Johannes Ott (1919–1995) was a German

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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#In film, art director and set decorator. Kettelhut is considered one of the most important artists in the history of early German cin ...

.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 m ...

'' (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 Ewald ...

'' (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 Studios, ...

'' (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 language, German ''Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse'') is a 1960 black-and-white crime film, crime thriller (genre), thriller film directed by Fritz Lang in his final film. A West German/French/Italian co-p ...

'' (1960) * ''

Until Money Departs You ''Until Money Departs You'' (german: Bis daß das Geld euch scheidet) is a 1960 West German drama film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Luise Ullrich, Gert Fröbe and Corny Collins.Parish p.201 It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin a ...

'' (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 th ...

'' (1961) * ''

The Post Has Gone ''The Post Has Gone'' (german: Die Post geht ab) is a 1962 West German musical comedy film directed by Helmuth M. Backhaus and starring Vivi Bach, Adrian Hoven, and Claus Biederstaedt.Bock & Bergfelder p.113 The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (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'' b ...

'' (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 Cinema of Germany, West German adventure film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Freddy Quinn, Jacqueline Sassard and Gunnar Möller. Partial c ...

'' (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 Feuerschif ...

'' (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 Germa ...

'' (1963) * ''

If You Go Swimming in Tenerife ''If You Go Swimming in Tenerife'' (german: Wenn man baden geht auf Teneriffa) is a 1964 West German comedy film directed by Helmuth M. Backhaus and starring Geneviève Cluny, Peter Kraus and Gunnar Möller.Reimer & Zachau p.160 The film's sets ...

'' (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

* 1919 births 1995 deaths German art directors Film people from Berlin {{Germany-artist-stub