
Person
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Camera · 1939–2023 · Königs Wusterhausen, Germany
Biography
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein 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 notable for his cinematographic achievement in shooting Alan Greenberg's acclaimed 1982 documentary about Jamaica and death of Bob Marley, Land of Look Behind.
Known for

Scene of the Crime
Director of Photography
German Film Award
Self

Nosferatu the Vampyre
Director of Photography
Bye-Bye Bavaria!
Director of Photography

Fata Morgana
Director of Photography

Das Andechser Gefühl
Director of Photography

Where the Green Ants Dream
Director of Photography

The Ghost
Cinematography

Handicapped Future
Director of Photography

Heart of Glass
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2007MarmoreraDirector of Photography
- 2003Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried MeDirector of Photography
- 2001PilgrimageDirector of Photography
- 2000Just Messing AboutDirector of Photography
- 1998Rot wie das BlutDirector of Photography
- 1996The Transformation of the World Into MusicCinematography
- 1993Bells from the DeepDirector of Photography
- 1992Night on FireDirector of Photography
- 1990Echoes from a Sombre EmpireCinematography
- 1989Bavaria BlueDirector of Photography
- 1989Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the SunCinematography
- 1989Der alte Rebell und sein GoldDirector of Photography
- 1988The GaulsCinematography
- 1988Zimmer 36Director of Photography
- 1987Triumph der GerechtenCinematography
- 1986Der NachbarDirector of Photography
- 1986Portrait: Werner HerzogCinematography
- 1985The Practice of LoveDirector of Photography
- 1984Where the Green Ants DreamDirector of Photography
- 1984Rita RitterDirector of Photography
- 1983The Olympic ChampionCinematography
- 1982The GhostCinematography
- 1982LiebeskonzilCinematography
- 1982Land of Look BehindDirector of Photography
- 1981Longing for Something Completely DifferentDirector of Photography
- 1980The CandidateDirector of Photography
- 1979The Patriotic WomanDirector of Photography
- 1979Der KomantscheDirector of Photography
- 1979WoyzeckDirector of Photography
- 1979Nosferatu the VampyreDirector of Photography
- 1978New Year's EveDirector of Photography
- 1978Germany in AutumnDirector of Photography
- 1978Bye-Bye Bavaria!Director of Photography
- 1977La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable CatastropheSelf
- 1977Ob's stürmt oder schneitDirector of Photography
- 1977People Preparing the Staufer AnniversaryDirector of Photography
- 1977Nachrichten von den StaufernDirector of Photography
- 1977Beer ChaseCinematography
- 1976There Is a Criminal Touch to ArtCinematography
- 1976Heart of GlassDirector of Photography
- 1976The Atlantic SwimmersCinematography
- 1976No One Will Play with MeCinematography
- 1975Das Andechser GefühlDirector of Photography
- 1974The Enigma of Kaspar HauserDirector of Photography
- 1974The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver SteinerDirector of Photography
- 1974Rolf und Susanne gehen ins HallenbadDirector of Photography
- 1972Fata MorganaDirector of Photography
- 1971Land of Silence and DarknessDirector of Photography
- 1971Handicapped FutureDirector of Photography
- 1970Scene of the CrimeDirector of Photography
- 1969Precautions Against FanaticsCinematography
- 1967Wilder Reiter GmbHSound
- 1951German Film AwardSelf
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