Artur Günther
Artur Günther (born December 9, 1893 in Potsdam , † February 9, 1972 in Berlin ) was a German film architect with a long career in cinema from the imperial era to the DEFA production of the pre-wall era.
Life
Günther did an apprenticeship in the construction industry after graduating from school in 1908 and then received training at the Berlin building trade school . In 1912 he joined the film industry, initially in the fund and as a set painter for the production company Deutsche Bioscop . He first worked for the same company in 1916 as a film architect, initially under the guidance of his experienced colleague Robert A. Dietrich . From 1918 Günther worked as the sole film architect for mainly small film companies of secondary importance. Apart from his participation in the first two parts of the four-part Fridericus film ( "Sturm und Drang", "Vater und Sohn" ), his silent film work, which consists almost exclusively of melodramas and comedies, is of no historical significance.
Even with the beginning of the sound film age, Günther remained a busy production designer. In the year of the seizure of power in 1933, he also designed the buildings for Hans Steinhoff's propaganda film Hitlerjunge Quex as well as the sets for the hit comedy Viktor and Viktoria by the (half) Jewish director Reinhold Schünzel . Until the end of the war, Günther was at home in Berlin as well as in Vienna , Budapest and Prague studios, since autumn 1940 exclusively in the service of Terra Film .
In 1948 Artur Günther continued his film work at DEFA . With the construction of the Wall in 1961, Günther, who lives in the Tempelhof district of western Berlin, lost his job and retired into private life.
Filmography
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literature
- Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 3: F - H. Barry Fitzgerald - Ernst Hofbauer. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 444.
Web links
- Artur Günther at filmportal.de
- Artur Günther in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Günther, Artur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Potsdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1972 |
| Place of death | Berlin |