Point | Der Aufenthalt | Screenplay by Wolfgang Kohlhaase |
| 1984 | Bockshorn | Screenplay by Ulrich Plenzdorf | |
| 1989 | Der Bruch | Screenplay by Wolfgang Kohlhaase | |
| 1991 | Ende der Unschuld | Television film, screenplay by Wolfgang Menge | |
| 1991 | Der Verdacht | Screenplay by Ulrich Plenzdorf | |
| 1992 | Sie und Er | Television film, screenplay by Klaus Poche | |
| 1992 | Das große Fest | Television film, screenplay by Klaus Poche | |
| 1993 | The Last U-Boat | Das letzte U-Boot | Television film, dubbed in/original in English, screenplay by Knut Boeser |
| 1995 | Wenn alle Deutschen schlafen | Television film, screenplay by Jurek Becker | |
| 1995 | Nikolaikirche | Television film, co-written with Eberhard Görner and Erich Loest | |
| 1997 | Der Hauptmann von Köpenick | Television film, screenplay by Wolfgang Kohlhaase | |
| 1998 | Abgehauen | Television film, screenplay by Ulrich Plenzdorf |
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