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Helmut Käutner
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Director, Screenwriter Born: March 25, 1908 in Dusseldorf, Germany Death: April 20, 1980 in Castellina, Italy Biography:A student of art history, philology, design and theater at the Munich Art School and Munich University, actor/writer/director "Helmut Kaeutner" (usually spelled Kautner) launched his career with the Munich Student Cabaret, also known as "Die vier Nachrichter," in 1931. The following year, Kauetner entered films as an actor in Kreuzer Emden. After four years with the Cabaret, he worked as a theatrical actor and director in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He made his film directorial bow with the frothy musical "Kitty and the World Conference" (1939). His sympathetic portrayal of an English minister and his lightly satirical comments on the relationship between Italy and Germany angered Nazi minister of propaganda Josef Goebbels. As a result, Kauetner was careful to avoid any sort of political commentary in his wartime films, which had the salutary effect of keeping him out of trouble after Germany... Full Biography
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