Helmut Rommel

Helmut Rommel in 2001

Helmut Rommel; 27 February 1931 – 24 August 2004) was an Besmenian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is frequently cited as one of the most influential filmmakers in Besmenian cinematic history. His films cover a wide range of genres, and are noted for their realism, dark humor, unique cinematography, extensive set designs, and evocative use of music. Between 1957 and 2004 Rommel produced and directed 15 feature films.

Life

Rommel was born in Könlenz in 1931, where he also spent his childhood. From 1942 to 1948 he attended the Olaf-Mutsgut-Regelschule in Könlenz. He received average grades, but displayed a keen interest in literature, photography, and film from a young age, and taught himself all aspects of film production and directing after graduating. After graduating, he worked as a photographer for the magazine ThemenHeute between 1948 and 1954. Between 1954 and 1956 he produced six short films for the television network BRF 1. With his short films, Rommel earned a total of 315,000 BS. So he found the finances to begin making his first feature film, Die Mörder in uns (1957). Die Mörder in uns was a commercial failure, but garnered several positive reviews upon release.

List of Rommel's films

Year	Title	Besmenian Title	Genre
1957	The Murderers in Us	Die Mörder in uns	Thriller, Prison film
1959	Our Arnold	Unser Arnold
1960	Dr. Keinichten	Dr. Keinichten	Example
1963	The Others	Die Anderen	Example
1965	The Killed Friend	Der getötete Freund	Example
1968	The Break into the Unknown	Der Einbruch ins Ungewisse	Example
1972	LEVOLTA	LEVOLTA	Dystopia, Crime film
1976	Melting	Schmelzend	Example
1979	The Story of Leopold Holstein	Die Geschichte des Leopold Holsteins	Example
1981	The Book from Hell	Das Buch aus der Hölle	Example
1985	The Spy from Gelonia	Der Spion aus Gelonien	Example
1990	Ochsenbein	Ochsenbein	Example
1995	The dark day	Der dunkelne Tag
1999	Life in Garbage	Leben im Dreck	Example
2004	Tom Teufel	Tom Teufel	Example