Bernd Eichinger was born on April 11, 1949 in Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany. He was a producer, known for Downfall (2004), Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) and Fantastic Four (2005). He was married to Katja Hofmann. He died on January 24, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Longtime companion of Katja Flint for some years in the 1990s.
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Received the Bayerischer Verdienstorden, the highest order in the state of Bavaria (5 July 2006).
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According to George A. Romero, the rejection of his Resident Evil (2002) script was due to Eichinger. Everyone else associated with the pre-production apparently liked the script.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Die Superbullen - Sie kennen keine Gnade
2011
producer
Resident Evil: Afterlife
2010
producer
Zeiten ändern Dich
2010
producer
The Baader Meinhof Complex
2008
producer
Pornorama
2007
producer
Resident Evil: Extinction
2007
producer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007
producer
Hausmeister Krause - Ordnung muss sein
1999-2007
TV Series executive producer - 11 episodes
DOA: Dead or Alive
2006
producer
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006
producer
Elementarteilchen
2006
producer
Der Fischer und seine Frau
2005
producer
Fantastic Four
2005/I
producer
Downfall
2004
producer
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004
executive producer
Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetzt
2003
producer
Werner - Gekotzt wird später!
2003
producer
Bewegte Männer
2003
TV Series supervising producer - 1 episode
Wie die Karnickel
2002
co-producer
Nackt
2002
producer
Erkan & Stefan gegen die Mächte der Finsternis
2002
co-producer
Knallharte Jungs
2002
producer
Resident Evil
2002
producer
666 - Traue keinem, mit dem Du schläfst!
2002
producer
Slap Her, She's French!
2002
executive producer
Nirgendwo in Afrika
2001
co-producer
Sass
2001
executive producer
Der Schuh des Manitu
2001
producer
Vera Brühne
2001
TV Movie producer
The Mists of Avalon
2001
TV Mini-Series producer - 2 episodes
The Calling
2000
producer
Schule
2000
co-producer
Ants in the Pants
2000
producer
The Devil and Ms. D
1999
producer
Werner - Volles Rooäää!!!
1999
producer
Am I Beautiful?
1998
producer
Wrongfully Accused
1998
producer
Opera Ball
1998
TV Movie producer
Campus
1998
producer
Ballermann 6
1997
producer
Prince Valiant
1997
executive producer
Babes' Petrol
1997
producer
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997
producer
Es geschah am hellichten Tag
1997
TV Movie producer
Charleys Tante
1996
TV Movie producer
Die Halbstarken
1996
TV Movie producer
A Girl Called Rosemary
1996
TV Movie producer
Werner - Das muss kesseln!!!
1996
producer
Das Superweib
1996
producer
Und keiner weint mir nach
1996
co-producer
500 Nations
1995
TV Mini-Series executive producer - 3 episodes
The Fantastic Four
1994
executive producer
Voll normaaal
1994
producer
Maybe... Maybe Not
1994
producer
The House of the Spirits
1993
producer
The Cement Garden
1993
executive producer
Body of Evidence
1993
co-producer
Desire
1992
producer
Ein Fall für TKKG: Drachenauge
1992
producer
Manta, Manta
1991
producer
Werner - Beinhart!
1990
producer
Feuer, Eis & Dynamit
1990
producer
Tatort
1990
TV Series co-producer - 1 episode
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989
producer
Me and Him
1988
producer
Man spricht deutsh
1988
co-producer
Der Unsichtbare
1987
co-producer
Zabou
1987
co-producer
The Name of the Rose
1986
producer
Drei gegen drei
1985
producer
Scene of the Crime: A Tooth for a Tooth
1985
co-producer
The NeverEnding Story
1984
producer
Das Arche Noah Prinzip
1984
co-producer
Kehraus
1983
co-producer
Hangin' Out
1983
producer
Une glace avec deux boules...
1982
co-producer
Der Tod in der Waschstraße
1982
producer
Die ortliebschen Frauen
1981
producer
Stachel im Fleisch
1981
producer
Trokadero
1981
producer
Christiane F.
1981
producer
Tales from the Vienna Woods
1979
executive producer
Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie
1979
TV Mini-Series producer
Taugenichts
1978
executive producer
Die Konsequenz
1977
executive producer / producer
Hitler, ein Film aus Deutschland
1977
producer
Tauwetter
1977
TV Movie co-producer
Grete Minde
1977
producer
Stunde Null
1977
producer
Ich heiß' Marianne, und Du...?
1976
TV Movie producer
The Wild Duck
1976
producer
Lieb Vaterland magst ruhig sein
1976
executive producer / producer
Michael oder Die Schwierigkeiten mit dem Glück
1975
TV Movie producer
Umarmungen und andere Sachen
1975
co-producer
Wrong Move
1975
producer
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
3096 Tage
2013
unfinished screenplay
Zeiten ändern Dich
2010
screenplay
The Baader Meinhof Complex
2008
screenplay
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006
screenplay
Downfall
2004
screenplay
The Devil and Ms. D
1999
writer
Es geschah am hellichten Tag
1997
TV Movie
Die Halbstarken
1996
TV Movie
A Girl Called Rosemary
1996
TV Movie
Perahim - die zweite Chance
1974
Die Eltern
1974
TV Movie
Ein Weihnachtsmärchen
1973
writer
Kidnapping
1973
Short writer
Canossa
1972
Short
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Devil and Ms. D
1999
A Girl Called Rosemary
1996
TV Movie
Ein Weihnachtsmärchen
1973
Kidnapping
1973
Short
Canossa
1972
Short
Die Sonne schien, da sie keine andere Wahl hatte, auf nichts Neues...
