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Robert Fischer

Directing

October 2, 1954Greven, Germany

Known for

Directing61

Cinema Redefined: Jacques Rivette's L'Amour Fou Revisitedmovie

Cinema Redefined: Jacques Rivette's L'Amour Fou Revisited

2024

Director

Jack Arnold Remembers The Incredible Shrinking Manmovie

Jack Arnold Remembers The Incredible Shrinking Man

2021

Director

Ganz Berlin lacht sich kaputt: Wie die 'Berliner Ballade' entstand
movie

Ganz Berlin lacht sich kaputt: Wie die 'Berliner Ballade' entstand

2020

Director

The Beauty of the Land: Anthony Slide on Andre De Toth and the Indian Fighter
movie

The Beauty of the Land: Anthony Slide on Andre De Toth and the Indian Fighter

2019

Director

Illusion of Freedom: Richard H. Kline on John Frankenheimer's Birdman of Alcatraz
movie

Illusion of Freedom: Richard H. Kline on John Frankenheimer's Birdman of Alcatraz

2018

Director

Life As It Is: Miloš Forman on Miloš Forman
movie

Life As It Is: Miloš Forman on Miloš Forman

2018

Director

Painting with Light: Nicholas von Sternberg on Josef von Sternbergmovie

Painting with Light: Nicholas von Sternberg on Josef von Sternberg

2018

Director

Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'movie

Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'

2018

Director

Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopiasmovie

Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias

2018

Director

The Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf'movie

The Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf'

2017

Director

G.W. Pabst's 'Westfront 1918': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak
movie

G.W. Pabst's 'Westfront 1918': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak

2017

Director

G.W. Pabst's 'Kameradschaft': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak
movie

G.W. Pabst's 'Kameradschaft': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak

2017

Director

Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'movie

Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'

2017

Director

A Search For Truth: Robert C. Jones On Hal Ashby’s 'The Last Detail'movie

A Search For Truth: Robert C. Jones On Hal Ashby’s 'The Last Detail'

2017

Director

Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Paynemovie

Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne

2017

Director

About a Trip: Alexander Payne on Hal Ashby's 'The Last Detail'movie

About a Trip: Alexander Payne on Hal Ashby's 'The Last Detail'

2017

Director

Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’movie

Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’

2016

Director

Pure Cinema: Joe Napolitano on Brian De Palma's Body Doublemovie

Pure Cinema: Joe Napolitano on Brian De Palma's Body Double

2016

Director

The Mysteries of Paris: Jacques Rivette's Out 1 Revisitedmovie

The Mysteries of Paris: Jacques Rivette's Out 1 Revisited

2016

Director

Traveling Roadshowmovie

Traveling Roadshow

2016

Director

Outer Movement, Inner Movementmovie

Outer Movement, Inner Movement

2016

Director

Love Letters
movie

Love Letters

2015

Director

Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germanymovie

Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany

2015

Director

The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal
movie

The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal

2015

Director

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'movie

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'

2015

Director

Perspectives on Othello: Joseph McBride on Orson Wellesmovie

Perspectives on Othello: Joseph McBride on Orson Welles

2014

Director

Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora
movie

Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora

2014

Director

Touching Death: Alejandro Amenábar on 'Tesis'
movie

Touching Death: Alejandro Amenábar on 'Tesis'

2014

Director

Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisitedmovie

Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited

2013

Director

Blood on the Lens: Richard H. Kline on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'movie

Blood on the Lens: Richard H. Kline on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'

2013

Director

Real Killer, Fake Nose: Richard Fleischer's 'The Boston Strangler' Remembered
movie

Real Killer, Fake Nose: Richard Fleischer's 'The Boston Strangler' Remembered

2013

Director

Return to Philadelphia: George Litto on 'Blow Out'
movie

Return to Philadelphia: George Litto on 'Blow Out'

2012

Director

Black and White in Color: Vilmos Zsigmond on 'Blow Out'
movie

Black and White in Color: Vilmos Zsigmond on 'Blow Out'

2012

Director

Rag Doll Memories: Nancy Allen on 'Blow Out'
movie

Rag Doll Memories: Nancy Allen on 'Blow Out'

2012

Director

A Winter's War: Keith Gordon on 'A Midnight Clear'
movie

A Winter's War: Keith Gordon on 'A Midnight Clear'

2012

Director

Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema
movie

Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema

2011

Director

'Deep End': Remembering the Deleted Scenesmovie

'Deep End': Remembering the Deleted Scenes

2011

Director

Starting Out: The Making of Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep Endmovie

