The 10 best cinematographers of silent cinema
by SatourN-3 | created - 17 Feb 2011 | updated - 17 Feb 2011 | Public
1. Karl Freund
Cinematographer | Metropolis
Karl Freund, an innovative director of photography responsible for development of the three-camera system used to shoot television situation comedies, was born on January 16, 1890, in the Bohemian city of Koeniginhof, then part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire (now known as Dvur Kralove in the Czech...
2. Sepp Allgeier
Cinematographer | Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü
Sepp Allgeier was born on February 6, 1895 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was a cinematographer and director, known for The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929), Helden der Landstraße (1950) and Heimat, die uns blieb (1950). He was married to Bertha Ebenho. He died on March...
3. Eduard Tisse
Cinematographer | Ivan Groznyy
Eduard Tisse was born on April 13, 1897 in Libava, Grobina uyezd, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire [now Liepaja, Latvia]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944), Battleship Potemkin (1925) and The Immortal Garrison (1956). He died on November 18, 1961 ...
4. G.W. Bitzer
Cinematographer | The Birth of a Nation
G.W. Bitzer was born on April 21, 1872 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for The Birth of a Nation (1915), Broken Blossoms or the Yellow Man and the Girl (1919) and Logging in Maine (1906). He was married to Ethel Boddy. He died on April 29, 1944 in ...
5. Léonce-Henri Burel
Cinematographer | Journal d'un curé de campagne
Léonce-Henri Burel was born on November 23, 1892 in Indre, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Diary of a Country Priest (1951), A Man Escaped (1956) and Mother (1925). He died on March 21, 1977 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
6. John Arnold
Cinematographer | The Broadway Melody
John Arnold was born on November 16, 1889 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Broadway Melody (1929), The Wind (1928) and The Understanding Heart (1927). He died on January 11, 1964 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
7. Daniil Demutsky
Cinematographer | Taras Shevchenko
Daniil Demutsky was born on July 16, 1893 in village Okhmatov, Uman uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ohmativ, Zhashkiv Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a cinematographer, known for Taras Shevchenko (1951), Adventures in Bokhara (1943) and Vasya reformator (1926). He died on May ...
8. Rudolph Maté
Cinematographer | Gilda
One of the most respected cinematographers in the industry, Polish-born Rudolph Mate entered the film business after his graduation from the University of Budapest. He worked in Hungary as an assistant cameraman for Alexander Korda and later worked throughout Europe with noted cameraman Karl Freund...
9. Carl Hoffmann
Director | Die Leute mit dem Sonnenstich
Carl Hoffmann was born on June 9, 1885 in Neisse, Silesia, Germany [now Nysa, Opolskie, Poland]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Die Leute mit dem Sonnenstich (1936), Looping the Loop (1928) and Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel (1928). He died on August 5, 1947 in Minden, North ...
10. Julius Jaenzon
Cinematographer | Samhällets dom
Julius Jaenzon was born on July 8, 1885 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Samhällets dom (1912), Säg det i toner (1929) and Ulla min Ulla (1930). He died on February 17, 1961 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
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