Edgar Reitz

Edgar Reitz was born on Nov 01, 1932 in Germany. Edgar Reitz's big-screen debut came with Abschied von gestern - (Anita G.) directed by Alexander Kluge in 1966. Edgar Reitz is known for Stunde Null directed by Edgar Reitz, Kai Taschner stars as Joschi and Herbert Weissbach as Mattiske. Edgar Reitz has got 26 awards and 10 nominations so far. The most recent award Edgar Reitz achieved is German Film Awards. The upcoming new movie Edgar Reitz plays is Venice 70: Future Reloaded which will be released on Aug 31, 2013.

Studied theatre science, German philology, art history, and publicism in Munich. Published some poems and short stories during early 1950s, co-edited the literature magazine "Spuren". In 1952, he took acting lessons, co-founded a student theatre which became established as the university's studio stage in 1954. He assisted (camera, editing, production) in several films during mid-50ies, became script adviser in the educational film production company 'Gesellschaft fur bildende Filme (GBF)' in 1957. He started directing his own short documentaries, industrial films, and short films in 1959. In the same year, Edgar Reitz, Herbert Vesely, Haro Senft, Raimund Ruehl, and Franz-Josef Spieker founded 'Doc 59' aka 'Münchener Gruppe' which prepared the 'Oberhausener Manifest' of 1962. From 1962-65, Reitz directed a department at the 'Insel-Film' production company. In 1963, Edgar Reitz and Alexander Kluge initiated the foundation of the film department at 'Hochschule fur Gestaltung' (College for Design) in Ulm. Reitz' first feature, Repas (1967), is among the many debuts in the aftermath of the Oberhausener Manifest which shaped the term 'New German Cinema'.