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Lukas Heller
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Lukas Heller (21 July 1930 – 2 November 1988) was a German-born British screenwriter. Heller was born to a Jewish family in Kiel. His father was political philosopher Hermann Hell…
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Lukas Heller (21 July 1930 – 2 November 1988) was a German-born British screenwriter. Heller was born to a Jewish family in Kiel. His father was political philosopher Hermann Heller. He was known for writing the screen adaptions for several Robert Aldrich films such as What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964); for the later film he won an Edgar Award with Henry Farrell, who wrote the source text for both films.
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2004
Flight of the Phoenix
Movie Scenario Writer
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2003
Monte Walsh
Movie Teleplay
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1988
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Movie Characters
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1986
Blue City
Movie Writer
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1985
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Movie Writer
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1985
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Movie Characters
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1979
Son of Hitler
Movie Writer
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1977
Damnation Alley
Movie Screenplay
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1973
The Deadly Trackers
Movie Writer
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1970
Monte Walsh
Movie Screenplay
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1970
Too Late the Hero
Movie Screenplay
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1968
The Killing of Sister George
Movie Writer
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1967
The Dirty Dozen
Movie Screenplay
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1965
The Flight of the Phoenix
Movie Screenplay
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1965
The Ipcress File
Movie Additional Writing
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1964
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Movie Screenplay
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1964
Hot Enough for June
Movie Screenplay
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1962
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Movie Screenplay
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1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV show Writer
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1962
Candidate for Murder
Movie Writer
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1961
Never Back Losers
Movie Screenplay
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1960
Sunday-Night Play
TV show Writer
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1959
Sapphire
Movie Additional Dialogue
