FILM DIRECTOR

Karl Freund

1890 - 1969

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Karl W. Freund, A.S.C. (German: [frɔʏnt]; January 16, 1890 – May 3, 1969) was a German Bohemian and American cinematographer and film director. He is best known for photographing Metropolis (1927), Dracula (1931), and television's I Love Lucy (1951–1957), and for directing The Mummy (1932). Freund was an innovator in the field of cinematography, often noted for pioneering the unchained camera technique, arguably the most important stylistic innovation of the 20th century, setting the stage for some of the most commonly used cinematic techniques of modern contemporary cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Freund is the 681st most popular film director (up from 738th in 2019), the 439th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 465th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Czech Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Karl Freund ranks 681 out of 2,041. Before her are Hamo Beknazarian, João César Monteiro, Andrew Marton, Andrzej Munk, Cary Joji Fukunaga, and Christopher Doyle. After her are Fedor Ozep, Vilgot Sjöman, David Silverman, E. A. Dupont, Percy Adlon, and Giuliano Montaldo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Karl Freund ranks 143. Before her are Ahmad Kasravi, E. E. Smith, Oswald de Andrade, Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia, Jan de Vries, and Mauno Pekkala. After her are Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper, Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Thomas Tien Ken-sin, Erich Weinert, Boris Delaunay, and Katherine Anne Porter. Among people deceased in 1969, Karl Freund ranks 121. Before her are Harry Hammond Hess, Gerhard Mitter, Karl Kaufmann, Madhubala, Jan Zajíc, and Conrad Albrecht. After her are Aleksandr Deyneka, Charles Dvorak, Serge Poliakoff, Warren Sturgis McCulloch, Friedrich von Huene, and Renato Cesarini.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Karl Freund ranks 439 out of 1,200. Before her are Luděk Pachman (1924), Koloman Gögh (1948), Joseph von Führich (1800), Leo Fall (1873), Hans Tropsch (1889), and Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra (1816). After her are Vladislav Vančura (1891), František Čapek (1914), Vlastimil Kopecký (1912), Jan Kalivoda (1801), František Veselý (1943), and František Junek (1907).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Czechia

Among film directors born in Czechia, Karl Freund ranks 15. Before her are Karel Zeman (1910), G. W. Pabst (1885), Jiří Trnka (1912), Karel Reisz (1926), Václav Vorlíček (1930), František Čáp (1913), Elmar Klos (1910), Harun Farocki (1944), Otakar Vávra (1911), and Karel Lamač (1897). After her are František Vláčil (1924), and Ivan Passer (1933).

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