H. R. Giger
Also Known As: Hans Rudolf Giger, Hans Rudi Giger, HR Giger, H.R. Giger, Hans Ruedi Giger
Biography: Hans Ruedi was a Swiss painter, whose style was adapted for many forms of media, including record albums, furniture and tattoos. The Zurich-based artist was best known for airbrush images of humans and machines linked together in a cold biomechanical relationship. Later he abandoned airbrush work for pastels, markers, and ink.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Chur, Switzerland
Birthday: February 05, 1940
Deathday: May 12, 2014
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Gender: Male
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The Beast Within: Making Alien
Overview: A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's hunting them one by one.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-02
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Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Overview: The creation of the film Alien³ (1992) is covered here in this feature-length documentary in exhaustive detail. Many interviews with the cast and crew give us an idea of how hard of a time David Fincher had creating his first feature film, as well as present us with much information about every element that went into making this film, including how the plot and script changed drastically through filming.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-02
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H.R. Giger Revealed
Overview: The film offers a unique insight into the world of Giger's creation and his private life. In addition to the interview with the artist himself, a considerable part of the documentary is formed by interviews with personalities such as Ernst Fuchs, Stanislav Grof and Debbie Harry. Though the authors do not avoid particular developmental periods of Giger's work, the main purpose was not to create the artist's biography. In this case, it is more likely considered to be an authentic perspective on the peculiar world of this Swiss surrealist artist.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 2010-02-10
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Das phantastische Universum des H.R. Giger
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Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1987-09-03
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Jodorowsky's Dune
Overview: Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre) and his 1974 Quixotic attempt to adapt the seminal sci-fi novel Dune into a feature film. After spending 2 years and millions of dollars, the massive undertaking eventually fell apart, but the artists Jodorowsky assembled for the legendary project continued to work together. This group of artists, or his “warriors” as Jodorowsky named them, went on to define modern sci-fi cinema with such films as Alien, Blade Runner, Star Wars and Total Recall.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-30
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Monsterland
Overview: A journey through time and history of diverse monster types, from the latex monster in devastated postwar Japan to aliens and serial murderers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2009-03-29
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Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World
Overview: An account of the life and work of Swiss painter, sculptor, architect and designer H. R. Giger (1940-2014), tormented father of creatures as fearsome as they are fascinating, inhabitants of nightmarish biomechanical worlds.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2014-10-23
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High and Heimkiller
Overview: A descent into an illustrated, monochromatic world of macabre creatures of increasing intensity.
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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H.R. Giger's Sanctuary
Overview: "H.R. Giger's Sanctuary" explores the treasures of the H.R. Giger Museum & Giger Bar at the Chateau St. Germain in beautiful Gruyeres, Switzerland. The documentary features an interview and a museum tour with the master of the airbrush, the inventor of "biomechanics", and the creator of the Academy Award winning "Alien". The artist talks openly about his fascination with the morbid, his fame and cult following, his fears and nightmares, and about his visions of the future.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-14
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Home-Killer
Overview: An instrument containing a man's head is operated by a mysterious man in black.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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The Alien Legacy
Overview: A behind the scenes look at the making of 'Alien'
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-01
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Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
Overview: French artist and author Jean Giraud is one of the most famous and influential comic strip illustrators and authors of all time. He achieved his greatest fame as Moebius - not so much a pseudonym as an alter ego. With his triple-split personality - Jean Giraud, Moebius, Gir - he succeeded in making his work accessible in popular comic strip series like Blueberry, in metaphysical fantasies like John Difool and, not least, to a broad public, with set designs for films such as The Fifth Element. In Moebius Redux - A Life in Pictures an exceptional artist tells his life's and work's story. Extraordinary views on Paris, Los Angeles and the Mexican desert build a visual link between his life and his artistic universe, accompanied by the electronic soundtrack composed by "Kraftwerk" legend Karl Bartos.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-13
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Swissmade
Overview: Three short films about the future of Switzerland.
Genres: Documentary Science Fiction
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-05-13
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A New Face of Debbie Harry by H.R. Giger
Overview: Debbie Harry first solo album with banned art by H.R. Giger is covered.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-03
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The Occult Experience
Overview: An examination of occultism as practiced in different parts of the world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-07
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The Alien Saga
Overview: In 1979, Alien burst onto the scene with a strong female lead in the form of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) battling the ultimate biomechanical creature. The brilliant and terrifying result reinvented the horror and science fiction genres, creating one of the most successful and celebrated film franchises in Hollywood history. This award-winning, feature-length documentary explores the series.
Genres: Documentary Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-13
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Tagtraum
Overview: Movie about a psychedelic meeting with two other artists.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-12-01
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Giger's Alien
Overview: Documentary about Giger's work for the movie Alien (1979).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-25
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Giger's Necronomicon
Overview: Inside the Giger studio creating one of his famous pieces, carving a mountain of clay into the famous "Alien". Experience Giger designing the Alien Eggs and the Derelict ship, as well as rare deleted scenes from the movie itself.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-11
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Passagen
Overview: H.R. Giger became known all over the world as the designer of the aliens in Ridley Scott's feature film ALIEN. In this documentary about H.R. Giger's work, which was made many years before, the artist's creative process and the interplay between conscious and unconscious influences are the focus. Statements by experts and contemporaries address the question of the artist's position and social responsibility [filmingo].
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Traceroute
Overview: Artist and life-long nerd Johannes Grenzfurthner is taking us on a personal road trip from the West Coast to the East Coast of the USA, to introduce us to places and people that shaped and inspired his art and politics. Traceroute wants to chase and question the ghosts of nerddom's past, present and future. An exhilarating tour de farce into the guts of trauma, obsession and cognitive capitalism. Features interviews with Matt Winston, Sandy Stone, Bruce Sterling, Jason Scott, Christina Agapakis, Trevor Paglen, Ryan Finnigan, Kit Stubbs, V. Vale, Sean Bonner, Allison Cameron, Josh Ellingson, Maggie Mayhem, Paolo Pedercini, Steve Tolin, Dan Wilcox, Jon Lebkowsky, Jan "Varka" Mulders, Adam Flynn, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Kelly Poots...
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-28
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Memory: The Origins of Alien
Overview: The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-01-24
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Berg und Geist
Overview: A documentary about HR Giger and his work.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Alien Makers III
Overview: H.R. Giger created one of the great iconic symbols of the cinema for the film 'Alien', here he talks about his work and the future of his projects including his Museum and Giger Bar at Gruyeres, Switzerland. Giger has since changed his mind on how he wants to be remembered at the end of the original film and this version has been recut only with that in mind.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-15
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Alien, Terror in Space
Overview: In space, no one can hear you scream! the catchy slogan that accompanies Alien sums up the unprecedented stakes of this film that will mark the history of cinema. In 1979, for the first time on screens, a mainstream feature film will mix two distinct worlds of genre cinema: science fiction and horror. Ridley Scott forever shakes up the cinematic landscape by plunging the audience into anguish with his oppressive universe and his iconic monster. The documentary looks back at the lasting impact of this masterpiece, exploring Scott’s audacity and the genesis of his unique aesthetic. In the claustrophobic corridors of the Nostromo spaceship, the heroine, played by Sigourney Weaver, becomes the first strong female figure to redefine the conventions of the genre, far from the clichés of the time. By revisiting the film's key sequences, the documentary shows how Alien explores profound themes such as survival and dehumanization, while reflecting a scathing critique of the capitalist system.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2025-02-21
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