Roland Emmerich
Know for: Directing
Born: 1955-11-10
Place of birth: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Also know as:
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung (1996)
Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.
2012 Startling New Secrets (2009)
Massive earthquakes. Giant tidal waves. Super volcanoes exploding. Raging firestorms. These are just a few visions of a global apocalypse that some...
The Shakespeare Enigma (2011)
High-budget re-enactments and shooting on original locations sketch an image of the golden age of Elizabethan theater. And scholars from various...
The Men of Midway (2020)
Meet the dazzling line-up of male stars who bring Midway to life. Nick Jonas, Ed Skrein, Aaron Eckhart, Patrick Wilson, Darren Criss, Dennis Quaid,...
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission (2020)
Discover the man behind the movie, director Roland Emmerich, whose unflagging energy and relentless pursuit of perfection inspired the entire...
Verlieben vielleicht (1980)
The film tells the story of a young guy who stops off in Munich in search of happiness, a steady relationship and fulfilling dreams. First he picks...
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth (2011)
Gives insight into the creators mindset and how they culled from real life events to create some of the biggest sci-fi films of all time.
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' (2016)
Interviews about the making of the film and behind the scenes footage
Stargate: History Made (2009)
Divided into three segments, "Deciphering the Gate: Concepts and Casting" (7:50), "Opening the Gate: The Making of Stargate" (10:11) and "Passing...
The 120 Days of Bottrop (1997)
An eccentric homage to the Rainer Werner Fassbinder days of German filmmaking.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1998)
Documentary focusing on the Japanese Godzilla, featuring interviews with such people as Director Jun Fukuda, the wide of the late Ishiro Honda and...
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
This documentary features the 2012 film's cast and crew praising the work, vision, and style of the famed Disaster movie director (i.e. Roland...
The Patriot: The Art of War (2000)
A 10 minute featurette that details thoughts from the cast and crew about the reality of the battles shown in the film and also, how these scenes...
Independence Day: Creating Reality (2000)
A look into the making of the state of the art special effects for the film Independence Day (1996). This crew spent a long time creating these 400...
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion (1996)
A "mockumentary" of the alien invasion during Independence Day. Barry Nolan hosts the programme, the first 9 minutes of which are a spoof news report...
The Making of 'Independence Day' (1996)
We take a look at various fields of development for the motion picture, Independence Day (1996). Jeff Goldblum is our guide through 'Area ID4' (a...
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier' (2004)
Retrospective documentary on the making of the film Universal Soldier (1992).
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
A short piece that looks at the 2012 film's ensemble cast and the strengths they brought to the project.
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
In Los Angeles, a wealthy man, known as Mr. Fuller, discovers a shocking secret about the world he lives in. Fearing for his life, he leaves a...
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice...
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice...
Independence Day (1996)
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it...
Independence Day (1996)
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it...
Trade (2007)
A Texas cop, whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth to find the boy's sister, who was...
Godzilla (1998)
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts,...
Godzilla (1998)
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts,...
Godzilla (1998)
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts,...
The High Crusade (1994)
A Monty Pythonesque tale of a band of Crusaders who find themselves in possession of an alien ship and the alien to pilot it. Armed with the means to...
Moon 44 (1990)
Year 2038: The mineral resources of the earth are drained, in space there are fights for the last deposits on other planets and satellites. This is...
Moon 44 (1990)
Year 2038: The mineral resources of the earth are drained, in space there are fights for the last deposits on other planets and satellites. This is...
The Patriot (2000)
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the...
Stargate (1994)
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Stargate (1994)
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Stargate (1994)
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
The Noah's Ark Principle (1984)
The year is 1997, and World Peace seems to have come, with most classic weapons of mass destruction having been abandoned. However, orbiting the...
The Noah's Ark Principle (1984)
The year is 1997, and World Peace seems to have come, with most classic weapons of mass destruction having been abandoned. However, orbiting the...
Making Contact (1985)
A nine year old boy named Joey, who after the tragic death of his father, begins to experience psychic powers such as allowing him to move inanimate...
