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Heinz-Karl Heiland


1876 - 1932

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The director, writer and producer Heinz Karl Heiland finished school and afterwards he travelled half the world and earned his living with venturesome jobs. Among others he was a cowboy in Mexico, a machinist on a steamboat, big game hunter and racer. Afterwards he earned his living as a writer of travel report and he came back to his former experiences.

He joined the film business in 1912 and he realised his first movie with "Ein Überfall im Kaukasus" (12).
In the next years he became established as a movie director and he shot the productions "Frauenraub" (13), "Der Thug" (16), "Im Reiche der Flammen" (17), "Der Spion" (17), "Don Juans letztes Abenteuer" (18), "Der Alchimist" (18) and "Der Tempelräuber" (19).

His last cinematical works came in the 20s into being, at the same time he continued to follow his passion for travelling. He visited countries like India, China and Japan.
To his last movies as a director which where all or part shot in Asia too belong "Das eiserne Wrack" (20), "Der Schatz der Azteken" (21), "Hapura, die tote Stadt" (22) "Der Seeteufel" (23) "Die weisse Geisha" (26) and "Bushido" (26).

His last movies were not financially successful and finally other captial for new movies failed to appear.
Heinz-Karl Heiland went suicide at the age of 56 in 1932.


Other movies from Heinz-Karl Heiland (Director):
Das Geheimnis des Sees (16) Die Dewadasi (16) Arcanum (16) Flüssiges Eisen (17) Das Rätsel der Kassette (17) Die Grubenkatastrophe (17) In die Wolken verfolgt (18) Um die Liebe des Dompteurs (18) Rebellenliebe (19) Das Wüstengrab (20) Die japanische Maske (22) Das Rätsel der Borobudur (26)

Producer:
Arcanum (16) Der Tempelräuber (19) Rebellenliebe (19) Das eiserne Wrack (20) Das Wüstengrab (20) Der Schatz der Azteken (21) Hapura, die tote Stadt (22) Der Seeteufel (23) Die japanische Maske (23) Bushido (26)

Writer:
König Motor (15) Der Thug (16) Das Geheimnis des Sees (16) Die Dewadasi (16) Im Reiche der Flammen (16) In die Wolken verfolgt (18) Um die Liebe des Dompteurs (18) Der Alchimist (18) Der Tempelräuber (19) Rebellenliebe (19) Das eiserne Wrack (20) Der Schatz der Azteken (21) Hapura, die tote Stadt (22) Bushido (26)

Cinematographer:
Ein Überfall im Kausasus (12) Frauenraub (13) Das Geheimnis des Sees (16) Der Thug (16) Das eiserne Wrack (20) Das Wüstengrab (20) Hapura, die tote Stadt (22)

Actor:
Der Thug (16) Das Geheimnis des Sees (16) Der Tempelräuber (19) Das eiserne Wrack (20) Hapura, die tote Stadt (22)

Director assistant:
Der Tunnel (15)

 
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