Bernd Eichinger
- Known For
- Production
- Born
- April 11, 1949 in Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany
- Died
- January 24, 2011
- Active Years
- 1948–2022 (75 Years)
- Total Credits
- 115 credits in database
Biography
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Constraint 3: Omit details not in the provided material.
Constraint 4: Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 5: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 6: Word count 90-130 words.
Constraint 7: Subject: Bernd Eichinger (Production).
SYNOPSIS: "Bernd Eichinger was a German film producer, director and screenwriter."
SOURCES [1]:
Known For: Production
Known Credits: 105
Gender: Male
Birthday: April 11, 1949
Day of Death: January 24, 2011 (61 years old)
Place of Birth: Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany
Name: Bernd Eichinger
Nationality/Role: German film producer, director, and screenwriter.
Gender: Male.
Birth Date: April 11, 1949.
Birth Place: Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany.
Death Date: January 24, 2011.
Age at death: 61 years old.
Known for: Production.
Known credits: 105.
Bernd Eichinger was a German film producer, director, and screenwriter. Born on April 11, 1949, in Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany, he was a male professional in the film industry. He is known for his work in production and has 105 known credits. Eichinger died on January 24, 2011, at the age of 61 years old.
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Career overview
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a career overview of Bernd Eichinger (Production).
Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 2: No inventing/guessing titles, names, dates, etc.
Constraint 3: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Constraint 4: Plain text ONLY (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Constraint 5: Length: 180-260 words.
Constraint 6: Structure: 2-3 short paragraphs.
Constraint 7: No preamble, no JSON.
SYNOPSIS: "Bernd Eichinger was a German film producer, director and screenwriter."
SOURCES:
Known For: Production
Known Credits: 105
Gender: Male
Birthday: April 11, 1949
Day of Death: January 24, 2011 (61 years old)
Place of Birth: Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany
Name: Bernd Eichinger
Nationality/Profession: German film producer, director, and screenwriter.
Known for: Production.
Total known credits: 105.
Birth date: April 11, 1949.
Birth place: Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany.
Death date: January 24, 2011.
Age at death: 61.
Draft 1 (Mental Outline):
Bernd Eichinger was a German film producer, director, and screenwriter. He was born on April 11, 1949, in Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany. He is known for his work in production.
Throughout his career, Eichinger accumulated 105 known credits. He passed away on January 24, 2011, at the age of 61.
Critique 1: This is way too short. I need to reach 180-260 words. However, the prompt says "Use ONLY facts present above." If I only use the facts provided, I cannot reach 180 words without being extremely repetitive or adding fluff, which violates the "neutral, encyclopedic prose" and "verifiable facts" rules.
Re-evaluating the constraints:
The prompt asks for 180-260 words.
The source material is extremely sparse:
Name: Bernd Eichinger
Roles: German film producer, director, screenwriter.
Known for: Production.
Credits: 105.
Gender: Male.
Birthday: April 11, 1949.
Death: January 24, 2011 (61).
Birthplace: Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany.
Problem: There are approximately 40-50 words worth of unique information here. To reach 180 words without inventing facts or using markdown/fluff is mathematically impossible while remaining "meticulous" and "verifiable."
Wait, let me look closer at the source:
Is there anything else? No.
If I write: "Bernd Eichinger was a German film producer, director, and screenwriter. He was born on April 11, 1949, in Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany. He is a male professional with 105 known credits. He is specifically known for production. He died on January 24, 2011, at the age of 61." -> This is about 50 words.
