Erich Karl Heinrich Kettelhut ( Erich Karl Heinrich Kettelhut) ; November 1, 1893 - March 13, 1979 - German production designer, art director and decorator. He is best known for his work on the Nibelungen and Metropolis Fritz Lang films.
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| Erich Kettelhut | |
| Date of Birth | November 1, 1893 |
| Place of Birth | Berlin |
| Date of death | March 13, 1979 (85 years old) |
| Place of death | Hamburg |
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| Awards | Deutscher filmpreis |
Biography
Trained as a theater artist, Erich Kettelhut worked at the Berlin City Opera and in Aachen . The first fame brought him the development of scenery for the eight-part epic film " Mistress of the World " (1919), as well as the creation of exotic species and buildings for the " Indian Tomb " (1921), the script of which was written by Fritz Lang . The enormous scenery thought up specifically for the films of Lang, with which the artist began working as a director in 1920, brought real glory to Cattelhut. The amazing landscapes and dragon designs from the Nibelungen film are still impressive. In the next big-budget staging, the movie Metropolis (1927), Fritz Lang created an organic synthesis of expressionism and new materiality. To a large extent, this was possible thanks to the special atmosphere of the scenery and costumes of Cattelhut. In addition to practical activities, Kettelhut worked as a lecturer at the German Film Academy in Babelsberg . In 1968, he was awarded the German Film Award.