Helmut Ashley or Helmuth Ashley (17 September 1919 – 2 July 2021) was an Austrian cinematographer, television and film director.
Ashley
turned 100 in September 2019 and died in Munich in July 2021, at the age of 101.
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Selected filmography
Film
* ''Duel with Death
''Duel with Death'' (German: ''Duell mit dem Tod'') is a 1949 Austrian war drama film directed by Paul May and starring Rolf von Nauckhoff, Annelies Reinhold, and Fritz Hinz-Fabricius.Fritsche p.49 The film portrays the Austrian resistance to Nazi ...
'' (directed by Paul May
Paul May (8 May 1909 – 25 February 1976) was a German film director and editor. He directed 40 films between 1935 and 1972.
Biography
He was the son of Peter Ostermayr, a film producer with Universum Film AG, and his wife Olga, ''née' ...
, 1949)
* '' White Shadows'' (directed by Helmut Käutner, 1951)
* ''All Clues Lead to Berlin
''All Clues Lead to Berlin'' (german: Die Spur führt nach Berlin) is a 1952 West German thriller film directed by František Čáp and starring Gordon Howard, Irina Garden and Kurt Meisel. It is also known by the alternative titles ''Adventure ...
'' (directed by František Čáp
František Čáp (7 December 1913 – 12 January 1972), also known as Franz Cap in Germany, was a Czech and later a Yugoslav film director and screenwriter. He directed 32 films between 1939 and 1970. Having created Slovene film classics such as ...
, 1952)
* ''Captive Soul
''Captive Soul'' (german: Gefangene Seele) is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Hans Wolff and starring Attila Hörbiger, Anne-Marie Blanc and Adrian Hoven.Bock & Bergfelder p.304 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios and on location in Mu ...
'' (directed by Hans Wolff, 1952)
* '' Adventure in Vienna'' (directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert
Emil-Edwin Reinert, or Emile-Edwin Reinert, (16 March 1903 – 17 October 1953) was a French film director, screenwriter, audio engineer and producer.
Born in Rava-Ruska, Austria-Hungary in 1903, Reinert directed films in France, Great Britain, ...
, 1952)
* ''Stolen Identity
''Stolen Identity'' is a 1953 Austrian film directed by Gunther von Fritsch and starring Donald Buka, Joan Camden and Francis Lederer.
The film is the English-language version of the film ''Adventure in Vienna'' (1952), directed by Emil-Edwin ...
'' (directed by Gunther von Fritsch
Gunther von Fritsch (15 July 1906, Pula – 27 August 1988, Pasadena) was an American film director born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Biography
Gunther von Fritsch was born 15 July 1906 in Pula. He studied in Paris, and in 1930 moved to the ...
, 1953)
* '' Must We Get Divorced?'' (directed by Hans Schweikart, 1953)
* ''Confession Under Four Eyes
''Confession Under Four Eyes'' (German: ''Geständnis unter vier Augen'') is a 1954 West German crime drama film directed by André Michel and starring Hildegard Knef, Carl Raddatz and Ivan Desny.Broadbent & Hake p.123 It was shot at Göttingen ...
'' (1954)
* ''You Can No Longer Remain Silent
''You Can No Longer Remain Silent'' (German: ''Du darfst nicht länger schweigen'') is a 1955 West German romantic drama film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Heidemarie Hatheyer, Wilhelm Borchert and Werner Hinz.Bock & Bergfelder p. ...
'' (directed by Robert A. Stemmle, 1955)
* ''Alibi
An alibi (from the Latin, '' alibī'', meaning "somewhere else") is a statement by a person, who is a possible perpetrator of a crime, of where they were at the time a particular offence was committed, which is somewhere other than where the crim ...
'' (1955)
* '' Stopover in Orly'' (1955)
* '' Regine'' (directed by Harald Braun
Harald Braun (26 April 1901 – 24 September 1960) was a German film director, screenwriter and film producer. He directed 21 films between 1942 and 1960.
Selected filmography
* ''The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl'' (dir. Carl Froelich, 193 ...
, 1956)
* ''Nina Nina may refer to:
* Nina (name), a feminine given name and surname
Acronyms
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'' (1956)
* '' Der Stern von Afrika'' (directed by Alfred Weidenmann, 1957)
* '' Das schwarze Schaf'' (1960)
* '' My Schoolfriend'' (1960)
* ' (1961)
* ''The Puzzle of the Red Orchid
''The Puzzle of the Red Orchid'' (german: Das Rätsel der roten Orchidee) and also known as ''The Secret of the Red Orchid'') is a 1962 West German black-and-white crime film directed by Helmut Ashley and starring Christopher Lee, Adrian Hoven, ...
'' (1962)
* ''Mystery of the Red Jungle
''Mystery of the Red Jungle'' (german: Weiße Fracht für Hongkong, french: Le mystère de la jongue rouge, it, Da 077: criminali ad Hong Kong, also known as ''Operation Hong Kong'') is a 1964 German-French-Italian adventure- spy film directed b ...
'' (1964)
* '' Die Rechnung – eiskalt serviert'' (1966)
* ' (1984)
Television
* ''Das Kriminalmuseum
''Das Kriminalmuseum'' was a German television series. It ran from 1963 to 1970 on ZDF and was one of its first programs. Each episode began with a tracking shot through an unspecified crime museum, stopping at one of the displays, whose story w ...
'' (1963–1968, TV series, 13 episodes)
* ''Oberst Wennerström'' (1965)
* ''Das Millionending'' (1966)
* ''Kidnap – Die Entführung des Lindbergh-Babys'' (1968)
* ''Kim Philby war der dritte Mann'' (1969)
* ''Der Portland-Ring'' (1970)
* ''Die Münchner Räterepublik'' (1971)
* ' (1971)
* ''Ferdinand Lassalle'' (1972)
* '' Der Kommissar'' (1974–1975, TV series, 4 episodes)
* '' Derrick'' (1975–1997, TV series, 46 episodes)
* '' Notarztwagen 7'' (1976–1977, TV series, 13 episodes)
* ''The Old Fox
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
'' (1978–2005, TV series, 55 episodes)
References
External links
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1919 births
2021 deaths
Austrian centenarians
Austrian cinematographers
Austrian film directors
Austrian people of English descent
Austrian television directors
Mass media people from Vienna
Men centenarians
Film directors from Vienna
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