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Uli Edel

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s. Based on Stefan Aust's best-selling nonfiction book.
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Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
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Uli Edel was born on 11 April 1947 in Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008), Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981) and Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga (2013).
BornApril 11, 1947
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BornApril 11, 1947
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 7 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Known for

    Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
    Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2008
    David Bowie and Natja Brunckhorst in Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981)
    Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
    7.5
    • Director(as Ulrich Edel)
    • 1981
    Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga (2013)
    Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    Jennifer Jason Leigh in Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
    Last Exit to Brooklyn
    6.8
    • Director(directed by)
    • 1989

    Credits

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    Director

    • Sea Isle
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Code Name Opera
      • Director (attached)
      • In Development
    • Heisenberg
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Der Palast (2021)
      Der Palast
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022–2024
    • Der Club der singenden Metzger (2019)
      Der Club der singenden Metzger
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Unterm Birnbaum (2019)
      Unterm Birnbaum
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Nicolas Cage in Pay the Ghost (2015)
      Pay the Ghost
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Adrien Brody in Houdini (2014)
      Houdini
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga (2013)
      Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Zeiten ändern Dich (2010)
      Zeiten ändern Dich
      3.1
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
      Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Benno Fürmann and Kristanna Loken in Ring of the Nibelungs (2004)
      Ring of the Nibelungs
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Katherine Heigl and Thomas Gibson in Evil Never Dies (2003)
      Evil Never Dies
      4.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Julius Caesar (2002)
      Julius Caesar
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Patrick Stewart in King of Texas (2002)
      King of Texas
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2002
    • The Mists of Avalon (2001)
      The Mists of Avalon
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Promo Poster
      Der kleine Vampir
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Eric Roberts, Randy Quaid, Sam Shepard, Brad Rowe, and Donnie Wahlberg in Purgatory (1999)
      Purgatory
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1999

    Writer

    • Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga (2013)
      Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • series written by
      • 2013
    • Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
      Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
      7.3
      • screenplay collaborator
      • 2008
    • Benno Fürmann and Kristanna Loken in Ring of the Nibelungs (2004)
      Ring of the Nibelungs
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2004
    • Hannelore Elsner and Rolf Zacher in Eine Art von Zorn (1984)
      Eine Art von Zorn
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1984
    • David Bowie and Natja Brunckhorst in Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981)
      Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
      7.5
      • additional writer (uncredited)
      • 1981
    • Härte 10 (1974)
      Das Ding
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • adaptation (as Ulrich Edel)
      • 1979
    • Der harte Handel
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 1978
    • Perahim - die zweite Chance
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1974
    • Der kleine Soldat
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1971

    Producer

    • Katherine Heigl and Thomas Gibson in Evil Never Dies (2003)
      Evil Never Dies
      4.0
      TV Movie
      • co-producer
      • 2003
    • Zwei Hotels, Nachbarn in Nahost
      • producer
      • 1988
    • Harald Reinl - Kino ohne Probleme
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1986
    • Aus der Traum
      Short
      • associate producer (as Ulrich Edel)
      • 1972
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    The Baader Meinhof Complex
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    The Baader Meinhof Complex

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Ulrich Edel
    • Born
      • April 11, 1947
      • Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany
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      • 2 Interviews

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    • Trivia
      After studying theater science, he got to know Bernd Eichinger at the Munich Film School. In 1980, he became director of Eichinger's hit movie Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981).

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