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Fritz Arno Wagner

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German cinematographer (1889-1958)

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Fritz Arno Wagner was a German cinematographer. He is considered one of the most acclaimed cinematographers in Germany from the 1920s to the 1950s.

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An iconic scene of the shadow of the vampire climbing up a staircase from F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu (1922)An iconic scene of the shadow of the vampire climbing up a staircase from F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu (1922)

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Fritz Arno Wagner was a German cinematographer. He is considered one of the most acclaimed cinematographers in Germany from the 1920s to the 1950s. He played a key role in the Expressionist film movement during the Weimar period and is perhaps best known for excelling "in the portrayal of horror," according to noted film critic Lotte H. Eisner.

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Germany
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Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
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Lived 1889 to 1958 · aged 68
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11 languages

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