Karl Freund
German film director and cinematographer (1890-1969) · Germany · On the map · Directors · Died at 79
Karl W. Freund, A.S.C. was a German Bohemian and American cinematographer and film director. He is best known for photographing Metropolis (1927), Dracula (1931), and television's I Love Lucy (1951-1957), and for directing The Mummy (1932).
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Mad LoveFilm, Director1934
Gift of GabFilm, Director
I Give My LoveFilm, 1934Director
Madame SpyFilm, 1934Director
The Countess of Monte CristoFilm, 1934Director
Uncertain LadyFilm, 1934Director1933
Moonlight and PretzelsFilm, Director1932
The MummyFilm, Director1931
DraculaFilm, Director1927
Berlin: Symphony of a Great CityFilm, Producer1926
Madame Wants No ChildrenFilm, Producer1924
MichaelFilm, LeBlanc - Art Dealer1890Born16 January 1890Known for
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Berlin: Symphony of a Great City 1927
Dracula 1931
Mad Love 1935
The Mummy 1932
Michael 1924
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Paul Lukas Karl directed Gift of Gab and I Give My Love
Carl Laemmle Jr. Produced Dracula, The Mummy and Gift of Gab
Bela Lugosi Karl directed Dracula and Gift of Gab
Boris Karloff Karl directed The Mummy and Gift of Gab
Fay Wray Karl directed The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934)
Edward Van Sloan Karl directed Dracula and The Mummy
Vladimir Sokoloff Karl produced Die Abenteuer eines Zehnmarkscheines (1926)
David Manners Karl directed Dracula and The Mummy
Hermann Vallentin Karl produced Madame Wants No Children (1926)
Werner Fuetterer Karl produced Die Abenteuer eines Zehnmarkscheines (1926)
Mady Christians Karl produced Out of the Mist (1927)
Marlene Dietrich Karl produced Madame Wants No Children (1926)
Gloria Stuart Karl directed Gift of Gab (1934)
Ollie Johnston Karl directed I Give My Love (1934)
Reginald Owen Karl directed The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934)
Dorothy Tree Karl directed Dracula (1931)
Victor Moore Karl directed Gift of Gab (1934)
Mathias Wieman Karl produced Out of the Mist (1927)
Trude Hesterberg Karl produced Madame Wants No Children (1926)
George Meeker Karl directed Uncertain Lady (1934)
Wyndham Standing Karl directed Dracula (1931)
Bruno Ziener Karl produced Out of the Mist (1927)
Charles K. Gerrard Karl directed Dracula (1931)- Leo Lasko Directed Mascotte (1920)
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Television 1
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Freund was an innovator in the field of cinematography, often noted for pioneering the unchained camera technique, arguably the most important stylistic innovation of the 20th century, setting the stage for some of the most commonly used cinematic techniques of modern contemporary cinema.
