Roland Suso Richter
Encyclopedia
Roland Suso Richter is a German
film director
and producer
.
He also worked as a screenwriter
and actor
before settling for directing.
in 1980 at the local Elisabethschule
. Wanting to pursue a film career, he worked as an intern for video productions and as an actor on stage. In 1982, he appeared as an extra
in Rainer Werner Fassbinder
's Veronika Voss.
A year later, he and actor Frank Röth produced their first film, Kolp, which was released in 1985. Many TV films followed until 14 Tage lebenslänglich was released in 1997, earning Richter favorable reviews.
The 1999 film After the Truth, a fictional account of an 80-year-old Josef Mengele
's trial before a German court, did not receive funding from the German film foundation due to its controversial theme. It was financed privately by lead actor Götz George
and others, and received a number of awards on film festivals. Der Tunnel, a made-for-television movie loosely based on true events in Berlin
following the closing of the East German border in August 1961 and the subsequent construction of the Berlin Wall
, was also a success.
In 2003, Richter gave his English-language directing debut with the psychological thriller The I Inside
, starring Ryan Phillippe
and Sarah Polley
, which was compared to Memento
and The Butterfly Effect
.
Richter's latest project was the television movie Mogadischu, an account of the hijacking
of Lufthansa Flight 181
in 1977 and its subsequent storming by the GSG 9
special ops unit.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
.
He also worked as a screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
before settling for directing.
Biography
Richter was born in Marburg and lived there until making his AbiturAbitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
in 1980 at the local Elisabethschule
Elisabethschule Marburg
The Elisabethschule is a Gymnasium in Marburg.- History :The Elisabethschule was founded in 1879 as Höhere Töchterschule. It was a school only for girls in this time.- Foreign languages :The first foreign language is English starting in 5th grade...
. Wanting to pursue a film career, he worked as an intern for video productions and as an actor on stage. In 1982, he appeared as an extra
Extra (actor)
A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera or ballet production, who appears in a nonspeaking, nonsinging or nondancing capacity, usually in the background...
in Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Maria Fassbinder was a German movie director, screenwriter and actor. He is considered one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema.He maintained a frenetic pace in film-making...
's Veronika Voss.
A year later, he and actor Frank Röth produced their first film, Kolp, which was released in 1985. Many TV films followed until 14 Tage lebenslänglich was released in 1997, earning Richter favorable reviews.
The 1999 film After the Truth, a fictional account of an 80-year-old Josef Mengele
Josef Mengele
Josef Rudolf Mengele , also known as the Angel of Death was a German SS officer and a physician in the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. He earned doctorates in anthropology from Munich University and in medicine from Frankfurt University...
's trial before a German court, did not receive funding from the German film foundation due to its controversial theme. It was financed privately by lead actor Götz George
Götz George
Götz George is a German actor, son of actor couple Berta Drews and Heinrich George. His arguably best-known role is that of Duisburg commissar Horst Schimanski in the TV crime series Tatort.-Early years:...
and others, and received a number of awards on film festivals. Der Tunnel, a made-for-television movie loosely based on true events in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
following the closing of the East German border in August 1961 and the subsequent construction of the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
, was also a success.
In 2003, Richter gave his English-language directing debut with the psychological thriller The I Inside
The i Inside
The I Inside is a 2003 psychological thriller directed by Roland Suso Richter. It was written by Michael Cooney based on his own play Point of Death. This film has no connection with the science-fiction novel, The I Inside, by Alan Dean Foster....
, starring Ryan Phillippe
Ryan Phillippe
Matthew Ryan Phillippe , better known as Ryan Phillippe, is an American actor. After appearing on the soap opera One Life to Live, he came to fame in the late 1990s starring in a string of films, including I Know What You Did Last Summer, Cruel Intentions, and 54...
and Sarah Polley
Sarah Polley
Sarah Polley is a Canadian actress, singer, film director, and screenwriter. Polley first attained notice in her role as Sara Stanley in the Canadian television series, Road to Avonlea...
, which was compared to Memento
Memento
A memento is a keepsake or souvenir of remembrance.Memento may also refer to:* Memento , a 2000 feature-length film directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Guy Pearce* Memento , a Czech book written by Radek John...
and The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect is a 2004 American sci-fi psychological thriller film that is written and directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber and starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart...
.
Richter's latest project was the television movie Mogadischu, an account of the hijacking
Aircraft hijacking
Aircraft hijacking is the unlawful seizure of an aircraft by an individual or a group. In most cases, the pilot is forced to fly according to the orders of the hijackers. Occasionally, however, the hijackers have flown the aircraft themselves, such as the September 11 attacks of 2001...
of Lufthansa Flight 181
Lufthansa Flight 181
Lufthansa Flight 181 was a Lufthansa Boeing 737-230 Adv aircraft named Landshut that was hijacked on October 13, 1977 by four members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine...
in 1977 and its subsequent storming by the GSG 9
GSG 9
The GSG 9 der Bundespolizei , is the elite counter-terrorism and special operations unit of the German Federal Police.-History and name:...
special ops unit.
Filmography
- 1985: Kolp - Schwarzmarkt, Swing und große Träume
- 1990: Alles Paletti (TV)
- 1992: Frohes Fest, Lucie! (TV)
- 1992: Freunde fürs Leben (TV)
- 1994: Svens Geheimnis (TV)
- 1994: Alles außer Mord - Der Name der Nelke (TV)
- 1994: Das Phantom - Die Jagd nach Dagobert (TV)
- 1994: Polizeiruf 110Polizeiruf 110Polizeiruf 110 is a long running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic , and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD...
- Samstags, wenn Krieg ist (TV) - 1995: Risiko Null - Der Tod steht auf dem Speiseplan (TV)
- 1997: Buddies - Leben auf der Überholspur (TV)
- 1997: 14 Tage lebenslänglich
- 1998: Die Bubi Scholz Story (TV)
- 1999: Sara Amerika
- 1999: Nichts als die Wahrheit (distributed in the U.S. as After the Truth)
- 2000: Eine Handvoll Gras
- 2001: Der Tunnel
- 2003: The I InsideThe i InsideThe I Inside is a 2003 psychological thriller directed by Roland Suso Richter. It was written by Michael Cooney based on his own play Point of Death. This film has no connection with the science-fiction novel, The I Inside, by Alan Dean Foster....
- 2004: Sterne leuchten auch am Tag (TV)
- 2005: Kein Himmel über Afrika (TV)
- 2006: Dresden (TV)
- 2007: Das Wunder von Berlin (TV)
- 2007: Annas Alptraum kurz nach 6 (TV
- 2008: Mogadischu (TV)
External links
- Roland Suso Richter at german-films.de
- Roland Suso Richter at regieguide.de (German)