Rain Man (1988), Fitzcarraldo (1982), In the Name of the Father (1993), Central Station (1998) and Magnolia (2000).

Following 21 years as head of the Berlinale, de Hadeln then worked his magic in Venice. From 2002 to 2003, he is described as having modernized the festival's infrastructure, and reinventing its reputation on the global stage. He worked closely with Biennale president Franco Bernabè during this time, and was responsible for the premieres of The Magdalene Sisters (2002), Femme Fatale (2002), The Return (2003) and 21 Grams (2003).

His time in the spotlight wasn't without controversy, including in 2018 when de Hadeln wrote an opinion piece in the Swiss daily Die Weltwoche defending disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein. He described Weinstein as one of the few Hollywood producers who really loved the movies, and said backlash against him was  disgusting. 

Naturally, de Hadeln served on a huge number of international juries throughout his career, including in Karlovy Vary, Venice, Moscow, Montreal, Torino, and Tehran, Damascus, Kyiv and Yerevan. He was a member of the European Film Academy. His wife died aged 77 in 2018.

 Big names such as Gina Lollobrigida, Ang Lee, and Steven Spielberg - along with a few scandals - marked the career of Moritz de Hadeln, an internationally renowned pioneer of the film festival world,  says the description for Jungen's book on de Hadeln's colorful life.  He directed festivals in Berlin, Venice, and Locarno and founded the documentary film festival in Nyon. He introduced Western audiences to Chinese and Soviet cinema, among others, often navigating diplomatic negotiations and political power struggles in the process.