Writing
Lukas Heller
EN cinema · 21 credits
Born
21 July 1930
Died
2 November 1988 (aged 58)
Birthplace
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 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.
Known for
Filmography
Flight of the Phoenix
Scenario Writer
Monte Walsh
Teleplay
Blue City
Writer
Damnation Alley
Screenplay
Too Late the Hero
Screenplay
Monte Walsh
Screenplay
The Dirty Dozen
Screenplay
The Flight of the Phoenix
Screenplay
The Ipcress File
Additional Writing
Hot Enough for June
Screenplay
Never Back Losers
Screenplay
Sapphire
Additional Dialogue