Helmut Käutner

Helmut Käutner

Known for

Directing

Born

March 25, 1908

Birthplace

Düsseldorf, Germany

Died

April 20, 1980 (aged 72)

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.

Best known work

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

1970

The Captain from Kopenick

The Captain from Kopenick

1956

Derrick

Derrick

1974

The Devil's General

The Devil's General

1955

Port of Freedom

Port of Freedom

1944

Monpti

Monpti

1957

Under the Bridges

Under the Bridges

1946

The Zurich Engagement

The Zurich Engagement

1957

The Last Bridge

The Last Bridge

1954

Sky Without Stars

Sky Without Stars

1955

Filmography

1977
Eichholz & SöhneTV
as Franz Schadow (13 episodes)
1977
Mulligans Rückkehr
Director
1976
Das ist Ihr LebenTV
as Self (1 episode)
1976
Margarete in Aix
Director
1976
Feinde
as General a. D.
1974
DerrickTV
as Paul Seibach (1 episode), as Duktus (1 episode), Director
1974
Die preußische Heirat
Director, Writer
1974
Karl May
as Karl May
1974
Karl MayTV
as Karl May (2 episodes)
1974
Ornifle oder Der erzürnte Himmel
Director
1973
Van der Valk and the Rich
as Canisius
1972
Temptation in the Summer Wind
as Professor
1972
Die seltsamen Abenteuer des geheimen Kanzleisekretärs Tusmann
Director
1971
Der trojanische Sessel
as Paul Hoffmann
1971
Die gefälschte Göttin
as Kapitän, Director
1971
Die Frau in WeißTV
as Sir Frederic Fairlie (3 episodes)
1970
Scene of the CrimeTV
as Robert Kemm (1 episode)
1970
Hauser's Memory
as Dr. Kramer
1970
The Fire Tongs Bowl
Director, Writer
1970
Einladung ins Schloß
Director
1970
Christoph Kolumbus oder Die Entdeckung Amerikas
Director
1970
Bend Sinister
as Adam Krug
1969
Diary of a Serial Killer
Director
1969
The CommissionerTV
as Hugo Blasek (1 episode)
1968
Bel Ami
Director, Writer