Robert Dornhelm (born 17 December 1947) is an Austrian film and television director.

Biography

Dornhelm is of Hungarian-Jewish descent born in

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region, Romania. He has worked on numerous television programmes and has also released such movies as ''

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'', '' The Venice Project'', '' The Unfish'', and '' A Further Gesture''. In

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''The Unfish'' won the Citizen's Choice Award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. He directed the 1977 documentary film '' The Children of Theatre Street'', which was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

. Dornhelm directed the television miniseries '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' (2001), for which he was nominated for an

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. He also directed the new TV adaptation ''

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'' (2004) and the 2011 film '' The Amanda Knox Story''.

Decorations and awards

* 1978: Nominations for

for Best Documentary for ''The Children of Theatre Street'' * 2007:

Romy Award The Romy television award in honor of the German-born and naturalized French actress Romy Schneider, born in Vienna, was created in 1990 by the Austrian newspaper ''Kurier'' – or rather their movie reviewer Rudolf John, who also designed t ...

for Best Director for ' (''The Crown Prince'') * 2006: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art

Selected filmography

* '' The Children of Theatre Street'' (1977) * '' She Dances Alone'' (1981) * ''

'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1989) * '' Requiem for Dominic'' (1990) * '' Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald'' (1993, TV film) * '' The Unfish'' (1997) * '' A Further Gesture'' (1997) * '' The Venice Project'' (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) * ''

'' (2004, TV film) by novel of

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* '' Suburban Madness'' (2004, TV film) * '' Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story'' (2004, TV film) * '' The Ten Commandments'' (2006, TV film) * ' (''The Crown Prince'') (2006, TV film) * ''

War and Peace ''War and Peace'' (; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the work comprises both a fictional narrative and chapters in which Tolstoy discusses history and philosophy. An ...

'' (2007, TV miniseries) by novel of

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* ''

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'' (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) * ''

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'' (2017, miniseries) * '' Vienna Blood'', (2019–2022, TV series) * '' Rise of the Raven,'' (2025, TV series)

References

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* 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 {{austria-film-director-stub