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-'''Bernd Eichinger''' (born [[April 11]], [[1949]] in [[Neuburg an der Donau]]) is a [[Germany|German]] [[film producer]] and [[film director|director]]. He attended the [[Academy for Television and Film Munich]] in the 1970s, and bought a stake in the fledgling [[Movie studio|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. Eichinger also produced some movies independently (for example ''[[Der Untergang|The Downfall]]''). He has only directed two movies himself. Eichinger's latest film is about the [[far left|left-wing]] [[terrorism|terrorist]] group [[Red Army Faction]] (RAF) based on the book ''[[Der Baader Meinhof Komplex]]'' ("''The [[Andreas Baader|Baader]]-[[Ulrike Meinhof|Meinhof]] Complex''") by [[Stefan Aust]]. 
-== Notable Films == 
-The most well-known movies produced by Eichinger include: 
-*''[[Christiane F.]]'' (1982, directed by [[Uli Edel]])+'''Wolfgang Petersen''' (14 March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a [[German film director]], producer and screenwriter. He was nominated for two [[Academy Awards]] for the World War II [[submarine]] warfare film ''[[Das Boot]]'' (1981). His other films include ''[[The NeverEnding Story (film)|The NeverEnding Story]]'' (1984), ''[[Enemy Mine (film)|Enemy Mine]]'' (1985), ''[[In the Line of Fire]]'' (1993), ''[[Outbreak (film)|Outbreak]]'' (1995), ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'' (1997), ''[[The Perfect Storm (film)|The Perfect Storm]]'' (2000), ''[[Troy (film)|Troy]]'' (2004), and ''[[Poseidon (film)|Poseidon]]'' (2006).
-* ''[[The Neverending Story]]'' ([[1983 in film|1983]], directed by [[Wolfgang Petersen]])+
-* ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'' ([[1986 in film|1986]], directed by [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]])+
-* ''[[The House of the Spirits (film)|The House of the Spirits]]'' ([[1993 in film|1993]], directed by [[Bille August]])+
-* ''[[Der bewegte Mann]]'' ([[1994 in film|1994]], directed by [[Sönke Wortmann]])+
-* ''[[Das Mädchen Rosemarie (1996 film)|Das Mädchen Rosemarie]]'' ([[1996 in film|1996]], directed by Eichinger himself)+
-* ''[[Smilla's Sense of Snow (film)|Smilla's Sense of Snow]]'' ([[1997 in film|1997]], directed by [[Bille August]])+
-* ''[[Der große Baragozy]]'' ([[1999 in film|1999]], directed by Eichinger himself)+
-* ''[[Resident Evil (movie)|Resident Evil]]'' ([[2002 in film|2002]], directed by [[Paul Anderson]])+
-* ''[[Der Untergang]]'' ([[2004 in film|2004]], directed by [[Oliver Hirschbiegel]])+
-* ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'' (2004, directed by [[Alexander Witt]])+
-* ''[[Fantastic Four (2005 movie)|Fantastic Four]]'' ([[2005 in film|2005]], directed by [[Tim Story (film director)|Tim Story]])+
-* ''[[The Elementary Particles (film)|The Elementary Particles]]'' (2006), directed by [[Oskar Roehler]])+
-* ''[[Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (film)|Perfume: The Story of a Murderer]]'' ([[2006 in film|2006]], directed by [[Tom Tykwer]])+
-* ''[[Resident Evil: Extinction]]'' ([[2007 in film|2007]], directed by [[Russell Mulcahy]])+
