Erich Küchler

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Erich Küchler (left) with Hans Söhnker

Erich Küchler (born July 8, 1912 in Tharandt , † March 8, 1972 in Munich ) was a German cameraman .

Life

Born in Saxony, he received a year and a half training from the cameraman Paul Lieberenz . Küchler had been working as a camera assistant since June 1, 1932, starting with Die - oder Keine , Mieter Schulze against all and Grün ist die Heide (all productions from that year). He later worked as an assistant in Leni Riefenstahl's propaganda documentary Triumph des Willens (1934) and in the feature films Spiel im Sommerwind (1938), In the Name of the People (1938), Who kisses Madeleine? (1939), alarm on station III (1939) and white lilac(1939) behind the camera. Then Küchler was drafted.

Only after the war was Küchler allowed to work independently, initially he photographed documentaries. 1954/55 - Until then, Küchler had never been solely responsible behind the camera for any feature films - he completed his technical knowledge as a junior partner of his experienced colleague Günther Rittau . Soon after, Küchler became the sole head cameraman, although he had to be content with working on low-content entertainment films. At the end of his film career in 1963, Erich Küchler turned to series television for a few years ( Commissioner Freytag , The Father and His Son ).

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SURNAME Küchler, Erich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Tharandt
DATE OF DEATH March 8, 1972
Place of death Munich