Artur Günther (1893–1972) was a German

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.Giesen p.202 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during a lengthy career.

Selected filmography

* '' When the Dead Speak'' (1917) * '' Ikarus, the Flying Man'' (1918) * ''

Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne ''Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne'' (''Alraune, the Hangman's Daughter, Named Red Hanna'') is a 1918 silent science fiction horror film directed by Eugen Illés and Joseph Klein and starring Max Auzinger. The film was produ ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Princess of the Nile ''The Princess of the Nile'' (German: ''Die Prinzessin vom Nil'') is a 1920 German silent film directed by Martin Zickel and starring Lya Mara, Julius Falkenstein and Lotte Stein.Bock & Bergfelder p.549 The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1920) * '' The Eyes of the World'' (1920) * ''

The Medium ''The Medium'' is a short (one-hour-long) two-act dramatic opera with words and music by Gian Carlo Menotti. Commissioned by the Alice M. Ditson Fund at Columbia University, its first performance was there on 8 May 1946. The opera's first profes ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

The Doomed "The Doomed" is a song by American rock band A Perfect Circle. The song was first released as a single on October 16, 2017. It is the band's first single since 2013's "By and Down" for their greatest hits album ''Three Sixty'', and was the lead ...

'' (1924) * '' The Man in the Saddle'' (1925) * '' Malice'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

Tragedy of a Marriage ''Tragedy of a Marriage'' (German: ''Tragödie einer Ehe'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Isobel Elsom, Alfred Abel and Paul Richter.Bock & Bergfelder p.2 It is also known by the alternative title of ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Harbour Bride ''The Harbour Bride'' (German: ''Die Hafenbraut'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring John Mylong, Olga Engl and Robert Leffler.Krautz p.408 The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther ...

'' (1927) * '' When the Young Wine Blossoms'' (1927) * ''

German Women - German Faithfulness ''German Women - German Faithfulness'' (German: ''Deutsche Frauen - Deutsche Treue'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Eugen Neufeld, Philipp Manning and Helga Thomas.Loveless, 2005, p. 205 Its title ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Battle of Bademunde ''The Battle of Bademunde'' (german: Die Schlacht von Bademünde) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Philipp Lothar Mayring and starring Max Adalbert, Claire Rommer and Paul Wagner. Jacobsen p.357 It was one of a number of military comedies ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Invisible Front ''The Invisible Front'' (german: Die unsichtbare Front) is a 1932 German spy thriller film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Trude von Molo, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Veit Harlan and Paul Hörbiger. The story was written by Robert A. Stemmle, Cu ...

'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

Enjoy Yourselves ''Enjoy Yourselves'' (german: Freut Euch des Lebens) is a 1934 German musical comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Dorit Kreysler, Ida Wüst and Wolfgang Liebeneiner. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Gün ...

'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' The Island'' (1934) * ''

The Saint and Her Fool ''The Saint and Her Fool'' (German: ''Die Heilige und ihr Narr'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Lien Deyers and Gina Manès. It was based on a novel by Agnes Günther and premiered at ...

'' (1935) * ''

Counsel for Romance ''Counsel for Romance'' (French: ''Un mauvais garçon'') is a 1936 French romantic comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and Raoul Ploquin and starring Danielle Darrieux, Henri Garat and Jean Dax. Production The film was made as a co-production b ...

'' (1936) * '' The Unknown'' (1936) * ''

The Call of the Jungle ''The Call of the Jungle'' (German: ''Der Dschungel ruft'') is a 1936 German adventure film directed by and starring Harry Piel and also featuring Paul Henckels, Ursula Grabley and Gerda Maurus.Reimer & Reimer p.227 It was shot at the Johannisth ...

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

Meiseken ''Meiseken'' is a 1937 German drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Josef Eichheim, Susi Lanner and Oskar Sima. It is based on the play ''Meiseken'' by Hans Alfred Kihn.Goble p.259 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ro ...

'' (1937) * '' The Night of Decision'' (1938) * ''

Mistake of the Heart ''Mistake of the Heart'' (German: ''Irrtum des Herzens'') is a 1939 German romantic drama film directed by Bernd Hofmann and Alfred Stöger and starring Paul Hartmann, Leny Marenbach and Hans Söhnker. Klaus p.105 It was shot at the Bavaria Stud ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Eternal Tone ''The Eternal Tone'' (german: Der ewige Klang) is a 1943 German drama film directed by Günther Rittau and starring Elfriede Datzig, Rudolf Prack and Olga Tschechowa.Bock & Bergfelder p. 374 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios, Babelsberg and T ...

'' (1943) * '' Quartet of Five'' (1949) * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1949) * ''

The Last Year ''The Last Year'' (german: Die letzte Heuer) is a 1951 East German drama film directed by E.W. Fiedler and Hans Heinrich and starring Inge Keller, Hans Klering and Hermann Stövesand.Reimer p.21 It was made by the state-controlled DEFA in comm ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Call of the Sea ''The Call of the Sea'' or ''The Oceans Are Calling'' (german: Die Meere rufen) is a 1951 East German drama film directed by Eduard Kubat and starring Hans Klering, Käte Alving and Evamaria Bath. A defector to West Germany returns to the East h ...

'' (1951) * '' Swelling Melodies'' (1955)

References

Bibliography

* Giesen, Rolf. ''Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2003.

External links

* 1893 births 1972 deaths German art directors People from Potsdam {{Germany-film-bio-stub