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Christoph Merg
Christoph Merg was an acrobat in his first life. He trained at the Tempodrom circus school in Berlin. Starting in the mid-1980s, he toured Germany and Europe with his own group, "Trio Blamage," for 12 years. The trio's stage program—a blend of acrobatics, music, and comedy—was unique at the time, partly because the live act was combined with self-made 16mm films. As an acrobat and actor, Christoph Merg also appeared in Wim Wenders' "The Brothers Skladanowsky" and "Wings of Desire." In addition to his work on the "boards that mean the world," he built props and sets for debut and short films, as well as for other independent theater productions. This was the initial spark for his second life, which began in 1999. Since then, he has worked in numerous national and international film and TV productions as a set designer, set decorator and prop master, including for award-winning films such …
Filmography
movieThe Phoenician Scheme
2025 · Art Department Assistant
movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
2022 · Assistant Property Master
movieTom of Finland
2017 · Set Decoration
movieHeart of Stone
2016 · Prop Maker
movieEddie the Eagle
2016 · Assistant Set Decoration
movie13 Minutes
2015 · Lead Set Dresser
movieDer Fall Bruckner
2014 · Set Decoration
movieJoy of Fatherhood
2014 · Set Decoration
movieFrau Ella
2013 · Set Decoration
movieBreak Up Man
2013 · Set Decoration
movieMeasuring the World
2012 · Set Decoration
movieThe Apparition
2012 · Lead Set Dresser
movieLessons of a Dream
2011 · Lead Set Dresser
Ladylike – Jetzt erst recht!
movieLadylike – Jetzt erst recht!
2010 · Property Master
movieTiger Team: The Mountain of 1000 Dragons
2010 · Set Decoration
movieMr. Nobody
2009 · Art Department Assistant
movieHilde
2009 · Lead Set Dresser
movieDer russische Geliebte
2008 · Assistant Production Design
movieFleisch ist mein Gemüse
2008 · Set Decoration
movieDie Aufschneider
2007 · Set Decoration
movieLove Wrecked
2005 · Property Buyer
tvDie Kirschenkönigin
2004 · Props
movieHaven
2004 · Property Master
movieI'm The Father
2002 · Property Master
movieThe Cat's Meow
2001 · Set Dresser
movieKalt ist der Abendhauch
2000 · Assistant Art Director
movieLong Hello and Short Goodbye
1999 · Assistant Art Director
The Love Servant
movieThe Love Servant
1999 · Property Master
movieA Trick of the Light
1995 · Eugen Skladanowsky / Jongleur (Der Jongleur)
movieWings of Desire
1987 · The Juggler