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Otto Heller, B.S.C. (8 March 1896 – 19 February 1970) was a Czech cinematographer long resident in the United Kingdom. He worked on more than 250 films, including Richard III (1955), The Ladykillers (1955) and Peeping Tom (1960).
Otto Heller. Cinematographer: The Ipcress File. 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.
Our BSC Heritage Series, adapted from profiles in the BSC’s Preserving the Vision book, continues with the gifted Otto Heller BSC, who worked on over 250 films. Notable for the photography of The Ladykillers (1955 d. Alexander Mackendrick), BAFTA-nominated for Alfie (1965 d.
Otto Heller, B.S.C. (born Ota Heller, 8 March 1896, Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary – 19 February 1970, London, England, UK) was a Czech cinematographer long resident in the United Kingdom. He worked on almost 200 films, including The Queen of Spades (1949), the Ealing comedy The Ladykillers (1955) and the thriller Peeping Tom (1960).
HELLER, Otto. Cinematographer. Nationality: British. Born: Prague, 3 September 1896; became British citizen 1945. Military Service: 1916—made first film (of Emperor Franz Josef's funeral procession) while in Austrian army; 1940—joined Czech airforce and settled permanently in Britain.
Jun 18, 2021 · Otto Heller, the Austrian-Czech-German communist intellectual of Jewish origin, was known almost exclusively for his 1931 orthodox Marxist book, Der Untergang des Judentums (The Decline of Judaism).
Otto Heller began his career while serving in the Austrian Army, when in 1916 he shot the funeral of Emperor Franz Josef. He worked professionally in his native Czechoslovakia from 1918 on dozens of films before shuttling between the production centres of Prague, Berlin, Paris and London.
