Robert Dornhelm (born 17 December 1947 in Temesvár,

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n film and television director.

Biography

Dornhelm is of Jewish descent. He has worked on numerous television programmes and has also released such movies as ''

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'', ''

The Venice Project ''The Venice Project'' is a 1999 American-Austrian comedy film directed by Robert Dornhelm and starring Lauren Bacall and Dennis Hopper. It includes a cameo appearance from Steve Martin. Cast * Lauren Bacall ... Countess Camilla Volta * D ...

'', '' Der Unfisch'', and '' A Further Gesture''. In

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''Der Unfisch'' won the Citizen's Choice Award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. He directed the 1977 documentary film ''

The Children of Theatre Street ''The Children of Theatre Street'' is a 1977 American documentary film about the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet directed by Robert Dornhelm and Earle I. Mack, Earle Mack, narrated by Grace Kelly. Reception ''Time (magazine), Times Richard Sc ...

'', which was nominated for an

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. 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 ''Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy'' (also known as ''The Amanda Knox Story'') is a 2011 American true crime television film. It stars Hayden Panettiere as Amanda Knox, Paolo Romio as Raffaele Sollecito, Djibril Kébé as Rudy Guede and Am ...

''.

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 th ...

for Best Director for ' (''The Crown Prince'') * 2006:

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian D ...

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1989) * ' (1991) * '' Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald'' (1993, TV film) * '' Der Unfisch'' (1997) * '' A Further Gesture'' (1997) * ''

'' (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 ''Suburban Madness'' is an American crime drama television film, based on a true story of the Murder of David Lynn Harris, starring Sela Ward as PI Bobbi Bacha of Blue Moon Investigations. It aired on CBS on October 3, 2004. Plot ''Suburban Madn ...

'' (2004, TV film) * '' Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story'' (2004, TV film) * ''

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'' (2006, TV film) * ' (''The Crown Prince'') (2006, TV film) * ''

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'' (2007, TV miniseries) by novel of

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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 Das Sacher: In Bester Gesellschaft (''The Hotel Sacher: In Good Company'') is an Austrian-German historical drama television series aired in two parts, directed by Robert Dornhelm and written by Rodica Doehnert, and based on the book ''Das Sacher. ...

'' (2016, TV film) * ''

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'' (2017, miniseries)

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