August Rinaldi (1883–1962) was a German
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
. He worked on around fifty films during the
silent era. Rinaldi was of
Jewish
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descent.
[Prawer p.212]
Selected filmography
* ''
Let There Be Light
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'' (1917)
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Diary of a Lost Woman'' (1918)
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The Face Removed'' (1920)
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Blackmailed'' (1920)
* ''
Waves of Life and Love
''Waves of Life and Love'' (German: ''Des Lebens und der Liebe Wellen'') is a 1921 German silent romance film directed by Lorenz Bätz and starring Fern Andra, Toni Tetzlaff and Leopold von Ledebur.Grange p.105
The film's srts were designed b ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Railway King'' (1921)
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Circus People
''Circus People'' (German: ''Die vom Zirkus'') is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by William Kahn and starring Anita Berber, Charles Willy Kayser and Eduard von Winterstein.Grange p.119
The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The Game of Love'' (1924)
* ''
The Circus of Life
''The Circus of Life'' (German: ''Die Flucht in den Zirkus'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Mario Bonnard and Guido Parish and starring Marcella Albani, Vladimir Gajdarov and Fritz Kampers.Bock & Bergfelder p.90 It was shot at the St ...
'' (1926)
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The Tales of Hermann'' (1926)
* ''
The Field Marshal
''The Field Marshal'' (German: ''Der Feldmarschall'') is a 1927 German silent war drama film directed by Romano Mengon and starring Cilly Feindt, Paul Rehkopf, Harry Hardt.Grange p.250 The film's sets were designed by art director August Rin ...
'' (1927)
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A Girl of the People'' (1927)
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Girls, Beware!
''Girls, Beware!'' (German: ''Mädchen, hütet Euch!'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Valy Arnheim and starring Gritta Ley, Egon von Jordan and Hanni Weisse.Lange p.105
The film's sets were designed by the art director Augu ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Sixteen Daughters and No Father
''Sixteen Daughters and No Father'' (German: ''Sechzehn Töchter und kein Papa'') is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Paul Graetz and Camilla Spira.Parish p.533
The film's art direction was by August Rina ...
'' (1928)
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The Women's War'' (1928)
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Somnambul
''Somnambul'' is a 1929 Cinema of Germany, German silent film, silent horror film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Fritz Kortner, Erna Morena and Veit Harlan. The film is set against the backdrop of spiritualism. The Berlin clairvoyant Elsb ...
'' (1929)
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Sin and Morality'' (1929)
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Crucified Girl
''Crucified Girl'' (German: ''Mädchen am Kreuz'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise FleckPrawer p.85 and starring Valerie Boothby, Gertrud de Lalsky and Evelyn Holt. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios ...
'' (1929)
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Miss Midshipman'' (1929)
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Marriage Strike'' (1930)
References
Bibliography
* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005.
External links
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1883 births
1962 deaths
German art directors
Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States
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