Michael Kehlmann (21 September 1927 – 1 December 2005) was an Austrian

television film A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...

director and theatre director, screenwriter and actor. During 1951–1953, Kehlmann was the manager of the "Kleines Theater im Konzerthaus", Vienna. He was awarded the J.-Kainz Medal in 1966,Michael Kehlmann at aeiou.at
/ref> the Ehrenmedaille der Stadt Wien in 1966 and the Austrian Honorary Cross for Science and Art in 2002. Kehlmann's television directing credits included ''Jack Mortimer'', ''Einen Jux will er sich machen'', ''Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald'', ', ''Hiob'', and ''

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by ...

''. He was the father of writer

Daniel Kehlmann Daniel Kehlmann (; born 13 January 1975) is a German-language novelist and playwright of both Austrian and German nationality.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 ...

'' *1967: ''

Kurzer Prozess ''Kurzer Prozess'' is a 1967 German crime film directed by Michael Kehlmann. Cast * Helmut Qualtinger - Inspektor Pokorny * Gudrun Thielemann - Karin Nieburg * Alexander Kerst - Wolfert * Bruni Löbel - Fräulein Schebesta * Franz Stoss - Mi ...

Director (Television)

*1954: ''Die Wäscherin des Herrn Bonaparte'' — (based on '' Madame Sans-Gêne'') *1954: ''Künstlerpech'' *1954: ''Jedem die Seine'' *1954: ''Klavier zu verkaufen'' *1955: ''La Brige und das Gesetz'' — (based on a play by

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) *1955: ''Die Dynastie hat Ausgang'' *1955: ''Falsch verbunden'' *1955: ''Unternehmen Hosentasche'' *1955: ''Frühere Verhältnisse'' — (based on ' by

Johann Nestroy Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy (; 7 December 1801 – 25 May 1862) was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath. He participated in the 1848 revolutions an ...

) *1956: ''Der Verrat von Ottawa'' — (based on the Gouzenko Affair) *1956: ''Juno und der Pfau'' — (based on ''

Juno and the Paycock ''Juno and the Paycock'' is a play by Seán O'Casey. Highly regarded and often performed in Ireland, it was first staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1924. It is set in the working-class tenements of Dublin in the early 1920s, during the Ir ...

'') *1956: ''Das gnadenbringende Strafgericht'' *1957: ''Die Dreigroschenoper'' — (based on ''

The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, ''The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with music ...

'') *1957: ''Monsieur Lamberthier'' — (based on a play by

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) *1957: ''Der verschwundene Graf'' *1957: ''Der versteinerte Wald'' — (based on ''The Petrified Forest'' by

Robert E. Sherwood Robert Emmet Sherwood (April 4, 1896 – November 14, 1955) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He is the author of '' Waterloo Bridge, Idiot's Delight, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Rebecca, There Shall Be No Night, The Best Years of Our ...

) *1958: ''Biologie und Tennis'' — (based on a radio play by

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) *1958: ''Das Lächeln der Gioconda'' — (based on '' The Gioconda Smile'') *1958: ''Eine fast mögliche Geschichte'' — (based on ''A Likely Tale'' by

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) *1959: ' — (based on ''

Joan of Lorraine ''Joan of Lorraine'' is a 1946 play-within-a-play by Maxwell Anderson. Plot It is about a company of actors who stage a dramatization of the story of Joan of Arc, and the effect that the story has on them. As in the musical '' Man of La Mancha'' ...

'') *1959: ''Kasimir und Karoline'' — (based on a play by

Ödön von Horváth Edmund Josef von Horváth (9 December 1901, Sušak, Rijeka, Austria-Hungary – 1 June 1938, Paris France) was an Austro-Hungarian playwright and novelist who wrote in German, and went by the name of ''nom de guerre'' Ödön von Horváth. He was ...

) *1959: '' Land, das meine Sprache spricht'' — (based on ''Der zwanzigste Juli'' by

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) *1959: ''Es gibt immer drei Möglichkeiten'' *1960: ''Der eingebildete Kranke'' — (based on '' The Imaginary Invalid'') *1960: ' — (based on ''

Shadow of Heroes ''Shadow of Heroes, a play in five acts from the Hungarian Passion'' is a 1958 documentary drama by Robert Ardrey. It concerns the lead-up to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Hungarian Uprising and its aftermath. Its premiere resulted in the re ...

'') *1960: ' — (based on a play by

Ferdinand Bruckner Ferdinand Bruckner (born Theodor Tagger; 26 August 1891, in Sofia, Bulgaria – 5 December 1958, in Berlin) was an Austrian-German writer and theater manager. Although his works are relatively rarely revived, ''Krankheit der Jugend'' was put o ...

) *1961: ''Der jüngste Tag'' — (based on a play by

) *1961: ''Nora'' — (based on ''

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'') *1961: ' — (based on ''

I Was Jack Mortimer ''I Was Jack Mortimer'' (german: Ich war Jack Mortimer) is a 1935 German thriller film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Anton Walbrook, Eugen Klöpfer, and Sybille Schmitz. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets ...

