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Johannes Knittel(1910-1989)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Johannes Knittel was born on 11 August 1910 in Waltrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Musterknaben (1959), Der Arzt von Bothenow (1961) and Der Fackelträger (1957). He died on 3 January 1989 in Berlin, Germany.
BornAugust 11, 1910
DiedJanuary 3, 1989(78)
BornAugust 11, 1910
DiedJanuary 3, 1989(78)
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Known for

Musterknaben (1959)
Musterknaben
7.0
  • Director
  • 1959
Johannes Knittel, Christine Laszar, and Otto Mellies in Der Arzt von Bothenow (1961)
Der Arzt von Bothenow
  • Director
  • 1961
Der Fackelträger (1957)
Der Fackelträger
5.7
  • Director
  • 1957
Das Stacheltier - Fleiss
Short
  • Director
  • 1956

Credits

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Actor

  • Der Eisenhans (1988)
    Der Eisenhans
    6.7
    • Wilder König
    • 1988
  • Schauspielereien (1978)
    Schauspielereien
    5.7
    TV Series
    • 1988
  • Ach du meine Liebe (1984)
    Ach du meine Liebe
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Zweiter Schauspieler
    • 1984
  • Die lange Straße (1979)
    Die lange Straße
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Erster Franzose
    • 1979
  • Die Moral der Banditen (1976)
    Die Moral der Banditen
    • Bauer Lolies
    • 1976
  • Helga Göring in Die große Reise der Agathe Schweigert (1972)
    Die große Reise der Agathe Schweigert
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Toulouser Wirt
    • 1972
  • Chyornye sukhari (1972)
    Chyornye sukhari
    6.4
    • Martin
    • 1972
  • Horst Drinda in Ich - Axel Caesar Springer (1968)
    Ich - Axel Caesar Springer
    6.6
    TV Series
    • 1968
  • Wege übers Land (1968)
    Wege übers Land
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Dr. Schober
    • 1968
  • Der schwarze Reiter
    TV Mini Series
    • 1967
  • Neuland unterm Pflug
    TV Mini Series
    • Schaly
    • 1967
  • Gojko Mitić in Chingachgook: The Great Serpent (1967)
    Chingachgook: The Great Serpent
    6.0
    • Gespaltene Eiche
    • 1967
  • Die neue Losung
    TV Movie
    • 1962
  • Die schwarze Galeere (1962)
    Die schwarze Galeere
    7.2
    • 1962
  • Hatifa (1960)
    Hatifa
    6.6
    • Ur-Sin
    • 1960

Director

  • Entdeckung des Julian Böll (1962)
    Entdeckung des Julian Böll
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Gastspiel im Dschungel
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Johannes Knittel, Christine Laszar, and Otto Mellies in Der Arzt von Bothenow (1961)
    Der Arzt von Bothenow
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Manko
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Nachtdienst
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Musterknaben (1959)
    Musterknaben
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Der Fackelträger (1957)
    Der Fackelträger
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Das Stacheltier - Das Gold in der Ackerstraße
    Short
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Das Stacheltier - Fleiss
    Short
    • Director
    • 1956

Additional Crew

  • L'âge ingrat (1964)
    L'âge ingrat
    5.9
    • director: german post-synchronized version (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Men and Beasts (1962)
    Men and Beasts
    7.2
    • film synchronization
    • 1962
  • Italienisches Capriccio (1961)
    Italienisches Capriccio
    5.8
    • film synchronization
    • 1961
  • Les Misérables (1958)
    Les Misérables
    7.4
    • east german post-synchronization director (uncredited)
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 11, 1910
    • Waltrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Died
    • January 3, 1989
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Other works
    Dubbing director for the Eastern Germany release of Vanishing Point (1971), titled "Grenzpunkt Null".

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