Rainer Erler
Rainer Erler was a German writer, director and film producer. Erler was considered a major maker of German science fiction films and of science fiction on television, as well as the founder of the science thriller subgenre (explosive social, political and scientific themes are presented in a suspenseful way).
Erler's films often dealt with controversial social issues such as nuclear energy, nuclear waste, ethics in scientific research, genetic manipulation or organ trafficking. Many films provoked controversial reactions when they were broadcast.
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Movies (45)
Deadly Harvest
2008 · Idea
Tricked
2000 · Writer
Sugar
1989 · Writer, Director
News Report on a Journey to a Bright Future
1986 · Producer, Director, Writer
Der letzte Stammtisch
1984 · Screenplay, Director
Das schöne Ende dieser Welt
1984 · Director, Producer, Writer
Der Spot oder Fast eine Karriere
1981 · Director, Writer, Producer
Mein Freund der Scheich
1981 · Director, Writer, Producer
A Guru Comes
1980 · Director
Spare Parts
1979 · Director, Producer, Writer
Die Quelle
1979 · Director, Producer, Writer
Plutonium
1978 · Producer, Writer, Director
Operation Ganymed
1977 · Director, Producer, Writer
The Last Holidays
1975 · Director, Writer, Producer
Die Halde
1975 · Director, Producer, Writer
Sieben Tage
1973 · Director, Writer, Producer
Der Amateur
1972 · Director, Writer
The Delegation
1970 · Screenplay, Producer, Director
Der Attentäter
1969 · Director
Herr Wolff hat seine Krise
1969 · Director
Bahnübergang
1969 · Director
Professor Columbus
1968 · Director, Scenario Writer
Almost a Hero
1967 · Director, Writer
Der Dreispitz
1967 · Director
Das Bohrloch oder Bayern ist nicht Texas
1966 · Director, Writer
Endkampf
1965 · Director, Writer
Der doppelte Nikolaus
1964 · Director
Der Seitensprung
1964 · Director
Lydia muss sterben
1964 · Director, Teleplay
Die Gardine
1964 · Director
Lady Lobsters Bräutigam
1963 · Writer, Director
Winterquartier
1963 · Director
Orden für die Wunderkinder
1963 · Director, Teleplay
The Mysterious Magician
1963 · Director
Sonderurlaub
1963 · Director
Der jähzornige junge Mann
1963 · Director
Seelenwanderung
1962 · Director
Die Rache
1962 · Director
Marke Lohengrin
1962 · Writer, Director
Die Kuh
1961 · Writer, Director
The Haunted Castle
1960 · Assistant Director
People in the Net
1959 · Assistant Director
Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
1957 · Assistant Director
Hotel Allotria
1956 · Assistant Director
Illusion in Moll
1952 · Assistant Director
