Michael Fengler
Michael Fengler (born November 14, 1940 in Königsberg ) is a German film producer, screenwriter and director.
Live and act
After graduating from high school, Fengler began studying art history , Romance languages and German language and literature in 1960 . In the 1960s he got to know the director Rainer Werner Fassbinder and worked on his short films Das kleine Chaos and Der Stadtstreicher as a cameraman and sound engineer. Fengler and Fassbinder are named in 1971 for Why is Mr. R. running amok? awarded the German Film Prize. In 1971 he was one of the co-founders of the film publishing house of the authors , in 1975 he founded the film production company Albatros. As a producer, he worked alongside Fassbinder with Federico Fellini , Luigi Comencini , Salvatore Samperi and, above all, with Klaus Lemke .
Filmography (selection)
producer
- 1967: In a place like Weinheim
- 1970: Away from the window
- 1974: output
- 1975: Adolf and Marlene
- 1975: Roast Satan
- 1975: Shadow of the Angels
- 1975: The valley of the dancing widows
- 1976: Chinese roulette
- 1977: Egg thieves
- 1977: The marriage of Maria Braun
- 1977: orchestra rehearsal
- 1978: traffic jam (L'ingorgo - una storia impossibile)
- 1978: Ernesto
- 1978: a strange saint
- 1979: Arab nights
- 1979: Ernesto
- 1980: honeymoon
- 1980: Nobody kissed the horse
- 1981: Like the world champions
- 1982: Querelle
- 1983: The little one
Director
- 1970: Why is Mr. R. running amok?
- 1970: Niklashauser Fart (also actor)
- 1970: Away from the window (TV film)
- 1974: output
- 1977: Egg thieves
Screenwriter
- 1970: Why is Mr. R. running amok?
- 1970: Away from the window
- 1974: output
- 1977: Egg thieves
- 1995: jury trial
- 1995: Blood trail to the east
- 1996: death in the laboratory
- 1996: The Christmas Killer
- 1997: fear
- 1997: Death of a call girl
- 1997: Tatort - bomb atmosphere
- 1998: The Whore Babylon
- 1998: A very common manslaughter
- 2000: Police call 110: La Paloma
- 2001: Police call 110: Flying Dutch
- 2001: The state secret
Awards
- 1971 Federal Film Prize for Director " Why is Mr. R. running amok? "
- 1977 Federal Film Prize for the production " The Marriage of Maria Braun "
- 2008 Fellini 81/2 Award for cinematic Excellence Viareggio 2008
Web links
- Michael Fengler in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Short biography on filmportal.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fengler, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German director, screenwriter, film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigsberg |