Production
Volker Engel
Born
1965-02-17 (61)
Place of birth
Bremerhaven, Germany
Known for
Production
Credits
7 titles
Volker Engel is an Oscar and Emmy Award winning Visual Effects Supervisor, also producer, co-producer and executive producer of several films and mini series. In 1998, he received the highest honor for a citizen of Germany, the Order of Merit medal, in Berlin. He has been given the title of Professor by the Senate of his home state Bremen. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the British Academy for Film and Television Arts and the Producer's Guild.
Known for
6.2In this swords-and-sorcery tale, good-hearted blacksmith Eyvind hides away infant Prince Siegfried after two malevolent kings murder his father. But a fiery meteor sent by the gods reveals Siegfried's destiny, sending him on the quest of a lifetime. To save a crumbling kingdom claim the heart of his true love, he'll have to slay the nefarious dragon, Fafnir.
Ring of the Nibelungs
2004
2.0A documentary about Roland Emmerich, the most commercially successful German director in Hollywood, released on the occasion of his 70th birthday. It offers rare insights into his professional career and private life, covering his rise as a blockbuster filmmaker, his personal relationships, family background, and life in the US and Europe. The film also looks back at his early work, including his 1984 directorial debut The Noah’s Ark Principle, and reflects on themes such as dreams, identity, politics, and the rules of the film industry.
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich
2025
4.5An american woman, in search of her fiance', becomes involved in a revolution of a central-american country.
Coronado
2003
6.1We take a look at various fields of development for the motion picture, Independence Day (1996). Jeff Goldblum is our guide through 'Area ID4' (a rip-off name of Area 51). He pretends to creep around and give us "secret" information about the film. There is also interviews with the cast and crew, and some other behind the scenes stuff that is only there to impress you, and to make you want to go see the film.
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996
7.0Roland Emmerich himself and many of his companions provide insights into his life. With films such as Independence Day, 2012, and The Day After Tomorrow, he probably became the most successful director of disaster movies. But there were also failures.
Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer
2025
7.0Interviews about the making of the film and behind the scenes footage
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
2016
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
2.0A documentary about Roland Emmerich, the most commercially successful German director in Hollywood, released on the occasion of his 70th birthday. It offers rare insights into his professional career and private life, covering his rise as a blockbuster filmmaker, his personal relationships, family background, and life in the US and Europe. The film also looks back at his early work, including his 1984 directorial debut The Noah’s Ark Principle, and reflects on themes such as dreams, identity, politics, and the rules of the film industry.
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich
2025
7.0Roland Emmerich himself and many of his companions provide insights into his life. With films such as Independence Day, 2012, and The Day After Tomorrow, he probably became the most successful director of disaster movies. But there were also failures.
Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer
2025
2010s · 1 titles
Behind the camera
6.2In this swords-and-sorcery tale, good-hearted blacksmith Eyvind hides away infant Prince Siegfried after two malevolent kings murder his father. But a fiery meteor sent by the gods reveals Siegfried's destiny, sending him on the quest of a lifetime. To save a crumbling kingdom claim the heart of his true love, he'll have to slay the nefarious dragon, Fafnir.
Ring of the Nibelungs
2004
4.5An american woman, in search of her fiance', becomes involved in a revolution of a central-american country.
Coronado
2003