Jörg Buttgereit

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Jörg Buttgereit (born December 20, 1963) is a German writer/director known for his controversial films. He was born in Berlin, Germany and has lived his entire life there.

He is maybe best known for his 1987 film Nekromantik, which was described by American filmmaker John Waters as the “first erotic film for necrophiliacs”.

In 1999, he directed an episode of the television series Lexx, after a six-year absence from the entertainment industry.

[edit] Filmography (as writer and director)

  • Ogar der Hässliche (1981)
  • Captain Berlin (1982)
  • Mein Papi (1982)
  • Gollob, Der (1983)
  • Horror Heaven (1984)
  • Blutige Exzesse im Führerbunker (1984)
  • Hot Love (1984)
  • Nekromantik (1987)
  • Todesking, Der (1989)
  • Nekromantik 2 (1991)
  • Schramm (1993)
  • Die Monsterinsel (documentary)(2002)
  • Through the Night with Michaela Schaffrath and Mark Benecke (documentary)(2007)
  • Through the Night with Asia Argento and Joe Coleman (documentary)(2007)

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