Biography
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein (born 1939 in Königs Wusterhausen, Germany) 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 known for shooting Alan Greenberg's acclaimed 1982 documentary about Jamaica and death of Bob Marley, Land of Look Behind.
Personal Life
Schmidt-Reitwein is the father of five children. From his first marriage with Erika Kaul he is the father to his oldest daughter Iris Maria (b. 1966), from his second marriage with Susanne Rupprecht to son Tobias and daughters Lara and Lisa. Together with his third wife he has raised his youngest daughter Ana.He lives on a farm in Lower Bavaria.
Early Life
The son of painter Karl Schmidt-Reitwein, Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein was raised in Lübeck. His mother Barbara was the niece of Edvard Munchs patron Max Linde and painters Hermann Linde and Heinrich Linde-Walther.
Filmography
All 47
Movies 46
Director 3
TV shows 1
Self 1
Escape from Tibet (2012)
Marmorera (2007)
Pilgrimage (2001)
Das rote Strumpfband (1999)
The Transformation of the World Into Music (1996)
Brandnacht (1993)
Bells From the Deep (1993)
Echoes from a Sombre Empire (1990)
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun (1989)
Zimmer 36 (1988)
Les Gaulois (1988)
Portrait: Werner Herzog (1986)
The Practice of Love (1985)
Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)
Wanderkrebs (1984)
Die Olympiasiegerin (1983)
The Ghost (1982)
Land of Look Behind (1982)
The Last Hole (1981)
Der Neger Erwin (1981)
The Candidate (1980)
The Patriotic Woman (1979)
Der Komantsche (1979)
Woyzeck (1979)
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
New Year's Eve (1978)
Germany in Autumn (1978)
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit (1977)
La Soufrière (1977)
People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary (1977)
Bye-Bye Bavaria! (1977)
Beer Chase (1977)
Nachrichten von den Staufern (1977)
There Is a Criminal Touch to Art (1976)
Heart of Glass (1976)
Seniorenschweiz (1976)
The Atlantic Swimmers (1976)
No One Will Play with Me (1976)
Das Andechser Gefühl (1975)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1974)
Land of Silence and Darkness (1971)
Fata Morgana (1971)
Handicapped Future (1971)
Cardillac (1970)
Precautions Against Fanatics (1969)
German Film Awards (1951)
Information
Known for Camera
Gender Male
Birthday 1939-02-21 (83 years old)
Place of birth Königs Wusterhausen, Brandenburg
Citizenships Germany
Awards German Film Award
