Robert Dornhelm (born 17 December 1947 in
Temesvár,
Romania
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) is an
Austria
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n film and television director.
Biography
Dornhelm is of Jewish descent. He has worked on numerous television programmes and has also released such movies as ''
Echo Park'', ''
The Venice Project
''The Venice Project'' is a 1999 American-Austrian comedy film directed by Robert Dornhelm and starring Lauren Bacall and Dennis Hopper. It includes a cameo appearance from Steve Martin.
Cast
*Lauren Bacall ... Countess Camilla Volta
* Denn ...
'', ''
Der Unfisch'', and ''
A Further Gesture''. In
1998 ''Der Unfisch'' won the Citizen's Choice Award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.
He directed the 1977 documentary film ''
The Children of Theatre Street
''The Children of Theatre Street'' is a 1977 American documentary film about the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet directed by Robert Dornhelm and Earle Mack, narrated by Grace Kelly.
Reception
'' Times Richard Schickel wrote that ''The Chil ...
'', which was nominated for an
Academy Award
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.
Dornhelm directed the television miniseries ''
Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' (2001), for which he was nominated for an
Emmy Award. He also directed the new TV adaptation ''
Spartacus'' (2004) and the 2011 film ''
The Amanda Knox Story''.
Decorations and awards
* 1978: Nominations for
Academy Award
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for Best Documentary for ''The Children of Theatre Street''
* 2007:
Romy Award for Best Director for ' (''The Crown Prince'')
* 2006:
Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art
Selected filmography
* ''
The Children of Theatre Street
''The Children of Theatre Street'' is a 1977 American documentary film about the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet directed by Robert Dornhelm and Earle Mack, narrated by Grace Kelly.
Reception
'' Times Richard Schickel wrote that ''The Chil ...
'' (1977)
* ''
She Dances Alone
She most commonly refers to:
* She (pronoun), the third person singular, feminine, nominative case pronoun in modern English.
She or S.H.E. may also refer to:
Literature and films
*'' She: A History of Adventure'', an 1887 novel by H. Rider Hagg ...
'' (1981)
* ''
Echo Park'' (1986)
* ''
Cold Feet'' (1989)
* ' (1991)
* ''
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald'' (1993, TV film)
* ''
Der Unfisch'' (1997)
* ''
A Further Gesture'' (1997)
* ''
The Venice Project
''The Venice Project'' is a 1999 American-Austrian comedy film directed by Robert Dornhelm and starring Lauren Bacall and Dennis Hopper. It includes a cameo appearance from Steve Martin.
Cast
*Lauren Bacall ... Countess Camilla Volta
* Denn ...
'' (1999)
* ''
Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' (2001, TV miniseries)
* ''
Sins of the Father'' (2002, TV film)
* ''
RFK'' (2002, TV film)
* ''
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story'' (2003, TV film)
* ''
Spartacus'' (2004, TV film) by novel of
Howard Fast
* ''
Suburban Madness'' (2004, TV film)
* ''
Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story'' (2004, TV film)
* ''
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (Biblical Hebrew עשרת הדברים \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים, ''aséret ha-dvarím'', lit. The Decalogue, The Ten Words, cf. Mishnaic Hebrew עשרת הדיברות \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְ ...
'' (2006, TV film)
* ' (''The Crown Prince'') (2006, TV film)
* ''
War and Peace'' (2007, TV miniseries) by novel of
Leo Tolstoy
Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...
* ''
La Bohème'' (2008)
* ''Udo Proksch: Out of Control'' (2010)
* ''
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy'' (2011, TV film)
* ' (2011, TV film)
* ' (2012, TV miniseries)
* ''
Das Sacher'' (2016, TV film)
* ''
Maria Theresa'' (2017, miniseries)
References
External links
*
1947 births
Living people
Austrian film directors
Austrian television directors
Austrian people of Romanian-Jewish descent
Danube-Swabian people
People from Timișoara
Recipients of the Romy (TV award)
Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art
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