Joseph Vilsmaier, a German director and cinematographer behind the acclaimed 1993 World War II drama “Stalingrad,” died on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.
He was 81.His agent confirmed to the AP that Vilsmaier died “peacefully” at his home in Bavaria on Tuesday.Vilsmaier’s film “Stalingrad” about a group of German soldiers fighting in the battle of Stalingrad in Soviet Russia won three Bavarian Film Awards in 1993, including one for Best Production and one for Vilsmaier’s cinematography.Vilsmaier spent nine years working in a music conservatory as a runner and technician before moving up in the ranks and eventually landing a job as a camera operator for German television.His first film, 1989’s “Autumn Milk,” starred his wife Dana Vávrová and was a box office success in the country.
That film’s success
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