Bernd Eichinger (; 11 April 194924 January 2011) was a German film producer, screenwriter, and director.

Life and career

Eichinger was born in Neuburg an der Donau. He attended the University of Television and Film Munich in the 1970s and bought a stake in the fledgling studio company Neue Constantin Film in 1979, becoming its executive director. Under his leadership, Constantin Film