
Person
Roland Emmerich
Directing · Born 1955-11-10 · Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Biography
Roland Emmerich is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer who is known for his work on disaster and action flicks. He made a name for himself with The Noah's Ark Principle (1981) and co-founded Centropolis Entertainment in 1985 with his sister. Besides his work in the entertainment industry, he is a collector of art and an active campaigner for the LGBT community, global warming awareness and equal rights.
Known for

Morgenmagazin
Self

Leute heute
Self

Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self

Wetten, dass..?
Self

Bambi
Self
Goldene Kamera
Self

2012
Executive Producer

Independence Day
Screenplay
Bavarian Film Awards
Self

Circus Halligalli
2013
Filmography
- 2026Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien
- 2025Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, WeltenerbauerSelf - subject, filmmaker
- 2025Meister der Apokalypse - Roland EmmerichSelf
- 2024Those About to DieExecutive Producer
- 2023La Californie !Self - Director
- 2022The Magic FluteProducer
- 2022MoonfallWriter
- 2021The ColonyExecutive Producer
- 2020The Men of MidwaySelf
- 2020Roland Emmerich: Man on a MissionSelf
- 2019MidwayDirector
- 2016Independence Day: ResurgenceDirector
- 2016Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'Self
- 2015StonewallDirector
- 2014The Real History of Science FictionHimself
- 2013White House DownDirector
- 2013Circus Halligalli
- 2012Last Will. & TestamentExecutive Producer
- 2012Der BerndSelf
- 2011AnonymousDirector
- 2011HellExecutive Producer
- 2011Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of MythSelf
- 2011The Shakespeare Enigma
- 20102012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern EpicSelf
- 2010The End of the World: The Actor's PerspectiveSelf
- 20092012 Startling New Secrets
- 2009Stargate: History MadeSelf
- 2009Shirley AdamsExecutive Producer
- 20092012Executive Producer
- 200810,000 BCProducer
- 2007TradeProducer
- 2004Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'Himself
- 2004The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'Self
- 2004The Day After TomorrowDirector
- 2002Eight Legged FreaksExecutive Producer
- 2000The Patriot: The Art of WarSelf
- 2000Independence Day: Creating RealityHimself - Director (as Roland Emmrich)
- 2000The PatriotDirector
- 2000Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster MoviesSelf
- 1999The Thirteenth FloorProducer
- 1999Godzilla: The Series - Monster WarExecutive Producer
- 1998Godzilla, King of the Monsters
- 1998GodzillaScreenplay
- 1997The 120 Days of BottropSelf
- 1997Leute heuteSelf
- 1996Independence DayScreenplay
- 1996Independence Day: The ID4 InvasionSelf
- 1996The Making of 'Independence Day'Self
- 1996Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische HerausforderungSelf
- 1995Die Harald Schmidt ShowSelf
- 1994StargateScreenplay
- 1994The High CrusadeProducer
- 1992MorgenmagazinSelf
- 1992Universal SoldierDirector
- 1990Moon 44Producer
- 1987Ghost ChaseDirector
- 1985Making ContactDirector
- 1984The Noah's Ark PrincipleDirector
- 1984Goldene KameraSelf
- 1981Wetten, dass..?Self
- 1980Verlieben vielleichtRobert
- 1979Bavarian Film AwardsSelf
- 1979Smash - Gefahr aus der UnendlichkeitProduction Design
- 1979FranzmannWriter
- 1978Max und SandyProduction Design
- 1948BambiSelf
- —Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"Self
- —Maya LordDirector
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