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Helmut Käutner


1908 - 1980

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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)


 
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