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Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Camera
Born February 21, 1939 · Königs Wusterhausen, Germany
Died August 21, 2023
Biography
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein is a German cinematographer. He has collaborated with director Werner Herzog on a number of projects. Among his many collaborations with other directors, Schmidt-Reitwein is notable for his cinematographic achievement in shooting Alan Greenberg's acclaimed 1982 documentary about Jamaica and death of Bob Marley, Land of Look Behind.
Awards & recognition
- German Film Award
Filmography12 titles

Land of Silence and Darkness
1971Director of Photography
1971Director of Photography

Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun
1989Cinematography
1989Cinematography

Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979Director of Photography
1979Director of Photography

La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe
1977as Self
1977as Self

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974Director of Photography
1974Director of Photography

Echoes from a Sombre Empire
1990Cinematography
1990Cinematography

The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner
1974Director of Photography
1974Director of Photography

Where the Green Ants Dream
1984Director of Photography
1984Director of Photography

Woyzeck
1979Director of Photography
1979Director of Photography

Heart of Glass
1976Director of Photography
1976Director of Photography

Fata Morgana
1971Director of Photography
1971Director of Photography

Scene of the Crime
1970Director of Photography
1970Director of Photography