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.
Directed 45
1970s
- 1974
Die preußische Heirat
Director
- 1970
Christoph Kolumbus oder Die Entdeckung Amerikas
Director
1960s
- 1969
Diary of a Serial Killer
Director
- 1968
Bel Ami
Director
- 1966
Robin Hood, der edle Räuber
Director
- 1964
Lausbubengeschichten
Director
The Canterville Ghost
Director
- 1963
The House in Montevideo
Director
- 1962
Redhead
Director
- 1961
The Dream of Lieschen Müller
Director
This Time it Must Be Caviar
Director
Operation Caviar
Director
Black Gravel
Director
Zu jung für die Liebe?!
Co-Director
- 1960
A Glass of Water
Director
1950s
- 1959
Without Trumpet or Drum
Director
The Rest Is Silence
Director
A Stranger in My Arms
Director
- 1958
Der Schinderhannes
Director
The Restless Years
Director
- 1957
Monpti
Director
The Zurich Engagement
Director
- 1956
The Captain from Kopenick
Director
The Girl from Flanders
Director
- 1955
Sky Without Stars
Director
The Devil's General
Director
Ludwig II
Director
- 1954
Portrait of an Unknown Woman
Director
The Last Bridge
Director
- 1953
Captain Bay-Bay
Director
- 1951
White Shadows
Director
- 1950
Epilogue
Director
Königskinder
Director
1940s
- 1948
The Original Sin
Director
- 1947
In Those Days
Director
- 1946
Under the Bridges
Director
- 1944
Port of Freedom
Director
- 1943
Romance in a Minor Key
Director
- 1942
We Make Music
Director
Anushka
Director
- 1941
Goodbye, Franziska
Director
- 1940
Clothes Make the Man
Director
1930s
- 1939
Kitty and the World Conference
Director
Wrote 34
1970s
- 1974
Die preußische Heirat
Writer
- 1970
1960s
- 1968
Bel Ami
Writer
- 1966
Robin Hood, der edle Räuber
Writer
- 1964
The Canterville Ghost
Writer
- 1963
The House in Montevideo
Writer
- 1962
Redhead
Writer
- 1961
Black Gravel
Writer
- 1960
A Glass of Water
Screenplay
1950s
- 1959
Without Trumpet or Drum
Writer
The Rest Is Silence
Writer
- 1957
Monpti
Writer
Goodbye, Francesca!
Story
The Zurich Engagement
Writer
- 1956
The Captain from Kopenick
Screenplay
- 1955
Sky Without Stars
Novel, Writer
Reaching for the Stars
Writer
The Devil's General
Screenplay
- 1954
Portrait of an Unknown Woman
Screenplay
The Last Bridge
Screenplay
- 1953
Captain Bay-Bay
Writer
- 1952
Nights on the Road
Screenplay
- 1950
Epilogue
Screenplay
1940s
- 1948
The Original Sin
Writer
Film Without Title
Writer
- 1947
In Those Days
Writer
- 1946
Under the Bridges
Writer
- 1944
Port of Freedom
Screenplay
- 1943
Romance in a Minor Key
Writer
- 1942
We Make Music
Writer
Anushka
Writer
- 1941
Goodbye, Franziska
Writer
- 1940
Clothes Make the Man
Writer
1930s
- 1939
Kitty and the World Conference
Writer
Acted in 25
1970s
- 1977
Eichholz & Söhne
Franz Schadow · 13 episodes
- 1974
Karl May
Karl May
Karl May
Karl May · 2 episodes
- 1973
Van der Valk and the Rich
Canisius
- 1971
Die Frau in Weiß
Sir Frederic Fairlie · 3 episodes
- 1970
Hauser's Memory
Dr. Kramer
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Ein Mann namens Harry Brent
Sir Gordon Towns · 3 episodes
- 1961
Zu jung für die Liebe?!
Dr. Blendheim
- 1960
Wir Kellerkinder
Chauffeur
1950s
- 1959
Without Trumpet or Drum
Königliche Hoheit
- 1958
Der Schinderhannes
Movie
- 1957
Monpti
Erzähler
The Zurich Engagement
Reporter
- 1956
The Girl from Flanders
Movie
- 1954
The Last Bridge
Movie
- 1950
Epilogue
Movie
Königskinder
Movie
1940s
- 1948
The Original Sin
Prof. Petri
- 1947
In Those Days
Das Auto (voice)
- 1944
Port of Freedom
Karl
- 1943
Romance in a Minor Key
Poet
1930s
- 1932
Cruiser Emden
Matrose der 'Emden'
Produced 5
1960s
- 1960
The Fair
Producer
1950s
- 1959
The Rest Is Silence
Producer
1940s
- 1948
The Original Sin
Producer
Film Without Title
Producer
- 1947
In Those Days
Producer
Appearances2
1960s
- 1964
The Canterville Ghost
Himself
1940s
- 1948
