Johannes Ott (1919–1995) was a German
art director
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known for his work in the
country's film industry. In the early stages of his career he collaborated frequently with the veteran set designer
Erich Kettelhut
Erich Karl Heinrich Kettelhut (1 November 1893 – 13 March 1979) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Kettelhut is considered one of the most important artists in the history of early German cinema, mainly for his s ...
.
[Kalat p.129]
Selected filmography
* ''
Prisoners of Love'' (1954)
* ''
A Love Story
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Films
* ''Love Story'' (1925 film), German silent film
* ''Love Story'' (1942 film), Italian drama film
* ''Love ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Three Days Confined to Barracks'' (1955)
* ''
Children, Mother, and the General
''Children, Mother, and the General'' (, and also released as ''Sons, Mothers, and a General'') is a 1955 West German war film directed by László Benedek and starring Hilde Krahl, Therese Giehse and Ewald Balser. The film was not a popular ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Three Girls from the Rhine'' (1955)
* ''
One Woman Is Not Enough?
''One Woman Is Not Enough?'' (German: ''Eine Frau genügt nicht?'') is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Hilde Krahl, Hans Söhnker and Rudolf Forster.Bock & Bergfelder p.451 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Das Mädchen Marion'' (1956)
* ''
Night Nurse Ingeborg
''Night Nurse Ingeborg'' (German: ''Nachtschwester Ingeborg'') is a 1958 West German drama film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Ewald Balser, Claus Biederstaedt and Immy Schell.Rentschler p.5
The film's sets were designed by the art ...
'' (1958)
* ''
The Muzzle'' (1958)
* ''
The Man Who Sold Himself'' (1959)
* ''
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
''The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse'' (German ) is a 1960 black-and-white crime thriller film directed by Fritz Lang in his final film. A West German/French/Italian international co-production, it starred Peter van Eyck, Dawn Addams and Gert Fröb ...
'' (1960)
* ''
Until Money Departs You'' (1960)
* ''
Storm in a Water Glass'' (1960)
* ''
Girl from Hong Kong
''Girl from Hong Kong'' () is a 1961 West German romance film directed by Franz Peter Wirth and starring Hanns Lothar, Helmut Griem and Akiko Wakabayashi.Schrader & Winkler p. 175
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Berthel an ...
'' (1961)
* ''
The Post Has Gone'' (1962)
* ''
Life Begins at Eight
''Life Begins at Eight'' (German: ''Das Leben beginnt um acht'') is a 1962 West German drama film directed by Michael Kehlmann and starring O.E. Hasse, Johanna Matz and Helmut Wildt. It is an adaptation of the 1940 play '' The Light of Heart'' ...
'' (1962)
* ''
Freddy and the Song of the South Pacific'' (1963)
* ''
The Lightship
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The film is based on the novella "Das Feuerschif ...
'' (1963)
* ''
The Pirates of the Mississippi
''The Pirates of the Mississippi'' () is a novel by the German writer Friedrich Gerstäcker, published in three volumes by in Leipzig in 1848. It revolves around a gang of river pirates led by the charismatic Captain Kelly, who operate from an ...
'' (1963)
* ''
If You Go Swimming in Tenerife'' (1964)
* ''
The Body in the Thames
''The Body in the Thames'' (German: ''Die Tote aus der Themse'') is a 1971 West German thriller film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Uschi Glas, Hansjörg Felmy and Werner Peters.Bergfelder p. 257 It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace ...
'' (1971)
References
Bibliography
* David Kalat. ''The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse: A Study of the Twelve Films and Five Novels''. McFarland, 2015.
External links
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1919 births
1995 deaths
German art directors
Film people from Berlin
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