Gotthardt Wolf (1887–1947) was a German

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

who worked on nearly fifty films, mostly during the

silent era A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

. He worked on a number of films with

Harry Piel Heinrich Piel (12 July 1892 – 27 March 1963), known professionally as Harry Piel, was a prolific German actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer who was involved in over 150 films. Piel became a director in 1912, turning out suc ...

the star of comedy-thrillers such as ''

His Greatest Bluff ''His Greatest Bluff'' (German: ''Sein größter Bluff'') is a 1927 Cinema of Germany, German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Henrik Galeen and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Toni Tetzlaff and Lotte Lorring. Its title is sometimes tran ...

'' (1927).Bach p.495

Selected filmography

* '' Miss Piccolo'' (1914) * '' Judith Trachtenberg'' (1920) * ''

The Lord of the Beasts ''The Lord of the Beasts'' () is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Ernst Wendt and starring Carl de Vogt, Cläre Lotto, and Anna von Palen. It premiered in Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city o ...

'' (1920) * ''

The House on the Moon ''The House on the Moon'' (German: ''Das Haus zum Mond'') is a 1921 German silent science fiction film directed by Karlheinz Martin and starring Leontine Kühnberg, Erich Pabst and Fritz Kortner.Aitken p.53 Shot at the Johannisthal Studios in a ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Flight into Death ''The Flight into Death'' (German: ''Der Flug in den Tod'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Bruno Ziener and starring Ernst Winar, Gertrude Welcker and Josefine Dora. It premiered in Berlin on 22 July 1921.Grange p.95 Cast * Ge ...

'' (1921) * '' City in View'' (1923) * '' Dangerous Clues'' (1924) * '' The Man Without Nerves'' (1924) * '' A Dangerous Game'' (1924) * '' The Fake Emir'' (1924) * '' Adventure on the Night Express'' (1925) * ''

Zigano ''Zigano'' is a 1925 French-German silent historical adventure film directed by Gérard Bourgeois and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Denise Legeay and Dary Holm. It premiered in Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and larg ...

'' (1925) * ''

Swifter Than Death ''Swifter Than Death'' (German: ''Schneller als der Tod'', French: ''Face à la mort'') is a 1925 French-Germany silent film, silent action film directed by Gérard Bourgeois and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Dary Holm, Denise Legeay and José Dav ...

'' (1925) * ''

Eyes Open, Harry! ''Eyes Open, Harry!'' (German: ''Achtung Harry! Augen auf!'') is a 1926 German silent thriller film directed by and starring Harry Piel.Grange p.234 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Willi Herrmann. ...

'' (1926) *'' The Black Pierrot'' (1926) * '' Night of Mystery'' (1927) * ''

'' (1927) * ''

His Strongest Weapon ''His Strongest Weapon'' () is a 1928 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Vera Schmiterlöw and Philipp Manning. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann Willi Herrmann (1893–1968) ...

'' (1928) * '' Man Against Man'' (1928) * ''

Panic Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety, uncertainty and frantic agitation consistent with a fight-or-flight reaction. ...

'' (1928) * ''

Men Without Work ''Men Without Work'' () is a 1929 German silent action film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location in Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach. It pr ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Hero of Every Girl's Dream ''The Hero of Every Girl's Dream'' (German: ''Der Held aller Mädchenträume'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Robert Land and starring Harry Liedtke, Betty Bird and Hermine Sterler.Rogowski p.120 The film's sets were designed by R ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Merry Widower ''The Merry Widower'' () is a 1929 German comedy film directed by Robert Land and starring Harry Liedtke, La Jana, Alice Roberts.Bock & Bergfelder p. 392 The film's sets were designed by Robert Neppach. It is not to be confused with the 1908 ...

'' (1929) * '' His Best Friend'' (1929) * ''

The Big Attraction ''The Big Attraction'' () is a 1931 German musical film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Richard Tauber, Margo Lion, and Marianne Winkelstern.Waldman p. 31 It was made by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios near Munich. The film's sets were ...

'' (1931) * ''

A Daughter of Her People A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient ...

'' (1933)

References

Bibliography

* Bach, Steven. ''Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legend''. University of Minnesota Press, 2011. * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1887 births 1947 deaths German cinematographers People from Mittelsachsen Film people from Saxony {{Germany-film-bio-stub