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Franz Bachelin(1895-1980)

  • Art Director
  • Production Designer
  • Art Department
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Franz Bachelin was born on 10 November 1895 in Sinsheim, Germany. He was an art director and production designer, known for Stalag 17 (1953), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) and Calcutta (1946). He was married to Anita Bachelin. He died on 26 May 1980 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 10, 1895
DiedMay 26, 1980(84)
BornNovember 10, 1895
DiedMay 26, 1980(84)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

William Holden, Harvey Lembeck, and Robert Strauss in Stalag 17 (1953)
Stalag 17
7.9
  • Art Director
  • 1953
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
7.0
  • Art Director
  • 1959
Alan Ladd, William Bendix, June Duprez, and Gail Russell in Calcutta (1946)
Calcutta
6.4
  • Art Director
  • 1946
Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, and Corinne Calvet in Rope of Sand (1949)
Rope of Sand
6.6
  • Art Director
  • 1949

Credits

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Art Director

  • Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • art director (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • The Double Life of Henry Phyfe (1966)
    The Double Life of Henry Phyfe
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1966
  • Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)
    Batman
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1966
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, and John Russell in Apache Uprising (1965)
    Apache Uprising
    5.7
    • Art Director
    • 1965
  • Village of the Giants (1965)
    Village of the Giants
    3.8
    • Art Director
    • 1965
  • Vincent Price in Twice-Told Tales (1963)
    Twice-Told Tales
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1963
  • Mark Damon and Joyce Taylor in Beauty and the Beast (1962)
    Beauty and the Beast
    4.7
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • The Story of Ruth (1960)
    The Story of Ruth
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
    Journey to the Center of the Earth
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • John Paul Jones (1959)
    John Paul Jones
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Diana Dors in The Unholy Wife (1957)
    The Unholy Wife
    5.6
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Band of Angels (1957)
    Band of Angels
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • John Wayne, Lana Turner, and Tab Hunter in The Sea Chase (1955)
    The Sea Chase
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1955
  • Charlton Heston and Eleanor Parker in The Naked Jungle (1954)
    The Naked Jungle
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Donna Reed, and Barbara Bates in The Caddy (1953)
    The Caddy
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1953

Production Designer

  • The Magic Sword (1962)
    The Magic Sword
    4.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1962
  • A Bullet Is Waiting (1954)
    A Bullet Is Waiting
    5.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1954

Art Department

  • Henry Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, and Mel Ferrer in War and Peace (1956)
    War and Peace
    6.7
    • associate art director
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 10, 1895
    • Sinsheim, Germany
  • Died
    • May 26, 1980
    • Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Anita Bachelin? - May 26, 1980 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was a frequent collaborator of director John Farrow, designing eleven films for him (as well as working on "Red Mountain", a film on which Farrow directed some additional scenes without credit).

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