Directing

Lotte Reiniger

Born 1899-06-02

Berlin, German Empire [now Germany]

Department: Directing

Biography

Lotte Reiniger was born on June 2, 1899 in Berlin, Germany. She is known for her work on Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (1926), The HPO (1938), and Däumlienchen (1954). She was married to Carl Koch. She died on June 19, 1981 in Dettenhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Known For

Prominent works featuring Lotte Reiniger

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The Adventures of Prince Achmed

1926

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Cinderella

1922

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Papageno

1935

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Don Quixote

1933

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The Secret of the Marquise

1922

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The Flying Koffer

1921

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Carmen

1934

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The Little Chimney Sweep

1955

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Thumbelina

1954

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The Sleeping Beauty

1954

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (102 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Contes et silhouettes	Director	Movie	2023
Secrets of British Animation	Self (archive Photo)	Movie	2018
Lotte That Silhouette Girl	Self- Narrator	Movie	2018
Lotte Reiniger - Tanz der Schatten	Self / Appearance	Movie	2012
Lotte Reiniger: The Fairy Tale Films	Director	Movie	2008
Lotte Reiniger: Homage to the Inventor of the Silhouette Film	Herself (archive footage)	Movie	2001
The Four Seasons	Screenplay	Movie	1981
The Four Seasons	Director	Movie	1981
The Four Seasons	Animation	Movie	1981
Die Frau hinter den Schatten: Lotte Reiniger	Self / Appearance	Movie	1981
The Rose and The Ring	Director	Movie	1979
Bewegte Bilder. Deutsche Trickfilme der Zwanziger Jahre	Self / Appearance	Movie	1975
Aucassin and Nicolette	Director	Movie	1975
The Lost Son	Director	Movie	1974
The Art of Lotte Reiniger	Herself	Movie	1970
The Frog Prince	Director	Movie	1961
A Night in a Harem	Director	Movie	1958
Helen La Belle	Director	Movie	1957
The Star of Bethlehem	Animation	Movie	1956
The Star of Bethlehem	Production Design	Movie	1956
The Star of Bethlehem	Director	Movie	1956
The Little Chimney Sweep	Director	Movie	1955
Jack and the Beanstalk	Director	Movie	1955
Cinderella	Director	Movie	1954
Hansel and Gretel	Director	Movie	1954
The Three Wishes	Director	Movie	1954
The Frog Prince	Director	Movie	1954
Thumbelina	Director	Movie	1954
Snow White and Rose Red	Director	Movie	1954
The Sleeping Beauty	Director	Movie	1954
The Gallant Little Tailor	Director	Movie	1954
Puss in Boots	Director	Movie	1954
The Grasshopper and the Ant	Director	Movie	1954
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp	Director	Movie	1954
The Caliph Stork	Director	Movie	1954
The Grasshopper and the Ant	Writer	Movie	1954
Puss in Boots	Animation	Movie	1954
The Magic Horse	Director	Movie	1953
Christmas is Coming	Director	Movie	1951
German Film Award	Self	TV Series	1951
Mary's Birthday	Director	Movie	1951
Mary's Birthday	Animation	Movie	1951
Grain Harvest	Director	Movie	1944
The Golden Goose	Director	Movie	1944
The Golden Goose	Writer	Movie	1944
Girl of the Golden West	Screenplay	Movie	1942
Tosca	Assistant Director	Movie	1941
The HPO	Director	Movie	1938
The Tocher	Director	Movie	1937
The King’s Breakfast	Director	Movie	1937
The King’s Breakfast	Animation	Movie	1937
Silhouettes	Animation Director	Movie	1936
Papageno	Director	Movie	1935
Papageno	Writer	Movie	1935
Galathea	Director	Movie	1935
Puss in Boots	Producer	Movie	1935
Puss in Boots	Writer	Movie	1935
Puss in Boots	Director	Movie	1935
The Stolen Heart	Director	Movie	1934
Carmen	Director	Movie	1934
Carmen	Writer	Movie	1934
The Little Chimney Sweep	Director	Movie	1934
Don Quixote	Special Effects	Movie	1933
The Rolling Wheel	Director	Movie	1933
Sissi	Writer	Movie	1932
Sissi	Producer	Movie	1932
Sissi	Director	Movie	1932
Sissi	Animation	Movie	1932
Harlequin	Director	Movie	1931
Harlequin	Writer	Movie	1931
Ten Minutes with Mozart	Director	Movie	1930
Ten Minutes with Mozart	Animation	Movie	1930
Ten Minutes with Mozart	Writer	Movie	1930
The Pursuit of Happiness	Writer	Movie	1930
Yülan, ein Bild aus dem chinesischen	Self / Appearance	Movie	1930
The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 3 - The Lion's Den	Animation	Movie	1928
The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 2 - Cannibal Land	Director	Movie	1928
The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 1 - The Trip to Africa	Director	Movie	1928
The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 2 - Cannibal Land	Animation	Movie	1928
The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 3 - The Lion's Den	Director	Movie	1928
The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 1 - The Trip to Africa	Animation	Movie	1928
Grotesken im Schnee	Director	Movie	1928
Grotesken im Schnee	Animation	Movie	1928
Doctor Dolittle and His Animals	Director	Movie	1928
The Death Feigning Chinaman	Director	Movie	1928
The Death Feigning Chinaman	Writer	Movie	1928
The Adventures of Prince Achmed	Director	Movie	1926
The Adventures of Prince Achmed	Screenplay	Movie	1926
The Adventures of Prince Achmed	Animation	Movie	1926
Die Barcarole	Director	Movie	1924
Sleeping Beauty	Director	Movie	1922
Sleeping Beauty	Screenplay	Movie	1922
The Secret of the Marquise	Director	Movie	1922
Cinderella	Director	Movie	1922
The Star of Bethlehem	Director	Movie	1921
The Star of Bethlehem	Screenplay	Movie	1921
The Flying Koffer	Director	Movie	1921
The Flying Koffer	Writer	Movie	1921
The Ornament of the Lovestruck Heart	Animation	Movie	1919
The Ornament of the Lovestruck Heart	Writer	Movie	1919
The Ornament of the Lovestruck Heart	Director	Movie	1919
The Pied Piper of Hamelin	Title Designer	Movie	1918