August Rinaldi (1883–1962) was a German
art director
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. He worked on around fifty films during the
silent era
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. Rinaldi was of
Jewish
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descent.
[Prawer p.212]
Selected filmography
* ''
Let There Be Light
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'' (1917)
* ''
Diary of a Lost Woman'' (1918)
* ''
The Face Removed'' (1920)
* ''
Blackmailed
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'' (1920)
* ''
Waves of Life and Love'' (1921)
* ''
The Railway King'' (1921)
* ''
Circus People
''Circus People'' (German: ''Die vom Zirkus'') is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by William Kahn and starring Anita Berber, Charles Willy Kayser and Eduard von Winterstein.Grange p.119
The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The Game of Love'' (1924)
* ''
The Circus of Life The Circus of Life may refer to:
* The Circus of Life (1926 film), a German silent film
* The Circus of Life (1917 film), an American silent drama film
See also
* Circus of Life, a 1921 German silent drama film
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'' (1926)
* ''
The Tales of Hermann'' (1926)
* ''
The Field Marshal
''The Field Marshal'' (German: ''Der Feldmarschall'') is a 1927 German silent war drama film directed by Romano Mengon and starring Cilly Feindt, Paul Rehkopf, Harry Hardt.Grange p.250 The film's sets were designed by art director August Rin ...
'' (1927)
* ''
A Girl of the People'' (1927)
* ''
Girls, Beware!
''Girls, Beware!'' (German: ''Mädchen, hütet Euch!'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Valy Arnheim and starring Gritta Ley, Egon von Jordan and Hanni Weisse.Lange p.105
The film's sets were designed by the art director August ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Sixteen Daughters and No Father'' (1928)
* ''
The Women's War'' (1928)
* ''
Somnambul
''Somnambul'' is a 1929 German silent horror film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Fritz Kortner, Erna Morena and Veit Harlan. The film is set against the backdrop of spiritualism. The Berlin clairvoyant Elsbeth Guenther-Geffers appeared ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Sin and Morality'' (1929)
* ''
Crucified Girl
''Crucified Girl'' (German: ''Mädchen am Kreuz'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise FleckPrawer p.85 and starring Valerie Boothby, Gertrud de Lalsky and Evelyn Holt. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios i ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Miss Midshipman'' (1929)
* ''
Marriage Strike'' (1930)
References
Bibliography
* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005.
External links
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1883 births
1962 deaths
German art directors
Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States
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