Roland Emmerich

Born in Stuttgart in 1955, he is responsible for some of the most famous, big hit fantastic films in recent decades. His career began in his native Germany, studying at the Munich University of Television and Film, where he took up directing. His bachelor’s thesis was the sci-fi feature length film The Noah’s Ark Principle, shown at the 1984 Berlin festival. After shooting other films in English like Joey (1985) and Ghost Chase (1987), he would move to the United… (more)