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Roland Emmerich is a German film director known for creating large-scale action and science fiction movies. His work matters because he has become one of the most commercially successful blockbuster filmmakers in Hollywood, influencing the modern disaster and alien invasion film genres.
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Directing · Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Roland Emmerich is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer who is known for his work on disaster and action flicks. He made a name for himself with The Noah's Ark Principle (1981) and co-founded Centropolis Entertainment in 1985 with his sister. Besides his work in the entertainment industry, he is a collector of art and an active campaigner for the LGBT community, global warming…
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- Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien2026
- Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer — Self - subject, filmmaker2025
- Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich — Self2025
- La Californie ! — Self - Director2023
- The Men of Midway — Self2020
- Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission — Self2020
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Roland Emmerich ( German: [ˈʁoːlant ˈɛməʁɪç] ; born 10 November 1955) is a German and American filmmaker. Emmerich is widely known for his science fiction and disaster films and has been called a "master of disaster" within the movie industry. His films, most of which are English-language Hollywood productions, have made more than $3 billion worldwide, including just over $1 billion in the United States, making him the 17th-highest-grossing Hollywood director of all time.
Emmerich 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 has subsequently directed the films Universal Soldier (1992), Stargate (1994), Independence Day (1996), Godzilla (1998), The Patriot (2000), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), 10,000 BC (2008), 2012 (2009), White House Down (2013), Stonewall (2015), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Midway (2019), and Moonfall (2022).
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