Starting Out: The Making of Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep End

2011

Director

The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisitedmovie

The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited

2011

Director

Before Taking Off: Milos Forman’s Road to America
movie

Before Taking Off: Milos Forman’s Road to America

2011

Director

Making an American Movie
movie

Making an American Movie

2010

Director

Erinnerungen an 'Väter und Söhne'
movie

Erinnerungen an 'Väter und Söhne'

2010

Director

Of Love and Constraints
movie

Of Love and Constraints

2010

Director

A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders
movie

A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders

2009

Director

Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirkmovie

Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk

2009

Director

Acting for Douglas Sirk
movie

Acting for Douglas Sirk

2008

Director

Circles of Desire: Alan Williams on Max Ophuls' "La Ronde"movie

Circles of Desire: Alan Williams on Max Ophuls' "La Ronde"

2008

Director

Contract Kid: William Reynolds on Douglas Sirk
movie

Contract Kid: William Reynolds on Douglas Sirk

2007

Director

Requiem for a Killer: The Making of 'Blast of Silence'movie

Requiem for a Killer: The Making of 'Blast of Silence'

2007

Director

Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywoodmovie

Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood

2006

Director

Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood
movie

Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood

2006

Director

Maternal Overdrive
movie

Maternal Overdrive

2006

Director

A Cinema of Signs: Claude Chabrol on Alfred Hitchcockmovie

A Cinema of Signs: Claude Chabrol on Alfred Hitchcock

2006

Director

Eine Zärtlichkeit wie bei Sirk - Todd Haynes über Fassbinder und das Melodrammovie

Eine Zärtlichkeit wie bei Sirk - Todd Haynes über Fassbinder und das Melodram

2006

Director

The Making of Highlandermovie

The Making of Highlander

2006

Director

Fassbinder in Hollywoodmovie

Fassbinder in Hollywood

2002

Director

Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcockmovie

Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock

1999

Director

Will He Live or Will He Die: Walter Hill on Southern Comfort
movie

Will He Live or Will He Die: Walter Hill on Southern Comfort

Director

Spinning Tales: Fiona Lewis on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'
movie

Spinning Tales: Fiona Lewis on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'

Director

The Fury: A Location Journal
movie

The Fury: A Location Journal

Director

Expedition Amazoniamovie

Expedition Amazonia

Director

Production41

Ganz Berlin lacht sich kaputt: Wie die 'Berliner Ballade' entstand
movie

Ganz Berlin lacht sich kaputt: Wie die 'Berliner Ballade' entstand

2020

Producer

The Beauty of the Land: Anthony Slide on Andre De Toth and the Indian Fighter
movie

The Beauty of the Land: Anthony Slide on Andre De Toth and the Indian Fighter

2019

Producer

Weimar on the Pacific
movie

Weimar on the Pacific

2018

Consulting Producer

Dietrich Icon
movie

Dietrich Icon

2018

Consulting Producer

Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'
movie

Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'

2018

Consulting Producer

Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'movie

Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'

2018

Producer

Painting with Light: Nicholas von Sternberg on Josef von Sternbergmovie

Painting with Light: Nicholas von Sternberg on Josef von Sternberg

2018

Producer

Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopiasmovie

Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias

2018

Producer

Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'movie

Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'

2017

Producer

A Search For Truth: Robert C. Jones On Hal Ashby’s 'The Last Detail'movie

A Search For Truth: Robert C. Jones On Hal Ashby’s 'The Last Detail'

2017

Producer

Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Paynemovie

Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne

2017

Producer

Hans Fromm on 'Phoenix'movie

Hans Fromm on 'Phoenix'

2016

Producer

Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hossmovie

Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hoss

2016

Producer

The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal
movie

The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal

2015

Producer

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'movie

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'

2015

Producer

Perspectives on Othello: Joseph McBride on Orson Wellesmovie

Perspectives on Othello: Joseph McBride on Orson Welles

2014

Producer

Touching Death: Alejandro Amenábar on 'Tesis'
movie

Touching Death: Alejandro Amenábar on 'Tesis'

2014

Producer

Blood on the Lens: Richard H. Kline on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'movie

Blood on the Lens: Richard H. Kline on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'

2013

Producer

Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema
movie

Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema

2011

Producer

Making an American Movie
movie

Making an American Movie

2010

Producer

Erinnerungen an 'Väter und Söhne'
movie

Erinnerungen an 'Väter und Söhne'

