Günther Krampf

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Günther Oskar Krampf (born February 8, 1899 in Vienna , Austria-Hungary , † August 4, 1950 in London ) was an Austrian cameraman .

Life

Krampf studied at the Technical University in Vienna . After the First World War , he got to know camera work in various production companies in Vienna, Berlin and Florence. Among other things, he worked with Fritz Arno Wagner on Murnau's Nosferatu (1922). The tendency he developed for the romantic and fantastic was also evident in his work on Ludwig Berger's A Glass of Water (1923, together with Erich Waschneck ), Robert Wienes Orlac’s hands (1924), as well as Henrik Galeen's The Student of Prague (1926) and Richard Oswalds Mandrake (1930). In addition, Günther Krampf also worked for the scientific educational film (e.g. The normal human birth ).

From 1931 Krampf began to work continuously in England. In Germany, under his camera work, only the proletarian film Kuhle Wampe or: Who Owns the World? (1932) and Das Mädchen Johanna (1935) by Gustav Ucicky .

Günther Krampf managed the seamless transition to the British production structures. He was able to build on his work in Germany, as numerous German filmmakers were already in London. In 1944 he was behind the camera for two propaganda films by Alfred Hitchcock , Gute Reise and Aventure Malgache .

Filmography (selection)

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 4: H - L. Botho Höfer - Richard Lester. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 475 f.

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personal data
SURNAME Cramp, Günther
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Krampf, Günther Oskar (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna , Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH 4th August 1950
Place of death London