Bernd Eichinger (born April 11, 1949 in Neuburg an der Donau) is a German film producer and director. He attended the University of Television and Film Munich in the 1970s, and bought a stake in the fledgling studio company Neue Constantin Film in 1979, becoming its executive director. Under his leadership, Constantin Film evolved into one of the most successful German movie businesses. As of 2005, he is chairman of the supervisory board and still owns a substantial stake in the company. Eichinger also produced some movies independently (for example Downfall). Eichinger's latest film is about the left-wing terrorist group Red Army Faction (RAF) based on the book Der Baader-Meinhof-Komplex ("The Baader-Meinhof Complex") by Stefan Aust.
Father of Nina Eichinger.
Notable movies produced by Eichinger
The most well-known movies produced by Eichinger include:
Christiane F. (1982, directed by Uli Edel}
The Neverending Story (1983, directed by Wolfgang Petersen)
The Name of the Rose (1986, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud)
The House of the Spirits (1993, directed by Bille August)
Der bewegte Mann (1994, directed by Sönke Wortmann)
Das Mädchen Rosemarie (1996, directed by Eichinger himself)
Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997, directed by Bille August)
Der große Baragozy (1999, directed by Eichinger himself)
Resident Evil (2002, directed by Paul Anderson)
Der Untergang (2004, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004, directed by Alexander Witt)
Fantastic Four (2005, directed by Tim Story)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006, directed by Tom Tykwer)
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007, directed by Russell Mulcahy)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007, directed by Tim Story)
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008, directed by Uli Edel)
References
^ (German) "Der Eichinger-Komplex" in Jungle World, 2006-02-22. ISSN 1613-0766.
External links
Bernd Eichinger at the Internet Movie Database
Constantin Film's official website
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