Curt Courant

Known for
Camera
Born
May 11, 1899
Died
April 20, 1968 (aged 68)
Birthplace
Berlin, Germany

Biography

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

Filmography

1962
It Happened in Athens poster

It Happened in Athens

Movie · Director of Photography

1947
Monsieur Verdoux poster

Monsieur Verdoux

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
From Mayerling to Sarajevo poster

From Mayerling to Sarajevo

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
Daybreak poster

Daybreak

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
Louise poster

Louise

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
The Shanghai Drama poster

The Shanghai Drama

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
La Bête Humaine poster

La Bête Humaine

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
The Puritan poster

The Puritan

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
Lights of Paris poster

Lights of Paris

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
Princess Tarakanova poster

Princess Tarakanova

Movie · Director of Photography

1936
Cheer Up poster

Cheer Up

Movie · Director of Photography

1936
Dusty Ermine poster

Dusty Ermine

Movie · Director of Photography

1936
Broken Blossoms poster

Broken Blossoms

Movie · Director of Photography

1936
The Man in the Mirror poster

The Man in the Mirror

Movie · Director of Photography

1936
She Knew What She Wanted

She Knew What She Wanted

Movie · Director of Photography

1935
Me and Marlborough poster

Me and Marlborough

Movie · Director of Photography

1935
The Passing of the Third Floor Back poster

The Passing of the Third Floor Back

Movie · Director of Photography

1935
The Higher Command poster

The Higher Command

Movie · Director of Photography

1934
The Man Who Knew Too Much poster

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Movie · Director of Photography

1934
Amok poster

Amok

Movie · Director of Photography

1934
The Iron Duke poster

The Iron Duke

Movie · Director of Photography

1933
The Old Devil poster

The Old Devil

Movie · Director of Photography

1933
Le Voleur

Le Voleur

Movie · Director of Photography

1933
Perfect Understanding poster

Perfect Understanding

Movie · Director of Photography

1932
This One or None poster

This One or None

Movie · Director of Photography

1932
Gitta Discovers Her Heart poster

Gitta Discovers Her Heart

Movie · Director of Photography

1931
My Cousin From Warsaw poster

My Cousin From Warsaw

Movie · Director of Photography

1931
The Unknown Singer poster

The Unknown Singer

Movie · Director of Photography

1931
My Cousin From Warsaw poster

My Cousin From Warsaw

Movie · Director of Photography

1931
City of Song poster

City of Song

Movie · Director of Photography

1931
The Man Who Killed

The Man Who Killed

Movie · Director of Photography

1931
The Man Who Committed the Murder poster

The Man Who Committed the Murder

Movie · Director of Photography

1930
The Singing City poster

The Singing City

Movie · Director of Photography

1930
The White Devil

The White Devil

Movie · Director of Photography

1929
Woman in the Moon poster

Woman in the Moon

Movie · Director of Photography

1929
The Woman One Longs For poster

The Woman One Longs For

Movie · Director of Photography

1928
Hurrah! I'm Alive! poster

Hurrah! I'm Alive!

Movie · Director of Photography

1928
Schuldig poster

Schuldig

Movie · Director of Photography

1928
Secrets of the Orient poster

Secrets of the Orient

Movie · Director of Photography

1927
Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein poster

Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein

Movie · Camera Operator

1927
Die Czardasfürstin poster

Die Czardasfürstin

Movie · Director of Photography

1926
The Flight in the Night poster

The Flight in the Night

Movie · Director of Photography

1926
Two Brothers

Two Brothers

Movie · Director of Photography

1926
Die Kleine vom Varieté poster

Die Kleine vom Varieté

Movie · Director of Photography

1926
Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer poster

Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer

Movie · Director of Photography

1926
Die Welt will belogen sein

Die Welt will belogen sein

Movie · Director of Photography

1926
Gräfin Plättmamsell poster

Gräfin Plättmamsell

Movie · Director of Photography

1925
Fires of Love poster

Fires of Love

Movie · Director of Photography

1923
Das Paradies im Schnee

Das Paradies im Schnee

Movie · Director of Photography

1921
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Movie · Director of Photography

1921
Die Fremde aus der Elstergasse

Die Fremde aus der Elstergasse

Movie · Director of Photography

1921
Das Mädel von Picadilly poster

Das Mädel von Picadilly

Movie · Director of Photography

1920
Der König von Paris, 1. Teil - Die Geschichte des André Lifou

Der König von Paris, 1. Teil - Die Geschichte des André Lifou

Movie · Director of Photography

1920
Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg poster

Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg

Movie · Director of Photography

1920
Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstraße. 1. Teil

Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstraße. 1. Teil

Movie · Director of Photography

1919
The Bodega of Los Cuerros

The Bodega of Los Cuerros

Movie · Director of Photography

1919
Das törichte Herz poster

Das törichte Herz

Movie · Director of Photography

1917
Hilde Warren and Death poster

Hilde Warren and Death

Movie · Director of Photography