Lukas Heller

Lukas Hermann Heller (born July 21, 1930 in Kiel , † November 2, 1988 in London ) was a German-British screenwriter.

Life

Lukas Heller and his parents had to flee Nazi Germany as Jews and emigrated to England. After several attempts to gain a foothold in different professions, he came to film. In 1959, he distinguished himself as a writer of additional dialogue for the film The Sapphire Girl, directed by Basil Dearden . 1962 followed with the psychological thriller What really happened to Baby Jane? Heller's first script, which for him also meant his breakthrough: The book was filmed by Robert Aldrich and with Joan Crawford and Bette Davis and is now considered a classic. Aldrich also directed Heller's book for the adventure film The Flight of the Phoenix , the war film The Dirty Dozen and the mystery thriller Lullaby for a Corpse . These films were also enormous successes. Heller's later works could no longer build on his great successes.

Heller's children are the writer Zoë Heller and the screenwriter Bruno Heller .

Filmography (selection)

script

1959: The girl sapphire (Sapphire) - dialogues
1961: Never Back Losers (after Edgar Wallace )
1962: What Really Happened to Baby Jane? (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?)
1963: Some like it secret (Hot enough for June)
1964: Lullaby for a Corpse (Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte)
1965: The Flight of the Phoenix (The Flight of the Phoenix)
1966: The Dirty Dozen (The Dirty Dozen)
1969: The killing of Sister George
1969: Too late the Heroe - Too late the Heroe
1970: Monte Walsh
1977: Damnation Alley (Damnation Alley)
1978: Son of Hitler
1985: Blue City

Literary template

1991: What Really Happened to Baby Jane? (Whatever happened to Baby Jane?) - Template: Screenplay for "What really happened to Baby Jane?" from 1962
2004: The Flight of the Phoenix - Original: Screenplay for "The Flight of the Phoenix" from 1965

Web links

Lukas Heller in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Lukas Heller , at ČSFD.cz
↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 3: F - H. Barry Fitzgerald - Ernst Hofbauer. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 624.

personal data
SURNAME	Heller, Lukas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Heller, Lukas Hermann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German-British screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	July 21, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kiel
DATE OF DEATH	November 2nd, 1988
Place of death	London

[1] Lukas Heller , at ČSFD.cz

[2] Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 3: F - H. Barry Fitzgerald - Ernst Hofbauer. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 624.