Portrait of Eckhart Schmidt

Directing

Eckhart Schmidt

Career

Active from 1964 to 2025, busiest in 2021 with 42 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Fan
The Fan
GoodWatch score66/100

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Documentary 18
  • Social Commentary 12
  • Character-Driven 9
  • German Cinema 8
  • Educational 7
  • Showbiz 6
  • Nostalgic 6
  • Hollywood History 6
  • Biographical 6
  • Melancholic Tone 6
  • Behind-the-Scenes 6
  • European Cinema 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

265
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Kriemhild
Kriemhild

Director

2020s

72 titles
Schönheit
Schönheit (2025)

as Narrator (voice)

Un pomeriggio a Roma
Un pomeriggio a Roma (2022)

Director

I quattro canti della vita
I quattro canti della vita (2022)

Director

The Demon's Kiss
The Demon's Kiss (2021)

Director

Mädchen. München
Mädchen. München (2021)

Director

Day by Day - A Digital Diary
Day by Day - A Digital Diary (2021)

Writer, Director

TreCamerone 3
TreCamerone 3 (2021)

Director of Photography, Writer

Obsessions
Obsessions (2021)

Director of Photography, Writer

Wie Gott sie schuf
Wie Gott sie schuf (2021)

Writer, Director

Die schönste Zeit meines Lebens
Die schönste Zeit meines Lebens (2021)

Director

Teatro del Sole
Teatro del Sole (2020)

Director, Editor

Generation Z - Die Mädchen, die Träume und der Tod
Generation Z - Die Mädchen, die Träume und der Tod (2020)

Writer, Editor

2010s

91 titles · average score 36
The Girl and the Octopus
The Girl and the Octopus (2018)

Director, Editor

Princess: Voices from Hell
Princess: Voices from Hell (2017)

Director, Writer

It's Me!
It's Me! (2017)

Director, Writer

Eckhart Schmidt erzählt...
Eckhart Schmidt erzählt... (2017)

Producer, Writer

Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen
Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen (2016)

Editor, Director

Hollywood Rebellen
Hollywood Rebellen (2013)

Director

The Last Graffiti Show
The Last Graffiti Show (2012)

Director, Editor

Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame (2011)

Director, Writer

Hollywood Scandals
Hollywood Scandals (2011)

Director, Writer

Animals United
Animals United (2010)
GoodWatch score 36

Associate Producer

Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved (2010)

Editor, Producer

Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos
Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos (2010)

Editor, Producer

2000s

53 titles
Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood
Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood (2009)

Director

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood (2009)

Director, Producer

Hollywood Gangster
Hollywood Gangster (2008)

Director, Editor

Acting for Douglas Sirk
Acting for Douglas Sirk (2008)

Director

Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten (2006)

Director, Writer

Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger (2006)

Director

Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall' (2005)

Director, Editor

Hollywood Legenden
Hollywood Legenden (2004)

Director

Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (2004)

Director, Writer

Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others (2003)

Editor, Producer

Sunset Motel
Sunset Motel (2003)

Editor, Producer

Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma
Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma (2000)

Editor, Producer

1990s

28 titles
Internet Love
Internet Love (1998)

Post Production Supervisor, Original Music Composer

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998)

Editor, Director

Hollywood Dreamers
Hollywood Dreamers (1997)

Director, Music

Wu-Tang Clan: This Shit is from the Heart
Wu-Tang Clan: This Shit is from the Heart (1997)

Producer, Director

Black Hollywood
Black Hollywood (1997)

Editor, Producer

Broken Hearts
Broken Hearts (1996)

Editor, Director

Der Prinz von Homburg
Der Prinz von Homburg (1994)

Editor, Producer

The Sandman
The Sandman (1993)

Director, Music

Der Garderobier - Karlheinz Stempel erzählt
Der Garderobier - Karlheinz Stempel erzählt (1993)

Director

Undine
Undine (1992)

Writer, Producer

The Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman (1992)

Director, Co-Producer

From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers
From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers (1991)

Director, Writer

1980s

12 titles · average score 57
Wie treu ist Nik?
Wie treu ist Nik? (1986)

Writer, Co-Producer

Monster im Kinderzimmer
Monster im Kinderzimmer (1986)

Sound Editor

Loft
Loft (1985)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Music Composer, Editor

Alpha City
Alpha City (1985)

Director

Das Wunder
Das Wunder (1985)

Writer, Editor

Die Küken kommen
Die Küken kommen (1985)

Editor, Director

The Story
The Story (1984)

Editor, Director

The Gold of Love
The Gold of Love (1983)

Director, Writer

The Fan
The Fan (1982)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

Neon City
Neon City (1982)

Writer

Neue Welle '82 - Rabiate Langeweile
Neue Welle '82 - Rabiate Langeweile (1982)

Writer, Director

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars (1980)

Writer, Director

1970s

2 titles
Birdie
Birdie (1971)

Writer

Men are Made for Loving
Men are Made for Loving (1970)

Director, Writer

1960s

6 titles
Erotik auf der Schulbank
Erotik auf der Schulbank (1968)

Director

Jet Generation
Jet Generation (1968)

Writer, Director

Girls, Girls
Girls, Girls (1967)

as Factory worker

Cineasten in Schwabing
Cineasten in Schwabing (1967)

Director

Die Flucht
Die Flucht (1965)

Director

Nachmittags
Nachmittags (1964)

Director