Albert Benitz (17 November 1904 – 11 March 1979) was a German

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

who worked on more than ninety films. He also directed the 1949 film '' Das Fräulein und der Vagabund''. During the 1940s, he was under contract to

Terra Film Terra Film was a Berlin-based film production company. Founded in 1919, it became one of Germany's largest film production companies in the 1930s under the Nazi regime. Corporate history The company was founded at end of 1919, initially as a lim ...

and worked with

Leni Riefenstahl Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (; 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German film director, photographer and actress known for her role in producing Nazi propaganda. A talented swimmer and an artist, Riefenstahl also became in ...

during the era.Rother p.133

Selected filmography

References

Bibliography

* Rainer Rother. ''Leni Riefenstahl: The Seduction of Genius''. A&C Black, 2003.

External links

* 1904 births 1979 deaths German cinematographers Film people from Freiburg im Breisgau {{Germany-film-bio-stub