Karl Kurzmayer
Austrian cinematographer (1901–1972)
Karl Kurzmayer or Károly Kurzmayer (1901–1972) was an Austrian cinematographer. During the Second World War he was employed on a number of Wien Film productions.
Selected filmography
Immortal Melodies (1935)
Hannerl and Her Lovers (1936)
The Man Under the Bridge (1936)
Danube Rendezvous (1936)
Sensation (1936)
Three Dragons (1936)
Beauty of the Pusta (1937)
An Affair of Honour (1937)
Viki (1937)
Lady Seeks a Room (1937)
Barbara in America (1938)
Two Prisoners (1938)
Black Diamonds (1938)
Anton the Last (1939)
Janos the Valiant (1939)
Seven Years Hard Luck (1940)
The Fall of Valentin (1951)
The Poacher (1953)
Sun Over the Adriatic (1954)
Let the Sun Shine Again (1955)
The Inn on the Lahn (1955)
Goetz von Berlichingen (1955)
References
Bibliography
Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.
Von Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.
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