Edgar Reitz

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

Most Popular Edgar Reitz Trailers

Total trailers found: 36

Yucatan Trailer (1961)

08 February 1961

Poetic documentary about the vanished culture of the Maya.

Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias Trailer (2018)

17 February 2018

For over half a century, the filmmaker Edgar Reitz, one of the signatories of the Oberhausen Manifesto and a pioneer of epic film narration, has explored, as a practitioner and theoretician, the rules and limits of cinema, which he always seeks to break and extend in new ways.

E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

Kluge’s short-film starring his sister/muse Alexandra.

Biermann-Film Trailer (1983)

01 November 1983

A short by Alexander Kluge.

Susanne tanzt Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Short by Edgar Reitz and his daughter Susanne Reitz.

The Night of the Filmmakers Trailer (1995)

12 February 1995

A meditation on the first 100 years of German cinema, featuring an assembly of German filmmakers.

Speed Trailer (1963)

30 April 1963

A short montage about rhythm, movement, and speed.

Germany in Autumn Trailer (1978)

03 March 1978

Nine fictitious documentaries and films reflect the mood of late 1970s Germany, particularly the two-month period in 1977 when a businessman was kidnapped by the RAF (Red Army Faction).

Cotton Trailer (1960)

01 January 1960

Early documentary by Edgar Reitz.

The Tailor from Ulm Trailer (1978)

19 December 1978

The true story of the Bavarian Tailor Albrecht Berblinger who, after a strange encounter with a balloon starts building a flying machine.

Subject: Filmmaking Trailer (2024)

23 February 2024

In 1968, the young Edgar Reitz teaches filmmaking at a girls’ school – a ground-breaking educational experiment.

Venice 70: Future Reloaded Trailer (2013)

28 August 2013

Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of the future of cinema.

The Golden Thing Trailer (1972)

11 January 1972

Eleven-year old Jason and his companions, including Hercules and Orpheus, go with the ship "Argo" in the search for the Golden Fleece.

Heimat Fragments: The Women Trailer (2006)

28 October 2006

Lulu, the daughter of musician Hermann Simon, is looking for something she feels is missing from her life.

Lust for Love Trailer (1967)

21 March 1967

Elizabeth is a young woman who seeks happiness excessively burning out all those around her.

The Journey to Vienna Trailer (1973)

26 September 1973

Two women during WW2 living in a Hunsrück village embark on a trip to Vienna.

Tales of the Dumpster Kid Trailer (1974)

12 December 1974

The Dumpster Kid is an artistic creation: in every story society forces her to learn something. But she, fully grown from the moment of her birth, unquestionably learns more than is called for.

Eight Hundred Times Lonely Trailer (2020)

05 March 2020

Anna Hepp meets with renowned German director Edgar Reitz in one of Germany’s most famous cinemas: the Lichtburg in Essen.

Schabbach ist überall Trailer (2004)

01 January 2004

Filmmaker Utz Kastenholz has accompanied Edgar Reitz during the filming of the third part of the legendary family chronicle "Heimat".

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting Trailer (2025)

18 September 2025

Out of her love for the great thinker Leibniz, Queen Charlotte commissions a portrait of him. During the portrait sessions, the philosopher and the young painter engage in a passionate struggle for truth in image and likeness, and ultimately for love and death.

In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death Trailer (1974)

18 December 1974

Combining fictional and documentary modes, the film takes a critical stance toward Frankfurt's public sphere and urban redevelopment.

Zero Hour Trailer (1977)

06 February 1977

In July 1945, US troops are leaving Saxony and Thuringia while the Red Army takes control of the territories.

Yesterday Girl Trailer (1967)

21 September 1967

A young German woman searches for happiness, liberation, and independence in the illusive wake of a transformative national recovery.

Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision Trailer (2013)

03 October 2013

Follow-up to the TV trilogy “Heimat”, this time for cinemas, set again in the fictional village Schabbach in the Hunsrück region of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Kommunikation - Technik der Verständigung Trailer (1962)

28 February 1962

Documentary, trying to catch up with the latest developments in the field of communication.

Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors Trailer (2022)

01 September 2022

From the 1950s onwards, Erika and Ulrich Gregor brought countless film historical milestones to Berlin and shaped cinema discourse in post-war Germany.

Die Kinder Trailer (1967)

21 March 1967

Short by Edgar Reitz.

Cardillac Trailer (1970)

01 March 1970

The story of a gold smith who is so obsessed with his own craft that he murders his customers.

The Stories of the Hunsrück Villages Trailer (1982)

19 February 1982

A documentary about the Hunsrück (an area in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) and its people.

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life Trailer (2021)

25 April 2021

The Cat Has Nine Lives Trailer (1968)

12 October 1968

In the summer of 1967, journalist Katharina is visited in Munich by her French friend Anne. They take day trips and visit cafés, acquaintances, and parties.

Die Erben von Papas Kino Trailer (1968)

30 June 1968

Documentary by Wilhelm Roth about the state of affairs of the Young German Cinema.

Von Sex bis Simmel Trailer (2005)

04 February 2005

A documentary by Hans Günther Pflaum and Peter H. Schröder.

Alle Gefühle glauben an einen glücklichen Ausgang Trailer (2002)

18 February 2002

A study of Alexander Kluge that also emulates his technique of seeking and linking. Kluge reads aloud, Kluge recounts, including stories from his childhood and youth, from the bombing of Halberstadt, his home town.

Story of an Opera House Trailer (1958)

30 June 1958

Short by Bernhard Dörries, Edgar Reitz and Stefan Meuschel.

Altstadt - Lebensstadt Trailer (1977)

14 February 1977