Rolf Zehetbauer
Rolf Zehetbauer ( February 13, 1929 in Munich – January 23, 2022 ) was a German film architect . His work on the submarine drama Das Boot received particular recognition .
Life
Zehetbauer completed a construction internship after the end of the Second World War and joined Bavaria Film in Munich in 1947 as a set assistant . In 1949 he became an employee of the chief architect there, Ernst H. Albrecht . As early as 1951 he began working as an independent set designer and rose to become the studio's chief set designer by 1963. In 1965 he was mainly responsible for the scenery of the television series Raumpatrouille . At times, together with Werner Achmann and Herbert Strabel , he formed an extremely successful team of architects that worked on German and international productions (especially for those in the BavariaStudios shot US films) worked. His most famous film was Bob Fosse 's Cabaret , for which he received an Oscar . Zehetbauer was also responsible for the major German productions of Wolfgang Petersen and, with his sets for Das Boot and The Neverending Story , played a major part in the German director's global success. For Joseph Vilsmaier 's film adaptation of the novel Schlafes Bruder , he built a complete mountain village from the early 19th century, and for Vilsmaier's next main work Comedian Harmonists he created - as he did for Cabaret - the Berlin of the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Rolf Zehetbauer was one of the founding members of the German Film Academy in 2003 . He also made a name for himself outside of the film industry. He designed the exhibition rooms of the Deutsches Museum Bonn , which opened in 1995, as well as the Mövenpick restaurants in Berlin. In 2004 he was commissioned to redesign the Hacker tent at the Oktoberfest .
Filmography (selection)
- 1949: I make you happy
- 1950: 12:15 am Room 9
- 1952: I can't marry everyone
- 1952: The Imaginary Invalid
- 1953: Women's Choice
- 1954: Canaris
- 1955: You my silent valley
- 1955: Alibi
- 1956: Before Sunset
- 1956: Love
- 1956: Kitty and the Big World
- 1956: The bath on the threshing floor
- 1957: Queen Louise
- 1957: Goodbye, Franziska!
- 1958: Scampolo
- 1958: At night when the devil came
- 1958: The muzzle
- 1958: Isn't Mom Fabulous?
- 1959: People in the hotel
- 1960: The Artificial Silk Girl
- 1960: On Holy Waters
- 1961: Swapped Lives
- 1961: Freddy and the Millionaire
- 1962: Max the Pickpocket
- 1962: The Bird Seller
- 1962: He can't help it
- 1962: Confessions of a Furnished Gentleman
- 1963: My daughter and I
- 1963: A man in his prime
- 1964: I learned that from dad
- 1965: Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious
- 1966: The trap snaps shut at midnight
- 1966: Space Patrol - The Fantastic Adventures of the Spaceship Orion (TV Series)
- 1967: The Diamond Prince (Jack of Diamonds)
- 1967: The Snake Pit and the Pendulum
- 1968: Tragedy in the Hunt
- 1970: The Last Escape
- 1972: Cabaret
- 1972: King, Queen, Jack
- 1972: The Cry of the Black Wolves
- 1973: Oh Jonathan - oh Jonathan!
- 1974: The Odessa File
- 1977: The Devil's Advocate
- 1977: The Ultimatum
- 1977: The Snake Egg
- 1978: Despair - A journey into the light
- 1978: The Schlemmer Orgy
- 1980: From the Lives of the Marionettes
- 1980: The Ringer (The American Success Company)
- 1981: Lili Marlene
- 1981: The Boat
- 1982: With the Wind West (Night Crossing)
- 1982: The Ace of Aces
- 1982: The Longing of Veronika Voss
- 1982: Doctor Faustus
- 1982: Querelle
- 1983: That Fifties Show
- 1984: The Neverending Story
- 1985: Enemy Mine
- 1988: Oedipussi
- 1991: Success
- 1994: The NeverEnding Story 3 - Rescue from Fantastica
- 1995: Sleep's Brother
- 1997: Comedian Harmonists
- 1999: Manila
- 2000: Otto - The catastrophe film
- 2003: Luther
- 2003: Space Patrol Orion - throwback to the cinema
honors and awards
- 1958: Filmband in Gold together with Gottfried Will for At night when the devil came
- 1973: Oscar together with Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Herbert Strabel for Cabaret
- 1973: British Film Awards for Cabaret
- 1978: Film ribbon in gold for Despair - A journey into the light
- 1984: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class)
- 1985: Film Ribbon in Gold for The Neverending Story
- 1998: Film Ribbon in Gold for Comedian Harmonists
- 2004: Bavarian film prize for the production design for Luther
- 2004: Medal " Munich shines - the friends of Munich " in gold
- 2007: Golden Camera for "Das Boot"
literature
- Kay less : the great encyclopedia of characters in film . The actors, directors, cinematographers, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, set designers, costume designers, cutters, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 8: T-Z. David Tomlinson-Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .
web links
- Rolf Zehetbauer at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Rolf Zehetbauer at filmportal.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zehetbauer, Rolf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film architect |
BIRTH DATE | February 13, 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich , Germany |
DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 2022 |