Eugen Hamm (cameraman)
Eugen Hamm (born April 3, 1869 in Kehl , † May 6, 1944 in Berlin ) was a German cameraman .
Life
Until 1890 he studied for seven years at the Karlsruhe School of Applied Arts with Hermann Götz as well as in Munich , Salzburg , Offenburg and with court photographer Emil Bieber in Berlin.
In the Berlin department store Wertheim he became head of the department for artistic photography. In 1911 he made two literary adaptations based on Victor Hugo for the French film company Pathé . In 1912 he accompanied Kaiser Wilhelm II as a cameraman on his yacht Hohenzollern . In 1912/1913 he worked for Pathé as a photo reporter in the Balkan War .
From 1914 to 1917 Hamm was a war reporter for the Berlin Eiko-Film, from 1917 he was in the service of the General Staff in the same position. Then he returned to his work as a feature film cameraman. His most important achievement was the revolutionary drama Ssanin , which was written in Grodno .
From 1926 on, he again mainly shot newsreels and cultural films. In the Third Reich he headed the camera department within the Reich department for film . He must not be confused with the painter Eugen Hamm (1885–1930).
Filmography
- 1911: Notre Dame de Paris
- 1912: Les misérables
- 1917: The adventures of Captain Hansen
- 1918: Skull rider
- 1918: Suchomlinow
- 1919: Blond poison
- 1919: tumult
- 1919: His confession
- 1920: evening - night - morning
- 1920: Mankind's advocate
- 1920: The fist in the dark
- 1920: The boy Eros
- 1920: The black count
- 1920: The skull of the pharaoh's daughter
- 1920: Escape through flames
- 1921: The Riddle of the Sphinx
- 1921: The lady in the suitcase
- 1921: The love corridor
- 1921: The red witch
- 1921: The mysterious death
- 1921: The Adventure of Monte Carlo (3 parts)
- 1922: Jeremias
- 1922: Carrière - From the life of a dancer
- 1922: Christopher Columbus
- 1923: Esterella
- 1923: The beautiful girl
- 1924: The Mount of Fate
- 1924: Zalamort
- 1924: Ssanin
- 1925: Between two women
- 1928: Girls, beware!
- 1928: One night in Yoshiwara
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. 505.
Web links
- Eugen Hamm at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Eugen Hamm at filmportal.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hamm, Eugene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Throat |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1944 |
| Place of death | Berlin |