Hans Minzloff

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Hans Minzloff (born February 16, 1890 in Berlin ; † September 19, 1962 there ) was a German film architect with a long career in German entertainment cinema.

Life

The son of the sculptor Viktor Minzloff had received training as a theater painter and briefly studied architecture at the Technical University in Berlin. Minzloff, who has been active on film since 1918, gained practical experience with the set designer and film architect Ernst Stern . As a collaborator, he designed some Egyptian decorations for Ernst Lubitsch's monumental drama The Pharaoh's Wife in 1921 and was also involved in Lubitsch's last German production, Die Flamme .

In 1924, Hans Minzloff was promoted to chief architect at the UFA's cultural department . His task was to implement designs by established colleagues such as Botho Höfer , Walter Reimann and Carl Stahl-Urach . In 1926 he moved to the AAFA and remained assigned to Höfer as a junior partner until 1930. Throughout the 1930s, Hans Minzloff mainly provided B-films for smaller production companies, ambitious works such as the Heinrich George drama Stützen der Gesellschaft and the Heinz Rühmann fun game Der Mustergatte remained exceptions. From the outbreak of war in 1939, the production designer was also active for larger companies ( Bavaria , Tobis , Terra ).

After four years without a film, DEFA signed him up in 1949 . Until the end of his contract in 1958, Minzloff was only involved in a few, less important films by the GDR state company, mostly in a subordinate (= building construction) function.

His nephew Hans L. Minzloff (1908–1998) was a cameraman, director and cultural film producer.

Filmography (selection)

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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 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 469.
personal data
SURNAME Minzloff, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film architect
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH September 19, 1962
Place of death Berlin