Bernd Eichinger
Producer, Director, Screenwriter
* in Neuburg an der Donau
† in Los Angeles
Following his studies at the HFF München, Eichinger became a partner and managing director of the Neue Constantin Film GmbH in 1979. He was responsible for major productions, including ‘Die unendliche Geschichte’/‘The Neverending Story’ (FRG, 1984, directed by Wolfgang Petersen) and international co-productions like Jean-Jacques Annaud’s ‘Der Name der Rose’/‘The Name of the Rose’ (1986) and Bille August’s ‘Das Geisterhaus’/‘The House of the Spirits’ (1993). In 1996 Eichinger directed the television show ‘Das Mädchen Rosemarie’, and in 1999 he took over as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Constantin Film AG. His screenplays formed the basis for his own productions, such as Oliver Hirschbiegel’s ‘Der Untergang’ (2004), Tom Tykwer’s ‘Das Parfum – Die Geschichte eines Mörders’/‘Perfume: The Story of a Murderer’ (2006) and Uli Edel’s ‘Der Baader Meinhof Komplex’ (2008). In 2002 Eichinger launched the multipart adaptation of the Japanese video game series ‘Resident Evil’, as a German-British co-production.