'' by

) *1961: ''Er ging an meiner Seite'' — (based on '' Home of the Brave'') *1962: ''Einen Jux will er sich machen'' — (based on ''

Einen Jux will er sich machen ''Einen Jux will er sich machen'' (1842) (''He Will Go on a Spree'' or ''He'll Have Himself a Good Time''), is a three-act musical play, designated as a Posse mit Gesang ("farce with singing"), by Austrian playwright Johann Nestroy. It was adapte ...

'') *1962: ''Die Großherzogin von Gerolstein'' — (based on ''

La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein ''La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein'' (''The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein'') is an opéra bouffe (a form of operetta), in three acts and four tableaux by Jacques Offenbach to an original French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. The s ...

'') *1962: ''Die Besessenen'' — (based on '' The Possessed'') *1963: ''Der grüne Kakadu'' — (based on ''

Der grüne Kakadu ''Der grüne Kakadu'' is a one act grotesque by Arthur Schnitzler. It was written in 1898 and premiered on 1 March 1899, together with his plays '' Paracelsus'' and '' Die Gefährtin'', at the Vienna Burgtheater. The play thematises the indistin ...

'' by

Arthur Schnitzler Arthur Schnitzler (15 May 1862 – 21 October 1931) was an Austrian author and dramatist. Biography Arthur Schnitzler was born at Praterstrasse 16, Leopoldstadt, Vienna, capital of the Austrian Empire (as of 1867, part of the dual monarchy ...

) *1963: ''Der Bockerer'' — (based on ' by Ulrich Becher and ) *1963: ''Reporter'' — (based on ''

The Front Page ''The Front Page'' is a Broadway comedy about newspaper reporters on the police beat. Written by former Chicago reporters Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, it was first produced in 1928 and has been adapted for the cinema several times. Plot The ...

'') *1963: ''Tod eines Handlungsreisenden'' — (based on ''

Death of a Salesman ''Death of a Salesman'' is a 1949 stage play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. The play premiered on Broadway in February 1949, running for 742 performances. It is a two-act tragedy set in late 1940s Brooklyn told through a montag ...

'') *1963: ''Die Grotte'' — (based on ' by

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) *1964: ''Der Talisman'' — (based on ' by

) *1964: ''Die Verbrecher'' — (based on a play by

) *1964: ' — (based on ''Shout for Life'' by

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) *1964: ''Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald'' — (based on ''

Tales from the Vienna Woods "Tales from the Vienna Woods" (german: "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald", links=no, italic=no, occasionally ) is a waltz by Johann Strauss II. Composed in 1868, , Op. 325, was one of six Viennese waltzes by Johann Strauss II which featured a vi ...

'') *1965: ' — (based on ''

Radetzky March "Radetzky March", Op. 228, is a march composed by Johann Strauss Sr. and dedicated to Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz. First performed on 31 August 1848 in Vienna, it soon became popular among regimented marching soldiers. It has bee ...

'') *1965: ''Don Juan oder Die Liebe zur Geometrie'' — (based on ' by

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) *1965: ''Plädoyer für einen Rebellen'' — (based on the play ''Plaidoyer pour un rebelle'' by Emmanuel Roblès) *1966: ''Italienische Nacht'' — (based on ' by

) *1966: ''Porträt eines Helden'' — (based on a novel by

Pierre Boulle Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) was a French novelist best known for two works, ''The Bridge over the River Kwai'' (1952) and ''Planet of the Apes (novel), Planet of the Apes'' (1963), that were both mad ...

, adapted by Robert L. Joseph) *1966: ''Flieger Ross'' — (based on ''

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'') *1966: ''Rette sich, wer kann oder Dummheit siegt überall'' *1967: ''Bericht eines Feiglings'' *1967: ''Nur kein Cello'' — (based on ''The Absence of a Cello'' by Ira Wallach) *1967: ''Umsonst'' — (based on ' by

) *1968: ''Die Unbekannte aus der Seine'' — (based on a play by

) *1968: ''Madame Legros'' — (based on a play by

Heinrich Mann Luiz Heinrich Mann (; 27 March 1871 – 11 March 1950), best known as simply Heinrich Mann, was a German author known for his Social criticism, socio-political novels. From 1930 until 1933, he was president of the fine poetry division of the ...

) *1968: ''Sich selbst der Nächste'' — (based on ''Are You by Yourself?'' by Leo Lehman *1968: ''Schloß in den Wolken'' — (based on a play by Sam Locke) *1969: ''Ende eines Leichtgewichts'' *1969: ''Das Trauerspiel von Julius Caesar'' — (based on ''

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'') *1969: ''Ein Dorf ohne Männer'' — (based on ' by

) *1969: ' (TV series) *1970: ''Mit sich allein'' — (based on ''End of Story'' by ) *1970: '' Der Kommissar'' (TV series): ''Tod eines Klavierspielers'' *1971: ''Augenzeugen müssen blind sein'' — (based on ''Forget What You Saw'' by ) *1971: ' — (screenplay by ) *1972: ''

'' (TV series): ' *1972: ' — (based on a play by

Egon Kisch Egon Erwin Kisch (29 April 1885 – 31 March 1948) was an Austrian and Czechoslovak writer and journalist, who wrote in German. He styled himself ''Der Rasende Reporter'' (The Raging Reporter) for his countless travels to the far corners of the ...

