Winfried Junge was born July 19, 1935, in Berlin. After finishing schol in 1953, he started to study German philology at the college of education at Berlin's Humboldt university. In 1954, he was one of the first students to enroll at the new Deutsche Hochschule für Filmkunst in Potsdam-Babelsberg. Furthermore, he published film reviews from 1951 to 1955. After receiving his diploma, he started to work for the DEFA studio of popular science films, at first as a dramaturgy assistant, then three years as the assistant director to Karl Gass.
Winfried Junge has 96 screen credits in a career dating back to 1962. Signature works include Und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind... Die Kinder von Golzow - Das Ende der unendlichen Geschichte, ... dann leben sie noch heute - Die Kinder von Golzow, Ein Mensch wie Dieter - Golzower. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
