Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

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Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Camera February 21, 1939

Königs Wusterhausen, Germany

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein is a German cinematographer. He has collaborated with director Werner Herzog on a number of projects. Among his many collaborations with other directors, Sch…

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Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

6.2 1970 TV Show
Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu the Vampyre

7.3 1979 Movie
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

7.3 1974 Movie
Woyzeck

Woyzeck

6.6 1979 Movie
Heart of Glass

Heart of Glass

6.5 1976 Movie
Fata Morgana

Fata Morgana

6.5 1972 Movie
Land of Silence and Darkness

Land of Silence and Darkness

7.5 1971 Movie
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner

The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner

7.2 1974 Movie
La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe

La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe

7.2 1977 Movie
Where the Green Ants Dream

Where the Green Ants Dream

6.9 1984 Movie
Germany in Autumn

Germany in Autumn

6.4 1978 Movie
Precautions Against Fanatics

Precautions Against Fanatics

5.9 1969 Movie

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Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein is a German cinematographer. He has collaborated with director Werner Herzog on a number of projects. Among his many collaborations with other directors, Schmidt-Reitwein is notable for his cinematographic achievement in shooting Alan Greenberg's acclaimed 1982 documentary about Jamaica and death of Bob Marley, Land of Look Behind.

Filmography

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  1. 2007
    Marmorera

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2003
    Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 2001
    Pilgrimage

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2000
    Just Messing About

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1998
    Rot wie das Blut

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1996
    The Transformation of the World Into Music

    Movie Cinematography

  7. 1993
    Bells from the Deep

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1992
    Night on Fire

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1990
    Echoes from a Sombre Empire

    Movie Cinematography

  10. 1989
    Bavaria Blue

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1989
    Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun

    Movie Cinematography

  12. 1989
    Der alte Rebell und sein Gold

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1988
    The Gauls

    Movie Cinematography

  14. 1988
    Zimmer 36

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1987
    Triumph der Gerechten

    Movie Cinematography

  16. 1986
    Der Nachbar

    Movie Director of Photography

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  1. 1986
    Portrait: Werner Herzog

    Movie Cinematography

  2. 1985
    The Practice of Love

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 1984
    Where the Green Ants Dream

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1984
    Rita Ritter

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1983
    The Olympic Champion

    Movie Cinematography

  6. 1982
    The Ghost

    Movie Cinematography

  7. 1982
    Liebeskonzil

    Movie Cinematography

  8. 1982
    Land of Look Behind

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1981
    Longing for Something Completely Different

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1980
    The Candidate

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1979
    The Patriotic Woman

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1979
    Der Komantsche

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1979
    Woyzeck

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1979
    Nosferatu the Vampyre

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1978
    New Year's Eve

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1978
    Germany in Autumn

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 1978
    Bye-Bye Bavaria!

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 1977
    La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe

    Movie Self

  19. 1977
    Ob's stürmt oder schneit

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 1977
    People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary

    Movie Director of Photography

  21. 1977
    Beer Chase

    Movie Cinematography

  22. 1977
    Nachrichten von den Staufern

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 1976
    There Is a Criminal Touch to Art

    Movie Cinematography

  24. 1976
    Heart of Glass

    Movie Director of Photography