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Rolf Giesen(I)

  • Writer
  • Visual Effects
  • Additional Crew
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Rolf Giesen was born on 4 July 1953 in Moers, Germany. He is a writer, known for Making Contact (1985), Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story and King Kongs Faust (1985).
BornJuly 4, 1953
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    Known for

    Making Contact (1985)
    Making Contact
    4.7
    • Visual Effects(Future Effects)
    • 1985
    Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story
    Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story
    • Writer
      Leonard Lansink in King Kongs Faust (1985)
      King Kongs Faust
      7.0
      • Writer
      • 1985
      Boris Andreyev in The Sword and the Dragon (1956)
      The Sword and the Dragon
      5.7
      • Additional Crew(1980 west-german re-release)
      • 1956

      Credits

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      Writer

      • Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story
        • story editor
        • In Production
      • Emilia Kowalski in Laura's Star (2021)
        Laura's Star
        5.8
        • Writer (2004 adaptation)
        • 2021
      • Laura's Star and the Dream Monster (2011)
        Laura's Star and the Dream Monster
        5.9
        • screenplay
        • 2011
      • Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian (2009)
        Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian
        5.8
        • writer
        • 2009
      • Little Dodo (2008)
        Little Dodo
        6.5
        • writer
        • 2008
      • Kleiner Dodo (2007)
        Kleiner Dodo
        8.1
        TV Series
        • Writer
        • 2007
      • Laura's Christmas Star (2006)
        Laura's Christmas Star
        6.1
        TV Movie
        • Writer
        • 2006
      • The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island (2005)
        The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island
        5.7
        • Writer
        • 2005
      • Lauras Stern (2004)
        Lauras Stern
        6.3
        • Writer
        • 2004
      • Die Digedags in grauer Vorzeit
        Video
        • screenplay
        • 1999
      • The Magic Forest
        TV Movie
        • Writer
        • 1998
      • Leonard Lansink in King Kongs Faust (1985)
        King Kongs Faust
        7.0
        • source material
        • 1985

      Visual Effects

      • Lorenz im Land der Lügner (1997)
        Lorenz im Land der Lügner
        5.4
        • visual effects consultant
        • 1997
      • Werner Stocker and Dana Vávrová in Rosenemil (1993)
        Rosenemil
        7.5
        • visual effects consultant (uncredited)
        • 1993
      • Die Tigerin (1992)
        Die Tigerin
        5.1
        • visual effects supervisor (as Dr. Rolf Giesen)
        • 1992
      • Jonathan Brandis, Clarissa Burt, and Kenny Morrison in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)
        The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
        5.1
        • visual effects consultant (uncredited)
        • 1990
      • Youk the Bear in The Bear (1988)
        The Bear
        7.7
        • visual effects consultant (uncredited)
        • 1988
      • Making Contact (1985)
        Making Contact
        4.7
        • visual effects: Future Effects
        • 1985

      Additional Crew

      • Nosferatu - Ein Film wie ein Vampir (2022)
        Nosferatu - Ein Film wie ein Vampir
        6.4
        TV Movie
        • consultant
        • 2022
      • Little Big Panda (2011)
        Little Big Panda
        5.1
        • story editor
        • 2011
      • Lauras Stern (2004)
        Lauras Stern
        6.3
        • scenario consultant
        • 2004
      • Asterix and the Big Fight (1989)
        Asterix and the Big Fight
        6.4
        • press relations: Berlin
        • 1989
      • A Love in Germany (1983)
        A Love in Germany
        6.5
        • public relations officer
        • 1983
      • Boris Andreyev in The Sword and the Dragon (1956)
        The Sword and the Dragon
        5.7
        • presenter: 1980 west-german re-release
        • 1956

      Personal details

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      • Alternative name
        • Dr. Rolf Giesen
      • Born
        • July 4, 1953
        • Moers, Germany

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