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The director Helmut Käutner began his career as an actor and was
a member of the foundation of the cabaret group "Die vier Nachrichter".
He made his film debut as an actor in "Kreuzer Emden" (32), after that
he turned to the theater again and wrote songs besides.
He only continued his film career in 1939, first as a writer for movies
like "Salonwagen E 417" (39) and "Schneider Wibbel" (39), after that he
directed his first movie called "Kitty und die Weltkonferenz" (39).
Helmut Käutner made film history as a director in the following
years. To his well-known movies till the end of war belong "Kleider machen
Leute" (40), "Anuschka" (42), "Romanze in Moll" (42) and eventually "Grosse
Freiheit Nr. 7" (44) and "Unter den Brücken" (45).
Helmut Käutner had the honour to realise the first German post-war
movie. "In jenen Tagen" (47) was a great success and launched the new German
film.
His next great success came with "Die letzte Brücke" (54), afterwards
followed a whole string of movies which belong to the most important ones
of the 50's. To these movies belong "Bildnis einer Unbekannten" (54), "Ludwig
II" (54), "Des Teufels General" (55), "Monpti" (57) and "Der Schinderhannes"
(59). Moreover Helmut Käutner directed a movie in the USA called "Stranger
in My Arms" (58).
His career suffered a sharp drop in the 60's. He didn't find the tune
of the time and his works concentrated on television. In the following
two decades he directed TV movies, appeared as an actor and also played
at the theater again.
To his well-known movies of the 60's and 70's belong "Das Haus in Montevideo"
(63), "Verbotenes Land" (66), "Babeck" (68), "Die Feuerzangenbowle" (70),
"Karl May" (74) and "Mulligans Rückkehr" (77).
Other movies from Helmut Käutner (Actor, Director,
Writer):
Die Stimme aus dem Äther (39) Marguerite : 3 (39)
Frau nach Mass (40) Auf Wiedersehen, Franziska! (41) Wir machen Musik (42)
Film ohne Titel (48) Der Apfel ist ab (48) Königskinder (49) Epilog
(50) Weisse Schatten (51) Nachts auf den Strassen (51) Käpt'n Bay-Bay
(53) Himmel ohne Sterne (55) Ein Mädchen aus Flandern (56) Der Hauptmann
von Köpenick (56) Die Zürcher Verlobung (57) Auf Wiedersehen,
Franziska (57) Juchten und Lavendel (58) Ein Glas Wasser (58) Der Rest
ist Schweigen (59) Die Gans von Sedan (59) Das Glas Wasser (60) Zu jung
für die Liebe?! (61) Schwarzer Kies (61) Der Traum von Lieschen Müller/Happy-End
im siebten Himmel (61) Die Rote (62) Annoncentheater (62) Das Gespenst
von Canterville (64) Lausbubengeschichten (64) Romulus der Grosse (65)
Die Flasche (65) Robin Hood, der edle Ritter (65) Leben wie die Fürsten
(66) Wir machen Musix (66) Die spanische Puppe (66) Stella (67) Valentin
Katajews chirurgische Eingriffe in das Seelenleben des Dr. Igor Igorowitsch
(67) Der Teufel und der liebe Gott (67) Ein Mann namens Harry Brent (67)
Bel ami (67) Tagebuch eines Frauenmörders (69) Christoph Kolumbus
oder Die Entdeckung Amerikas (69) Das Bastardzeichen (69) Einladung ins
Schloss oder Die Kusnt das Spiel zu spielen (69) Serie "Der Kommissar:
Messer im Rücken" (70) Serie "Der Kommissar: Anonymer Anruf" (70)
Hauser's Memory/Ständig in Angst (70) Die Frau in Weiss (71) Die gefälschte
Göttin (71) Der trojanische Sessel (71) Die seltsamen Abenteuer des
geheimen Kanzleisekretärs Tusmann (71) Serie "Tatort: Der Richter
in Weiss" (71) Ornifle oder Der erzürnte Himmel (72) Versuchung im
Sommerwind (72) Van der Valk und die Reichen (73) Die preussische Heirat
(73) Serie "Derrick: Stiftungsfest" (74) Serie "Derrick: Nur Aufregungen
für Rohn" (75) Serie "Hundert Mark: Die Gage" (75) Feinde (76) Margarete
in Aix (76) Serie "Derrick: Auf eigene Faust" (76) Serie "Eichholz &
Söhne" (77) |
