Ernst Alexander von Eschwege

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Ernst Alexander von Eschwege , mostly just Alexander von Eschwege (born September 15, 1948 in Eschwege , Hesse ; † October 26, 2000 in Reichensachsen , Hesse) was a German film director .

Life

Eschwege began his career as assistant director in 1974 with Reinhard Hauffs Zündschnüren . He then worked as an assistant director or as an actor from 1976 to 1979 in a total of six other feature films and two television films. In 1979 he made his first own feature film , I am The Dead .

In 1980 he cooperated as a screenwriter and director with Alexander Kluge , Volker Schlöndorff and Stefan Aust on the production of the documentary "The Candidate", which was about the candidacy of CSU politician Franz Josef Strauss in the 1980 federal elections . Between 1981 and 1990 Eschwege made seven other television films and series. During this time he also appeared twice as an actor .

From 1991 to 1994 he was only active as a producer or co-producer of three films. From 1997 Eschwege taught at the German Film and Television Academy.

Filmography (selection)

Director

  • 1979: I am the dead one
  • 1980: the candidate
  • 1981: Conflagration (TV movie)
  • 1985: The Combat Swimmer (TV movie)
  • 1986: His Last Chance (TV Movie)
  • 1986: Weekend Stories (TV series)
  • 1987: Großstadtrevier (TV series, 1 episode in "Feine Gesellschaft")
  • 1988: Friedrich and Friederike (TV series)
  • 1990: Love Stories (TV series)

actor

Producer / co-producer

  • 1991: Homo Faber (line producer)
  • 1994: Der Blaue (co-producer)
  • 1994: Mesmer (co-producer)

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personal data
SURNAME Eschwege, Ernst Alexander von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eschwege, Alexander von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH September 15, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Eschwege , Hessen, Germany
DATE OF DEATH October 26, 2000
Place of death Reichensachsen , Hessen, Germany