Helmut Ashley or Helmuth Ashley (17 September 1919 – 2 July 2021) was an Austrian cinematographer, television and film director. Ashley

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in September 2019 and died in Munich in July 2021, at the age of 101.Filmportal.de: Helmuth Ashley profile
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Selected filmography

Film * '' Duel with Death'' (directed by

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, 1949) * '' White Shadows'' (directed by

Helmut Käutner Helmut Käutner (25 March 1908 – 20 April 1980) was a German film director active mainly in the 1940s and 1950s. He entered the film industry at the end of the Weimar Republic and released his first films as a director in Nazi Germany. Käu ...

, 1951) * '' All Clues Lead to Berlin'' (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'' (directed by Hans Wolff, 1952) * ''

Adventure in Vienna ''Adventure in Vienna'' (German: ''Abenteuer in Wien'') is a 1952 Austrian crime thriller film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Cornell Borchers and Adrienne Gessner.Fritsche p.243 It is an adaptation of the 1933 novel '' ...

'' (directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert, 1952) * '' Stolen Identity'' (directed by Gunther von Fritsch, 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'' (directed by

Robert A. Stemmle Robert Adolf Stemmle (10 June 1903 – 24 February 1974) was a German screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 80 films between 1932 and 1967. He also directed 46 films between 1934 and 1970. His 1959 film '' Die unvollkommene ...

, 1955) * ''

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'' (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, 19 ...

, 1956) * ''

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'' (1956) * ''

Der Stern von Afrika ''Der Stern von Afrika'' () is a 1957 black-and-white German war film portraying the combat career of a World War II Luftwaffe fighter pilot Hans-Joachim Marseille. The film stars Joachim Hansen and Marianne Koch and was directed by Alfred Wei ...

'' (directed by

Alfred Weidenmann Alfred Weidenmann (10 May 1916 – 9 June 2000) was a German film director, screenwriter, and author of children's books. He directed more than 30 films between 1942 and 1984. Selected filmography * ''Hände hoch (1942) * ' (1944) * ''I an ...

, 1957) * '' Das schwarze Schaf'' (1960) * ''

My Schoolfriend ''My Schoolfriend'' (german: Mein Schulfreund) is a 1960 German comedy drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Heinz Rühmann, Loni von Friedl, and Hertha Feiler. It is based on the play ''Der Schulfreund'' by Johannes Mario Simmel. T ...

'' (1960) * ' (1961) * '' The Puzzle of the Red Orchid'' (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 The spy ...

'' (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 ...

'' (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) * ''

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'' (1975–1997, TV series, 46 episodes) * '' Notarztwagen 7'' (1976–1977, TV series, 13 episodes) * ''

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'' (1978–2005, TV series, 55 episodes)

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