Bernd Eichinger
Bernd Eichinger | |
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Born | |
Died | 24 January 2011 Los Angeles, California, US | (aged 61)
Occupation(s) | Film producer, director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1972–2010 |
Spouse | |
Partner(s) | Jane Seitz (1980s) Katja Flint (1990s) Corinna Harfouch (1999–2004) |
Children | Nina Eichinger |
Bernd Eichinger (German: [bɛʁnt ˈaɪ.̯çɪŋ.ɐ] ⓘ; 11 April 1949 – 24 January 2011) was a German film producer, director, and screenwriter.
Life and career
Eichinger was born in
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.[3]
Eichinger was known as tenacious. It took him 20 years to convince
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.[3]
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.[3]
Family
Eichinger was married to
Death
Eichinger died of a heart attack in Los Angeles on 24 January 2011 at the age of 61.[1][5]
Awards
- 1984 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Producing
- 1986 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Producing
- 1993 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Producing[6]
Selected filmography
Bernd Eichinger's best known films include:
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "German filmmaker Bernd Eichinger dies at 61". Reuters. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ (in German) "Der Eichinger-Komplex" in Jungle World, 22 February 2006. ISSN 1613-0766.
- ^ a b c d Roxborough, Scott (25 January 2011). "European Film World Reacts to Death of German Producer Bernd Eichinger". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Produzent Bernd Eichinger gestorben". Spiegel Online. 25 January 2011.
- ^ "Bayerischer Filmpreis - "Pierrot"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009.
- ^ Travers, Peter (4 May 1990). "Last Exit to Brooklyn". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 June 2017.