2010

Producer

Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern'
movie

Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern'

2009

Producer

Working with François Truffaut: Nestor Almendros, Director of Photographymovie

Working with François Truffaut: Nestor Almendros, Director of Photography

2009

Producer

A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders
movie

A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders

2009

Producer

Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirkmovie

Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk

2009

Producer

Acting for Douglas Sirk
movie

Acting for Douglas Sirk

2008

Producer

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "Le Plaisir"
movie

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "Le Plaisir"

2008

Producer

Working with Max Ophuls: Tony Aboyantz, Assistant Director
movie

Working with Max Ophuls: Tony Aboyantz, Assistant Director

2008

Producer

Working with Max Ophuls: Robert Christidès, Set Decorator
movie

Working with Max Ophuls: Robert Christidès, Set Decorator

2008

Producer

Working with Max Ophuls: Annette Wademant, Co-Writer
movie

Working with Max Ophuls: Annette Wademant, Co-Writer

2008

Producer

Working with Max Ophuls: Marc Frédérix, Assistant Decorator
movie

Working with Max Ophuls: Marc Frédérix, Assistant Decorator

2008

Producer

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "La Ronde"
movie

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "La Ronde"

2008

Producer

Kurosawa and the Censorsmovie

Kurosawa and the Censors

2007

Associate Producer

Infinite Pleasure: Todd Haynes on Max Ophuls' Le Plaisirmovie

Infinite Pleasure: Todd Haynes on Max Ophuls' Le Plaisir

2006

Producer

Le Plaisir: From Script to Screenmovie

Le Plaisir: From Script to Screen

2006

Producer

Working with Max Ophuls: Alain Jessua on the Making of Madame de...
movie

Working with Max Ophuls: Alain Jessua on the Making of Madame de...

2006

Producer

Maternal Overdrive
movie

Maternal Overdrive

2006

Producer

Moral Tales, Filmic Issues: A Conversation between Barbet Schroeder and Eric Rohmermovie

Moral Tales, Filmic Issues: A Conversation between Barbet Schroeder and Eric Rohmer

2006

Producer

Reviving Harry Lime
movie

Reviving Harry Lime

2006

Producer

Eine Zärtlichkeit wie bei Sirk - Todd Haynes über Fassbinder und das Melodrammovie

Eine Zärtlichkeit wie bei Sirk - Todd Haynes über Fassbinder und das Melodram

2006

Producer

Men of Mystery
movie

Men of Mystery

2006

Producer

Writing32

Cinema Redefined: Jacques Rivette's L'Amour Fou Revisitedmovie

Cinema Redefined: Jacques Rivette's L'Amour Fou Revisited

2024

Writer

Ganz Berlin lacht sich kaputt: Wie die 'Berliner Ballade' entstand
movie

Ganz Berlin lacht sich kaputt: Wie die 'Berliner Ballade' entstand

2020

Writer

The Beauty of the Land: Anthony Slide on Andre De Toth and the Indian Fighter
movie

The Beauty of the Land: Anthony Slide on Andre De Toth and the Indian Fighter

2019

Writer

Illusion of Freedom: Richard H. Kline on John Frankenheimer's Birdman of Alcatraz
movie

Illusion of Freedom: Richard H. Kline on John Frankenheimer's Birdman of Alcatraz

2018

Writer

Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'movie

Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'

2018

Writer

Painting with Light: Nicholas von Sternberg on Josef von Sternbergmovie

Painting with Light: Nicholas von Sternberg on Josef von Sternberg

2018

Writer

Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopiasmovie

Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias

2018

Writer

The Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf'movie

The Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf'

2017

Writer

Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'movie

Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'

2017

Writer

Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germanymovie

Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany

2015

Writer

The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal
movie

The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal

2015

Writer

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'movie

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'

2015

Writer

Perspectives on Othello: Joseph McBride on Orson Wellesmovie

Perspectives on Othello: Joseph McBride on Orson Welles

2014

Writer

Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora
movie

Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora

2014

Writer

Touching Death: Alejandro Amenábar on 'Tesis'
movie

Touching Death: Alejandro Amenábar on 'Tesis'

2014

Writer

Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisitedmovie

Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited

2013

Writer

Blood on the Lens: Richard H. Kline on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'movie

Blood on the Lens: Richard H. Kline on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'

