Otto Pischinger (1919–1976) was an Austrian

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

who designed the sets for a large number of films during his career. In 1955 he worked on ''

The Last Ten Days ''The Last Ten Days'' (german: Der letzte Akt) is a 1955 Austrian-German drama film directed by G. W. Pabst. It was the first film in post-World War II Germany to feature the character of Adolf Hitler. It follows him and others in what were the ...

''.Silberman p.243 He was married to

Hertha Hareiter Hertha Hareiter (1923 - 2015) was an Austrian art director.Bolam & Bolam p.158 She designed the sets for a number of films in the postwar years. She was married to the fellow set designer Otto Pischinger and often collaborated with him. Selected ...

, also an art director, until his death.

Selected filmography

* ''

Duel with Death ''Duel with Death'' (German: ''Duell mit dem Tod'') is a 1949 Austrian war film, war drama film directed by Paul May and starring Rolf von Nauckhoff, Annelies Reinhold, and Fritz Hinz-Fabricius.Fritsche p.49 The film portrays the Austrian resistanc ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Last Bridge ''The Last Bridge'' (german: Die Letzte Brücke) is a 1954 Austrian-Yugoslavian war drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Maria Schell, Bernhard Wicki and Barbara Rütting.Von Dassanowsky p.157 It tells the story of a German nurse ...

'' (1954) * ''

A Heart Full of Music ''A Heart Full of Music'' (German: ''Ein Herz voll Musik'') is a 1955 West German musical romantic comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Vico Torriani, Ina Halley and Ruth Stephan.Silberman & Wrage p.147 It was shot in Eastmancolo ...

'' (1955) * ''

Royal Hunt in Ischl ''Royal Hunt in Ischl'' (German: ''Hofjagd in Ischl'') is a 1955 Austrian-West German historical comedy film directed by Hans Schott-Schöbinger and starring Elma Karlowa, Herta Staal and Hans von Borsody.Fritsche p.255 It is also known by its Wes ...

'' (1955) * ''

Music, Music and Only Music ''Music, Music and Only Music'' (German: ''Musik, Musik und nur Musik'') is a 1955 West German musical comedy film directed by Ernst Matray and starring Walter Giller, Inge Egger and Lonny Kellner. Bock & Bergfelder p.158 It was made at the Bende ...

'' (1955) * '' My Aunt, Your Aunt'' (1956) * ''

Emperor's Ball ''Emperor's Ball'' (German:''Kaiserball'') is a 1956 Austrian drama film directed by Franz Antel and starring Sonja Ziemann, Rudolf Prack and Hannelore Bollmann. The film is part of a cycle of films set during the old Austro-Hungarian Empire.Kapczy ...

'' (1956) * ''

Final Accord ''Final Accord'' or ''Final Chord'' (German: ''Schlußakkord'') is a 1960 drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Christian Marquand, Eleonora Rossi Drago and Viktor de Kowa. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy a ...

'' (1960) * ''

The Turkish Cucumbers ''The Turkish Cucumbers'' (German: ''Die türkischen Gurken'') is a 1962 West German comedy film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Gunther Philipp, Oskar Sima and Susi Nicoletti.Ingraham p.149 The film's sets were designed by the art directors ...

'' (1962) * ''

Snow White and the Seven Jugglers ''Snow White and the Seven Jugglers'' (German: ''Schneewittchen und die sieben Gaukler'') is a 1962 Swiss-West German musical comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Caterina Valente, Walter Giller and Georg Thomalla.Bock & Bergfelder ...

'' (1962) * ''

Old Shatterhand Old Shatterhand is a fictional character in Western novels by German writer Karl May (1842–1912). He is the German friend and blood brother of Winnetou, the fictional chief of the Mescalero tribe of the Apache. He is the main character i ...

'' (1964) * ''

The Treasure of the Aztecs ''The Treasure of the Aztecs'' (German: ''Der Schatz der Azteken'') is a 1965 western adventure film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lex Barker, Gérard Barray and Michèle Girardon. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy an ...

'' (1965) *''

The Pyramid of the Sun God ''The Pyramid of the Sun God'' (German: ''Die Pyramide des Sonnengottes'' is a 1965 West German and Italian western film adventure directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lex Barker, Gérard Barray and Michèle Girardon. It is based on a book by K ...

'' (1965) * '' Call of the Forest'' (1965) * '' Liselotte of the Palatinate'' (1966)

References

Bibliography

* Silberman, Marc. ''German Cinema: Texts in Context''. Wayne State University Press, 1995.

External links

* 1919 births 1976 deaths Austrian art directors Film people from Vienna {{Austria-bio-stub