Robert Dornhelm (born 17 December 1947, in Timişoara, Romania) is an Austrian film and television director of Romanian ancestry. He has worked on numerous television programmes and has also released such movies as Echo Park, The Venice Project, Der Unfisch, and A Further Gesture. In 1998 Der Unfisch won the Citizen's Choice Award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.He directed the 1977 documentary film The Children of Theatre Street, which was nominated for an Academy Award.Dornhelm directed the television miniseries Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2002), for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. He also directed the new TV adaptation Spartacus (2004) and the 2011 film The Amanda Knox Story.
Was named an Honorary Citizen of the city of Timisoara on Dec.19th 2014.
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His acclaimed film Requiem for Dominic (1990) was screened in Timisoara (19.12.2014) and Bucharest (22.12.2014) as part of the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Romanian Revolution in December 1989.
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He was born in Timisoara, Romania, and grew up there until his family (of Jewish ancestry) emigrated to Austria in 1961.
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Lives in Los Angeles, USA, and Vienna, Austria.
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Naturalized Austrian and American citizen of Romanian descent.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Das Sacher. In bester Gesellschaft
2016
TV Mini-Series 2 episodes post-production
Tatort
2015
TV Series 1 episode
Oh du mein Österreich
2015
TV Movie documentary
K2 - La montagna degli italiani
2012
TV Movie
Die Schatten, die dich holen
2011
TV Movie
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
2011
TV Movie
Udo Proksch: Out of Control
2010
Documentary
La Bohème
2008
War and Peace
2007
TV Mini-Series 4 episodes
Great Performances
2007
TV Series 1 episode
Kronprinz Rudolf
2006
TV Movie
The Ten Commandments
2006
TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
Into the West
2005
TV Mini-Series 1 episode
Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story
2004
TV Movie
Suburban Madness
2004
TV Movie
Spartacus
2004
TV Movie
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
2003
TV Movie
RFK
2002
TV Movie
Sins of the Father
2002
TV Movie
Anne Frank: The Whole Story
2001
TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
The Venice Project
1999
The Break
1997
The Unfish
1997
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald
1993
TV Movie
Requiem for Dominic
1990
Hotels
1990
TV Series documentary co-director - 1 episode
Cold Feet
1989
Echo Park
1985
Digital Dreams
1983
TV Movie
Rearranged
1982
Short
She Dances Alone
1981
The Children of Theatre Street
1977
Documentary
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Oh du mein Österreich
2015
TV Movie documentary
Udo Proksch: Out of Control
2010
Documentary
Hotels
1990
TV Series documentary co-writer - 1 episode
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Unfish
1997
idea
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
One Night in Hollywood
2015
Short special thanks
Carried Away
1996
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Grace Kelly, une femme libre
2015
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Oh du mein Österreich
2015
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Stöckl
2013
TV Series
Himself
Biography
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself - Director
Österreicher in Hollywood
1994
TV Short documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2007
Romy
Romy Gala, Austria
Best Directing (Beste Regie)
Kronprinz Rudolf (2006)
2005
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries
Into the West (2005)
2001
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
1998
Citizen's Choice Award
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
Der Unfisch (1997)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2008
Kineo Award
Kineo Awards, Italy
Best Television Film (Miglior Film TV)
War and Peace (2007)
2001
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
$13 Million
