Rainer Erler

Horst Rainer Erler (26 August 1933 – 8 November 2023) was a German director, screenwriter, writer and producer.

Life and career Born in Munich, Erler grew up in Solln and entered the film industry as the assistant director of Rudolf Jugert, a role he fulfilled for eight years. During his career he directed over 40 feature films and five stage works, and wrote 14 novels and more than two dozen short stories. His films were often characterized by an original mixture of exploitation, science fiction and political themes.

Active until 2000, during his career Erler received numerous awards and honours, notably the Deutscher Science Fiction Preis and the Federal Cross of Merit. In his later years he moved to Perth, Australia, where he died on 8 November 2023, at the age of 90.

Selected filmography (1962, TV film) Sonderurlaub (1963, TV film) The Ringer (1963, TV film) — based on the eponymous play by Edgar Wallace (1963, TV film) (1964, TV film) — based on the novel False Bounty by (1966, TV film) (1967) Endkampf (1968, TV film) (1968) (1969, TV film) (1970, TV film) (1972, TV series, 16 episodes) Der Amateur (1972, TV film) — based on the novel Think of a Number by Anders Bodelsen Das Blaue Palais ( The Blue Palace, 1974–1976, TV series, 5 episodes) ( The Rubbish Tip, 1975, TV film) (1975, TV film) (1977, TV film) (1978, TV film) Fleisch ( Spare Parts, 1979, TV film) A Guru Comes ( Here Comes the Guru, 1980, TV film) (1981, TV film) (1984, TV film) Nuclear Conspiracy (1986, TV film) (1989, TV film) ( A Fatal Assignment, 1991, TV film)