Michael Steinke
Michael Steinke (born July 4, 1944 ) is a German director and cameraman who made a name for himself primarily through his adaptations of Das Traumschiff as well as adaptations from the Rosamunde Pilcher series and adaptations of the novels by Inga Lindström .
Life
Michael Steinke started his career in television as a camera assistant and cameraman and only later switched to directing. In 1980 he was one of five authors who wrote the screenplay for the drama Journeys from Berlin / 1971 . His first film as responsible cameraman was the Frank Wedekind film Lulu with Anne Bennent in the lead role. After Steinke only acted as cameraman for three episodes of the dream ship (1992-1995 Tasmania, Hong Kong and Norway), he directed seventeen episodes from 1997 to 2005. His first directorial work was in 1996 the thriller Rivalen am Abgrund with Michael Roll , Christoph M. Ohrt and Ann-Kathrin Kramer . From 1996 to 1998 Steinke directed three episodes of the successful series Ein stark Team . He has also directed works by Barbara Wood , Charlotte Link , Inga Lindström and Rosamunde Pilcher . In 2010 Steinke directed the drama In the Shadow of the Horse Moon , starring Philipp Brenninkmeyer and Catherine H. Flemming .
On September 10, 2010, the drama The Last Patriarch with Mario Adorf and Hannelore Elsner, filmed under his direction, had its TV premiere. The shooting for the two-part family saga took the crew to Shanghai and Singapore . The film was shot in honor of Mario Adorf's 80th birthday.
Michael Steinke currently lives in Berlin. Through his films, shot in Egypt, Argentina, Chile, China, England, India, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Samoa, Thailand and in the USA, he has extensive international shooting experience.
Filmography
- 1969: The Madame's Girls (camera assistant)
- 1980: Journeys from Berlin / 1971 (screenwriter)
As a cameraman
- 1980: Lulu
- 1981: After midnight
- 1982: living in winter
- 1982: Memory - A film for Curt Bois and Bernhard Minetti
- 1983: No row house for Robin Hood
- 1983: Do something, Kanake
- 1983: Death comes through the door
- 1984: if I didn't have you
- 1985: the wedding day
- 1985: running, suffering, living longer
- 1985: Meeting point in Leipzig
- 1985: The pain in the ass (TV series - multiple episodes)
- 1986: The burdock
- 1986: Deadly love
- 1987: Bump or How to Crack a Safe
- 1988: The favor of the stars
- 1989: Dick Francis: In the Frame (Fake or The Whole Range of Death)
- 1990: Willi - a dropout joins
- 1990: Ewald - around the clock
- 1990: Ricki Forster is wanted
- 1990/91: A case for two a) fatherly love b) snow waltz)
- 1991: Müller and Miller
- 1991: end of innocence
- 1992: red light
- 1992–1995: The Dream Ship (TV series: Tasmania, Hong Kong, Norway)
- 1993: One murder after
- 1994: Not just because of love
- 1994–2005: A strong team a) Mixed doubles b) Murderous reunion c) Merciless
- 1995: Rosamunde Pilcher : The end of a summer
- 1995: Not with Leo
- 1995: mother at 18
- 1995: In safe hands
- 1999/2000: One love in Mallorca - One love in Mallorca 2
- 1996: The dream ship: Sydney
As a director
- 1996: rivals on the brink
- 1997: A Murder for Quandt (TV series - several episodes)
- 1996–1998: A strong team a) Murderous reunion b) lust for murder c) The bomb game
- 1997–2005: The Dream Ship (TV series): St. Lucia, Argentina , Galapagos / Jamaica, Namibia, Tahiti, Bali , New Zealand, Seychelles, Mexico, Chile and Easter Island , Thailand, Zambia and Victoria Falls, South Seas , Australia, Samoa , Oman, Burma / Myanmar
- 1999: Delta Team - Mission secret! (TV series - multiple episodes)
- 1999: The forbidden room
- 2000: A love on Mallorca 2
- 2000–2001: Rosamunde Pilcher : Torn Hearts, Children of Happiness, Flame of Love, Paths of Love, Sails of Love, The Love of Your Life, Dangerous Surf
- 2001: Now it's my turn, darling!
- 2002: The Fabulous Sisters
- 2002: Barbara Wood : Game of Fate
- 2004–2007: Inga Lindström : Wind over the archipelago, The horses of Katarinaberg, A weekend in Söderholm
- 2005: The Ranger
- 2006: Charlotte Link : The Deception
- 2006: The vacation doctor in Tuscany
- 2006: Africa - Where my heart takes me
- 2007: The women of Parkallee
- 2008: Italy at heart
- 2008: Murder Commission Istanbul - The dead in the cistern
- 2009: Venice forever
- 2009: Iceland - hearts in ice
- 2010: In the shadow of the horse moon
- 2010: the last patriarch
Web links
- Michael Steinke at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Michael Steinke at filmportal.de
- Interview with Michael Steinke about the film The Last Patriarch
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steinke, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German director and cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1944 |