Uli Edel

Uli Edel
Born
Ulrich Edel

(1947-04-11) 11 April 1947 (age 77)
SpouseGloria Edel
Awards1989 Bavarian Film Awards Best Director NYFCC and Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1990 Last Exit to Brooklyn, 1997 Golden Globes Best Mini Series of Motion Picture Made for TV

Ulrich "Uli" Edel (German pronunciation: [ˈʊli ˈeːdl̩] ; born 11 April 1947)[citation needed] is a German film and television director,[1] best known for his work on films such as Last Exit to Brooklyn, Body of Evidence and The Baader Meinhof Complex.

His Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny won a Golden Globe for Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for TV. Alan Rickman in the title role won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for Best Actor. Ian McKellen, playing Tsar Nicholas II, won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor.

  1. ^ "Baader Meinhof Complex Director Uli Edel on Living Through Terrorism, and His Favorite Rapper". 21 August 2009.