Edgar Reitz

Directing • 101 Credits

Biography

Edgar Reitz is a German film director and writer, best known for his "Heimat" trilogy.

🎬 Directed Titles (25)

Directorial Filmography
Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision

Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision

2013 ⭐ 3.9
Heimat

Heimat

1984 ⭐ 4.0
Germany in Autumn

Germany in Autumn

1978 ⭐ 3.2
Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013 ⭐ 2.5
Heimat 2: A Chronicle of a Generation

Heimat 2: A Chronicle of a Generation

1993 ⭐ 4.0
In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death

In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death

1974 ⭐ 2.5
Tales of the Dumpster Kid

Tales of the Dumpster Kid

1974 ⭐ 2.1
Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting

2025 ⭐ 3.4
Zero Hour

Zero Hour

1977 ⭐ 3.0
The Journey to Vienna

The Journey to Vienna

1973 ⭐ 2.6
Lust for Love

Lust for Love

1967 ⭐ 2.4
Heimat 3: A Chronicle of Endings and Beginnings

Heimat 3: A Chronicle of Endings and Beginnings

2004 ⭐ 2.8
Heimat Fragments: The Women

Heimat Fragments: The Women

2006 ⭐ 3.0
The Golden Thing

The Golden Thing

1972 ⭐ 3.4
The Night of the Filmmakers

The Night of the Filmmakers

1995 ⭐ 3.1
Cardillac

Cardillac

1970 ⭐ 2.3
Subject: Filmmaking

Subject: Filmmaking

2024 ⭐ 3.8
The Tailor from Ulm

The Tailor from Ulm

1978 ⭐ 3.9
The Stories of the Hunsrück Villages

The Stories of the Hunsrück Villages

1982 ⭐ 3.3
Kommunikation - Technik der Verständigung

Kommunikation - Technik der Verständigung

1962 ⭐ 3.0
Story of an Opera House

Story of an Opera House

1958 ⭐ 2.0
Die Kinder

Die Kinder

1967 ⭐ 4.5
Susanne tanzt

Susanne tanzt

1979 ⭐ 5.0
Yucatan

Yucatan

1961 ⭐ 3.5
Cotton

Cotton

1960

✍️ Written & Story Credits (22)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision

Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision

2013 ⭐ 3.9
Screenplay
Heimat

Heimat

1984 ⭐ 4.0
Screenplay
Germany in Autumn

Germany in Autumn

1978 ⭐ 3.2
Screenplay
Heimat 2: A Chronicle of a Generation

Heimat 2: A Chronicle of a Generation

1993 ⭐ 4.0
Writer
In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death

In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death

1974 ⭐ 2.5
Writer
Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting

2025 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
Tales of the Dumpster Kid

Tales of the Dumpster Kid

1974 ⭐ 2.1
Writer
Lust for Love

Lust for Love

1967 ⭐ 2.4
Writer
The Journey to Vienna

The Journey to Vienna

1973 ⭐ 2.6
Writer
Zero Hour

Zero Hour

1977 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Heimat 3: A Chronicle of Endings and Beginnings

Heimat 3: A Chronicle of Endings and Beginnings

2004 ⭐ 2.8
Writer
The Golden Thing

The Golden Thing

1972 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
Cardillac

Cardillac

1970 ⭐ 2.3
Writer
Subject: Filmmaking

Subject: Filmmaking

2024 ⭐ 3.8
Writer
The Tailor from Ulm

The Tailor from Ulm

1978 ⭐ 3.9
Writer
The Stories of the Hunsrück Villages

The Stories of the Hunsrück Villages

1982 ⭐ 3.3
Screenplay
Kommunikation - Technik der Verständigung

Kommunikation - Technik der Verständigung

1962 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
Story of an Opera House

Story of an Opera House

1958 ⭐ 2.0
Writer
Die Kinder

Die Kinder

1967 ⭐ 4.5
Writer
Yucatan

Yucatan

1961 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
Susanne tanzt

Susanne tanzt

1979 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
Cotton

Cotton

1960
Writer

🎭 Acting Roles (11)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
The Cat Has Nine Lives

The Cat Has Nine Lives

1968 ⭐ 2.4
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Night of the Filmmakers

The Night of the Filmmakers

1995 ⭐ 3.1
as Self
Subject: Filmmaking

Subject: Filmmaking

2024 ⭐ 3.8
as Self
Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias

Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias

2018 ⭐ 2.8
as Self
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

1967 ⭐ 3.3
as Self
Eight Hundred Times Lonely

Eight Hundred Times Lonely

2020 ⭐ 2.5
as Himself
Kulturplatz

Kulturplatz

2004 ⭐ 3.0
as Self
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life

2021
as Self
Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

2022
as Self
Die Erben von Papas Kino

Die Erben von Papas Kino

1968
Alle Gefühle glauben an einen glücklichen Ausgang

Alle Gefühle glauben an einen glücklichen Ausgang

2002
as Self