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Sara Helmlinger(1962-2023)

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  • Property Department
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Sara Helmlinger was born on 30 June 1962 in Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France. She is known for Taken (2008), The Transporter (2002) and The Man in the Iron Mask (1998). She died on 2 July 2023 in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
BornJune 30, 1962
DiedJuly 2, 2023(61)
BornJune 30, 1962
DiedJuly 2, 2023(61)
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Known for

Liam Neeson in Taken (2008)
Taken
7.7
  • Special Effects
  • 2008
Jason Statham in The Transporter (2002)
The Transporter
6.8
  • Special Effects
  • 2002
Leonardo DiCaprio, Gabriel Byrne, Gérard Depardieu, Jeremy Irons, and John Malkovich in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
The Man in the Iron Mask
6.5
  • Production Department(as Sara Helmiger)
  • 1998
Aure Atika, Bérénice Bejo, and Jean Dujardin in OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
7.0
  • Special Effects
  • 2006

Credits

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Special Effects

  • Fox Hunt (2025)
    Fox Hunt
    4.4
    • special effects technician
    • 2025
  • Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Manon Bresch in Wingwomen (2023)
    Wingwomen
    5.7
    • special effects technician (as Sara Helminger)
    • 2023
  • Second Tour (2023)
    Second Tour
    6.2
    • special effects technician (as Sara Helminger)
    • 2023
  • The King's Favorite (2022)
    The King's Favorite
    4.6
    TV Mini Series
    • special effects
    • 2022
  • Lorenzo: Catastrophe
    Music Video
    • special effects supervisor
    • 2022
  • Marion Barbeau in Rise (2022)
    Rise
    7.0
    • special effects assistant
    • 2022
  • The Ambush (2021)
    The Ambush
    6.1
    • special effects technician
    • 2021
  • Shirine Boutella and Tayc in Christmas Flow (2021)
    Christmas Flow
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • special effects supervisor
    • 2021
  • Suprêmes (2021)
    Suprêmes
    6.3
    • special effects supervisor (as Sara Helminger)
    • 2021
  • Marc Barbé, Valérie Dashwood, Evelyne Brochu, Thibaut Evrard, Jérémie Laheurte, and Eugénie Derouand in Paris Police 1900 (2021)
    Paris Police 1900
    7.1
    TV Series
    • special effects mechanic
    • 2021
  • Isabelle Carré and Grégory Gadebois in Delicious (2021)
    Delicious
    7.0
    • special effects technician
    • 2021
  • Ramzy Bedia, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Alban Lenoir, Stéfi Celma, and Rod Paradot in Lost Bullet (2020)
    Lost Bullet
    6.4
    • special effects technician
    • 2020
  • Zabou Breitman and Maxence Danet-Fauvel in The Devil Inside (2020)
    The Devil Inside
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • special effects (as Sarah Helminger)
    • 2020
  • L'esprit de famille (2019)
    L'esprit de famille
    5.2
    • special effects technician
    • 2019
  • In the Name of the Land (2019)
    In the Name of the Land
    6.8
    • special effects technician
    • 2019

Production Department

  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Gabriel Byrne, Gérard Depardieu, Jeremy Irons, and John Malkovich in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
    The Man in the Iron Mask
    6.5
    • production assistant (as Sara Helmiger)
    • 1998

Property Department

  • The Little Murders of Agatha Christie (2009)
    The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • armorer
    • 2013

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Sara Helmiger
  • Born
    • June 30, 1962
    • Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France
  • Died
    • July 2, 2023
    • Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, Seine-Saint-Denis, France(Undisclosed)

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