Rainer Erler

Rainer Erler
Born26 August 1933 (1933-08-26)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Died8 November 2023 (2023-11-09) (aged 90)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation(s)Director
Screenwriter

Horst Rainer Erler (26 August 1933 – 8 November 2023) was a German director, screenwriter, writer and producer.

Life and career

Born in Munich, Erler grew up in Solln and entered the film industry as the assistant director of Rudolf Jugert, a role he fulfilled for eight years.[1] During his career he directed over 40 feature films and five stage works, and wrote 14 novels and more than two dozen short stories.[2]

In 1972, Rainer Erler founded the production company Pentagramma with his wife Renate.[1] He had his international breakout in 1979 with the television thriller film Fleisch, which launched the career of Jutta Speidel, was sold in over 120 countries and even released theatrically in a large number of them.[1][2] His films were often characterized by an original mixture of exploitation, science fiction and political themes.[2]

Active until 2000, during his career Erler received numerous awards and honours, notably the Deutscher Science Fiction Preis and the Federal Cross of Merit.[1] In his later years he moved to Perth, Australia, where he died on 8 November 2023, at the age of 90.[1][2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Nachruf: Rainer Erler ist tot". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 8 November 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Rainer Erler: Filmregisseur ist tot". Der Spiegel (in German). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.