DIRECTOR
Helmut Käutner
Known for Scene of the Crime · The Captain from Kopenick · Derrick
Helmut Käutner (born 25 March 1908 in Düsseldorf, Germany; died 20 April 1980 in Castellina in Chianti, Italy) was a German film director active mainly in the 1940s and 1950s. He began his career at the end of the Weimar Republic and had released his first major films in Nazi Germany.
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- Born
- Mar 25, 1908
- Died
- Apr 20, 1980
- Birthplace
- Düsseldorf, Germany
- Known For
- Directing
Biography
Helmut Käutner (born 25 March 1908 in Düsseldorf, Germany; died 20 April 1980 in Castellina in Chianti, Italy) was a German film director active mainly in the 1940s and 1950s. He began his career at the end of the Weimar Republic and had released his first major films in Nazi Germany.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
Cruiser EmdenMatrose der 'Emden'
1932
Kitty and the World ConferenceDirector
1939Kitty and the World ConferenceWriter
1939
Clothes Make the ManDirector
1940Clothes Make the ManWriter
1940FN
Frau nach MaßDirector
1940FN
Frau nach MaßWriter
1940
Goodbye, FranziskaDirector
1941Goodbye, FranziskaWriter
1941
AnushkaDirector
1942AnushkaWriter
1942
We Make MusicDirector
1942We Make MusicWriter
1942
Romance in a Minor KeyPoet
1943Romance in a Minor KeyDirector
1943Romance in a Minor KeyWriter
1943
Port of FreedomKarl
1944Port of FreedomDirector
1944Port of FreedomScreenplay
1944
Under the BridgesDirector
1946Under the BridgesWriter
1946
In Those DaysDas Auto (voice)
1947In Those DaysProducer
1947In Those DaysDirector
1947In Those DaysWriter
1947
Film Without TitleWriter
1948Film Without TitleProducer
1948
The Original SinProf. Petri
1948The Original SinDirector
1948The Original SinProducer
1948The Original SinWriter
1948
Epilogue
1950EpilogueDirector
1950EpilogueScreenplay
1950
Königskinder
1950KönigskinderDirector
1950WS
White ShadowsDirector
1951
Nights on the RoadScreenplay
1952
Captain Bay-BayDirector
1953Captain Bay-BayWriter
1953
Portrait of an Unknown WomanDirector
1954Portrait of an Unknown WomanScreenplay
1954
The Last Bridge
1954The Last BridgeDirector
1954The Last BridgeScreenplay
1954
Ludwig IIDirector
1955
Reaching for the StarsWriter
1955
Sky Without StarsDirector
1955Sky Without StarsNovel
1955Sky Without StarsWriter
1955
The Devil's GeneralDirector
1955The Devil's GeneralScreenplay
1955
The Captain from KopenickDirector
1956The Captain from KopenickScreenplay
1956
The Girl from Flanders
1956The Girl from FlandersDirector
1956
Goodbye, Francesca!Story
1957
MonptiErzähler
1957MonptiDirector
1957MonptiWriter
1957
The Zurich EngagementReporter
1957The Zurich EngagementWriter
1957The Zurich EngagementDirector
1957
Der Schinderhannes
1958Der SchinderhannesDirector
1958
The Restless YearsDirector
1958
A Stranger in My ArmsDirector
1959
The Rest Is SilenceDirector
1959The Rest Is SilenceProducer
1959The Rest Is SilenceWriter
1959
Without Trumpet or DrumKönigliche Hoheit
1959Without Trumpet or DrumDirector
1959Without Trumpet or DrumWriter
1959
A Glass of WaterDirector
1960A Glass of WaterScreenplay
1960
The FairProducer
1960
Wir KellerkinderChauffeur
1960
Black GravelDirector
1961Black GravelWriter
1961
Operation CaviarDirector
1961
The Dream of Lieschen MüllerDirector
1961
This Time it Must Be CaviarDirector
1961
Zu jung für die Liebe?!Dr. Blendheim
1961Zu jung für die Liebe?!Co-Director
1961A
AnnoncentheaterDirector
1962
RedheadDirector
1962RedheadWriter
1962
The House in MontevideoDirector
1963The House in MontevideoWriter
1963
LausbubengeschichtenDirector
1964
The Canterville GhostHimself
1964The Canterville GhostDirector
1964The Canterville GhostWriter
1964DF
Die FlascheDirector
1965RD
Romulus der GroßeDirector
1965LW
Leben wie die FürstenDirector
1966
Robin Hood, der edle RäuberDirector
1966Robin Hood, der edle RäuberWriter
1966WM
Wir machen MusikGuest
1966DT
Der Teufel und der liebe GottErzbischof
1967S
StellaDirector
1967VK
Valentin Katajews chirurgische Eingriffe in das Seelenleben des Dr. Igor IgorowitschValentin Katajew
1967VK
Valentin Katajews chirurgische Eingriffe in das Seelenleben des Dr. Igor IgorowitschDirector
1967VL
Verbotenes LandProf. Dr. Sigmund Freud
1967
Bel AmiWriter
1968Bel AmiDirector
1968
Diary of a Serial KillerDirector
1969BS
Bend SinisterAdam Krug
1970
Christoph Kolumbus oder Die Entdeckung AmerikasDirector
1970EI
Einladung ins SchloßDirector
1970
Hauser's MemoryDr. Kramer
1970
The Fire Tongs BowlDirector
1970The Fire Tongs BowlWriter
1970DT
Der trojanische SesselPaul Hoffmann
1971DG
Die gefälschte GöttinKapitän
1971DG
Die gefälschte GöttinDirector
1971DS
Die seltsamen Abenteuer des geheimen Kanzleisekretärs TusmannDirector
1972TI
Temptation in the Summer WindProfessor
1972
Van der Valk and the RichCanisius
1973
Die preußische HeiratDirector
1974Die preußische HeiratWriter
1974
Karl MayKarl May
1974OO
Ornifle oder Der erzürnte HimmelDirector
1974F
FeindeGeneral a. D.
1976MI
Margarete in AixDirector
1976MR
Mulligans RückkehrDirector
1977Television
BambiSelf · 1 eps
1948GF
German Film AwardSelf · 4 eps
1951BZ
Blick zurück im FilmSelf · 1 eps
1963GA
Grimme AwardSelf · 1 eps
1964
Ein Mann namens Harry BrentSir Gordon Towns · 3 eps
1968
The CommissionerHugo Blasek · 1 eps
1969
Scene of the CrimeRobert Kemm · 1 eps
1970
Die Frau in WeißSir Frederic Fairlie · 3 eps
1971
DerrickPaul Seibach · 1 eps
1974DerrickDuktus · 1 eps
1974DerrickDirector
1974
Karl MayKarl May · 2 eps
1974DI
Das ist Ihr LebenSelf · 1 eps
1976
Eichholz & SöhneFranz Schadow · 13 eps
1977Photos
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