Robert Spielvogel

Robert "Bert" Spielvogel (born December 3, 1911 in Nampa , Idaho , USA; † June 12, 2013 in Meridian (Idaho), USA) was an American avant-garde cameraman , film director and documentary filmmaker .

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Spielvogel made numerous documentaries as a cameraman and author. His documentary on UFOs from 1956 (" Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers ") and films for US traffic education, which are still classics of the genre today, are particularly well-known . Among other things, he made documentaries about contemporary art with the American art dealer , gallery owner and actress Holly Solomon (1934–2002).

Bert Spielvogel and Holly Solomon participated in Documenta 5 in Kassel in 1972 with the film “ 98.5 ” in the Individual Mythologies : Film department.

Filmography

Camera:

• 1956: Warning Red (short film)

• 1956: Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers (documentary)

• 1959: Last Clear Chance (documentary, short film)

• 1961: Dead to the World

• 1964: Horizon (TV documentary series)

• 1964: Strangeness Minus Three

• 1965: Motor trip Across Country

• 1970: Dirtymouth

• 1972: Elvis on Tour (documentary)

• 1972: 98.5 (documentary)

Script / Director:

• 1957: The Relaxed Wife (short film)

• 1957: In the Suburbs (short film)

Literature and Sources

• Exhibition catalog: documenta 5. Survey of Reality - Imagery Today ; Catalog (as a file folder) Volume 1: (Material); Volume 2: (list of exhibits); Kassel 1972

Web links

• Bert game bird in the Internet Movie Database (English)