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
115 titles- An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- 3096 Days (2013) Screenplay
- Die Superbullen (2011) Producer
- Bernd Eichinger erzählt... (2011) as Self
- Times Change You (2010) Producer
- Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) Producer
- Mythos Metropolis (2010) as Self
- Five Minutes of Heaven (2009) Thanks
- Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion (2009) as Self
- The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) Screenplay
- The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) Producer
- Bernd & Katja Eichinger (2008)
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Producer
- Pornorama (2007) Producer
- Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) Producer
- Lissi and the Wild Emperor (2007) Thanks
- Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest (2007) as Self
- Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen (2007) as Self
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) Screenplay
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) Producer
- DOA: Dead or Alive (2006) Producer
- The Elementary Particles (2006) Producer
- Fantastic Four (2005) Producer
- Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang" (2005) as Self
- Downfall (2004) Producer
- Downfall (2004) Screenplay
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) Executive Producer
- Musen, Macht und Glamour - Die Welt der Maximilianstraße (2004) as Self
- Bewegte Männer (2003) Creator
- Werner - Gekotzt wird später! (2003) Producer
- Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetzt (2003) Producer
- Resident Evil (2002) Producer
- Ants in the Pants 2 (2002) Producer
- Slap Her... She's French (2002) Executive Producer
- 666: In Bed with the Devil (2002) as Bernd Eichinger
- 666: In Bed with the Devil (2002) Producer
- The Making of Resident Evil (2002) as Self
- The Mists of Avalon (2001) Producer
- Manitou's Shoe (2001) Producer
- Nowhere in Africa (2001) Producer
- Vera Brühne (2001) Producer
- No More School (2000) Producer
- The Calling (2000) Executive Producer
- Bernd Eichinger - Wenn das Leben zum Kino wird (2000) as Self
- maybrit illner (1999) as Self
- Hausmeister Krause – Ordnung muss sein (1999) Producer
- Hausmeister Krause – Ordnung muss sein (1999) Executive Producer
- Werner - Volles Rooäää!!! (1999) Producer
- The Devil and Ms. D (1999) Director
- The Devil and Ms. D (1999) Screenplay
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998) as Self
- Wrongfully Accused (1998) Producer
- Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show (1998) as Self
- Am I Beautiful? (1998) Producer
- Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) Producer
- Prince Valiant (1997) Executive Producer
- Ballermann 6 (1997) Producer
- It Happened in Broad Daylight (1997) Screenplay
- It Happened in Broad Daylight (1997) Producer
- Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle (1997) Producer
- Charleys Tante (1996) Producer
- A Girl Called Rosemarie (1996) Director
- A Girl Called Rosemarie (1996) Producer
- A Girl Called Rosemarie (1996) Screenplay
- And Nobody Weeps For Me (1996) Producer
- Werner: Eat My Dust!!! (1996) Producer
- Die Halbstarken (1996) Writer
- Die Halbstarken (1996) Producer
- The Superwife (1996) Producer
- Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung (1996) as Self
- Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995) as Self
- The Fantastic Four (1994) Executive Producer
- Maybe... Maybe Not (1994) Producer
- Voll Normaaal (1994) Producer
- The House of the Spirits (1993) Producer
- Body of Evidence (1993) Producer
- The Cement Garden (1993) Executive Producer
- Perry Rhodan - Der ewige Kosmonaut (1993) as Self
- Salt on Our Skin (1992) Producer
- Four Junior Detectives (1992) Producer
- Manta, Manta (1991) Producer
- Werner and the Wizard of Booze (1990) Producer
- Pictures of Europe (1990) as Self
- Fire, Ice and Dynamite (1990) Producer
- Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) Producer
- Me and Him (1988) Producer
- La rosa dei nomi (1987) as Self
- The Name of the Rose (1986) Producer
- The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' (1986) as Self
- King Kongs Faust (1985) as Produzent
- The NeverEnding Story (1984) as Man Next to Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)
- The NeverEnding Story (1984) Producer
- Kehraus (1983) Co-Producer
- Menschen (1982) as Self
- Wetten, dass..? (1981) as Self
- Christiane F. (1981) Producer
- Sting in the Flesh (1981) Producer
- Die Ortliebschen Frauen (1981) Producer
- Heut' abend (1980) as Self
- NDR Talk Show (1979) as Self
- Bavarian Film Awards (1979) as Self
- Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie (1979) Producer
- Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979) Producer
- Hitler: A Film from Germany (1978) Producer
- Good-for-Nothing (1978) Executive Producer
- Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977) Producer
- The Consequence (1977) Producer
- The Wild Duck (1976) Producer
- Dear Fatherland Be at Peace (1976) Producer
- Wrong Move (1975) Producer
- 3 nach 9 (1974) as Self
- Die Eltern (1974) Writer
- Perahim - die zweite Chance (1974) Writer
- Grimme Award (1964) as Self
- Bambi (1948) as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Bernd Eichinger best known for?
Bernd Eichinger is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including 3096 Days (2013), Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010), Five Minutes of Heaven (2009), The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008).
When and where was Bernd Eichinger born?
Bernd Eichinger was born on April 11, 1949 in Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany. They passed away on January 24, 2011.
How many credits does Bernd Eichinger have?
Bernd Eichinger has accumulated over 115 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1948 to 2022.
What is Bernd Eichinger's background in cinema and television?
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist for a public reference site. Constraint 1: Write ONLY verifiable facts explicitly supported by the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. Constraint 2: Never invent or guess (titles, names, dates, etc.). Constraint 3: Omit details not in the provided material. Constraint 4: Write ...
Bernd Eichinger by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- maybrit illner (1999) as Self — aged about 50
- Bambi (1948) as Self — aged about 0
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998) as Self — aged about 49
- Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995) as Self — aged about 46
- The NeverEnding Story (1984) as Man Next to Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited) — aged about 35
- 3 nach 9 (1974) as Self — aged about 25
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