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Rolf Kästel(1919-1987)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Rolf Kästel was born on 16 December 1919 in Cologne, Germany. He was a cinematographer, known for Countdown to Doomsday (1966), Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut (1966) and Interpol (1963). He died on 26 June 1987 in Munich, Unterhaching, Bavaria, Germany.
BornDecember 16, 1919
DiedJune 26, 1987(67)
BornDecember 16, 1919
DiedJune 26, 1987(67)
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Known for

Countdown to Doomsday (1966)
Countdown to Doomsday
6.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 1966
Geneviève Cluny and Frederick Stafford in Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut (1966)
Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut
5.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1966
Interpol (1963)
Interpol
7.3
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Paul Hubschmid, Gianfranco Parolini, Horst Frank, Dorothee Parker, Brad Harris, Marianne Hold, Chris Howland, Philippe Lemaire, Michèle Mahaut, and Gianni Rizzo in Mission to Hell (1964)
Mission to Hell
4.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1964

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Derrick (1974)
    Derrick
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1974–1987
  • Siegfried Lowitz in The Old Fox (1977)
    The Old Fox
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977–1984
  • Der Kommissar (1969)
    Der Kommissar
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969–1975
  • Der Sieger von Tambo
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • Erika Pluhar in Die Nacht von Lissabon (1971)
    Die Nacht von Lissabon
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Ruth-Maria Kubitschek and Harald Leipnitz in Moonlighting Mistress (1970)
    Moonlighting Mistress
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
  • Joachim Fuchsberger in 11 Uhr 20 (1970)
    11 Uhr 20
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
  • Hotel Royal (1969)
    Hotel Royal
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • Rendezvous mit Mireille Mathieu
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • Helmuth Lohner in Babeck (1968)
    Babeck
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • Die fünfte Kolonne (1963)
    Die fünfte Kolonne
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965–1968
  • Kommissar X - Drei blaue Panther (1968)
    Kommissar X - Drei blaue Panther
    5.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • Horst Frank in Eine Handvoll Helden (1967)
    Eine Handvoll Helden
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • Das Kriminalmuseum (1963)
    Das Kriminalmuseum
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1964–1967
  • Lotosblüten für Miss Quon (1967)
    Lotosblüten für Miss Quon
    4.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Girl from Hong Kong (1961)
    Girl from Hong Kong
    7.3
    • assistant camera
    • 1961
  • The Miracle of Father Malachia (1961)
    The Miracle of Father Malachia
    7.3
    • camera operator
    • 1961
  • Meet Peter Voss (1959)
    Meet Peter Voss
    5.3
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • Hans-Georg Kredewahn in Rebel Flight to Cuba (1959)
    Rebel Flight to Cuba
    5.7
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • Amedeo Nazzari, Rolf Thiele, Nadja Tiller, and Peter van Eyck in Labyrinth (1959)
    Labyrinth
    6.6
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • Die Halbzarte (1959)
    Die Halbzarte
    5.3
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • Liselotte Pulver and O.W. Fischer in Arms and the Man (1958)
    Arms and the Man
    6.2
    • camera operator
    • 1958
  • Peter Voss, der Millionendieb (1958)
    Peter Voss, der Millionendieb
    6.2
    • assistant camera
    • 1958
  • Gustav Knuth, Franz Grothe, Franz Geiger, Heinrich Gretler, Hans Grimm, Oliver Grimm, Waltraut Haas, Carla Hagen, Olive Moorefield, Peter Parak, Maria Perschy, Toni Sailer, Dietmar Schönherr, and Viktor Staal in Der schwarze Blitz (1958)
    Der schwarze Blitz
    5.3
    • camera operator: outdoor scenes
    • 1958
  • Rosemary (1958)
    Rosemary
    6.7
    • camera operator
    • 1958
  • O.W. Fischer, John Knittel, Elisabeth Müller, Giulia Rubini, Charles Regnier, Rolf Thiele, and Nadja Tiller in El Hakim (1957)
    El Hakim
    6.5
    • camera operator
    • 1957
  • Ivan Desny, O.W. Fischer, Elisabeth Müller, Nina Sandt, and Rolf Thiele in Skandal in Ischl (1957)
    Skandal in Ischl
    6.0
    • camera operator
    • 1957
  • Zwei Bayern im Urwald (1957)
    Zwei Bayern im Urwald
    4.2
    • camera operator
    • 1957
  • Maria Schell and Raf Vallone in The Sins of Rose Bernd (1957)
    The Sins of Rose Bernd
    6.6
    • camera operator
    • 1957
  • Two in a Sleeping Bag (1956)
    Two in a Sleeping Bag
    6.0
    • camera operator
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Born
    • December 16, 1919
    • Cologne, Germany
  • Died
    • June 26, 1987
    • Munich, Unterhaching, Bavaria, Germany(complications from a stroke)

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