Walter Riml
Camera
- Born
- September 23, 1905 · Innsbruck, Austria
- Died
- June 21, 1994 (age 88)
Walter Riml is the photographer of the famous portrait of Leni Riefenstahl as "Junta" in her first film "The Blue Light", working there also as second cameraman. Living in Berlin since the early 30s until the end of the war, he was cameraman for Arnold Fanck, the legendary founder of the German Berg Film, worked as an actor in different ski comedies like "The White Flame", was filming in Greenland ( "SOS Iceberg") and Japan (Die Tochter des Samurai). After World War II he made movies in Europe, in 1962 for "The Great Escape" as 2nd unit cameraman or 1969 "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" as 2nd unit cameraman in the mountain unit in Switzerland. As cameraman he worked for more than 100 movies.
- IMDb mini biography by: Helma Tuerk & Dr.Christian Riml
Known for
Triumph of the Will
March 28, 1935
Two Times Lotte
November 27, 1950
The Mountain Calls
January 6, 1938
Kirschen in Nachbars Garten
August 2, 1956
The Daughter of the Samurai
February 4, 1937
Alarm at Station III
November 10, 1939
Almenrausch und Edelweiß
December 20, 1957
Child of the Danube
May 15, 1950
Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
November 28, 1952
Rosen-Resli
May 4, 1954
Nacht am Mont-Blanc
November 16, 1951
Love Letters from the Engadine
December 5, 1938
Behind the camera17
- 1964Bergwind Director of Photography
- 1957Almenrausch und Edelweiß Director of Photography
- 1957Kleren maken de man Director of Photography
- 1956Kirschen in Nachbars Garten Director of Photography
- 1954Rosen-Resli Director of Photography
- 1952Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth Director of Photography
- 1951Nacht am Mont-Blanc Director of Photography
- 1950Two Times Lotte Director of Photography
- 1950Child of the Danube Director of Photography
- 1949