Bernd Eichinger, German film producer and director (The NeverEnding Story), died from a heart heart attack. he was , 61

Bernd Eichinger  was a German film producer and director.

(11 April 1949 – 24 January 2011)

 Life and career

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).^[1] One of Eichinger's last films was 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.^[2]

Death

Eichinger died of a heart attack in Los Angeles on 24 January 2011 at the age of 61.^[3][1]

Awards

• 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980 German Film Awards
• 1979 Oscar-Nomination, Best Foreign Language Film (as Producer)
• 1984 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Producing
• 1986 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Producing
• 1987 César, Best Foreign Language Film (as Producer)
• 1990 German Film Awards
• 1993 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Producing
• 1995 German Film Awards
• 2003 Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)
• 2002, 2003 German Film Awards
• 2004 Oscar, Best Foreign Language Film (as Co-Producer)
• 2004 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Producing
• 2005 Oscar-Nomination, Best Foreign Language Film (as Producer)
• 2007 German Film Awards
• 2008 Bavarian Film Awards
• 2009 Oscar-Nomination, Best Foreign Language Film (as Producer)
• 2009 Golden Globe-Nomination, Best Foreign Language Film (as Producer)
• 2009 BAFTA-Nomination, Best Foreign Language Film (as Producer)
• 2010 German Film Awards, Ehrenpreis (Honorary Award)
• 2011 Goldene Kamera, Sonderpreis (Special Award; posthumous)

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Notable films

The most well-known films produced by Eichinger include:

• Grete Minde (1977), directed by Heidi Genée
• Die Konsequenz (1977), directed by Wolfgang Petersen
• Christiane F. (1982), directed by Uli Edel^[1]
• The Neverending Story (1983), directed by Wolfgang Petersen^[1]
• The Name of the Rose (1986), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud^[1]
• The Cement Garden (1992), directed by Andrew Birkin
• 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
• Prince Valiant (1997), directed by Anthony Hickox
• Der große Bagarozy (1999), directed by Eichinger himself
• Nowhere in Africa (2001), co-produced by Eichinger (won Oscar)
• Resident Evil (2002), directed by Paul Anderson^[1]
• 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^[1]
• Zeiten ändern dich (2010), directed by Uli Edel

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