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Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus

Editor · Born July 27, 1936 (90)

Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus is a German film editor who was a member of the New German Cinema (Das Neue Kino) movement and is noted particularly for her many films with director Werner Herzog. Between 1966 and 1986, she was credited on more than twenty-five feature films and feature-length documentaries.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 27, 1936 (90)
Works as
Editor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 15% in 30 days

What are Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus' films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Genres

Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

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
24%
Self
20%
Power
18%
Survival
17%
Ideas
12%
Morality
5%
Bonds
4%
Isolation5 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

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

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 8

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 9

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
7
Dread
6
Tense
6
Melancholic
6
Absurd
5
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8

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 Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus' 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

48 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Miscellaneous News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Editor

  • Where the Green Ants Dream(1984)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Looking for a Practical and Realistic Behaviour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Editor

  • The Power of Emotion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Editor

  • God's Angry Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Editor

  • Huie's Sermon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Editor

  • Fitzcarraldo(1982)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Patriotic Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Editor

  • Woyzeck(1979)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Nosferatu the Vampyre(1979)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Germany in Autumn(1978)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Editor

  • Stroszek(1977)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Who Wants to be Sick in this World? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Editor

  • Heart of Glass(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck...(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • No One Will Play with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Editor

  • In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Editor

  • The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Besitzbürgerin, Jahrgang 1908 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Editor

  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God(1972)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Fata Morgana(1971)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Land of Silence and Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Editor

  • The Big Mess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Editor

  • Even Dwarfs Started Small(1970)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Handicapped Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Editor

  • The Flying Doctors of East Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Editor

  • The Indomitable Leni Peickert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Editor

  • Precautions Against Fanatics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Editor

  • Aktiver Streik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Editor

  • Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Editor

  • Signs of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Editor

  • Last Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Editor

  • Django und die Tradition - Diskussion der Justizkampagne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Editor

  • Django und die Tradition - Politisches Protokoll der DK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Editor

  • E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Editor

  • Was tun? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Editor

  • Yesterday Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Editor

  • Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Editor

  • Die Kinder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Editor

  • Lust for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Editor

  • Ruhestörung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Editor

  • Ski-Faszination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Editor

  • Die Wahl - Bundestagswahl 1965, Wahlkreis Neu-Ulm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Editor

  • Policeman's Lot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Editor

  • Yucatan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Editor

  • Cotton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1960 to 1986.

Biggest box office

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

$38K worldwide

Highest rated

Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 48: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 48: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleEditing48 of 48: 47 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score80th

By decade

1960s19 · crew1970s22 · crew1980s7 · 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 Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser8

Most loved · editor

Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 47, detractors 20. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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.

Is Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus work with?

People who share at least 2 of Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Werner Herzog shares the most, 12.

Directors

  • Werner Herzog12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Werner Herzog

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers