Adolf Heinzlmeier

Adolf Heinzlmeier (* 1936 in Munich ) is a German journalist , film critic and author .

Life

Adolf Heinzlmeier worked, among other things, as a designer and typesetter , studied German , Romance languages and philosophy . He then specialized in film art and worked as a freelance writer for magazines and publishers. Often together with Berndt Schulz , he wrote several non-fiction books on film history and dictionaries on German and international film stars. The Lexicon Films on TV (first published in 1988) offered an extensive collection of their critical views on thousands of cinema and television films . In addition, Heinzlmeier also wrote numerous biographies about actors such as Marlene Dietrich , Johnny Depp , Jack Nicholson , Meryl Streep , Kim Basinger , Julia Roberts , Sandra Bullock , Mel Gibson , Heiner Lauterbach and Sean Connery . The books were published by Fischer , Hoffmann and Campe and Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf , among others .

In 2006 he published his first detective novel under the title Death Fall . With this book he started his series about the Frankfurt private detective Peter Merton.

Adolf Heinzlmeier, who also worked as an editor and translator , lives in Frankfurt am Main and Andalusia .

Works (selection)

Film books

• together with Berndt Schulz and Karsten Witte: The Immortals of Cinema .
  • Volume 1: The silent film era and the golden 30s , Frankfurt am Main 1982, ISBN 3-596-23666-5 .
  • Volume 2: The glamor and myth of the stars of the 40s and 50s , Frankfurt am Main 1980, ISBN 3-596-23658-4 .
  • Volume 3: The Stars since 1960 , Frankfurt am Main 1982, ISBN 3-596-23679-7 .
• Robbery and murder. Bandits and social rebels in life, legend and film , Frankfurt am Main 1981, ISBN 3-8218-1011-4 .
• together with Berndt Schulz: happy ending. Famous lovers of the canvas , Frankfurt am Main 1981, ISBN 3-596-23668-1 .
• together with Jürgen Menningen and Berndt Schulz: Kultfilme , Hamburg 1983, ISBN 3-455-08751-5 .
• as co-author: Road movies. Action-Kino der Maschinen und Motoren , Hamburg and Zurich 1985, ISBN 3-89136-019-3 .
• together with Jürgen Menningen and Berndt Schulz: Kino der Nacht. Hollywood's Black Series , Hamburg and Zurich 1985, ISBN 3-89136-040-1 .
• as co-author: The big stars of German cinema , Herford 1985, ISBN 3-512-00727-9 .
• together with Berndt Schulz: cinema classics. 100 masterpieces of film history , Hamburg and Zurich 1986, ISBN 3-89136-102-5 .
• together with Berndt Schulz: Stars and Stunts in Action-Kino , Hamburg 1986, ISBN 3-88724-016-2 .
• together with Berndt Schulz: Goldenes Kino. Stars and hits in film history , Hamburg 1987, ISBN 3-89324-016-0 .
• together with Berndt Schulz: Lexicon Films on TV. 5000 feature films TV - Video - Kabel , Hamburg and Zurich 1988, ISBN 3-89136-139-4 ; second, expanded edition 1990, ISBN 3-89136-392-3 . Online version
• together with Berndt Schulz: Internationale Kinostars , Herford 1988, ISBN 3-512-00842-9 .
• Post-war film and Nazi film. Notes on a German topic , Frankfurt am Main 1988, ISBN 3-927269-04-2 .
• as co-author: Dustin Hoffman , Rastatt 1989, ISBN 3-8118-3040-6 .
• Sean Connery , Rastatt 1990, ISBN 3-8118-3051-1 .
• Mickey Rourke , the rebellious Hollywood star , Bergisch Gladbach 1990, ISBN 3-404-61172-1 .
• Fritz Lang , Rastatt 1990, ISBN 3-8118-3061-9 .
• Michael Douglas , Rastatt 1990, ISBN 3-8118-3060-0 .
• Jack Nicholson : Hollywood's Wolf in Sheep's Clothing , Bergisch Gladbach 1991, ISBN 3-404-61192-6 .
• Kim Basinger . Your films - your life , Munich 1992, ISBN 3-453-05973-5 .
• together with Jo Teichmann: Cinema for connoisseurs. 799 questions about people, films, emotions , Frankfurt am Main 1993, ISBN 3-8218-1279-6 .
• Woody Allen , Vienna 1993, ISBN 3-552-05098-1 .
• Johnny Depp , Rastatt 1993, ISBN 3-8118-3953-5 .
• Michael J. Fox , Rastatt 1993, ISBN 3-8118-3959-4 .
• Christian Slater , Rastatt 1993, ISBN 3-8118-3969-1 .
• Meryl Streep , Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-552-05109-0 .
• Mel Gibson : Actor and Director , Munich 1996, ISBN 3-453-10860-4 .
• Johnny Depp . The sensitive Don Juan , Munich 1996, ISBN 3-453-11855-3 .
• Sandra Bullock . Hollywood's new face , Munich 1997, ISBN 3-453-12622-X .
• Heiner Lauterbach . The gentle macho , Munich 1998, ISBN 3-453-14576-3 .
• Marlene . The biography , Hamburg and Vienna 2000, ISBN 3-203-84102-9 .
• together with Berndt Schulz: Lexicon of German Film and TV Stars , Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-229-6 ; expanded new edition 2003, ISBN 3-89602-475-2 .
• Sean Connery . License to film . Hamburg and Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-203-84116-9 .

Crime novels

• Fatality. First case for Peter Merton . Meßkirch 2005, ISBN 3-89977-649-6 .
• Bankrupt. Second case for Peter Merton . Meßkirch 2006, ISBN 3-89977-667-4 .

Editorial activity

• Bavarian jokes . Frankfurt am Main 1988, ISBN 3-8218-1983-9 .
• Charlie Chaplin . Tramp, clown, dreamer . Frankfurt am Main 1989, ISBN 3-8218-1785-2 .

Translations

• Bob Thaves : Frank and Ernst. Laughter in the park , together with Deborah Griggs. Frankfurt am Main 1988, ISBN 3-8218-1873-5 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Adolf Heinzlmeier in the catalog of the German National Library