Karl Plintzner

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Karl Plintzner (born October 20, 1911 in Berlin , Germany , † December 7, 1975 in East Berlin ) was a German cameraman . He began working in the camera sector in 1926, initially as an assistant. During this time he worked with cameramen like Fritz Arno Wagner and Hans Schneeberger . After the Second World War he started working for DEFA in 1946 and from 1950 he was employed as an independent cameraman. From the mid-1960s he was forced to cease working for health reasons. Directors with whom he worked several times were Kurt Maetzig and Slatan Dudow . As part of a team, he was awarded the GDR National Prize several times for his work .

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  1. ↑ defa foundation, accessed on July 23, 2015
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SURNAME Plintzner, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film actor and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin , Germany
DATE OF DEATH 7th December 1975
Place of death East Berlin