Uli Edel

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{{short description|German film and television director|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| birth_name = Ulrich Edel

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1947|4|11}}

| birth_place = Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany

| spouse = Gloria Edel

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| awards = 1989 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

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Ulrich "Uli" Edel ({{IPA|de|ˈʊli ˈeːdl̩|-|De-Uli Edel.ogg}}; born 11 April 1947){{cn|date=April 2024}} is a German film and television director,{{cite web | url=https://www.vulture.com/2009/08/the_baader_meinhof_complex_dir.html | title=Baader Meinhof Complex Director Uli Edel on Living Through Terrorism, and His Favorite Rapper | date=21 August 2009 }} 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.