Walter Haag

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Walter Haag (born February 14, 1898 in Berlin , Germany , † April 20, 1978 in Göttingen ) was a German film architect .

Life

Haag had studied at the Berlin Art Academy and then worked as a freelance architect and sculptor . He first came into contact with the cinema in 1923 when he was to model a portrait of the actress Aenne Ullstein for the film Die Taifunhexe . From 1926 Haag worked regularly for the cinema as an assistant to the film architects Franz Schroedter and Hermann Warm , and from 1932 also as the second chief architect, mostly at the side of his former teacher Schroedter.

With him, Haag regularly designed the sets for Carl Froelich's productions until 1945 . After the war, Haag temporarily returned to architecture, but from 1948 devoted himself entirely to production design. He remained a sought-after film architect until the 1960s. Of his post-war work, especially love deserves a mention , dogs, if you want to live forever , rulers without a crown and royal highness . The tasks assigned to him included the designs for extremely spartan as well as for splendid film architecture.

Haag, who in the early post-war years worked primarily for Film Aufbau GmbH Göttingen Hans Abichs and Rolf Thieles , remained in Göttingen after retiring at the age of 70.

Filmography

Movies unless otherwise stated

Awards

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. 462.

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personal data
SURNAME Hague, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film architect, sculptor and architect
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin , Germany
DATE OF DEATH April 20, 1978
Place of death Goettingen