Making Contact (1985)
A nine year old boy named Joey, who after the tragic death of his father, begins to experience psychic powers such as allowing him to move inanimate...
10,000 BC (2008)
A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.
10,000 BC (2008)
A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.
10,000 BC (2008)
A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.
Universal Soldier (1992)
An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech...
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate overnight to the...
2012 (2009)
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns...
2012 (2009)
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns...
2012 (2009)
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns...
Anonymous (2011)
Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in...
The Magic Flute (2022)
A seventeen year old travels from London to the Austrian Alps to attend the legendary Mozart boarding school. There, he discovers a centuries-old...
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to...
Ghost Chase (1987)
In an old Hollywood mansion, the spirit of an old family retainer inhabits an old grandfather clock. When a movie company uses the mansion for a...
Ghost Chase (1987)
In an old Hollywood mansion, the spirit of an old family retainer inhabits an old grandfather clock. When a movie company uses the mansion for a...
Ghost Chase (1987)
In an old Hollywood mansion, the spirit of an old family retainer inhabits an old grandfather clock. When a movie company uses the mansion for a...
Last Will. & Testament (2012)
It's the greatest mystery of all time; who wrote the works of Shakespeare? DEREK JACOBI leads an impressive cast on a quest to uncover the truth...
White House Down (2013)
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his...
The Colony (2021)
In the not-too-distant future: after a global catastrophe has wiped out nearly all of humanity on Earth, an elite astronaut from Space Colony Kepler...
Stonewall (2015)
Kicked out by his parents, a gay teenager leaves small-town Indiana for New York's Greenwich Village, where growing discrimination against the gay...
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to...
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to...
Stonewall (2015)
Kicked out by his parents, a gay teenager leaves small-town Indiana for New York's Greenwich Village, where growing discrimination against the gay...
The Patriot (2000)
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the...
Maya Lord (1970)
The story of 16th century Spaniard, Gonzalo Guerrero, who was held captive by a Mayan tribe and eventually converts to their ways and beliefs and...
Moonfall (2022)
A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.
Moon 44 (1990)
Year 2038: The mineral resources of the earth are drained, in space there are fights for the last deposits on other planets and satellites. This is...
Maya Lord (1970)
The story of 16th century Spaniard, Gonzalo Guerrero, who was held captive by a Mayan tribe and eventually converts to their ways and beliefs and...
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to...
Moonfall (2022)
A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.
Moonfall (2022)
A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.
Hell (2011)
In 2016 the sun has turned the entire world into a scorched and barren wasteland. The humans who have survived are either resourceful or violent, and...
Franzmann (1979)
Germany, 1937. Paul v. Kammer has lived with his grandfather in Germany for ten years. He has just finished school and faces a difficult decision:...
Franzmann (1979)
Germany, 1937. Paul v. Kammer has lived with his grandfather in Germany for ten years. He has just finished school and faces a difficult decision:...
Smash - Gefahr aus der Unendlichkeit (1979)
1984: Scientists and a group of cultists discover intelligent beings in space. The initial effects of their alien biological order are terrible. The...
Anonymous (2011)
Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in...
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice...
Midway (2019)
The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.
The Colony (2021)
In the not-too-distant future: after a global catastrophe has wiped out nearly all of humanity on Earth, an elite astronaut from Space Colony Kepler...
Midway (2019)
The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.
Godzilla (1998)
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts,...
Independence Day (1996)
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it...
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to...
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
This documentary features the 2012 film's cast and crew praising the work, vision, and style of the famed Disaster movie director (i.e. Roland...
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
This documentary features the 2012 film's cast and crew praising the work, vision, and style of the famed Disaster movie director (i.e. Roland...
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
This documentary features the 2012 film's cast and crew praising the work, vision, and style of the famed Disaster movie director (i.e. Roland...
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
A short piece that looks at the 2012 film's ensemble cast and the strengths they brought to the project.
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
A short piece that looks at the 2012 film's ensemble cast and the strengths they brought to the project.
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
A short piece that looks at the 2012 film's ensemble cast and the strengths they brought to the project.
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice...