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Ernst Wild(1930-2022)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Ernst Wild was born on 28 September 1930 in Alt-Rohlau, Czechoslovakia. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Das Boot (1981), Rhinegold (1978) and Der junge Lord (1969). He died on 11 August 2022.
BornSeptember 28, 1930
DiedAugust 11, 2022(91)
BornSeptember 28, 1930
DiedAugust 11, 2022(91)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot
8.3
  • Visual Effects
  • 1981
Elke Haltaufderheide, Rüdiger Kirschstein, and Gunther Malzacher in Rhinegold (1978)
Rhinegold
6.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1978
Der junge Lord (1969)
Der junge Lord
7.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1969
Das Rheingold (1978)
Das Rheingold
8.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 1978

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Don Giovanni (1987)
    Don Giovanni
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1987
  • Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker (1959)
    Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker
    8.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1987
  • José Carreras, Agnes Baltsa, Piero Cappuccilli, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Herbert von Karajan, and Berliner Philharmoniker in Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos (1986)
    Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 'Eroica' (1984)
    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 'Eroica'
    8.8
    TV Special
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984
  • Wie hätten Sie's denn gern?
    5.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • Brigitta
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis op. 123 (1979)
    Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis op. 123
    8.8
    TV Special
    • Cinematographer
    • 1979
  • Das Rheingold (1978)
    Das Rheingold
    8.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • Elke Haltaufderheide, Rüdiger Kirschstein, and Gunther Malzacher in Rhinegold (1978)
    Rhinegold
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • The Bible As History (1977)
    The Bible As History
    4.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977
  • Mirella Freni and Hermann Prey in The Marriage of Figaro (1976)
    The Marriage of Figaro
    8.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1976
  • William Shatner in Mysteries of the Gods (1976)
    Mysteries of the Gods
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1976
  • Mirella Freni in Madama Butterfly (1975)
    Madama Butterfly
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1975
  • Otello (1974)
    Otello
    7.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1974
  • Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler (1974)
    Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler
    3.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1974

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Das Boot (1985)
    Das Boot
    8.8
    TV Mini Series
    • camera effects
    • 1985
  • Il trovatore (1978)
    Il trovatore
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • lighting designer
    • 1978
  • Visions of Eight (1973)
    Visions of Eight
    6.8
    • cameraman
    • 1973
  • Ski Fever (1966)
    Ski Fever
    3.7
    • first camera on location
    • 1966
  • Der Aussichtsturm
    9.1
    TV Movie
    • assistant camera
    • 1964
  • Don Carlos - Infant von Spanien
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1963
  • Das Haus in Montevideo (1963)
    Das Haus in Montevideo
    6.2
    • camera operator
    • 1963
  • Meine Tochter und ich (1963)
    Meine Tochter und ich
    6.1
    • camera operator
    • 1963
  • Heidi Brühl and Guy Williams in Captain Sindbad (1963)
    Captain Sindbad
    5.5
    • camera operator
    • 1963
  • Zu jung um blond zu sein (1961)
    Zu jung um blond zu sein
    9.1
    TV Movie
    • assistant camera
    • 1961
  • Flitterwochen in der Hölle (1960)
    Flitterwochen in der Hölle
    4.3
    • camera operator
    • 1960
  • Götz George and Juliette Mayniel in Kirmes (1960)
    Kirmes
    7.3
    • assistant camera
    • 1960
  • Heidi Brühl in Lass mich am Sonntag nicht allein (1959)
    Lass mich am Sonntag nicht allein
    7.2
    • assistant camera
    • 1959
  • Eva Bartok and O.E. Hasse in Der Arzt von Stalingrad (1958)
    Der Arzt von Stalingrad
    6.2
    • assistant camera
    • 1958

Director

  • Gala from Berlin (1977)
    Gala from Berlin
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1988
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 'Eroica' (1984)
    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 'Eroica'
    8.8
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Das Rheingold (1978)
    Das Rheingold
    8.0
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Il trovatore (1978)
    Il trovatore
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Der Barbier von Sevilla (1973)
    Der Barbier von Sevilla
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Fidelio (1970)
    Fidelio
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Der junge Lord (1969)
    Der junge Lord
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ernst Vil'd
  • Born
    • September 28, 1930
    • Alt-Rohlau, Czechoslovakia
  • Died
    • August 11, 2022

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