Birth Chart
Erich Kettelhut
Carl Heinrich Erich Kettelhut
Sun Scorpio
Moon Leo
Ascendant Capricorn
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Scorpio - 09°16' - in house 10
↣ Moon in Leo - 15°40' - in house 8
↣ Mercury in Sagittarius - 01°52' - in house 11
↣ Venus in Sagittarius - 23°31' - in house 12
↣ Mars in Libra - 19°32' - in house 9
↣ Jupiter in Taurus - 28°37' - in house 5 - retrograde
↣ Saturn in Libra - 18°39' - in house 9
↣ Uranus in Scorpio - 10°56' - in house 10
↣ Neptune in Gemini - 13°01' - in house 6 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Gemini - 10°21' - in house 5/6 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Aries - 19°33' - in house 3
↣ Ascendant in Capricorn - 01°03' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Scorpio - 07°55' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Aquarius - 03°14'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 10
↣ Moon in house 8
↣ Mercury in house 11
↣ Venus in house 12
↣ Mars in house 9
↣ Jupiter in house 5
↣ Saturn in house 9
↣ Uranus in house 10
↣ Neptune in house 6
↣ Pluto in house 5/6
↣ North Node in house 3
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Moon square (6°25' separating)
↣ Sun and Uranus conjunction (1°41' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant square (6°01' applying)
↣ Sun and Midheaven conjunction (1°21' applying) parallel
↣ Moon and Mars sextile (3°52' applying)
↣ Moon and Saturn sextile (2°58' applying)
↣ Moon and Uranus square (4°44' separating)
↣ Moon and Neptune sextile (2°40' separating) parallel
↣ Moon and Pluto sextile (5°20' separating)
↣ Moon and North Node trine (3°53' applying)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter opposition (3°15' separating)
↣ Mercury and Pluto opposition (8°29' applying)
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (1°23' separating)
↣ Mercury and Ascendant parallel
↣ Venus and Mars sextile (3°58' separating)
↣ Venus and Saturn sextile (4°52' separating)
↣ Venus and North Node trine (3°58' separating)
↣ Venus and Ascendant conjunction (7°32' separating)
↣ Mars and Saturn conjunction (0°54' separating)
↣ Mars and North Node opposition (0°01' applying) antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant trine (4°38' separating)
↣ Saturn and Neptune trine (5°38' separating)
↣ Saturn and North Node opposition (0°54' applying)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven conjunction (3°02' applying) parallel
↣ Neptune and Pluto conjunction (2°40' applying)
Birth data
- Original name
- Carl Heinrich Erich Kettelhut
- Chart date
- 01/11/1893
- Chart time
- 11:45
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record in hand what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Berlin, Germany - Latitude and longitude
- 52°29' North · 13°21' East
- Time zone
- 01:00 East
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About
Erich Kettelhut was a German production designer, art director, and set decorator, recognized as one of the most important visual voices of German Expressionist cinema. He became known for the architectural and mechanical solutions that helped build vast cinematic worlds, notably in the assemblies for Die Nibelungen (1924) — where he designed structures such as the Icelandic castle and the dragon — and in Metropolis (1927), whose urban panorama and visual effects relied on his drawings and models.
Trained in applied arts and with prior experience in theatrical scenography, Kettelhut worked closely with Otto Hunte and Karl Vollbrecht; the trio shaped the aesthetic of several Fritz Lang films in the 1920s. His practice favored technical and economical solutions to realize complex constructions, integrating architecture, modeling, and camera effects.
Over the following decades he maintained an active career, moving from Expressionist projects to comedies and musicals through the 1960s. His archive of production drawings entered museum collections, helping secure his legacy in the history of production design and German cinematic aesthetics.
