Person
Curt Courant
Camera · 1899–1968 · Berlin, Germany
Biography
Curt Courant (11 May 1899 – 20 April 1968) was a German-American cinematographer whose work includes more than 100 German and international films from the silent and early sound eras. Courant worked in several European countries, collaborating with figures such as Fritz Lang, Alfred Hitchcock and Charlie Chaplin. As he was of Jewish ancestry, Courant was forced to leave Germany in 1933 and go into exile following the Nazi takeover of power.
Known for
Monsieur Verdoux
Director of Photography
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Director of Photography
Princess Tarakanova
Director of Photography
La Bête Humaine
Director of Photography
Woman in the Moon
Director of Photography
Lights of Paris
Director of Photography
The White Devil
Director of Photography
She Knew What She Wanted
Director of Photography
Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein
Camera Operator
Song of My Heart
Production Supervisor
Filmography
- 1962It Happened in AthensDirector of Photography
- 1948Song of My HeartProduction Supervisor
- 1947Monsieur VerdouxDirector of Photography
- 1940From Mayerling to SarajevoDirector of Photography
- 1939DaybreakDirector of Photography
- 1939LouiseDirector of Photography
- 1938La Bête HumaineDirector of Photography
- 1938Lights of ParisDirector of Photography
- 1938The Shanghai DramaDirector of Photography
- 1938Princess TarakanovaDirector of Photography
- 1938The PuritanDirector of Photography
- 1936Dusty ErmineDirector of Photography
- 1936The Man in the MirrorLighting Artist
- 1936She Knew What She WantedDirector of Photography
- 1936Broken BlossomsDirector of Photography
- 1936Cheer UpDirector of Photography
- 1935The Higher CommandDirector of Photography
- 1935The Passing of the Third Floor BackDirector of Photography
- 1935Me and MarlboroughDirector of Photography
- 1934The Man Who Knew Too MuchDirector of Photography
- 1934The Iron DukeDirector of Photography
- 1934Ces messieurs de la SantéCinematography
- 1934AmokDirector of Photography
- 1933Le VoleurDirector of Photography
- 1933Perfect UnderstandingDirector of Photography
- 1933The Old DevilDirector of Photography
- 1932Married by the StorkCinematography
- 1932This One or NoneCinematography
- 1932Gitta Discovers Her HeartDirector of Photography
- 1931The Unknown SingerDirector of Photography
- 1931My Cousin From WarsawDirector of Photography
- 1931My Cousin From WarsawDirector of Photography
- 1931The Man Who Committed the MurderDirector of Photography
- 1931The Man Who KilledDirector of Photography
- 1931City of SongDirector of Photography
- 1930The Singing CityDirector of Photography
- 1930The White DevilDirector of Photography
- 1929Woman in the MoonDirector of Photography
- 1929The Woman One Longs ForDirector of Photography
- 1928Hurrah! I'm Alive!Director of Photography
- 1928Secrets of the OrientDirector of Photography
- 1928SchuldigDirector of Photography
- 1927Family Gathering in the House of PrellsteinCamera Operator
- 1927Die CzardasfürstinDirector of Photography
- 1926The Flight in the NightDirector of Photography
- 1926Gräfin PlättmamsellDirector of Photography
- 1926Die Welt will belogen seinDirector of Photography
- 1926Die Kleine vom VarietéDirector of Photography
- 1926Die Fahrt ins AbenteuerDirector of Photography
- 1926Two BrothersDirector of Photography
- 1925Fires of LoveDirector of Photography
- 1923Das Paradies im SchneeDirector of Photography
- 1921Das Mädel von PicadillyDirector of Photography
- 1921Die Fremde aus der ElstergasseDirector of Photography
- 1921HamletDirector of Photography
- 1920Der König von Paris, 1. Teil - Die Geschichte des André LifouDirector of Photography
- 1920Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstraße. 1. TeilDirector of Photography
- 1920Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne KriegDirector of Photography
- 1919The Bodega of Los CuerrosDirector of Photography
- 1919Das törichte HerzDirector of Photography
- 1917Hilde Warren and DeathDirector of Photography
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