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Uli Edel

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Uli Edel
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. (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 & 12 nominations total

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Uli Edel, Nick Cage
Adrien Brody and Uli Edel in Houdini (2014)
Uli Edel
Uli Edel, Johanna Wokalek, Moritz Bleibtreu
Uli Edel
Frank Kusche, Karl Walther Lindenlaub, Uli Edel
Uli Edel, Martina Gedeck, Bruno Ganz. Premiere of THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX
Anjelica Huston, Uli Edel, Julianna Margulis, Joan Allen, Premiere of THE MISTS OF AVALON
Uli Edel, Richard Harris, Chris Noth
Uli Edel, Valeria Golino
Bernd Eichinger, Uli Edel
Nadja Uhl, Uli Edel

Known for:

Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
7.3
  • Director
  • 2008
David Bowie and Natja Brunckhorst in Christiane F. (1981)
Christiane F.
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

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Director

  • Heisenberg
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Code Name Opera
    • Director (attached)
    • In Development
  • Sea Isle
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Svenja Jung in Der Palast (2022)
    Der Palast
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Der Club der singenden Metzger (2019)
    Der Club der singenden Metzger
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Unterm Birnbaum (2019)
    Unterm Birnbaum
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Nicolas Cage in Pay the Ghost (2015)
    Pay the Ghost
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Adrien Brody in Houdini (2014)
    Houdini
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga (2013)
    Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2013
  • Zeiten ändern Dich (2010)
    Zeiten ändern Dich
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
    Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Benno Fürmann and Kristanna Loken in Ring of the Nibelungs (2004)
    Ring of the Nibelungs
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2004
  • Christopher Walken, Richard Harris, and Jeremy Sisto in Julius Caesar (2002)
    Julius Caesar
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2003
  • Katherine Heigl and Thomas Gibson in Evil Never Dies (2003)
    Evil Never Dies
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • King of Texas (2002)
    King of Texas
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2002
  • The Mists of Avalon (2001)
    The Mists of Avalon
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2001
  • Promo Poster
    The Little Vampire
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Eric Roberts, Randy Quaid, Sam Shepard, Brad Rowe, and Donnie Wahlberg in Purgatory (1999)
    Purgatory
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1999

Writer

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

Producer

  • Katherine Heigl and Thomas Gibson in Evil Never Dies (2003)
    Evil Never Dies
    • co-producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Motel (1989)
    Motel
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Zwei Hotels, Nachbarn in Nahost
    • producer
    • 1988
  • Harald Reinl - Kino ohne Probleme
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1986
  • Aus der Traum
    • associate producer (as Ulrich Edel)
    • Short
    • 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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    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. (1981).

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