Bernd Eichinger
11 April 1949 - 24 January 2011
Producer and Filmmaker
An influential German filmmaker and head of Constantin Films, Eichinger produced an impressively varied selection of movies during his long career. These include The Neverending Story (1984), The Name of the Rose (1986), Resident Evil (2002), Downfall (2004), Fantastic Four (2005) and – in addition co-writing – The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008).
Read Bernd Eichinger's BBC News obituary.