Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein ( German: Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein ; born February 21, 1939 , Königs-Wusterhausen ) is a German cameraman.
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| Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein | |
| Birth name | Jörg Henning Schmidt-Reitwein |
| Date of Birth | February 21, 1939 (aged 80) |
| Place of Birth | Königs-Wusterhausen |
| Citizenship |  Germany |
| Profession | cameraman |
| Career | 1968 - present |
| Awards | Deutscher filmpreis |
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Biography
The artist’s son, raised in Lübeck , studied physics for several semesters. In 1959 he arrived in Berlin.
In 1961, he was arrested by the GDR authorities on the east side of the Berlin Wall when he tried to help his girlfriend from East Germany move to the West. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison, of which a little more than three served, after which he was released.
Involved in the filmmaking of Germany , shot documentaries. Since 1969, he constantly collaborated with Werner Herzog . He also worked with other major directors. He taught at the Ludwigsburg Film Academy and the Philippine Film Academy in Manila .
Selected Filmography
- 1971 : Fata Morgana (Werner Herzog)
- 1974 : Each for himself, and God against all / Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle (Werner Herzog)
- 1976 : Glass Heart / Herz aus Glas (Werner Herzog, German Film Award)
- 1976: Die Atlantikschwimmer ( Herbert Ahternbusch )
- 1977 : Bierkampf (Herbert Ahternbusch)
- 1977: Servus Bayern (Herbert Ahternbusch)
- 1977: La Soufrière - Warten auf eine unausweichliche Katastrophe (Werner Herzog, documentary)
- 1978 : Germany in the fall / Deutschland im Herbst (collective project)
- 1978: Nosferatu - The Phantom of the Night / Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht (Werner Herzog)
- 1979 : Woyzeck / Woyzeck (Werner Herzog)
- 1979: Patriot / Die Patriotin ( Alexander Kluge )
- 1980 : Der Komantsche (Herbert Ahternbusch)
- 1981 : Der Neger Erwin (Herbert Ahternbusch)
- 1981: Das letzte Loch (Herbert Ahternbusch)
- 1982 : Cathedral of Love / Liebeskonzil ( Werner Schreeter )
- 1982: Land of Look Behind (Alan Greenberg, a documentary about Bob Marley )
- 1982: Das Gespenst (Herbert Ahternbusch)
- 1984 : Where Green Ants Dream / Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen (Werner Herzog, German Film Award)
- 1986 : Portrait Werner Herzog (Werner Herzog, documentary)
- 1990 : Echos aus einem düsteren Reich (Werner Herzog, documentary)
- 1995 : Glocken aus der Tiefe - Glaube und Aberglaube in Rußland (Werner Herzog, documentary)
- 2001 : Pilgrimage (Werner Herzog)