Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Known for
Cinematography
Born
February 21, 1939
Birthplace
Königs Wusterhausen, Germany
Died
August 21, 2023 (aged 84)
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.
Best known work
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974
Woyzeck
1979
Heart of Glass
1976
Scene of the Crime
1970
Fata Morgana
1972
Land of Silence and Darkness
1971
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner
1974
La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe
1977
Where the Green Ants Dream
1984Filmography
2007
MarmoreraDirector of Photography
2003
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried MeDirector of Photography
2001
PilgrimageDirector of Photography
2000
Just Messing AboutDirector of Photography
1998
Rot wie das BlutDirector of Photography
1996
The Transformation of the World Into MusicCinematography
1993
Bells from the DeepDirector of Photography
1992
Night on FireDirector of Photography
1990
Echoes from a Sombre EmpireCinematography
1989
Bavaria BlueDirector of Photography
1989
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the SunCinematography
1989
Der alte Rebell und sein GoldDirector of Photography
1988
The GaulsCinematography
1988
Zimmer 36Director of Photography
1987
Triumph der GerechtenCinematography
1986
Der NachbarDirector of Photography
1986
Portrait: Werner HerzogCinematography
1985
The Practice of LoveDirector of Photography
1984
Where the Green Ants DreamDirector of Photography
1984
Rita RitterDirector of Photography
1983
The Olympic ChampionCinematography
1982
The GhostCinematography
1982
LiebeskonzilCinematography
1982
Land of Look BehindDirector of Photography
1981
Longing for Something Completely DifferentDirector of Photography