Birthday:
01-19-1898
Deathday:
09-14-1966 (68 years)
Birthplace:
Karlsbad, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic]
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Nights on the Road
Director of Photography
event 1952 star_border 7.7
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An aging truck driver finds smuggled money and becomes involved with a hijacking crowd.
Die Sünderin
Director of Photography
event 1951 star_border 4.6
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Going from a dysfunctional family into a life of prostitution, Marina finally finds happiness and comfort with unsuccessful artist Alexander. However, a brain tumor threatens to make him blind and only an expensive operation can save him.
Prague at Night
Camera Operator
event 1928 star_border 6.8
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A Czechoslovakian avant-garde film. A visual symphony of Prague by night.
Four Steps in the Clouds
Director of Photography
event 1942 star_border 7.3
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A family man travelling for work, Paolo Bianchi, meets on a train a lonely girl, Maria. He sees her again on a bus and she reveals him that she's in troubles: she's pregnant, her baby's father has left her and she doesn't know how to tell to her parents that she's not married. She asks Paolo to play the role of her husband and he accepts....
The Iron Crown
Director of Photography
event 1941 star_border 5.8
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In the kingdom of Kindaor, traitor Sedesmondo kills his brother, the King of Kindaor, and becomes the tyrant of kingdom. He abandons the prince Arminio to beasts in the woods, but lions don't kill him and breed him as one of them.
Il matrimonio
Director of Photography
event 1954 star_border 6.5
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An Italian historical comedy film consisting of three segments, based on three stage plays by Anton Chekhov.
La tua donna
Cinematography
event 1954
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During WWII, Sandro Ademari (Massimo Girotti), head of a group of Italian partisans, to escape from a Nazi catch, hides himself by a farm. Here he knows Luisa (Lea Padovani) and soon the two married and have a baby. After the war, Sandro, now a solicitor, succeeded also to be elected in Rome's parliament. Here he starts an extramarital affair with Germana (Patricia Neal). Sandro, now deep involved with Germana, tries all the way to leave Luisa (divorce wasn't legal during the '50s in Italy). But Luisa is determined to save her marriage and arrives in Rome to discuss with the two. The tragedy is behind the corner.
The Golem
Director of Photography
event 1936 star_border 4.8
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The Golem, a giant creature created out of clay by a rabbi, comes to life in a time of trouble to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
Amicizia
Cinematography
event 1938
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After falling in love with his friend's wife, a young man prefers to move to another place on a long trip. After several years he returns and reunites with the woman he loved and this time she will confess her love for him. The woman's husband will begin to suspect something.
L'onorata società
Director of Photography
event 1961 star_border 5.7
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Salvatore and Rosalino are sentenced to death by the Mafia because they are accused of having seduced the daughters of a boss. As they are about to be shot they manage to escape with the two girls.
On Friday at Eleven
Director of Photography
event 1961 star_border 6.9
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An enigmatic woman recruits a gang of specialised criminals to rob a US Army payroll armoured truck bound for Marseilles. However, things don't go exactly as planned.
The Suitcase of Dreams
Director of Photography
event 1953 star_border 6.7
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In the movie La valigia dei sogni (The Suitcase of Dreams, Italy, 1953) directed by Luigi Comencini, some sequences from Cenere are inserted. The protagonist is a former silent film actor who has saved old movies of his time from destruction, and uses them to set up recreational performances at schools. After an accidental fire and the risk of prison, he meets a rich producer who helps him to build a film museum.
Ettore Fieramosca
Director of Photography
event 1938 star_border 6.4
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ETTORE FIERAMOSCA was based on a widely-read literary action epic by Massimo D'Azeglio, published in 1833. Translated to the screen in 1938 by the most important director of the Italian fascist period, Alessandro Blasetti, it was intended to boost current patriotic fervor and pride in the Italian nation, and it contributed to a revival of Italian nationalism.
An Adventure of Salvator Rosa
Director of Photography
event 1939 star_border 6
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Everything unfolds in Naples seventeenth century, when a mysterious masked swordsman who calls Salvador Rossa becomes champion of the needy and lonely struggle against the cruel tyrant that frightens the country.
L'ebreo errante
Director of Photography
event 1948
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Matthew, a rich nationalist Jew and a contemporary of Jesus, regards the latter as an obstacle in this struggle to free their people from the Roman yoke by means of revolt.
Regina della Scala
Director of Photography
event 1937
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In order to encourage the young maestro Vernieri not to break down after the first failures, the director of the theater "La Scala" in Milan tells two significant episodes concerning the theater.
La passeggiata
Director of Photography
event 1953
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A meek and simple-minded boarding school teacher falls in love with a prostitute and gets the boot from school. He tries to have her change her way of living but she is very hard to convince. When she finally realizes he really loves her it is too late.
