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Bernd Eichinger
producer, director, screenwriter
* 11.04.1949
† 24.01.2011 in Los Angeles
Following his studies at the HFF München, Eichinger became a partner and managing director of the Neue Constantin Film GmbH in 1979. He was responsible for major productions, including ‘Die unendliche Geschichte’/‘The Neverending Story’ (FRG, 1984, directed by Wolfgang Petersen) and international co-productions like Jean-Jacques Annaud’s ‘Der Name der Rose’/‘The Name of the Rose’ (1986) and Bille August’s ‘Das Geisterhaus’/‘The House of the Spirits’ (1993). In 1996 Eichinger directed the television show ‘Das Mädchen Rosemarie’, and in 1999 he took over as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Constantin Film AG. His screenplays formed the basis for his own productions, such as Oliver Hirschbiegel’s ‘Der Untergang’ (2004), Tom Tykwer’s ‘Das Parfum – Die Geschichte eines Mörders’/‘Perfume: The Story of a Murderer’ (2006) and Uli Edel’s ‘Der Baader Meinhof Komplex’ (2008). In 2002 Eichinger launched the multipart adaptation of the Japanese video game series ‘Resident Evil’, as a German-British co-production.
About the Estate
Finding Aid (PDF)Eichinger’s extensive estate was given to the Deutsche Kinemathek in 2013 by his widow Katja and daughter Nina Eichinger. It is multifaceted and reflects Eichinger’s artistic career from his schooldays to his studies, the production of auteur films for Solaris Film- und Fernsehproduktion, a company that he co-founded in 1974, up to the preparations for the founding of the Deutsche Filmakademie in 2003 and the sale of his Constantin shares in 2006. Correspondence and notes related to film projects, the most diverse drafts for film scripts and literary sources that were worked-through document the cosmos of one of Germany’s most successful producers and screenwriters.
While Eichinger’s daily calendars (starting in 1979 with no gaps) and extensive correspondence offer insights into his national and international network, hundreds of photos and objects also illustrate the self-staging he had practiced since the 1980s – first as a protagonist of the chic surroundings of his chosen home base in Munich and later as a go-between, jetting back and forth between Europe and Hollywood. These holdings formed the basis for the exhibition “Bernd Eichinger … alles Kino” (Bernd Eichinger ... Everything is Cinema), organized by the Deutsche Kinemathek in 2013. (Text: Peter Mänz)
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- Script, Photography, Literature, Paper documents, Sound recording
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- 201210
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- Bernd Eichinger Archiv, Deutsche Kinemathek
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Zählblatt zu einem Testscreening zu 'Der große Bagarozy' (D 1998, Regie: Bernd Eichinger), Bewertungszettel, 13.01.1999
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Bernd Eichinger im Auto mit Zigarre, Heimat (BRD 1981, Regie: Edgar Reitz), Fotografie, 1983
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Das Mädchen Rosemarie (DE 1996, Regie: Bernd Eichinger), Werkfotografie, Originalabzug
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Manta, Manta (D 1991, Regie: Wolfgang Büld), Premierenfotografie, 1991
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Zeichnung und Dankestext für Bernd Eichinger, Handzeichnung, Jean-Jacques Annaud, 1995
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Kindheitsfoto Bernd Eichinger, Porträt
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Bernd Eichinger, Werkfotografie
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Bernd Eichinger zu 'Kunst', Notiz
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Bernd Eichinger im Schneideraum, Fotografie
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Bussis von Hannelore Elsner auf einer Speisekarte, 31.08.1994
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Karte mit Bezug zu Leo Kirch
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Ansichtskarte von Stan Lee an Bernd Eichinger
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Bernd Eichinger und Otto Waalkes, Fotografie
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Gedicht mit Signatur von Wolf Wondraschek
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