Frank Ripploh date of birth:
September 2, 1949
How old was Frank Ripploh when died?
52
Where was Frank Ripploh born?
Rheine, Germany
When did Frank Ripploh die?
June 24, 2002
What is Frank Ripploh nationality?
German
What is Frank Ripploh's occupation?
Film director, writer, actor
Short Biography
Frank Ripploh (September 2, 1949 – June 22, 2002) was a German actor, film director, and author. He is best remembered for his semi-autobiographical 1980 film Taxi zum Klo. The film, produced on a shoestring budget of 100, 000 DM, explored the day-to-day life of a Berlin schoolteacher who also led a very active gay sex life. Extremely explicit for its day, and for some time afterward (to the point where the film was not passed uncut by the British Board of Film Classification until 2011), Taxi zum Klo was considered groundbreaking for the subject matter it portrayed, and achieved something of a cult status among gay audiences of the time. In 1987, Ripploh directed a sequel entitled Taxi nach Kairo, but the film was not considered as successful as its predecessor, and it was not released outside of Germany.