Bernhard Schwidewski
Bernhard Schwidewski (born August 20, 1888 in Berlin ; † November 12, 1966 there ) was a German film architect and set designer .
Life
Schwidewski received training as a window dresser and interior designer. At the Berlin Art Academy he studied architecture under Hans Poelzig and graduated with a degree in engineering . He also took part in archaeological trips of the Baron de la Grone.
Bernhard Schwidewski made his first contacts with film as early as 1910 when he was working for the Gaumont production company in Paris . Shortly after the end of the First World War, he began working as an architect in German film. Schwidewski mostly set up secondary films for smaller production companies, often in collaboration with other architects. With his colleague Botho Höfer , Schwidewski temporarily owned his own company. Since the mid-30s he was hardly involved in the design or the realization of film structures. Instead, he took on leading positions in the production design departments of the production companies Terra and Tobis . In addition, Schwidewski was entrusted with a functionary post in the film department within the Reichsfilmkammer : there he worked as a division manager for film architects at the NSBO
Shortly after the end of the Second World War, Schwidewski moved to Thuringia and settled with relatives in Rudolstadt . There he tried his hand at composing operettas and designed one or the other set for the Rudolstadt theater. In 1956 Bernhard Schwidewski returned to (West) Berlin and spent his old age there.
Filmography (selection)
- 1919: His confession
- 1920: The tragedy of a great one
- 1920: who was it?
- 1920: decay
- 1921: Carrière
- 1921: The plane of death
- 1922: The clock
- 1922: Between night and sin
- 1923: City fever
- 1924: The tempting danger
- 1924: Love is the power of women
- 1924: Rex Mundi
- 1924: Battle for the plaice
- 1925: Because it's you
- 1925: Life's dice game
- 1925: My friend, the chauffeur
- 1925: Gretchen Schubert
- 1926: Autumn maneuvers
- 1926: The Road to Oblivion
- 1926: The innocence without a dress
- 1927: The marriage trap
- 1927: The hell of the virgins
- 1927: Marriage scandal in the Fromont junior house. and Risler sen.
- 1928: Tragedy at the Royal Circus
- 1928: You are to be the emperor of my soul
- 1930: The hunt for the million
- 1930: The Corvette Captain
- 1930: The funny musicians
- 1930: The beggar student
- 1931: The woman one speaks of
- 1931: My heart longs for love
- 1931: Straw widower
- 1933: Three Kaiserjäger
- 1933: The hunter from the Electoral Palatinate
- 1934: Old comrades
- 1935: Frisian distress
- 1935: A girl from a good family
- 1944: The returnees
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 7: R - T. Robert Ryan - Lily Tomlin. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 216.
Web links
- Bernhard Schwidewski in the Internet Movie Database (English) - there the incorrect date of birth August 28, 1885
- Bernhard Schwidewski at filmportal.de - there the incorrect date of birth August 20, 1885
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwidewski, Bernhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film architect and set designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1966 |
| Place of death | Berlin |