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Curt Courant

Born 11 May 1899 · Berlin, Germany · Died 20 April 1968

Curt Courant (11 May 1899 – 20 April 1968) was a German-American cinematographer whose work includes more than 100 German and international films from the silent and early sound eras. Courant worked in several European countries, collaborating with figures such as Fritz Lang, Alfred Hitchcock and Charlie Chaplin. As he was of Jewish ancestry, Courant was forced to leave Germany in 1933 and go into exile following the Nazi takeover of power.

Known for

Monsieur Verdoux
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Daybreak
La Bête Humaine
Woman in the Moon
Hamlet
From Mayerling to Sarajevo
Amok
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
The Shanghai Drama
The Puritan
It Happened in Athens
It Happened in Athens
Monsieur Verdoux
From Mayerling to Sarajevo
Daybreak
Louise
La Bête Humaine
The Shanghai Drama
The Puritan
Lights of Paris
Princess Tarakanova
Cheer Up
Dusty Ermine
Broken Blossoms
The Man in the Mirror
Me and Marlborough
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
The Higher Command
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Amok
The Iron Duke
The Old Devil
Perfect Understanding
This One or None
Gitta Discovers Her Heart
My Cousin From Warsaw
The Unknown Singer
My Cousin From Warsaw
City of Song
The Man Who Committed the Murder
The Singing City
Woman in the Moon
The Woman One Longs For
Hurrah! I'm Alive!
Schuldig
Secrets of the Orient
Die Czardasfürstin
The Flight in the Night
Die Kleine vom Varieté
Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer
Gräfin Plättmamsell
Fires of Love
Hamlet
Das Mädel von Picadilly
Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg
Das törichte Herz
Hilde Warren and Death
Curt Courant · Midrow