Karl Hasselmann (8 May 1883 – 8 June 1966) was a German
cinematographer
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who worked on over a hundred films during a long career. He collaborated with
Ewald André Dupont
Ewald André Dupont (25 December 1891 – 12 December 1956) was a German film director, one of the pioneers of the Cinema of Germany, German film industry. He was often credited as E. A. Dupont.
Early career
A newspaper columnist in 1916, Dupont ...
on a number of productions for
Gloria Film
Gloria Film was a West German film production and distribution company.
It was established in 1949 by Ilse Kubaschewski. An earlier, unconnected company of the same name had existed during the silent era in Germany, and had been absorbed into U ...
such as ''
Whitechapel
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''. He worked on eleven films with
Karl Grune
Karl Grune (22 January 1890 – 2 October 1962) was an Austrian film director and writer who made many silent films in the 1920s.
Grune was born into a Jewish familySiegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German ...
.Bergfelder & Bock p. 175
Hasselmann was born on 8 May 1883 in Hanover; he died at the age of 83 on 8 June 1966 in
West Berlin
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Alkohol
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'' (1919)
* ''
Whitechapel
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The White Peacock
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...
Man Overboard
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The Hunt for the Truth
''The Hunt for the Truth'' (German: ''Die Jagd nach der Wahrheit'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Erika Glässner, Fritz Kortner and Rudolf Forster.
The film's sets were designed by the art director K ...
'' (1921)
* ''
Othello
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'' (1922)
* ''
A Dying Nation
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The Street The Street may refer to:
Geographical
*Wall Street in New York City's Financial District
*The Street, Lawshall, Suffolk, England
*The Street (Heath Charnock)
The Street is a historical property on a bridleway of the same name in Heath Charnock ...
'' (1923)
* ''
Arabella
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Performance history
It was first performed on 1 July 1933 at the D ...
Op Hoop van Zegen
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It takes place in a fishing village, with the conflict between the fishermen and their em ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Jealousy
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Jealousy can consist of one or more emotions such as anger, resentment, inadequacy, helplessness or disgust ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Slums of Berlin
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'' (1925)
* ''
The Iron Bride
''The Iron Bride'' (German: ''Die eiserne Braut'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Otto Gebühr, Claire Rommer and Maly Delschaft.Bock & Bergfelder p.150
The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Comedians
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Children of No Importance
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'' (1926)
* ''
People to Each Other
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Otto Molden ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Sister Veronika
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Otto Moldenhauer ...
Under the Lantern
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Art director is ...
The Convict from Istanbul
''The Convict from Istanbul'' (German: ''Der Sträfling aus Stambul'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Heinrich George, Betty Amann and Paul Hörbiger.Prawer p.84 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios ...
Children of the Street
''Children of the Street'' (German: ''Kinder der Straße'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lissy Arna, Heinrich George and Rudolf Biebrach.Parish & Canham p.26
The film's art direction was by Karl Machu ...
Checkmate
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In chess, the king is ...
Different Morals
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Berlin is Capi ...
The Roberts Case
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...
'' (1933)
* ''
What Men Know
''What Men Know'' (German: ''Was wissen denn Männer'') is a 1933 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Hans Brausewetter, Erwin Kalser and Toni van Eyck.Kreimeier p.218 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The ...
The Accusing Song
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Cast
* Louis G ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Madame Bovary
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'' (1937)
*''
The Secret Lie
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The Girl at the Reception
''The Girl at the Reception'' (german: Mädchen im Vorzimmer) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Magda Schneider, Heinz Engelmann, and Carsta Löck.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hermann ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Clarissa
''Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady: Comprehending the Most Important Concerns of Private Life. And Particularly Shewing, the Distresses that May Attend the Misconduct Both of Parents and Children, In Relation to Marriage'' is an epis ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Wild Bird
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References
Bibliography
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.