-* ''[[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]]'' (2007, directed by [[Tim Story (film director)|Tim Story]])+
-* ''[[Der Baader Meinhof Komplex]]'' ([[2008 in film|2008]], directed by [[Uli Edel]])+
-== Filmografie (Auswahl) == 
-*1969: Die Sonne schien, da sie keine andere Wahl hatte, auf nichts Neues... (Regie) 
-*1972: Canossa (Regie) 
-*1973: Ein Weihnachtsmärchen (Regie)  
-*1975: [[Falsche Bewegung]] 
-*1975: Umarmungen und andere Sachen 
-*1975: Lieb Vaterland, magst ruhig sein 
-*1975: Der starke Ferdinand 
-*1976: Die Wildente 
-*1976: Grete Minde 
-*1977: [[Die Konsequenz]] 
-*1978: Hitler – ein Film aus Deutschland 
-*1981: [[Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo]]  
-*1983: [[Die unendliche Geschichte (Film)|Die unendliche Geschichte]]  
-*1985: [[Drei gegen Drei]] 
-*1986: [[Der Name der Rose (Film)|Der Name der Rose]]  
-*1989: [[Letzte Ausfahrt Brooklyn]]  
-*1990: Feuer, Eis und Dynamit 
-*1991: [[Manta, Manta]] 
-*1992: [[Salz auf unserer Haut (Film)|Salz auf unserer Haut]] 
-*1992: Der Zementgarten 
-*1992: [[Ein_Fall_für_TKKG:_Drachenauge|Ein Fall für TKKG: Drachenauge]] 
-*1993: [[Body of Evidence]] 
-*1993: [[Das Geisterhaus (Film)|Das Geisterhaus]]  
-*1993: The Fantastic Four (unveröffentlicht) 
-*1994: [[Der bewegte Mann]]  
-*1994: [[Voll normaaal]]  
-*1995: [[Das Superweib]] 
-*1996: Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle 
-*1996: Das Mädchen Rosemarie (TV, auch Regie, Drehbuch) 
-*1996: Charleys Tante (TV) 
-*1996: Es geschah am hellichten Tag (TV, auch Drehbuch) 
-*1996: Die Halbstarken (TV, auch Drehbuch) 
-*1997: [[Fräulein Smillas Gespür für Schnee (Film)|Fräulein Smillas Gespür für Schnee]] 
-*1997: Bin ich schön? 
-*1997: [[Ballermann 6 (Film)|Ballermann 6]] 
-*1998: [[Leslie Nielsen ist sehr verdächtig]] 
-*1998: [[Opernball (1998)|Opernball – Die Opfer/Die Täter]] 
-*1999: [[Der große Bagarozy]] (auch Regie, Drehbuch) 
-*1999: [[Harte Jungs]] 
-*1999: [[Hausmeister Krause]] (TV) 
-*2000: [[Schule (Film)|Schule]] 
-*2000: Mädchen 
-*2000: Sass – Meisterdiebe 
-*2001: [[Die Nebel von Avalon (Film)|Die Nebel von Avalon]] (TV) 
-*2001: [[Vera Brühne (Film)|Vera Brühne]] (TV) 
-*2002: [[Erkan und Stefan – Gegen die Mächte der Finsternis]] 
-*2002: [[Resident Evil (Film)|Resident Evil]] 
-*2002: [[Freche Biester!]] 
-*2004: [[Der Untergang]] (auch Drehbuch) 
-*2004: [[Resident Evil: Apokalypse]]  
-*2005: [[Fantastic Four (Film)|Fantastic Four]] 
-*2006: [[Elementarteilchen (Film)|Elementarteilchen]]  
-*2006: [[Das Parfum – Die Geschichte eines Mörders]] (auch Drehbuch) 
-*2006: [[DOA: Dead or Alive]] 
-*2006: [[Resident Evil: Extinction]] 
-*2007: [[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]] 
-*2007: [[Pornorama]]  
-*2008: [[Der Baader Meinhof Komplex]] (auch Drehbuch) 
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Wolfgang Petersen (14 March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for the World War II submarine warfare film Das Boot (1981). His other films include The NeverEnding Story (1984), Enemy Mine (1985), In the Line of Fire (1993), Outbreak (1995), Air Force One (1997), The Perfect Storm (2000), Troy (2004), and Poseidon (2006).





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