H. R. Giger
Know for: Acting
Born: 1940-02-05
Place of birth: Chur, Switzerland
Also know as:
The Beast Within: Making Alien (2003)
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's...
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' (2003)
The creation of the film Alien³ (1992) is covered here in this feature-length documentary in exhaustive detail. Many interviews with the cast...
H.R. Giger Revealed (2010)
The film offers a unique insight into the world of Giger's creation and his private life. In addition to the interview with the artist himself, a...
Das phantastische Universum des H.R. Giger (1987)
Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa...
Monsterland (2009)
A journey through time and history of diverse monster types, from the latex monster in devastated postwar Japan to aliens and serial murderers.
Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World (2014)
An account of the life and work of Swiss painter, sculptor, architect and designer H. R. Giger (1940-2014), tormented father of creatures as fearsome...
High and Heimkiller (1967)
A descent into an illustrated, monochromatic world of macabre creatures of increasing intensity.
H.R. Giger's Sanctuary (2007)
"H.R. Giger's Sanctuary" explores the treasures of the H.R. Giger Museum & Giger Bar at the Chateau St. Germain in beautiful Gruyeres,...
Home-Killer (1967)
An instrument containing a man's head is operated by a mysterious man in black.
The Alien Legacy (1999)
A behind the scenes look at the making of 'Alien'
Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures (2007)
French artist and author Jean Giraud is one of the most famous and influential comic strip illustrators and authors of all time. He achieved his...
Swissmade (1969)
Three short films about the future of Switzerland.
A New Face of Debbie Harry by H.R. Giger (1982)
Debbie Harry first solo album with banned art by H.R. Giger is covered.
The Occult Experience (1985)
An examination of occultism as practiced in different parts of the world.
The Alien Saga (2002)
In 1979, Alien burst onto the scene with a strong female lead in the form of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) battling the ultimate biomechanical creature....
Tagtraum (1973)
Movie about a psychedelic meeting with two other artists.
Giger's Alien (1979)
Documentary about Giger's work for the movie Alien (1979).
Giger's Necronomicon (1975)
Inside the Giger studio creating one of his famous pieces, carving a mountain of clay into the famous "Alien". Experience Giger designing the Alien...
Passagen (1972)
H.R. Giger became known all over the world as the designer of the aliens in Ridley Scott's feature film ALIEN. In this documentary about H.R. Giger's...
Traceroute (2016)
Artist and life-long nerd Johannes Grenzfurthner is taking us on a personal road trip from the West Coast to the East Coast of the USA, to introduce...
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the...
Berg und Geist (2005)
A documentary about HR Giger and his work.
Alien Makers III (2009)
H.R. Giger created one of the great iconic symbols of the cinema for the film 'Alien', here he talks about his work and the future of his projects...
Alien, Terror in Space (2025)
In space, no one can hear you scream! the catchy slogan that accompanies Alien sums up the unprecedented stakes of this film that will mark the...
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007)
After a horrifying PredAlien crash-lands near a small Colorado town, killing everyone it encounters and producing countless Alien offspring, a lone...
Species (1995)
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on...
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
The Freeling family move in with Diane's mother in an effort to escape the trauma and aftermath of Carol Anne's abduction by the Beast. But the Beast...
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
When scientists discover something near Antarctica that appears to be a buried Pyramid, they send a research team out to investigate. Little do they...
Prometheus (2012)
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they...
Alien Resurrection (1997)
Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of...
Alien: Covenant (2017)
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but...
Alien³ (1992)
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility....
High and Heimkiller (1967)
A descent into an illustrated, monochromatic world of macabre creatures of increasing intensity.
High and Heimkiller (1967)
A descent into an illustrated, monochromatic world of macabre creatures of increasing intensity.
Home-Killer (1967)
An instrument containing a man's head is operated by a mysterious man in black.
Giger's Alien (1979)
Documentary about Giger's work for the movie Alien (1979).
Swissmade (1969)
Three short films about the future of Switzerland.
The Killer Condom (1996)
In New York City, detective Luigi Mackeroni investigates a string of mysterious penile mutilations at the Hotel Quickie. After Mackeroni attempts to...
Tagtraum (1973)
Movie about a psychedelic meeting with two other artists.
Tokyo: The Last War (1989)
The year is 1945. After the horrific fire-bombings of the Pacific War levels Japan to the ground, the government decides to consult spiritual...
Aliens (1986)
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep...
Giger's Necronomicon (1975)
Inside the Giger studio creating one of his famous pieces, carving a mountain of clay into the famous "Alien". Experience Giger designing the Alien...
Alien (1979)
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the...
Alien: Containment (2019)
Aboard a small escape pod, four survivors try to discover what caused the destruction of their spaceship.