Hans Peters (23 July 1894 – 29 September 1976) was an English art director. He was nominated for five

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in the category Best Art Direction. In 1944 he joined

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and in 1959, he became assistant to George Davis, the studio's new supervising art director.

Selected filmography

* ''

Nancy Steele Is Missing! ''Nancy Steele Is Missing!'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by George Marshall and Otto Preminger and starring Victor McLaglen, Walter Connolly and Peter Lorre.Thomas p.83 The film's sets were designed by the British art director Hans ...

'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1945) * ''

The Red Danube ''The Red Danube'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by George Sidney and starring Walter Pidgeon. The film is set during Operation Keelhaul and was based on the 1947 novel '' Vespers in Vienna'' by Bruce Marshall. Plot In Rome shortly af ...

'' (1949) * '' Knights of the Round Table'' (1953) * '' Lust for Life'' (1956) * ''

The Americanization of Emily ''The Americanization of Emily'' is a 1964 British-American black-and-white romantic black comedy war film written by Paddy Chayefsky, produced by Martin Ransohoff, directed by Arthur Hiller and starring James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Dougl ...

'' (1964)

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* * English art directors 1894 births 1976 deaths Artists from London {{artdirector-stub