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Rainer Erler(1933-2023)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Rainer Erler was born on 26 August 1933 in Munich, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Die Delegation (1970), Sieben Tage (1973) and Seelenwanderung (1962). He was married to Renate Erler. He died on 8 November 2023 in Perth, Australia.
BornAugust 26, 1933
DiedNovember 8, 2023(90)
BornAugust 26, 1933
DiedNovember 8, 2023(90)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins total

Known for

Walter Kohut in Die Delegation (1970)
Die Delegation
7.3
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1970
Sieben Tage
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1973
Hanns Lothar and Wolfgang Reichmann in Seelenwanderung (1962)
Seelenwanderung
7.9
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1962
Der Attentäter (1969)
Der Attentäter
7.5
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1969

Credits

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Director

  • Jan Billbusch
    • Director
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Die Kaltenbach-Papiere (1991)
    Die Kaltenbach-Papiere
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Sugar (1989)
    Sugar
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989
  • News Report on a Journey to a Bright Future (1986)
    News Report on a Journey to a Bright Future
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Nicole Heesters and Heinz Reincke in Geschichten aus der Heimat (1983)
    Geschichten aus der Heimat
    6.6
    TV Series
    • ep.: "Der letzte Stammtisch"
    • 1984
  • Das schöne Ende dieser Welt (1984)
    Das schöne Ende dieser Welt
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Der Spot oder Fast eine Karriere (1981)
    Der Spot oder Fast eine Karriere
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Mein Freund, der Scheich (1981)
    Mein Freund, der Scheich
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Wolfgang Reichmann in Ein Guru kommt (1980)
    Ein Guru kommt
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Spare Parts (1979)
    Spare Parts
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Herbert Herrmann in Die Quelle (1979)
    Die Quelle
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Plutonium (1978)
    Plutonium
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Jürgen Prochnow and Horst Frank in Operation Ganymed (1977)
    Operation Ganymed
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Das blaue Palais (1974)
    Das blaue Palais
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1974–1976
  • Die letzten Ferien (1975)
    Die letzten Ferien
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Die Halde (1975)
    Die Halde
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1975

Writer

  • Jan Billbusch
    • Writer
    • writer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Deadly Harvest (2008)
    Deadly Harvest
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • idea
    • 2008
  • Einladung zum Mord (2000)
    Einladung zum Mord
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • film "Die letzten Ferien" and novel of the same name
    • 2000
  • Die Kaltenbach-Papiere (1991)
    Die Kaltenbach-Papiere
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Sugar (1989)
    Sugar
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • News Report on a Journey to a Bright Future (1986)
    News Report on a Journey to a Bright Future
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • Anruf genügt
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1985
  • Gespenstergeschichten (1985)
    Gespenstergeschichten
    5.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1985
  • Nicole Heesters and Heinz Reincke in Geschichten aus der Heimat (1983)
    Geschichten aus der Heimat
    6.6
    TV Series
    • ep.: "Der letzte Stammtisch"
    • 1984
  • Das schöne Ende dieser Welt (1984)
    Das schöne Ende dieser Welt
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Der Spot oder Fast eine Karriere (1981)
    Der Spot oder Fast eine Karriere
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Mein Freund, der Scheich (1981)
    Mein Freund, der Scheich
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Wolfgang Reichmann in Ein Guru kommt (1980)
    Ein Guru kommt
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Spare Parts (1979)
    Spare Parts
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Herbert Herrmann in Die Quelle (1979)
    Die Quelle
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Plutonium (1978)
    Plutonium
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1978

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Haunted Castle (1960)
    The Haunted Castle
    6.3
    • assistant director (as Horst Reiner Erler)
    • 1960
  • Die Frau am dunklen Fenster (1960)
    Die Frau am dunklen Fenster
    7.2
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Ein Tag, der nie zu Ende geht (1959)
    Ein Tag, der nie zu Ende geht
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Johanna von Koczian in Jacqueline (1959)
    Jacqueline
    7.4
    • assistant director (as Horst Rainer Erler)
    • 1959
  • People in the Net (1959)
    People in the Net
    7.7
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Der Schäfer vom Trutzberg (1959)
    Der Schäfer vom Trutzberg
    4.0
    • assistant director (as Horst Rainer Erler)
    • 1959
  • Liselotte Pulver and O.W. Fischer in Arms and the Man (1958)
    Arms and the Man
    6.2
    • assistant director (as Horst Rainer Erler)
    • 1958
  • ...und nichts als die Wahrheit (1958)
    ...und nichts als die Wahrheit
    6.1
    • assistant director (as Horst-Rainer Erler)
    • 1958
  • Chariklia Baxevanos and Joachim Fuchsberger in Eva küßt nur Direktoren (1958)
    Eva küßt nur Direktoren
    5.7
    • assistant director (as Horst Rainer Erler)
    • 1958
  • Ein Stück vom Himmel (1957)
    Ein Stück vom Himmel
    5.7
    • assistant director (as Horst Rainer Erler)
    • 1957
  • Jan Hendriks and Steffi Stroux in Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell (1957)
    Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
    5.7
    • assistant director (as Horst-Rainer Erler)
    • 1957
  • Zwei Bayern im Urwald (1957)
    Zwei Bayern im Urwald
    4.2
    • assistant director (as Horst-Rainer Erler)
    • 1957
  • Saison in Oberbayern (1956)
    Saison in Oberbayern
    • assistant director
    • 1956
  • Heidemarie Hatheyer, Christiane Hörbiger, and Carl Wery in Der Meineidbauer (1956)
    Der Meineidbauer
    6.5
    • assistant director (as Horst Rainer Erler)
    • 1956
  • Anouk Aimée and Karlheinz Böhm in Nina (1956)
    Nina
    5.9
    • assistant director (as Horst Rainer Erler)
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official website .
  • Alternative names
    • H.R. Erler
  • Born
    • August 26, 1933
    • Munich, Germany
  • Died
    • November 8, 2023
    • Perth, Australia
  • Spouse
    • Renate Erler? - November 8, 2023 (his death, 2 children)

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