Karl Freund
Camera·January 16, 1890·† May 3, 1969 — 79 years old·Königinhof, Bohemia, Czech Republic
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Karl W. Freund, A.S.C. (January 16, 1890-May 3, 1969) was a cinematographer and film director. Born in Dvůr Králové (Königinhof), Bohemia, his career began in 1905 when, at age 15, he got a job as an assistant projectionist for a film company in Berlin where his family moved in 1901. He worked as a cinematographer on over 100 films, including the German Expressionist films The Golem (1920), The Last Laugh (1924) and Metropolis (1927). Freund emigrated to the United States in 1929 where he continued to shoot well remembered films such as Dracula (1931) and Key Largo (1948). He won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Good Earth (1937).
In 1937, he went to Germany to bring his only daughter, Gerda Maria Freund, back to the United States, saving her from almost certain death in the concentration camps. Karl's ex-wife, Susette Freund (née Liepmannssohn), remained in Germany where she was interned at the Ravensbrück concentration camp and eventually taken in March, 1942 to Bernburg Euthanasia Center where she was murdered.
Known For
Metropolis
1927·8.1
Dracula
1931·7.2
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930·7.7
The Mummy
1932·6.8
Key Largo
1948·7.5
The Last Laugh
1924·7.8
The Golem: How He Came into the World
1920·7.0
Pride and Prejudice
1940·6.9
Camille
1936·6.9
The Great Ziegfeld
1936·6.3
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1932·6.1
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
1927·7.5
Filmography · 138
1960The GolemDirector of Photography1953I Love Lucy: The MovieDirector of Photography1951German Film AwardTVSelf1950Bright LeafDirector of Photography1950MontanaDirector of Photography1949South of St. LouisDirector of Photography1948The Decision of Christopher BlakeDirector of Photography1948Key LargoDirector of Photography1948WallflowerDirector of Photography1947That Hagen GirlDirector of Photography1947This Time for KeepsDirector of Photography1946UndercurrentDirector of Photography1946A Letter for EvieDirector of Photography1946Two Smart PeopleDirector of Photography1945Dangerous PartnersDirector of Photography1945Without LoveDirector of Photography1944The Thin Man Goes HomeDirector of Photography1944The Seventh CrossDirector of Photography1944A Guy Named JoeDirector of Photography1943Cry 'Havoc'Director of Photography1943Du Barry Was a LadyDirector of Photography1942A Yank at EtonDirector of Photography1942The War Against Mrs. HadleyDirector of Photography1942The Affairs of MarthaDirector of Photography1942Tortilla FlatDirector of Photography1941The Chocolate SoldierDirector of Photography1941Blossoms in the DustDirector of Photography1941You Can't Fool a CameraHimself1940Comrade XCamera Operator1940Pride and PrejudiceDirector of Photography1940We Who Are YoungDirector of Photography1940FlorianDirector of Photography1940Green HellDirector of Photography1940The Earl of ChicagoDirector of Photography1939BalalaikaDirector of Photography1939BarricadeDirector of Photography1939Golden BoyDirector of Photography1939Rose of Washington SquareDirector of Photography1939Tail SpinDirector of Photography1938Letter of IntroductionDirector of Photography1938Port of Seven SeasDirector of Photography1938Three ComradesDirector of Photography1938Man-ProofDirector of Photography1937ConquestDirector of Photography1937ParnellDirector of Photography1937The Good EarthDirector of Photography1936CamilleDirector of Photography1936The Great ZiegfeldDirector of Photography1935Mad LoveDirector1934Gift of GabDirector1934I Give My LoveDirector1934Uncertain LadyDirector1934The Countess of Monte CristoDirector1934Madame SpyDirector1933Moonlight and PretzelsDirector1933The Kiss Before the MirrorDirector of Photography1932The MummyDirector1932Afraid to TalkDirector of Photography1932Air MailDirector of Photography1932Back StreetDirector of Photography1932Scandal for SaleDirector of Photography1932Murders in the Rue MorgueDirector of Photography1931Strictly DishonorableDirector of Photography1931Personal MaidDirector of Photography1931Up for MurderDirector of Photography1931The Bad SisterDirector of Photography1931DraculaDirector of Photography · Co-Director1930The Boudoir DiplomatDirector of Photography1930The Lottery BrideDirector of Photography1930All Quiet on the Western FrontDirector of Photography1930Sleeping PartnersDirector of Photography1929Fräulein ElseDirector of Photography1928A Knight in LondonDirector of Photography1928Lady JuanDirector of Photography1927Berlin: Symphony of a Great CityDirector of Photography · Producer1927MetropolisDirector of Photography · Camera Operator1926Madame Wants No ChildrenProducer1926Adventures of a Ten Mark NoteProduction Supervisor1926Manon LescautDirector of Photography1926TartuffeDirector of Photography1925VarietyDirector of Photography1924The Last LaughDirector of Photography1924MichaelLeBlanc - Art Dealer · Director of Photography1924The Finances of the Grand DukeDirector of Photography1923The ExpulsionDirector of Photography1923Der Tiger des Zirkus FariniDirector of Photography1922Herzog Ferrantes EndeDirector of Photography1922Lucrezia BorgiaDirector of Photography1922The Burning SoilDirector of Photography1922MarizzaDirector of Photography1922Das blinde GlückDirector of Photography1921TorgusDirector of Photography1921The RatsDirector of Photography1921The Boy in BlueDirector of Photography1921The Lost ShadowDirector of Photography1920The Golem: How He Came into the WorldDirector of Photography1920Catherine the GreatCinematography1920Panic in the House of ArdonDirector of Photography1920The Head of JanusDirector of Photography1920The Hunchback and the DancerDirector of Photography1920Die Nacht auf GoldenhallDirector of Photography1920The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond ShipDirector of Photography1920SatanDirector of Photography1919The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden SeaDirector of Photography1919Die Arche. 2. Teil: Die letzten MenschenDirector of Photography1919The ArcDirector of Photography1919IntoxicationDirector of Photography1919AugenCinematography · Camera Department Manager1919Phantome des LebensDirector of Photography1918Die Dame, der Teufel und die ProbiermamsellDirector of Photography1918Die blaue LaterneDirector of Photography1918Die Heimkehr des OdysseusDirector of Photography1918Das Maskenfest des LebensDirector of Photography1918Agnes Arnau und ihre drei FreierDirector of Photography1918Das Geschlecht derer von RingwallDirector of Photography1918Auf Probe gestelltDirector of Photography1918Countess KitchenmaidDirector of Photography1917The Giant's FistDirector of Photography1917Die Claudi vom GeiserhofDirector of Photography1917Gefangene SeeleDirector of Photography1917Christa HartungenDirector of Photography1917Der Liebesbrief der KöniginDirector of Photography1917Die Ehe der Luise RohrbachDirector of Photography1916The White RosesDirector of Photography1916The Robber BrideDirector of Photography1916Das wandernde LichtDirector of Photography1916Little Angel's WeddingCamera Operator1916Frau EvaDirector of Photography1916The Man in the MirrorDirector of Photography1916BummelstudentenDirector of Photography1914The Hound of the BaskervillesDirector of Photography1914A Venetian NightDirector of Photography1914Das FeuerDirector of Photography1914Zapata's GangDirector of Photography1914Little AngelDirector of Photography1913The Film Prima DonnaDirector of Photography1913The SuffragetteDirector of Photography1912Poor MotherDirector of Photography