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- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
A somewhat underrated figure in cinematographic history, Australian-born Robert Krasker handled some of the most memorable films made in Britain after the Second World War. In his youth he attended art classes in Paris and studied photography at the Photohaendler Schule in Dresden. He briefly worked for Paramount in Paris before joining Alexander Korda's London Films at Denham Studios in 1932. As a camera operator, Krasker cut his teeth on Technicolor spectacles like The Four Feathers (1939) and The Thief of Bagdad (1940). From 1942, he worked as director of photography, showing his flair in all photographic media, from the softly lit, subtle black & white of Brief Encounter (1945) to the gaudy 'cartoon colour' pageantry of Henry V (1944).
He adopted a suitably harsher, almost semi-documentary look working with director Carol Reed on Odd Man Out (1947) and The Third Man (1949). Both films are characterised by expressionistic camera angles, chiaroscuro lighting and conspicuous close-ups. Krasker deservedly won an Oscar for his work on 'The Third Man' and went on to shoot the visually glorious Senso (1954) for Luchino Visconti in Italy, in turn followed by one of the best-looking epics of the 50s: El Cid (1961) -- with its famous long shot of the dead hero, riding away tied upright to his horse. Krasker's style of photography went out of fashion with the increasing popularity of the New Wave in the 1960s. Disenchantment, combining with failing health led to his retirement in 1965. One of the great cameramen of cinema's "Golden Age", he deserves to be remembered.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Visual Effects
Denys N. Coop was born on 20 July 1920 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Superman (1978), The Third Man (1949) and Superman II (1980). He died on 16 August 1981 in Hertfordshire, England, UK.- Franjo Kumer was born on 2 July 1920 in Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Druga strana medalje (1965), Na svoji zemlji (1948) and Valley of Peace (1956). He died on 16 August 1981 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia.
- Actress
- Writer
Åsa Nelvin, born June 3, 1951, in Gothenburg, Sweden, dead August 16, 1981, in Gothenburg, Sweden, was a Swedish writer and actress. She has been described as something of a wonder child. As a little girl, she wrote fairy tales, made paintings, storyboards and small dollhouse-like installations. Åsa Nelvin was only 15 years old when she was accepted to the Gothenburg Academy of Drama and became the school's youngest student ever. In 1968, she leaves her drama class, delivers the script of her first book to her publisher Rabén&Sjögren, and lands a major part in the TV-series "Laid Off / Friställd" produced by SVT. Over the years her writing turns hyper realistic and darker, more absurd and surreal, even grotesque. Her style is related to writers like Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett and Elfriede Jelinek. Throughout her life, she is plagued by deep depression and delusions. Åsa Nelvin ends her life during the summer of 1981.