Erich Kettelhut is a Production Design and Production Office Assistant Allemand born on 1 november 1893 at Berlin (German)
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Birth name Erich Karl Heinrich KettelhutNationality GermanBirth 1 november 1893 at Berlin (
German)
Death 13 march 1979 (at 85 years) at Hamburg (
German)
Erich Karl Heinrich Kettelhut (1 November 1893 - 13 March 1979) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Kettelhut is considered as one of the most important artists in the history of early German cinema, mainly for his set direction for Die Nibelungen (1924) and his design and visual effects for Metropolis (1927). His early career was defined by a working relationship with fellow designers Otto Hunte and Karl Vollbrecht, the trio working on many of Fritz Lang's early German films. Despite being best known for his iconic visuals on several of the most important films of German Expressionist cinema, he is also noted for a career spanning into the 1960s and his work on more light-hearted films and musicals. Biography
Il est formé comme peintre de théâtre au Städtischen Oper de Berlin et aussi, entre autres, à Aix-La-Chapelle. Il vient au cinéma en 1919 dans les productions de Joe May. En collaboration avec Martin Jacoby-Boy, Otto Hunte et Karl Vollbrecht, il conçoit les décors exotiques de Die Herrin der Welt et de Le Tombeau hindou. Dans les années 1920, Kettelhut collabore avec Fritz Lang.
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