2013

Writer

Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema
movie

Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema

2011

Writer

'Deep End': Remembering the Deleted Scenesmovie

'Deep End': Remembering the Deleted Scenes

2011

Writer

The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisitedmovie

The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited

2011

Writer

Before Taking Off: Milos Forman’s Road to America
movie

Before Taking Off: Milos Forman’s Road to America

2011

Writer

Making an American Movie
movie

Making an American Movie

2010

Writer

Erinnerungen an 'Väter und Söhne'
movie

Erinnerungen an 'Väter und Söhne'

2010

Writer

A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders
movie

A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders

2009

Writer

Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirkmovie

Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk

2009

Writer

Circles of Desire: Alan Williams on Max Ophuls' "La Ronde"movie

Circles of Desire: Alan Williams on Max Ophuls' "La Ronde"

2008

Writer

Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywoodmovie

Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood

2006

Writer

Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood
movie

Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood

2006

Writer

Maternal Overdrive
movie

Maternal Overdrive

2006

Writer

Fassbinder in Hollywoodmovie

Fassbinder in Hollywood

2002

Writer

Spinning Tales: Fiona Lewis on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'
movie

Spinning Tales: Fiona Lewis on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'

Writer

The Fury: A Location Journal
movie

The Fury: A Location Journal

Writer

Editing31

The Beauty of the Land: Anthony Slide on Andre De Toth and the Indian Fighter
movie

The Beauty of the Land: Anthony Slide on Andre De Toth and the Indian Fighter

2019

Editor

Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'movie

Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'

2018

Editor

Painting with Light: Nicholas von Sternberg on Josef von Sternbergmovie

Painting with Light: Nicholas von Sternberg on Josef von Sternberg

2018

Editor

Budd Boetticher on the Ranown Cycle
movie

Budd Boetticher on the Ranown Cycle

2018

Editor

Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopiasmovie

Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias

2018

Editor

Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'movie

Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City'

2017

Editor

Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Paynemovie

Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne

2017

Editor

Hans Fromm on 'Phoenix'movie

Hans Fromm on 'Phoenix'

2016

Editor

Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hossmovie

Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hoss

2016

Editor

Love Letters
movie

Love Letters

2015

Editor

The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal
movie

The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal

2015

Editor

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'movie

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'

2015

Editor

Perspectives on Othello: Joseph McBride on Orson Wellesmovie

Perspectives on Othello: Joseph McBride on Orson Welles

2014

Editor

Touching Death: Alejandro Amenábar on 'Tesis'
movie

Touching Death: Alejandro Amenábar on 'Tesis'

2014

Editor

Blood on the Lens: Richard H. Kline on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'movie

Blood on the Lens: Richard H. Kline on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'

2013

Editor

Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema
movie

Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema

2011

Editor

Making an American Movie
movie

Making an American Movie

2010

Editor

Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern'
movie

Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern'

2009

Editor

Working with François Truffaut: Nestor Almendros, Director of Photographymovie

Working with François Truffaut: Nestor Almendros, Director of Photography

2009

Editor

A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders
movie

A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders

2009

Editor

Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirkmovie

Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk

2009

Editor

Acting for Douglas Sirk
movie

Acting for Douglas Sirk

2008

Editor

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "Le Plaisir"
movie

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "Le Plaisir"

2008

Editor

Working with Max Ophuls: Tony Aboyantz, Assistant Director
movie

Working with Max Ophuls: Tony Aboyantz, Assistant Director

2008

Editor

Working with Max Ophuls: Robert Christidès, Set Decorator
movie

Working with Max Ophuls: Robert Christidès, Set Decorator

2008

Editor

Working with Max Ophuls: Annette Wademant, Co-Writer
movie

Working with Max Ophuls: Annette Wademant, Co-Writer

2008

Editor

Working with Max Ophuls: Marc Frédérix, Assistant Decorator
movie

Working with Max Ophuls: Marc Frédérix, Assistant Decorator

2008

Editor

Circles of Desire: Alan Williams on Max Ophuls' "La Ronde"movie

Circles of Desire: Alan Williams on Max Ophuls' "La Ronde"

2008

Editor

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "La Ronde"
movie

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "La Ronde"

2008

Editor

Le Plaisir: From Script to Screenmovie

Le Plaisir: From Script to Screen

2006

Editor

Eine Zärtlichkeit wie bei Sirk - Todd Haynes über Fassbinder und das Melodrammovie

Eine Zärtlichkeit wie bei Sirk - Todd Haynes über Fassbinder und das Melodram

2006

Editor

Camera7

Sound6

Crew3

Acting2