Curt Courant
Camera
- Born
- May 11, 1899 · Berlin, Germany
- Died
- April 20, 1968 (age 68)
Curt Courant (11 May 1899 – 20 April 1968) was a German-American cinematographer whose work includes more than 100 German and international films from the silent and early sound eras. Courant worked in several European countries, collaborating with figures such as Fritz Lang, Alfred Hitchcock and Charlie Chaplin. As he was of Jewish ancestry, Courant was forced to leave Germany in 1933 and go into exile following the Nazi takeover of power.
Known for
Monsieur Verdoux
August 27, 1947
The Man Who Knew Too Much
December 9, 1934
Daybreak
June 9, 1939
La Bête Humaine
December 23, 1938
Woman in the Moon
October 15, 1929
Hamlet
January 27, 1921
From Mayerling to Sarajevo
January 27, 1940
Amok
February 21, 1934
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
September 1, 1935
The Puritan
January 13, 1938
It Happened in Athens
June 20, 1962
The Shanghai Drama
September 23, 1938
Behind the camera61
- 1962It Happened in Athens Director of Photography
- 1948Song of My Heart Production Supervisor
- 1947Monsieur Verdoux Director of Photography, Supervising Art Director
- 1940From Mayerling to Sarajevo Director of Photography
- 1939Daybreak Director of Photography
- 1939Louise Director of Photography
- 1938La Bête Humaine Director of Photography
- 1938Lights of Paris Director of Photography
- 1938The Shanghai Drama Director of Photography
- 1938