Robert Fischer

Most Popular Robert Fischer Trailers

Total trailers found: 79

Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’ Trailer (2016)

09 November 2016

Joseph Wambaugh wrote his first novel 'The New Centurions' while still active as a member of the Los Angeles Police Department, and his fact-based, painfully realistic book became a nation-wide bestseller when it came out in 1971.

Weimar on the Pacific Trailer (2018)

03 July 2018

In this documentary, film scholars Gerd Germünden and Noah Isenberg discuss the artistic origins of Marlene Dietrich in the cabarets of Weimar Germany and her relationship to her native country during and after World War II.

Budd Boetticher on the Ranown Cycle Trailer (2018)

28 May 2018

Budd Boetticher talks about the Ranown Cycle, a collection of low-budget westerns of the late 1950s.

Infinite Pleasure: Todd Haynes on Max Ophuls' Le Plaisir Trailer (2006)

18 September 2006

Filmmaker Todd Haynes talks about Max Ophuls' 1952 film Le Plaisir.

Homay King on 'Shanghai Express' Trailer (2018)

03 July 2018

Film scholar Homay King discusses director Josef von Sternberg's cinematic China and the role of star Anna May Wong in 'Shanghai Express'.

Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern' Trailer (2009)

03 December 2009

Douglas Sirk talks about his 1937 film 'Zu neuen Ufern'

Hans Fromm on 'Phoenix' Trailer (2016)

26 April 2016

New interview with cinematographer Hans Fromm.

Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hoss Trailer (2016)

26 April 2016

New conversation between director Christian Petzold and actor Nina Hoss

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.

The Beauty of the Land: Anthony Slide on Andre De Toth and the Indian Fighter Trailer (2019)

24 July 2019

Short doc in which Anthony Slide (Andre De Toth on Andre De Toth) discusses the work of Andre De Toth in general and The Indian Fighter in particular.

Reviving Harry Lime Trailer (2006)

18 April 2006

Radio producer Harry Alan Towers discusses his work with Orson Welles.

Eine Zärtlichkeit wie bei Sirk - Todd Haynes über Fassbinder und das Melodram Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

In his film "Far From Heaven", Todd Haynes refers very respectfully to Douglas Sirk's "All that Heaven Allows".

The Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf' Trailer (2017)

20 November 2017

Featuring brand new interviews with producer Douglas Wick, screenwriter Wesley Strick, and special effects artist Rick Baker, THE BEAST INSIDE: CREATING »WOLF« examines the making of Mike Nichols’ WOLF (1994) in all its stages from original idea to final appearance.

Dietrich Icon Trailer (2018)

03 July 2018

Film scholars Mary Desjardins, Amy Lawrence, and Patricia White consider the collaboration between Marlene Dietrich and Josef von Sternberg, as well as Dietrich's role as a Hollywood icon.

Sucker Punch Blues: A Look Back on John Huston's 'Fat City' Trailer (2017)

27 March 2017

This brand new documentary takes a closer look at the production history, unique style, and lasting appeal of Fat City, as well as Leonard Gardner's novel that inspired it.

Moral Tales, Filmic Issues: A Conversation between Barbet Schroeder and Eric Rohmer Trailer (2006)

15 August 2006

A conversation between Eric Rohmer and Barbet Schroeder.

Starting Out: The Making of Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep End Trailer (2011)

02 January 2011

A fascinating and absorbing documentary about the making of Jerzy Skolimowski's cult favourite, DEEP END, which was shot in 1970 as a US-German co-production on location in London and Munich.

Cinema Redefined: Jacques Rivette's L'Amour Fou Revisited Trailer (2024)

02 April 2024

New interviews with star Jean-Pierre Kalfon; writer/director and Rivette collaborator Pascal Bonitzer; Rivette biographer Antoine de Baecque; critic/historian Sylvie Pierre; and archival footage of Jacques Rivette.

The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

This absolutely top-notch documentary by Robert Fischer is a fascinating look back at not just the film in question, but Fassbinder's meteoric career which ended all too soon with his untimely death.

