Dietrich Lohmann, B.V.K. (German Society of Cinematographers; 9 March 1943 – 13 November 1997) was a

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. He was born in Schnepfenthal,

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. He studied at the Staatliche Fachschule für Optik und Fototechnik in

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. After graduating he entered Olympia-Film in

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and worked with Thomas Mauch, and he became a key cinematographer of

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. He is prominent for his collaboration with director

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. He went to the US in 1988, and photographed

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such as '' The Innocent'', ''

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'', '' A Couch in New York,'' '' The Peacemaker'' and '' Deep Impact''. He won at the German Film Awards in 1970, and at the American Society of Cinematographers Awards in 1989. On November 13, 1997, Lohmann died from

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, aged 54. The film '' Deep Impact'' was dedicated to Lohmann's memory.

Filmography

*'' Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed'' (1968) camera assistant *'' Cardillac'' (1969) *'' Love Is Colder Than Death'' (1969) *'' Katzelmacher'' (1969) *'' Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?'' (1970) *'' The American Soldier'' (1970) *'' Rio das Mortes'' (1971) *' (1971) *'' The Merchant of Four Seasons'' (1971) *''

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'' (1972–1973) TV series *''

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'' (1972) *'' Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King'' (1972) *''The Last Days of Gomorrah'' (1974, TV film) *''

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'' (1974) *'' Hitler: A Film from Germany'' (1977) *'' Germany in Autumn'' (1978) *'' The Tailor from Ulm'' (1978) *'' Kassbach – Ein Porträt'' (1979) *''

Put on Ice ''Put on Ice'' () is a 1980 German thriller film directed by Bernhard Sinkel. It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Helmut Griem – Lehrer Brasch * Martin Benrath – V-Mann Körner * Ángela Molina – Franziska Schwarz * F ...

'' (1980) * '' The Confessions of Felix Krull'' (1982, TV series) *'' Tramps'' (1983) *'' Väter und Söhne – Eine deutsche Tragödie'' (1986) *'' The Great Escape II: The Untold Story'' (1988) *'' War and Remembrance'' (1989) TV miniseries, 1 episode *'' The Rose and the Jackal'' (1990) TV movie *'' Wedlock'' (1991) *'' Ted & Venus'' (1991) TV movie *'' Knight Moves'' (1992) *'' Salt on Our Skin'' (1992) *'' The Innocent'' (1993) *'' Me and the Kid'' (1993) *''

'' (1994) *'' A Couch in New York'' (1996) *''

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'' (1996) *'' The Way We Are'' (1997) aka ''Quiet Days in Hollywood'' *'' The Peacemaker'' (1997) *'' Deep Impact'' (1998)

References

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