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Anton Kutter | |
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| Born | Anton Kutter (1903-06-13)13 June 1903 Biberach an der Riß, Germany |
| Died | February 1, 1985(1985-02-01) (aged 81) Biberach an der Riß, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | film director, screenwriter and film producer |
| Years active | 1926–1945 |
Anton Kutter (13 June 1903, inBiberach an der Riß – 1 February 1985, in Biberach) was a Germanfilm director andscreenwriter. He studiedmechanical engineering atStuttgart Technical University.
In 1926 Kutter went to Cologne and joined the Phototechnical Laboratory, and created his first films the same year. From 1931 to 1947 he worked for the Bavaria Film in Munich. In 1937 he made the science fiction movie,Weltraumschiff I startet [Space Ship I Launches], a story about a first Moon flight which he dated on 13 June 1963, his 60th birthday. Kutter was awarded two golden medals at theVenice Biennale.
Already at age 12, Kutter manufactured his first refracting telescope from lenses taken from a toycinematograph. Later he became known toAnton Staus (1872-1955) who introduced him to the theory ofKarl Fritsch [de]'s "Brachy" telescopes. He invented theSchiefspiegler telescope which is a modifiedCassegrain reflector featuring superb optical definition due to an off-axis secondary mirror. Anobituary was published by Roger W. Sinnott inSky & Telescope.[1]
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