Fidlovačka
Director of Photography
event 1930
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In "Fidlovacka", the name of a Czechoslovakian festival, the proprietress of a cheese factory picks a fiancé for her orphaned niece in her desire to bring aristocratic blood into the family. THe niece has also picked the man she wants to marry and isn't the the rich aristocrat.
Bujná krev
Director of Photography
event 1929
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Three friends meet a woman on their holiday from city life. Things turn ugly pretty fast.
Adventure in Capri
Director of Photography
event 1959 star_border 4
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A young French girl, Yvonne, having won a competition, goes to Capri for a short break. There she meets Baron Vanvutelli, an old-fashioned old man, Mario, a Roman student, who came to spend the Sunday at Capri, along with two friends, Renato and Julius.
Erotikon
Director of Photography
event 1930 star_border 6.5
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Andrea, a beautiful daughter of a railway gateman, is seduced by a rich passenger, who missed his train. Left pregnant, Andrea marries another man and moves to Prague, only to encounter her former lover and recover her former lust.
Life Is a Dog
Director of Photography
event 1933 star_border 7.3
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Young music composer Viktor Honzl in vain looks for work. He is prevented from committing suicide by a technician of the gasworks who shortly beforehand has disconnected his gas due to past due bills. In the disguise of an older, serious, musical scholar Viktor obtains work in a music publishing house.
The Sinner
Director of Photography
event 1940 star_border 5.5
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Seduced and abandonned by her fiance, Maria Ferrante leaves home to avoid any scandal. She is trying to find work and place to stay but one misfortune after another comes into her life Venice Film Festival 1940
Imperial and Royal Field Marshal
Director of Photography
event 1930 star_border 6.1
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Comedy film directed by Karel Lamač.
Nebbie sul mare
Director of Photography
event 1944
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A woman struggles to make a living after her husband is mistakenly presumed dead.
Cavalleria
Director of Photography
event 1936 star_border 4.7
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Umberto Solaro loses the love of his life Speranza, a noble but poor girl who has been forced to marry a rich Austrian army officer. Heartbroken Umberto becomes a riding instructor but during a competition his horse dies and he decides to give up equitation and become an aviator.
I Was to Blame
Director of Photography
event 1937 star_border 3.5
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A comedy about an unemployed fellow who goes to live with his brother and runs into trouble with his brother's overbearing wife.
Primo amore
Cinematography
event 1941
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An Italian emigrant, who found fame and success in America, comes back to his hometown after over twenty years.
Giuseppina
Camera Operator
event 1960 star_border 7.1
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Oscar winning short in which a young girl observes the array of quirky characters who pass her father's rural petrol station.
Cerasella
Director of Photography
event 1959 star_border 6.6
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Cerasella escapes just before her marriage with Alfredo and meets Bruno, the son of a wealthy industrialist.
The Cheerful Squadron
Director of Photography
event 1954 star_border 5.7
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The Cheerful Squadron is a 1954 Italian war-comedy film directed by Paolo Moffa and Interpreted by movie stars like Paolo Stoppa, Vittorio De Sica, Alberto Sordi and Silvana Pampanini. Based on the military environment novel The Allegro Squadron by Georges Courteline (1886), this film presents a series of sketches on military life in the late nineteenth century.
Nightbeat
Director of Photography
event 1947 star_border 5.2
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After the war is over, two army pals take opposite paths in civvy street. One becomes a petty criminal, the other becomes a policeman.
Your Money or Your Life
Director of Photography
event 1932 star_border 7
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A czech film that focuses on an unfaithful husband who married in to money, as well as an impoverished man who is turns to theft.
La nipote Sabella
Director of Photography
event 1958 star_border 6.7
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Donna Sabella accompanies her nephew Raffaele and Lucia on their honeymoon in Rome when he meets two Americans who want to go to Pollena because there seems to be oil in the soil "The bubbles".
Ballerine
Director of Photography
event 1937 star_border 5
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A favorite student of an old dance teacher gets casted in an important pantomime. When the teacher dies on the stage, she finds support from a journalist's affection to overcome the difficult moment.
From Saturday to Sunday
Director of Photography
event 1931 star_border 6.6
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Two secretaries go out on a double date, but the inexperienced Mary flees when offered money for sexual favors. She takes refuge in a cafe and encounters a plebeian Prince Charming. The film recounts the simple progress of their romance after they go home together.
Romanze in Venedig
Director of Photography
event 1962 star_border 4
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Deeply disappointed by her bridegroom, Andrea flees from Bruggern to the south and experiences a beautiful "Romance in Venice". She falls in love with the boyish-charming pianist Stefan Schröder. But a misunderstanding leads to breakage. Andrea returns pregnant to Germany. Stefan signs a contract for America. And the years go by .
