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Helmut Käutner
German film director
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. Käutner is relatively unknown outside of Germany, although he is considered one of the best filmmakers in German film history.[1] He was one of the most influential film directors of German post-war cinema and became known for his sophisticated literary adaptations.
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