FrameThrower · Actors · Helmut Berger
Helmut Berger
3 films · 161 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1969–2014
Born 29 May 1944 · Bad Ischl, Austria · died 18 May 2023
Helmut Berger was an Austrian-born German film and television actor. He was most famous for his work with Luchino Visconti, particularly in his performance as King Ludwig II of Bavaria in Ludwig, for which he received a special David di Donatello award.
He appeared primarily in European cinema, but also acted in films such as The Godfather Part III and Iron Cross.
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Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 161 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1969–2014
- David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement1973
How their films are shot
Measured across 161 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Helmut takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 59% of their frames are night, 58% low key — the look of the work Helmut takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 161 frames from Helmut Berger's 3 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.