A Winter's War: Keith Gordon on 'A Midnight Clear' Trailer (2012)

16 April 2012

Director Keith Gordon looks back on his 1992 cult classic; A Midnight Clear.

'Deep End': Remembering the Deleted Scenes Trailer (2011)

18 July 2011

Short documentary about sequences removed from the film.

Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock Trailer (1999)

05 August 1999

When Francois Truffaut approached Alfred Hitchcock in 1962 with the idea of having a long conversation with him about his work and publishing this in book form, he didn't imagine that more than four years would pass before Le Cinéma selon Hitchcock finally appeared in 1966.

Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany Trailer (2015)

03 July 2015

A documentary on the 1973 Sam Fuller film Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street.

Traveling Roadshow Trailer (2016)

31 May 2016

Actors Rüdiger Vogler, Hanns Zischler and Lisa Kreuzer reflect on their work in front of the Robby Müller’s camera for Wim Wender’s seminal road movie KINGS OF THE ROAD (Im Lauf der Zeit, 1976).

G.W. Pabst's 'Kameradschaft': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak Trailer (2017)

24 July 2017

Film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak discusses Pabst's 1931 film

Requiem for a Killer: The Making of 'Blast of Silence' Trailer (2007)

31 January 2007

Allen Baron, director of "Blast of Silence" visits locations from the film and recalls the production.

Love Letters Trailer (2015)

29 September 2015

Actors Tony Lo Bianco and Marilyn Chris, and editor Stan Warnow, discuss the 1970 film THE HONEYMOON KILLERS.

Working with Max Ophuls: Annette Wademant, Co-Writer Trailer (2008)

16 September 2008

Archival interview with the co-writer of Max Ophuls' 1953 film THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE...

Perspectives on Othello: Joseph McBride on Orson Welles Trailer (2014)

05 November 2014

Welles scholar Joseph McBride discusses the 1952 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play. (A 32-minute edit of this documentary was presented by the Criterion Collection in their edition of Othello.

The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal Trailer (2015)

06 May 2015

In this feature-length interview, conducted by Robert Fischer in February 2015, Volker Schlöndorff talks about the making of his film BAAL (1969), based on the first play ever written by Bertolt Brecht.

A Cinema of Signs: Claude Chabrol on Alfred Hitchcock Trailer (2006)

24 March 2006

Legendary French film director and Nouvelle Vague co-founder Claude Chabrol takes us back to the mid-fifties, when he and then-fellow film critic François Truffaut met and interviewed Alfred Hitchcock under hilarious circumstances.

Ganz Berlin lacht sich kaputt: Wie die 'Berliner Ballade' entstand Trailer (2020)

28 February 2020

Black and White in Color: Vilmos Zsigmond on 'Blow Out' Trailer (2012)

21 November 2012

Vilmos Zsigmond on 'Blow Out'

Blood on the Lens: Richard H. Kline on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury' Trailer (2013)

28 October 2013

An interview with cinematographer Richard H. Kline talking about his filming experience in Brian De Palma's film The Fury.

Acting for Douglas Sirk Trailer (2008)

05 November 2008

The stars and director of 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' talk about director Douglas Sirk's techniques.

Daniel, the Wizard Trailer (2004)

12 August 2004

Evil teenager assassins Rike & Tom want to kill and film the execution of the rock star Daniel Küblböck [or Lana Kaiser to be correct], who is spiritually supported by his dead grandfather Johnny, with the support of the mysterious Baltazar! Will our well-intentioned wizard succeed to survive this Christmas related mess and learn to forgive the others while beign kidnapped and almost executed, even if that means stickin' his finger in cakes, rollin' in tha snow like a cat or having psychedelic music dreams?

Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood Trailer (2006)

22 September 2006

The story behind the novel and the film Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo.

Contract Kid: William Reynolds on Douglas Sirk Trailer (2007)

07 November 2007

Interview with actor William Reynolds about his role in Douglas Sirk's ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (1955).

Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited Trailer (2013)

08 November 2013

Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited

Return to Philadelphia: George Litto on 'Blow Out' Trailer (2012)

21 November 2012

George Litto on 'Blow Out'

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "Le Plaisir" Trailer (2008)

16 September 2008

In an archival interview filmed in 1989, Daniel Gélin discusses his work on Max Ophuls' 1952 film LE PLAISIR.

Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk Trailer (2009)

20 January 2009

Kathryn Bigelow talks about the work of film director Douglas Sirk.

Working with Max Ophuls: Marc Frédérix, Assistant Decorator Trailer (2008)

16 September 2008

Archival interview with Marc Frédérix about his work on Max Ophuls' 1953 film THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE.

Outer Movement, Inner Movement Trailer (2016)

31 May 2016

Actors Rüdiger Vogler and Lisa Kreuzer reflect on their work in front of the Robby Müller’s camera for Wim Wender’s seminal road movie WRONG MOVE (1975).

Working with Max Ophuls: Tony Aboyantz, Assistant Director Trailer (2008)

16 September 2008

In an archival interview filmed in 1989, Tony Aboyantz discusses his work on Max Ophuls' 1952 film LE PLAISIR.

Rag Doll Memories: Nancy Allen on 'Blow Out' Trailer (2012)

21 November 2012

Nancy Allen on 'Blow Out'

Kurosawa and the Censors Trailer (2007)

27 November 2007

Danish film scholar, Lars-Martin Sorensen, describes US censorship of Japanese film during the American occupation of Japan (1945-1952) and the challenges Kurosawa faced from these censors on his early films, particularly Drunken Angel (1948).

Life As It Is: Miloš Forman on Miloš Forman Trailer (2018)

06 July 2018

Milos Forman talks Robert Fischer through his filmography and the difficult transition from Czechoslovakia to Hollywood.

Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema Trailer (2011)

18 September 2011

Documentary interview the director Ted Kotcheff on his film 'Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Of Love and Constraints Trailer (2010)

01 January 2010

A thorough exploration of the themes and making of Fassbinder's "I Only Want You to Love me".

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "La Ronde" Trailer (2008)

01 January 2008

A documentary including archival footage of a 1989 interview with actor Daniel Gélin about his experiences working on Max Ophuls' 1950 film LA RONDE.

Erinnerungen an 'Väter und Söhne' Trailer (2010)

22 January 2010

Feature-length interview film with Bernhard Sinkel about his four-part film 'Fathers and Sons' (1986).

Working with Max Ophuls: Alain Jessua on the Making of Madame de... Trailer (2006)

18 September 2006

Interview with Alain Jessua about his work on Max Ophuls' 1953 film THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE...

Men of Mystery Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

Orson Welles Biographer Simon Callow discusses the making of "Mr. Arkadin" (aka "Confidential Report)

Le Plaisir: From Script to Screen Trailer (2006)

18 September 2006

Film scholar Jean-Pierre Berthome discusses Max Ophuls' original script for his 1952 film LE PLAISIR and its relationship to the three stories by Guy de Maupassant on which the script is based.

A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders Trailer (2009)

20 January 2009

Allison Anders talks about her love for the work of film director Douglas Sirk.

Painting with Light: Nicholas von Sternberg on Josef von Sternberg Trailer (2018)

03 July 2018

The son of film director von Sternberg discusses his father.

Real Killer, Fake Nose: Richard Fleischer's 'The Boston Strangler' Remembered Trailer (2013)

17 April 2013

Documentary about the making of the movie "The Boston Strangler".

Working with Max Ophuls: Robert Christidès, Set Decorator Trailer (2008)

16 September 2008

In an archival interview filmed in 1989, Robert Christidès discusses his work on Max Ophuls' 1952 film LE PLAISIR.

G.W. Pabst's 'Westfront 1918': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak Trailer (2017)

24 July 2017

Film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak discusses Pabst's 1930 film "Westfront 1918".