Hellmuth Costard (1940, Holzhausen, Leipzig, Germany) was a director and writer, known for The Oppression of the Woman Is Especially Seen in the Attitude of the Women Themselves (1970), Der kleine Godard an das Kuratorium junger deutscher Film (1978) and Echtzeit (1983). He died on June 13, 2000 in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.