Hans Kuhnert (4 January 1901 – 29 July 1974) was a German

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and

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. Kuhnert began his career as an actor during the

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. He played the

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alongside

Olga Tschechowa Olga Konstantinovna Chekhova (; russian: Ольга Константиновна Чехова; 14 April 1897 – 9 March 1980), known in Germany as Olga Tschechowa, was a Russian-German actress. Her film roles include the female lead in Alfred ...

in '' Violet''.Hardt p.225 From the mid-1930s Kuhnert switched to working on the visual design of film sets. He worked frequently at this into the 1960s. He was sometimes credited as ''Hanns H. Kuhnert''.

Selected filmography

Actor

* '' The Feast of Rosella'' (1919) * ''

The Peruvian ''The Peruvian'' (German: ''Die Peruanerin'') is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Alfred Halm and starring Mady Christians, Reinhold Schünzel, and Paul Graetz.Bock & Bergfelder p.433 Cast * Mady Christians as Fernades Matamorer * R ...

'' (1919) * '' Intrigue'' (1920) * '' Violet'' (1921) * '' Der falsche Prinz'' (1922) * ''

Tragedy of Love ''Tragedy of Love'' (German: ''Tragödie der Liebe'') is a 1923 German silent film directed by Joe May and starring Mia May, Emil Jannings and Marlene Dietrich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Kettelhut, Paul Leni and E ...

'' (1923) * '' Dreiklang der Nacht'' (1924) * ''

The Third Watch ''The Third Watch'' (german: Dreiklang der Nacht) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by and starring Carlo Aldini, Claire Rommer, and Kurt Brenkendorf. Its art director was Willi Herrmann Willi Herrmann (1893–1968) was a German a ...

'' (1924)

Art Director

* '' Holiday From Myself'' (1934) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1935) * ''

The Saint and Her Fool ''The Saint and Her Fool'' (German: ''Die Heilige und ihr Narr'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Lien Deyers and Gina Manès. It was based on a novel by Agnes Günther and premiered at th ...

'' (1935) * ''

Frau Sixta ''Frau Sixta'' is a 1938 German historical drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Franziska Kinz and Ilse Werner. It is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by the Swiss writer Ernst Zahn. The film's sets w ...

'' (1938) * '' Storms in May'' (1938) * '' The Rothschilds'' (1940) * '' Left of the Isar, Right of the Spree'' (1940) * ''

The Lost Face ''The Lost Face'' (German: ''Das verlorene Gesicht'') is a 1948 German drama film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Marianne Hoppe, Gustav Fröhlich and Richard Häussler. The plot of a woman with two divided personalities caused by a re ...

'' (1948) * ''

Man on a Tightrope ''Man on a Tightrope'' is a 1953 American drama directed by Elia Kazan, starring Fredric March and Terry Moore and Gloria Grahame. The screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood was based on a 1952 novel of the same title by Neil Paterson. Paterson base ...

'' (1953) * '' Salto Mortale'' (1953) * '' Night People'' (1954) * '' Carnival Story'' (1954) * '' Circus of Love'' (1954) * '' Ten on Every Finger'' (1954) * '' Love Is Just a Fairytale'' (1955) * '' Yes, Yes, Love in Tyrol'' (1955) * ''

Spy for Germany ''Spy for Germany'' (german: Spion für Deutschland) is a 1956 West German thriller film directed by Werner Klingler that stars Martin Held, Nadja Tiller and Walter Giller. Based on a book by Will Berthold, the film depicts the mission of a German ...

'' (1956) * ''

Black Forest Melody ''Black Forest Melody'' (german: Schwarzwaldmelodie) is a 1956 West German romantic comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Carl Wery, Gardy Granass, and Willy Fritsch. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on locat ...

'' (1956) * ''

The Fox of Paris ''The Fox of Paris'' (German: ''Der Fuchs von Paris'') is a 1957 war thriller film directed by Paul May and starring Martin Held, Marianne Koch and Hardy Krüger.Bock & Bergfelder p.306 It was a co-production between France and West Germany. I ...

'' (1957) * ''

Two Hearts in May ''Two Hearts in May'' (german: Zwei Herzen im Mai) is a 1958 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Dieter Borsche, Kristina Söderbaum, and Walter Giller. The film's sets were designed by the art directors ...

'' (1958) * ''

World in My Pocket ''World in My Pocket'' (also known as ''On Friday at Eleven'') is a 1961 European crime-drama film directed by Alvin Rakoff. The film was a co-production between West Germany (where it was released as ''An einem Freitag um halb zwölf''), France ...

'' (1961) * '' You Must Be Blonde on Capri'' (1961) * '' Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse'' (1963)

Production Designer

* '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1936) * ''

Lache Bajazzo ''Laugh Bajazzo'' (German: ''Lache Bajazzo'') is a 1915 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Rudolph Schildkraut, Alfred Abel and Hanni Weisse.Thomas p.34 It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin. Cast * Rudol ...

'' (1943) * ''

'' (1956) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1958)

References

Bibliography

* Hardt, Ursula. ''From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars''. Berghahn Books, 1996.

External links

* 1901 births 1974 deaths German male silent film actors German art directors German production designers Male actors from Berlin 20th-century German male actors Film people from Berlin {{Germany-film-actor-stub