Director
Rainer Erler
93 years · Munich, Germany · 18 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 18
Tricked
2000 · Writer
Sugar
1989 · Director, Writer
News Report on a Journey to a Bright Future
1986 · Director, Writer
Der letzte Stammtisch
1984 · Screenplay, Director
Das schöne Ende dieser Welt
1984 · Director, Producer
Der Spot oder Fast eine Karriere
1981 · Director, Writer
A Guru Comes
1980 · Director
Spare Parts
1979 · Director, Producer
Die Quelle
1979 · Director, Producer
Plutonium
1978 · Producer, Writer
Operation Ganymed
1977 · Director, Producer
The Last Holidays
1975 · Director, Producer
Die Halde
1975 · Director, Producer
The Delegation
1970 · Director, Screenplay
Professor Columbus
1968 · Director
Lydia muss sterben
1964 · Director
Orden für die Wunderkinder
1963 · Director
The Mysterious Magician
1963 · Director