) *1972: ''Der Andersonville-Prozess'' — (based on ''

The Andersonville Trial ''The Andersonville Trial'' is an American television adaptation of a 1959 hit Broadway play by Saul Levitt. It was presented as an episode of the PBS anthology series '' Hollywood Television Theatre'' on May 17, 1970. Description The movie was ...

'' by

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) *1974: ' — (based on a novel by

Milo Dor Milo Dor (7 March 1923 – December 2005) was a Serbian Austrian writer and translator. He described himself as "an Austrian, Viennese, and European of Serbian heritage." Life Milo Dor was born in to a Serbian family in Budapest, as Milutin Do ...

) *1974: ''

'' (TV series): ' *1974: ''

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'' (TV series) *1975: ''Zahnschmerzen'' — (screenplay by ) *1975: ''Die weiße Stadt'' — (based on a novel by

) *1977: ''In freier Landschaft'' — (screenplay by ) *1977: ''Der Fall Winslow'' — (based on ''

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'') *1978: ''

'' (TV series): ' *1978: ' (TV miniseries) — (based on ''

Job Work or labor (or labour in British English) is intentional activity people perform to support the needs and wants of themselves, others, or a wider community. In the context of economics, work can be viewed as the human activity that contr ...

'') *1980: ''Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung'' — (based on ' by

) *1980: ''Felix und Oskar'' (TV series) — (based on ''

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'') *1980: ' — (based on ''Der zwanzigste Juli'' by

) *1981: ' — (based on a play by ) *1982: ''Das heiße Herz'' — (based on the play ''The Hasty Heart'' by John Patrick) *1982: ''Tarabas'' — (based on ' by

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) *1983: ''Gegenlicht'' — (based on a novel by ) *1983: ''Mich wundert, daß ich so fröhlich bin'' — (based on a novel by

Johannes Mario Simmel Johannes Mario Simmel (7 April 1924 – 1 January 2009), also known as J. M. Simmel, was an Austrian writer. He was born in Vienna and grew up in Austria and England. He was trained as a chemical engineer and worked in research from 1943 to ...

) *1985: ''Die Flucht ohne Ende'' — (based on '' Flight without End'') *1986: ''

'' (TV series): ' *1987: ''

'' (TV series): ' *1988: ' — (based on the Blomberg–Fritsch Affair) *1990: ' — (based on ' by

Leo Perutz Leopold Perutz (2 November 1882, Prague – 25 August 1957, Bad Ischl) was an Austrian novelist and mathematician. He was born in Prague (now capital of the Czech Republic) and was thus a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He lived in Vienn ...

) *1991: ''Heldenfrühling'' *1992: ''Die Ringe des Saturn'' — (based on a novel by

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) *1992: ' — (based on ' by

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)

Screenwriter

*1952: ''

Adventure in Vienna ''Adventure in Vienna'' (German: ''Abenteuer in Wien'') is a 1952 Austrian crime thriller film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Cornell Borchers and Adrienne Gessner.Fritsche p.243 It is an adaptation of the 1933 novel '' ...

'' (dir. Emil-Edwin Reinert)

Actor

*1952: ''

'' (dir. Emil-Edwin Reinert), as Passport forger *1953: ''

To Be Without Worries ''To Be Without Worries'' (German: ''Einmal keine Sorgen haben'') is a 1953 Austrian-German historical comedy film directed by Georg Marischka and starring Walter Müller, Hans Moser and Walter Koch.Fritsche p.247 It was shot at the Schönbru ...

'' (dir.

Georg Marischka Georg Marischka (born 29 June 1922 in Vienna; died 9 August 1999 in Munich) was an Austrian actor, screen writer, director and film producer for cinema and television. Life George Marischka was born into the world of film because his father w ...

) *1975: ''Die weiße Stadt'' (dir. Michael Kehlmann) *1982: ''Tarabas'' (dir. Michael Kehlmann), as Narrator (voice) *1985: ''Flucht ohne Ende'' (dir. Michael Kehlmann), as Narrator (voice) *1987: '' '38 – Vienna Before the Fall'' (dir.

Wolfgang Glück Wolfgang Glück (born 29 September 1929, Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His film '' '38 – Vienna Before the Fall'' (1987) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kehlmann, Michael Austrian film directors Austrian television directors Austrian male screenwriters Austrian male film actors German-language film directors 1927 births 2005 deaths 20th-century Austrian screenwriters 20th-century Austrian male writers