Bernd Eichinger
Bernd Eichinger (German: [bɛʁnt ˈʔaɪçɪŋɐ]; 11 April 1949 – 24 January 2011) was a German film producer, screenwriter, and director.
Bernd Eichinger
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- Born
- 1949. · Neuburg an der Donau.
- Died
- 2011. · Los Angeles.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, film producer, executive producer and director.
- Education
- University of Television and Film Munich.
- Honours
- Bavarian Order of Merit, German Film Award, Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Munich München leuchtet award and German Film Honorary Award.
- Languages
- German.
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Life and career
Life and career
Bernd Eichinger studied at University of Television and Film Munich. The recorded working language is German. Distinctions recorded are Bavarian Order of Merit, German Film Award, Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Munich "München leuchtet" award.
Eichinger was born in Neuburg an der Donau. 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 film businesses. As of 2005, he was chairman of the supervisory board and still owned a substantial stake in the company. Eichinger also produced some movies independently (for example, Downfall). One of Eichinger's last films was about the left-wing terrorist group Red Army Faction (RAF) and based on the book Der Baader Meinhof Komplex ("The Baader-Meinhof Complex") by Stefan Aust. The range of genres of films, for television and the big screen, was unusually varied. He produced a 3D zombie movie, Resident Evil: Afterlife; to Atomised, a film adaptation of novel by French star writer and social critic Michel Houellebecq. He was an incredibly prolific film maker, with almost 100 films to his credit. Eichinger was known as tenacious. It took him 20 years to convince Patrick Süskind, the German author of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, to trust him with the rights to make the international bestseller into a film. In 2006, the film was released, grossing $135 million worldwide. In the 1980s, Eichinger obtained the film rights to the Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer, decades before making movies based on Marvel comics was trending. In 1991, he was a co-founder of Summit, the Los Angeles-based production and film sales company. Due to the success of Twilight, Summit eventually became Summit Entertainment.
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For the birthplace of Bernd Eichinger, Neuburg a.d. Donau is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and Neuburg an der Donau (Allemagne) by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Family
Family
Eichinger was married to Katja Hofmann, a journalist. He had a daughter from a previous relationship, Nina Eichinger, an actress and TV presenter.
Death
Death
Eichinger died of a heart attack in Los Angeles on 24 January 2011 during dinner with family and friends. He was 61.
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Bernd Eichinger (11 April 1949 – 24 January 2011) is described as a film producer, screenwriter, director and film director in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of Bernd Eichinger is recorded on 11 April 1949, and the death on 24 January 2011. Bernd Eichinger died in Los Angeles, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek records the fuller form Los Angeles, California.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
Bernd Eichinger's best known films include:
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Life and career
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2011
Bernd Eichinger died at Los Angeles.
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Neuburg an der Donau.
Birth place
Los Angeles.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q61881: Bernd Eichinger
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- “Bernd Eichinger”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- 8: Producing Adaptations: Bernd Eichinger, Christiane F, and German Film History, Generic Histories of German Cinema, 2013
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2013
Awards
1984 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Producing 1986 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Producing 1993 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Producing
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- 1."Der Eichinger-Komplex" in Jungle World, 22 February 2006. ISSN 1613-0766.
- 2.Roxborough, Scott. European Film World Reacts to Death of German Producer Bernd Eichinger. The Hollywood Reporter. 25 January 2011.
- 3.Bergan, Ronald. Bernd Eichinger. The Guardian. 30 January 2011. 0261-3077.
- 4.Reuters. German filmmaker Bernd Eichinger dies at 61. 25 January 2011.
- 5.Produzent Bernd Eichinger gestorben. Spiegel Online. 25 January 2011.
- 6.Bayerischer Filmpreis - "Pierrot".
- 7.Travers, Peter. Last Exit to Brooklyn. Rolling Stone. 4 May 1990.
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8: Producing Adaptations: Bernd Eichinger, Christiane F, and German Film History, Generic Histories of German Cinema, 2013Crossref registry
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