Otto Heller

About Otto Heller

Who is it?: Cinematographer, Actor, Camera and Electrical Department
Birth Day: March 8, 1896
Birth Place: Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Otto Heller

Pioneering Czech cinematographer Ota (later anglicised to 'Otto') Heller started as a cinema usher and then worked as a...
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As per our current Database, Otto Heller has been died on 19 February, 1970 at London, England, UK.

🎂 Otto Heller - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

When Otto Heller die, Otto Heller was 74 years old.

Popular As Otto Heller
Occupation Cinematographer
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born March 8, 1896 (Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic])
Birthday March 8
Town/City Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Nationality Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

🌙 Zodiac

Otto Heller’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Otto Heller was born in the Year of the Monkey. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Monkey thrive on having fun. They’re energetic, upbeat, and good at listening but lack self-control. They like being active and stimulated and enjoy pleasing self before pleasing others. They’re heart-breakers, not good at long-term relationships, morals are weak. Compatible with Rat or Dragon.

Pioneering Czech cinematographer Ota (later anglicised to 'Otto') Heller started as a cinema usher and then worked as a projectionist at a cinema in Prague. He first came to prominence as a military reporter and cameraman on the Italian Front during World War I and was subsequently involved in filming the funeral of Emperor Franz Josef.

After the war, he joined Pragafilm as full cinematographer and worked on numerous silent films in his own country. From the early 1930's, Heller was increasingly sought-after by German film producers.

He settled in the U.K. in 1940 to evade the German annexation of Czechoslovakia and adopted British citizenship five years later.Heller was much admired for his versatility and imaginative camera work on many diverse subjects (both in B&W and in colour), ranging from the 'noirish' I Became a Criminal (1947) to the gothically-lit Pushkin adaptation The Queen of Spades (1949); from colourful adventure subjects like The Crimson Pirate (1952) and His Majesty O'Keefe (1954), to the stylised austerity of Richard III (1955); from Ealing's classic The Ladykillers (1955) with its Hitchcockian camera tilts and angles, to the stark realism and drab exteriors of the Cold War in The Ipcress File (1965).

Otto Heller Movies

  • The Ipcress File (1965) as Cinematographer
  • Peeping Tom (1960) as Cinematographer
  • The Ladykillers (1955) as Cinematographer
  • Alfie (1966) as Cinematographer

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