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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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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
- Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' — Self2016
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