1969
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ich habe den Film im Kopf: Porträt des Filmproduzenten Günter Rohrbach
2008
TV Movie
Eichinger, Bernd
The Devil and Ms. D
1999
Man in pub wearing sunglasses
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
1997
Typ mit Geld
King Kongs Faust
1985
Produzent
Heimat - Eine deutsche Chronik
1984
TV Mini-Series
Ein Weihnachtsmärchen
1973
Production Manager
Title
Year
Status
Character
Die gläserne Zelle
1978
production supervisor
Der starke Ferdinand
1976
production manager
Perahim - die zweite Chance
1974
production supervisor
Karl May
1974
production manager
Das erste Jahr
1971
production manager
Der kleine Soldat
1971
Short production manager
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Downfall
2004
presenter
Ballermann 6
1997
presenter
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wickie auf großer Fahrt
2011
in memory of
The Three Musketeers
2011
dedicatee - as Bernd
Hell
2011
thanks
Jerry Cotton
2010
thanks
Wickie und die starken Männer
2009
thanks
Five Minutes of Heaven
2009
thanks
Die Perlmutterfarbe
2009
special thanks
Lissi und der wilde Kaiser
2007
thanks
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
2004
special thanks
Playing Dead: 'Resident Evil' from Game to Screen
2002
Video short special thanks
Scoring Resident Evil
2002
Video short special thanks
Der Schuh des Manitu
2001
special thanks
Die grüne Wolke
2001
special thanks: 'den Engeln an Wiege und Wegesrand'
Crazy
2000
thanks
Solo for Clarinet
1998
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bernd Eichinger erzählt...
2011
Documentary short
Himself
Der Bildwerfer
2010
Documentary short
Himself
Deutschland, deine Künstler
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Lola - Der Deutsche Filmpreis 2010
2010
TV Movie
Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
Mythos Metropolis
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Doris Dörrie - Kunst darf unterhalten
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Mein Leben
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
2006-2009
TV Series
Himself
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Münchner (Filmfest-)Geschichten - 25 Jahre Filmfest München
2007
TV Movie documentary
III nach neun
2001-2006
TV Series
Himself
Lola - Der deutsche Filmpreis
2005
TV Movie
Himself - Co-Presenter: Honorary Award
Musen, Macht und Glamour - Die Welt der Maximilianstrasse
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Bambi Verleihung 2004
2004
TV Movie
Himself
Berlin Mitte
2004
TV Series
Himself
Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film 'Der Untergang'
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
666 - Traue keinem, mit dem Du schläfst!
2002
Himself
Bernd Eichinger - Wenn das Leben zum Kino wird
2000
TV Movie documentary
Der Kinomacher - Bernd Eichinger zum 50. Geburtstag
1999
Documentary short
Himself
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show
1999
TV Series
Himself
Hollywood, Germany
1997
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1997
TV Series
Himself
Wetten, dass..?
1993
TV Series
Himself
Besser als mein Haus je war
1993
TV Short documentary
Himself
Picture of Europe
1990
TV Movie documentary
Cinema 3
1990
TV Series
Himself
Die Abtei des Verbrechens: Umberto Ecos 'Der Name der Rose' wird verfilmt
1986
TV Movie documentary
Himself
60 Millionen für Phantásien - Wie die 'unendliche Geschichte' ins Kino kam
1984
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
...sonst würde das Kino sterben
1979
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lola - Der Deutsche Filmpreis 2011
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Memorial Tribute
Da Da Da - Drei Mann im Doppelbett
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Kalkofes Mattscheibe
2006
TV Series
Himself
Unsere Besten
2004
TV Series
Himself
The Name of the Rose: Photo Video Journey with Jean-Jacques Annaud
2003
Video documentary short
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2011
Golden Camera for Lifetime Achievement
Golden Camera, Germany
National
Posthumously. Thomas Kretschmann
2010
Honorary Award
German Film Awards
For his lifetime contribution to the art of film.
2009
Bavarian Film Award
Bavarian Film Awards
Best Production (Produzentenpreis)
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
2007
Film Award in Silver
German Film Awards
Outstanding Feature Film (Programmfüllende Spielfilme)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
2006
Bambi
Bambi Awards
Film - National
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
2005
Bavarian Film Award
Bavarian Film Awards
Best Production (Produzentenpreis)
Der Untergang (2004)
2005
Best Screenplay
Mar del Plata Film Festival
Der Untergang (2004)
2004
Bambi
Bambi Awards
Film - National
Der Untergang (2004)
2002
German Comedy Award
German Comedy Awards
Best Feature Film Comedy (Beste Kinokomödie)
Knallharte Jungs (2002)
2002
German Comedy Award
German Comedy Awards
Best Comedy Series (Beste Comedy-Serie)
Hausmeister Krause - Ordnung muss sein (1999)
1994
Bambi
Bambi Awards
Film - National
Der bewegte Mann (1994)
1994
Bavarian Film Award
Bavarian Film Awards
Best Production (Produzentenpreis)
The House of the Spirits (1993)
1994
Film Award in Gold
German Film Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement: Over All Concept
The House of the Spirits (1993)
1987
Bavarian Film Award
Bavarian Film Awards
Best Production (Produzentenpreis)
Der Name der Rose (1986)
1987
David
David di Donatello Awards
Best Producer (Migliore Produttore)
Der Name der Rose (1986)
1986
Bambi
Bambi Awards
Film - National
For his work as a successful producer.
1985
Bavarian Film Award
Bavarian Film Awards
Best Production (Produzentenpreis)
Die unendliche Geschichte (1984)
1984
Bambi
Bambi Awards
Film - National
Die unendliche Geschichte (1984)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2009
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Film Not in the English Language
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
2009
Film Award in Gold
German Film Awards
Outstanding Feature Film (Programmfüllende Spielfilme)
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
2007
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA