Eckhart Schmidt Movies

A group of animals waiting for the annual flood they rely on for food and water discover that the humans, who have been destroying their habitats...

The hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until she passes out when she finally sees him up-close in a crowd of fans....

Documentary about Hollywood.

Aspiring actors and actresses talk about making it in Hollywood and how they perceive this world. Casting directors and filmmakers also share their...

Starting out as e-mail pen pals, Daniel and Laura soon fall in love. Only problem is that she lives in Germany and he lives in Los Angeles. When they...

Documentary about Hollywood.

Episode movie about the no-future generation of the early 1980s.

Teenager Raphaela was born blind into a wealthy, material focused family. Her father escapes reality into an affair with his secretary while her...

Schmidt follows the 27 miles of the “street of life” to Pacific Palisades, where the boulevard ends at the ocean. While interviews with...

A documentary about Jerry Lewis directed by Eckhart Schmidt.

Documentary about the 2004 movie 'Der Untergang' aka. 'Downfall'

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt...

Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does...

TV review of a litany of Hollywood impropriety.

Documentary about Hollywood.

Documentary about Marilyn Monroe.

An underage girl starts an affair with her much older employer. Then, her lover is sentenced for the seduction of a minor, and the young woman gets...

Documentary about the dark side of Los Angeles.

Documentary about Marilyn Monroe: 1962: America loses its blonde icon. Marilyn Monroe dies under mysterious circumstances. How did she die? The...

Documentary about the German director Uli Edel