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Roland Emmerich

Active - 1979 - 2022 | Birth - Nov 10, 1955 | |

Roland Emmerich is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer, widely known for his disaster films. His films, most of which are English-language Hollywood productions, have made more than 3billionworldwide,includingjustover3 billion worldwide, including just over 3billionworldwide,includingjustover1 billion in the United States, making him the country's 11th-highest-grossing director of all time. He began his work in the film industry by directing the film The Noah's Ark Principle (1984) as part of his university thesis and also co-founded Centropolis Entertainment in 1985 with his sister. He is a collector of art and an active campaigner for the LGBT community, and is openly gay.

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Das Spielbergle aus Sindelfingen (South German dialect for "Little Spielberg from Sindelfingen"), Roland Emmerich P.G.A., Roland Emmrich

Action-Adventure, Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Comedy, Documentary, History, Horror, Crime, Mystery-Suspense, Comedy Drama, Family, Biography, Romance, War, Music

Disaster Film, Historical Film, LGBT-Related Film, Apocalyptic Film, Comedy Horror, Cyberpunk, Dystopian Film, Monster Film, Alien Invasion, Biopunk, Docufiction Film, Epic Film, Melodrama, Musical, Neo-Noir, Political Thriller Film, Post-Apocalyptic Film, Prison Film, Romantic Thriller, Stand-Up Comedy