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Eugen Schüfftan

Born July 21, 1893 · Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]

Died September 6, 1977 · aged 84

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eugen Schüfftan (21 July 1893, Breslau, Silesia, Germany, now Wroclaw, Poland – 6 September 1977, New York City) was a German Jewish cinematographer. He invented the Schüfftan process, a special effects technique that employed mirrors to insert actors into miniature sets. One of the first uses of the process was for Metropolis (1927), directed by Fritz Lang.…

Known For

Metropolis

Metropolis · 1927

MovieDramaScience Fiction

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

Ulysses

Ulysses · 1954

MovieAdventureFantasy

A retelling of Homer's The Odyssey, focusing on Ulysses's ten-year journey home to Ithaca following the Trojan War, where he faces various mythical challenges while his wife Penelope fends off suitors.

The Hustler

The Hustler · 1961

MovieDramaRomance

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.

Eyes Without a Face

Eyes Without a Face · 1960

Eyes Without a Face

MovieDramaHorror

Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.

The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman · 1946

The Strange Woman

MovieDramaThriller

In early 19th century New England, an unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to seduce, deceive and control the men around her.

Napoleon

Napoleon · 1927

MovieDramaHistory

A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.

The Respectful Prostitute

The Respectful Prostitute · 1952

The Respectful Prostitute

Fred, the nephew of a senator,has murdered a Black man on a train. The two only witnesses are Lizzie McKay, a prostitute from New York, and Sidney, a colored man. Fred decides to seduce Lizzie in order to make her give false evidence according to which Sidney has attempted to rape her. The uncle also puts pressure on the young woman. After much hesitation, Lizzie finally accepts but Sidney, who has nearly got lynched, takes refuge at her home...

María de la O

María de la O · 1939

A famous painter returns to Spain under a false name as he once had to run away, to meet his half gypsy daughter, who has become a flamenco dancer. He offers her his house, making popular rumors take flight.

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Metropolis

Metropolis · 1927

MovieDramaScience Fiction

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

Visual Effects

Ulysses

Ulysses · 1954

MovieAdventureFantasy

A retelling of Homer's The Odyssey, focusing on Ulysses's ten-year journey home to Ithaca following the Trojan War, where he faces various mythical challenges while his wife Penelope fends off suitors.

Special Effects

The Hustler

The Hustler · 1961

MovieDramaRomance

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.

Director of Photography

Eyes Without a Face

Eyes Without a Face · 1960

Eyes Without a Face

MovieDramaHorror

Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.

Director of Photography

The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman · 1946

The Strange Woman

MovieDramaThriller

In early 19th century New England, an unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to seduce, deceive and control the men around her.

Producer

Napoleon

Napoleon · 1927

MovieDramaHistory

A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Respectful Prostitute

The Respectful Prostitute · 1952

The Respectful Prostitute

Fred, the nephew of a senator,has murdered a Black man on a train. The two only witnesses are Lizzie McKay, a prostitute from New York, and Sidney, a colored man. Fred decides to seduce Lizzie in order to make her give false evidence according to which Sidney has attempted to rape her. The uncle also puts pressure on the young woman. After much hesitation, Lizzie finally accepts but Sidney, who has nearly got lynched, takes refuge at her home...

Director of Photography

María de la O

María de la O · 1939

A famous painter returns to Spain under a false name as he once had to run away, to meet his half gypsy daughter, who has become a flamenco dancer. He offers her his house, making popular rumors take flight.

Director of Photography

Lilith

MovieDramaRomance

Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private psychiatric facility for wealthy people where he meets Lilith Arthur, a charming young woman suffering from schizophrenia, whose fragile beauty captivates all who meet her.

Director of Photography

Port of Shadows

Port of Shadows · 1938

Port of Shadows

MovieRomanceDrama

Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life. Fate, however, has a different plan for him, as acts of both revenge and kindness render him front-page news.

Director of Photography

The Dark Mirror

The Dark Mirror · 1946

The Dark Mirror

MovieThrillerMystery

A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.

Visual Effects

The Oil Sharks

The Oil Sharks · 1933

MovieDramaCrime

The plot revolves around an oil swindle in a South American country.

Director of Photography

It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow · 1944

It Happened Tomorrow

MovieFantasyComedy

A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act.

Technical Supervisor

Hatred

Captain Justin Mollenard works for a company that sells armaments to the Far East. After an eventful stay in Shanghai, where he and his cargo are the victim of a malicious attack, he returns to his hometown of Dunkirk. Mollenard receives a frosty welcome from his wife Mathilde, who resents the way in which he has neglected his family for so many years. Mollenard’s only wish is to get back to sea as soon as he can, but a sudden heart-attack leaves him paralysed and entirely in his wife’s power...

Director of Photography

The Scoundrel

The Scoundrel · 1931

Director

People on Sunday

People on Sunday · 1930

People on Sunday

A semi-documentary experimental 1930 German silent film created by amateurs with a small budget. With authentic scenes of the metropolis city of Berlin, it's the first film from the later famous screenwriters/directors Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann.

Director of Photography

Hitler's Madman

Hitler's Madman · 1943

Hitler's Madman

In 1942, a young paratrooper in the RAF returns to Czechoslovakia to encourage his fellow countrymen to sabotage the German war effort.

Director of Photography

Club Havana

Club Havana · 1945

MovieDramaMystery

A number of different characters unfolding love, hate, and death problems during an evening in a fashionable Latin nightclub.

Director of Photography

Something Wild

Something Wild · 1961

A young rape victim tries desperately to pick up the pieces of her life, only to find herself at the mercy of a would-be rescuer.

Director of Photography

The Scandal

The Scandal · 1934

A woman suffers ill repute when she deserts her husband for a fling with an adventurer and gives the lover jewelry to pay the hotel bill. Will the husband be understanding and forgive her?

Director of Photography

A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris · 1946

A Scandal in Paris

MovieCrimeRomance

A smooth-talking French thief wangles his way into an important position as prefect of police.

Director of Photography

Three Rooms in Manhattan

Three Rooms in Manhattan · 1965

Three Rooms in Manhattan

MovieDramaRomance

When his wife leaves him, a young French actor, François Combe, moves to New York to work for a television company. One evening, he meets an attractive young woman, Kay Larsi, in a bar.

Director of Photography

Forfaiture

Forfaiture · 1937

Denise Moret joins her husband, Pierre, in Mongolia where he works as a civil engineer. One night she loose a lot of money on the roulette and therefore is forced to borrow money from Prince Lee-Lang. The Prince immediately begins to flirt and make advances towards Denise. Advances she rejects.

Director of Photography

Chappaqua

Chappaqua · 1966

Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. Flashbacks to the beginings of psychedelia in San Fran. Though initially confusing, as Rooks blends drug-illusion with reality, and cuts color with black-and-white and monochrome tinted shots, "Chappaqua" is conventionally constructed with a beginning, middle, and end.

Camera Operator

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans · 1957

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

SeriesWesternDrama

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans was set in New York's Hudson Valley during the French and Indian war in the 1750's and depicted the adventures of Hawkeye and his Indian blood brother Chingachgook, the last member of the Mohican tribe. The series based on stories by James Fenimore Cooper.

Director of Photography