Rainer Erler
- Directing
- August 26, 1933 · Munich, Germany
- November 8, 2023
Biography
Rainer Erler was a German writer, director and film producer. Erler was considered a major maker of German science fiction films and of science fiction on television, as well as the founder of the science thriller subgenre (explosive social, political and scientific themes are presented in a suspenseful way). Erler's films often dealt with controversial social issues such as nuclear energy, nuclear waste, ethics in scientific research, genetic manipulation or organ trafficking. Many films provoked controversial reactions when they were broadcast.
Known for
Filmography
- Deadly Harvest · Idea
- Tricked · Writer
- Die Kaltenbach-Papiere · Writer, Director
- Sugar · Director, Writer
- News Report on a Journey to a Bright Future · Director, Producer
- Der letzte Stammtisch · Screenplay, Director
- Das schöne Ende dieser Welt · Director, Producer
- Der Spot oder Fast eine Karriere · Director, Writer
- Mein Freund der Scheich · Director, Writer
- A Guru Comes · Director
- Spare Parts · Director, Producer
- Die Quelle · Director, Producer
- NDR Talk Show · Self
- Plutonium · Producer, Writer
- Operation Ganymed · Director, Producer
- The Last Holidays · Director, Producer
- Die Halde · Director, Producer
- Das Blaue Palais · Director
- Sieben Tage · Director, Producer
- Der Amateur · Director, Writer
- Jan Billbusch · Director
- Dalli Dalli · Self
- The Delegation · Screenplay, Director
- Der Attentäter · Director
- Herr Wolff hat seine Krise · Director
- Bahnübergang · Director
- Professor Columbus · Director, Scenario Writer
- Almost a Hero · Director, Writer
- Der Dreispitz · Director
- Das Bohrloch oder Bayern ist nicht Texas · Director, Writer
- Endkampf · Director, Writer
- Der doppelte Nikolaus · Director
- Der Seitensprung · Director
- Lydia muss sterben · Director, Teleplay
- Die Gardine · Director
- Grimme Award · Self
- Lady Lobsters Bräutigam · Director, Writer
- Winterquartier · Director
- Orden für die Wunderkinder · Director, Teleplay
- The Mysterious Magician · Director
- Sonderurlaub · Director
- Der jähzornige junge Mann · Director
- Seelenwanderung · Director
- Die Rache · Director
- Marke Lohengrin · Writer, Director
- Die Kuh · Writer, Director
- The Haunted Castle · Assistant Director
- People in the Net · Assistant Director
- Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell · Assistant Director
- Hotel Allotria · Assistant Director
- Illusion in Moll · Assistant Director