Alfred Bütow (1902 – 1986) was a German
art director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games.
It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
. Originally he worked on scenic design in the theatre before switching to the film industry.
[Giesen p.236-37] He worked on the set design of over fifty films during his career.
Selected filmography
* ''
Hearts are Trumps'' (1934)
* ''
Moscow-Shanghai'' (1936)
* ''
The Czar's Courier
''The Czar's Courier'' (german: Der Kurier des Zaren) is a 1936 German historical drama film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Anton Walbrook, Lucie Höflich, and Maria Andergast. It is an adaptation of Jules Verne's 1876 novel ''Michael ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Alarm in Peking
''Alarm in Peking'' is a 1937 German adventure film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Leny Marenbach, and Peter Voß. It is set against the backdrop of the 1900 Boxer Rebellion in China. German filmmakers had frequently ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Talking About Jacqueline'' (1937)
* ''
Police Report'' (1939)
* ''
Mask in Blue'' (1943)
* ''
The Roedern Affair'' (1944)
* ''
Thank You, I'm Fine'' (1948)
* ''
Search for Majora'' (1949)
* ''
Madonna in Chains'' (1949)
* ''
Wedding with Erika
''Wedding with Erika'' (german: Hochzeit mit Erika) is a 1950 West German musical comedy film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Marianne Schönauer, Wolfgang Lukschy and Dorit Kreysler.Goble p. 493
The film's sets were designed by the ...
'' (1950)
* ''
The Thief of Bagdad'' (1952)
* ''
Fritz and Friederike'' (1952)
* ''
Prosecutor Corda'' (1953)
* ''
A Double Life'' (1954)
* ''
The Golden Plague'' (1954)
* ''
Ball of Nations'' (1954)
* ''
Ripening Youth'' (1955)
* ''
Inspector Hornleigh Intervenes'' (1961, TV series)
References
Bibliography
* Rolf Giesen. ''Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2003.
External links
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1902 births
1986 deaths
German art directors
Film people from Berlin
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