Rainer Erler

Director

1933-08-26 – 2023-11-08 · Munich, Germany

Rainer Erler was a German writer, director and film producer. Erler was considered a major maker of German science fiction films and of science fiction on television, as well as the founder of the science thriller subgenre (explosive social, political and scientific themes are presented in a suspenseful way).

Erler's films often dealt with controversial social issues such as nuclear energy, nuclear waste, ethics in scientific research, genetic manipulation or organ trafficking. Many films provoked controversial reactions when they were broadcast.

• Spare Parts (1979) — Director, Producer, Writer
• The Haunted Castle (1960) — Assistant Director
• Operation Ganymed (1977) — Director, Producer, Writer
• The Delegation (1970) — Director, Screenplay, Producer
• Deadly Harvest (2008) — Idea
• News Report on a Journey to a Bright Future (1986) — Director, Writer, Producer
• The Last Holidays (1975) — Director, Producer, Writer
• Sugar (1989) — Director, Writer
• Die Quelle (1979) — Director, Producer, Writer
• Lydia muss sterben (1964) — Director, Teleplay
• Plutonium (1978) — Producer, Writer, Director
• The Mysterious Magician (1963) — Director
• Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell (1957) — Assistant Director
• Orden für die Wunderkinder (1963) — Director, Teleplay
• Das schöne Ende dieser Welt (1984) — Director, Producer, Writer
• Der Spot oder Fast eine Karriere (1981) — Director, Writer, Producer
• Die Halde (1975) — Director, Producer, Writer
• A Guru Comes (1980) — Director
• Professor Columbus (1968) — Director, Scenario Writer
• Hotel Allotria (1956) — Assistant Director
• Tricked (2000) — Writer
• People in the Net (1959) — Assistant Director
• Illusion in Moll (1952) — Assistant Director
• Der letzte Stammtisch (1984) — Screenplay, Director