Rudolf Zehetgruber (born 16 September 1926) is an Austrian

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and actor who directed 17 films between 1960 and 1985. He is most known for writing and directing the

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/Dudu film series that featured his wife Kathrin Oginski (Barbara Kathrin Zehetgruber) and two entries in the

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film series.

Selected filmography

* '' The Congress Dances'' (directed by Franz Antel, 1955) * ''

The Bashful Elephant ''The Bashful Elephant'' is a 1961 35 mm black & white feature film for family audiences. Story A 12-year-old orphan, Tristy (played by Mollie Mack; ''née'' Mollie Dorrell McGowan; 1946–1965) — escapes from an orphanage in Hungary (which ...

'' (1961) * '' The Black Cobra'' (1963) * '' Piccadilly Zero Hour 12'' (1963) * ' (1964) * ''

The Secret of the Chinese Carnation ''The Secret of the Chinese Carnation'' (german: Das Geheimnis der chinesischen Nelke, it, Il segreto del garofano cinese) is a 1964 German-Italian krimi eurospy film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and starring Paul Dahlke, Olga Schoberová, ...

'' (1964) * ''

Seven Vengeful Women ''Seven Vengeful Women'' (Spanish: ''Las siete magníficas'', Italian: ''7 donne per una strage'') is a 1966 western film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and Sidney W. Pink.Weisser p.207 It stars Anne Baxter, Maria Perschy and Gustavo Rojo. It was ...

'' (1966) * '' Kommissar X: Three Yellow Cats'' (''Death is Nimble, Death is Quick'', 1966) * '' Kommissar X – Drei grüne Hunde'' (1967) *'' The Love Bug Rally'' (the first Superbug film, 1971) *'' Superbug, Super Agent'' (1972) *''

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'' (1973) *'' The Maddest Car in the World'' (1975) *''

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'' (1979) *' (1985)

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* 1926 births Living people Austrian film directors Austrian screenwriters Austrian male screenwriters Austrian male film actors Austrian film producers German-language film directors Male actors from Vienna Writers from Vienna {{Austria-film-director-stub