Mario Adorf receives Honorary Doctorate from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Mario Adorf has left his mark on the history of the German and European film – Honor for his impressive life's work

24.11.2010

In recognition of his impressive lifetime achievements, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) selected the renowned German film and stage actor Mario Adorf for the award of an Honorary Doctorate of the University – only the second ever granted in the history of the JGU. "For decades, Mario Adorf has been one of the dominant figures in German and European film history," explained University President Professor Dr. Georg Krausch. "He has made an enormous contribution to the resurgence of the culture of theater in Germany. The award is also a recognition of the fact that Mario Adorf has maintained strong links with Mainz University – his alma mater – over all these decades."
 

Mario Adorf signs in the Golden Book of the University. He is accompanied by University President Professor Dr Georg Krausch to his right and filmmaker and friend Volker Schlöndorff to his left.

University President Professor Dr Georg Krausch welcomes Mario Adorf at his alma mater in Mainz.

Mario Adorf next to filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff and Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate Kurt Beck

Kurt Beck, Minister President of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, welcomes Mario Adorf and Volker Schlöndorff at the largest institution of higher education in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Volker Schlöndorff gave a laudatio for Mario Adorf. The filmmaker and the actor worked together for German movie classics such as The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975) and The Tin Drum (1979).

Mario Adorf receives the Honorary Doctorate of Mainz University in recognition of his impressive lifetime achievements.

Mario Adorf collected first stage experiences as a member of the JGU student drama group in the 1950s.

In granting an Honorary Doctorate to Mario Adorf, Mainz University is paying tribute to a public figure who has left his mark on decades of German and European film history and who played a major role in shaping the German post-war theater landscape.

Mario Adorf made his film début in the early 1950s. Over the course of his professional career, Adorf has been involved in over 150 films for cinema and television.

Mario Adorf is the second person ever granted the Honorary Doctorate of Mainz University. He is following in the steps of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, the former President of the French Republic, who received the Honorary Doctorate in 2006.

Film and stage actor Mario Adorf (l.) and Kurt Beck, Minister President of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate

(fltr) Minister President Kurt Beck, Honorary Doctor Mario Adorf, filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff, University President Professor Dr Georg Krausch

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