Men on the Offsides
Director of Photography
event 1931 star_border 6.5
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The owner of the ready-to-wear store, Mr. Richard Naceradec from Zizkov, is an enthusiastic fan of S.K. Slavia and despite his wife's opposition, he goes to football every Sunday. Tailor Emanuel Habásko lives alone with his adult son Eman. Widow Ouholicková chases Krejcí endlessly, but father Habásko bravely resists. Habásko do not recognize any other club except S.K. Viktoria. One day, Naceradec will face Eman at the match between Slavia and Viktoria.
Volga in Flames
Director of Photography
event 1934 star_border 5.9
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Lieutenant Orloff, a recently graduated Russian officier, is making his way across the snow-covered steppes to the garrison where he is to be stationed. He comes across a man who has lost his way in the blizzard and takes him to the safety of an inn. Arriving at the garrison, Orloff meets and falls immediately in love with Macha, the daughter of his commander. The town is suddenly attacked by a hoard of bandits who claims to be the true Tsar of Russia.
Eugenia Grandet
Director of Photography
event 1946 star_border 7.6
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Eugenia is a daughter of a wealthy but miserly man living a simple life in the provincial town of Saumur. Eugenia's inexperience leads her to fall in love with an unworthy man.
Daniele Cortis
Director of Photography
event 1947
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The film follows the struggles of an idealistic Catholic politician.
The Lost One
Director of Photography
event 1951 star_border 6.9
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A German scientist murders his fiancée during World War II when he learns that she has been selling the results of his secret research to the enemy.
Schweik in Russian Captivity
Director of Photography
event 1927
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Directed by Svatopluk Innemann.
The Case of Colonel Redl
Camera Operator
event 1931
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The case of Colonel Redl -- an officer blackmailed into spying by virtue of his homosexuality.
St. Wenceslas
Camera Operator
event 1930 star_border 5.5
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St. Wenceslas (Czech: Svatý Václav) is a 1930 Czechoslovak historical film about Saint Wenceslas.[2] It was the most expensive Czech film to date,[3] with the largest set constructed in Europe to accommodate an all-star cast of over a hundred, together with 1,000 extras for the lavish battle scenes.
Pohádka máje
Director of Photography
event 1926
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A lyrical tale of the pure, vernal romance between a diffident, somewhat naive girl from a rural backwater and a fairly dissolute, but kind-hearted law student from Prague.
The Giants of Thessaly
Director of Photography
event 1960 star_border 4.7
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In order to placate the angry gods, who have allowed Thessaly to be overrun with barbarian invaders and beset with natural disasters, King Jason takes his Argonauts on a search for the fabled Golden Fleece. Meanwhile, back at home, his scheming regent is plotting to get his hands on the kingdom--and the queen.
Her Boy
Director of Photography
event 1930 star_border 3
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Directed by Friedrich Feher.
The Robber
Director of Photography
event 1931
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Mimi lives with her parents and the maid Fanka in a villa near the forest. One day, a gamekeeper comes to court Mimi when her parents are away.
Before Graduation
Director of Photography
event 1932
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The story of high school students, talented Jan and Karel, who has a problem with math. Their life affects pedantic professor of mathematics Klec, that goes with them on a school trip, which escalates the conflict between them. Jan wants to escape, but Professor Donat will discourage him. Karel fails the exam of mathematics and decides to commit suicide.
Eaten Out of House and Home
Director of Photography
event 1933 star_border 5
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The gullible buyer Žemla Martin (Francis Smolik) finally opened his dream shop. After a while, you get a lot of friends. Especially the former captain Kyllijána (Vlasta Burian), who come to him to drink brandy debt and sit on a bag of peas, where he talks nonsense. Its debt is starting to grow nicely. Later dupe marry an evil Pavlina Šustrová (Ela Poznerová). It can also bring their calculating mother, widow Catherine Šustrová (Antonie Nedošínská). These two together with a bun Kyllijánem use, but outside him are friendly. Later, when Žemla catches his wife cheating when he has become the father of a foreign child, and when he discovers that the shop is broke and completely vyjedený, poisoning. A best friend Žemlův captain Kylliján happily drunk debt for plum deleted.
Tonight at Eleven
Cinematography
event 1937
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A comedy poking fun at earlier 1930s American crime films: A society lady goes after a gang of outlaws and lands up becoming involved romantically with a gangster.
Arrivederci, papà!
Director of Photography
event 1948
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Two little angels, a boy and a girl, come down on earth to choose their parents prior to birth. They choose the daughter of a retired general as their future mother and an opera singer as their dad. But making the two chosen ones meet, fall in love and marry will prove to be anything but easy.
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