Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Cinematographer · Died August 21, 2023, aged 84 · Königs Wusterhausen, Germany

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein is a German cinematographer. He has collaborated with director Werner Herzog on a number of projects. Among his many collaborations with other directors, Schmidt-Reitwein is notable for his cinematographic achievement in shooting Alan Greenberg's acclaimed 1982 documentary about Jamaica and death of Bob Marley, Land of Look Behind.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: February 21, 1939
Died: August 21, 2023 (aged 84)
From: Königs Wusterhausen, Germany
Works as: Cinematographer
Titles: 14 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28

What are Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.

Genres

Drama6 titles77^th

Documentary3 titles75^th

Comedy2 titles58^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Society

31%

Survival

24%

Power

14%

Self

13%

Ideas

12%

Morality

Isolation4 Oppression3 Trauma3 Grief2 Mortality2 Tradition vs change2 Identity2 Displacement2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 9

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 7

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 7

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 6

Ambiguous

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 11

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative

Melancholic

Dread

Absurd

Tense

Other

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 Haunting7 Bittersweet2 Unsettling2 Wistful2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Bittersweet2
Tragic1
Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Cineverse7 titles, show their 7 titles on Cineverse
Shout! TV7 titles, show their 7 titles on Shout! TV
Cohen Media Channel1 title, show their title on Cohen Media Channel
MHz Choice1 title, show their title on MHz Choice

Subscription and free streaming for Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

52 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Marmorera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Cinematographer
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me(2003)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Pilgrimage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Cinematographer
Just Messing About (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Cinematographer
Rot wie das Blut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Cinematographer
The Transformation of the World Into Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Cinematographer
Bells from the Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Cinematographer
Night on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Cinematographer
Echoes From a Somber Empire(1990)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Bavaria Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Cinematographer
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Cinematographer
Der alte Rebell und sein Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Cinematographer
The Gauls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Cinematographer
Zimmer 36 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Cinematographer
Triumph der Gerechten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Cinematographer
Der Nachbar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Cinematographer
Portrait: Werner Herzog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Cinematographer
The Practice of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Cinematographer
Where the Green Ants Dream(1984)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Rita Ritter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Cinematographer
The Olympic Champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Cinematographer
Das Gespenst(1982)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Liebeskonzil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Cinematographer
Land of Look Behind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Cinematographer
Longing for Something Completely Different (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Cinematographer
The Candidate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Cinematographer
The Patriotic Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Cinematographer
Der Komantsche(1979)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Woyzeck(1979)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Nosferatu the Vampyre(1979)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
New Year's Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Cinematographer
Germany in Autumn(1978)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Bye-bye Bavaria!(1978)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Cinematographer · as Self
Ob's stürmt oder schneit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Cinematographer
People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Cinematographer
Beer Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Cinematographer
Nachrichten von den Staufern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Cinematographer
There Is a Criminal Touch to Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Cinematographer
Heart of Glass(1976)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Atlantic Swimmers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Cinematographer
No One Will Play with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Cinematographer
Das Andechser Gefühl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Cinematographer
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser(1974)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Rolf und Susanne gehen ins Hallenbad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Cinematographer
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner(1974)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Fata Morgana(1971)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Land of Silence and Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Cinematographer
Handicapped Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Cinematographer
Tatort(1970)
Show 1 episode · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Precautions Against Fanatics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Cinematographer
Wilder Reiter GmbH (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Sound

Career shape

A full career of 52 titles from 1967 to 2007.

Biggest box office

Heart of Glass (1976)

$3.8K worldwide

Highest rated

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)

Midcredits 94^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Cinematography51 of 52 · 76^thOther crew1 of 52

By decade

1960s2 · crew1970s24 · crew1980s17 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76^th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

73^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

63^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

75^th and up8
50^th to 74^th4
25^th to 49^th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved2
Divisive2
Cult Classic2
Crowd Pleaser7
Mixed1

Most divisive · cinematographer

Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me (2003)

94^th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1974)

Midcredits 94^th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 81/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 61. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.