Johannes Ott (1919–1995) was a German
art director 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 se ...
.
[Kalat p.129]
Selected filmography
* ''
Prisoners of Love'' (1954)
* ''
A Love Story'' (1954)
* ''
Three Days Confined to Barracks
''Three Days Confined to Barracks'' (German: ''Drei Tage Mittelarrest'') is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Max Adalbert, Ida Wüst, and Gretl Theimer. The film is a farce set around a military barracks. It was a ma ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Children, Mother, and the General
''Children, Mother, and the General'' (german: Kinder, Mütter und ein 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 Ewal ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Three Girls from the Rhine
''Three Girls from the Rhine'' (German: ''Drei Mädels vom Rhein'') is a 1955 West German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Gardy Granass, Margit Saad and Fita Benkhoff.Bock & Bergfelder p.194 It was shot at the Tempelhof and Spand ...
'' (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 Studio ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Das Mädchen Marion
Das Mädchen Marion (alternatively known as ''Preis der Nationen'') is a German Heimatfilm that premiered on October 26, 1956.
Plot
The young Marion von Hoff lives with her widowed mother Vera on their estate in East Prussia. As the Trakehner B ...
'' (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 ''Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse'') 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 ...
'' (1960)
* ''
Until Money Departs You'' (1960)
* ''
Storm in a Water Glass'' (1960)
* ''
Girl from Hong Kong
''Girl from Hong Kong'' (german: Bis zum Ende aller Tage) 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 t ...
'' (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
''Freddy and the Song of the South Pacific'' (german: Freddy und das Lied der Südsee) is a 1962 West German adventure film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Freddy Quinn, Jacqueline Sassard and Gunnar Möller.
Partial cast
* Freddy Quinn ...
'' (1963)
* ''
The Lightship
''The Lightship'' is a 1985 American drama film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. The film stars Klaus Maria Brandauer and Robert Duvall, with early appearances by Arliss Howard and William Forsythe.
The film is based on the novella "Das Feuerschi ...
'' (1963)
* ''
The Pirates of the Mississippi
''The Pirates of the Mississippi'' (German: ''Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi'') is a Western film directed by Jürgen Roland and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Brad Harris and Sabine Sinjen. A Eurowestern, it was a co-production between West Ger ...
'' (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 a ...
'' (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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