Gotthardt Wolf (1887–1947) 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 nearly fifty films, mostly during the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

. He worked on a number of films with

Harry Piel Heinrich Piel (12 July 1892 – 27 March 1963), known professionally as Harry Piel, was a prolific German actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer who was involved in over 150 films. Piel became a director in 1912, turning out such ...

the star of comedy-thrillers such as ''

His Greatest Bluff ''His Greatest Bluff'' (German: ''Sein größter Bluff'') is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Henrik Galeen and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Toni Tetzlaff and Lotte Lorring. Its title is sometimes translated as ''His Biggest Bluff'' ...

'' (1927).Bach p.495

Selected filmography

* ''

Miss Piccolo ''Miss Piccolo'' (German: ''Fräulein Piccolo'') is a 1914 German silent comedy film directed by Franz Hofer and starring Dorrit Weixler, Ernst Lubitsch and Alice Hechy.Bock & Bergfelder p.240 The film's sets were designed by the art director Fr ...

'' (1914) * '' Judith Trachtenberg'' (1920) * ''

The Lord of the Beasts ''The Lord of the Beasts'' (german: Der Herr der Bestien ) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Ernst Wendt and starring Carl de Vogt, Cläre Lotto, and Anna von Palen. It premiered in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and lar ...

'' (1920) * ''

The House on the Moon ''The House on the Moon'' (German: ''Das Haus zum Mond'') is a 1921 German silent science fiction film directed by Karlheinz Martin and starring Leontine Kühnberg, Erich Pabst and Fritz Kortner.Aitken p.53 Shot at the Johannisthal Studios in a ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Flight into Death ''The Flight into Death'' (German: ''Der Flug in den Tod'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Bruno Ziener and starring Ernst Winar, Gertrude Welcker and Josefine Dora. It premiered in Berlin on 22 July 1921.Grange p.95 Cast * Ge ...

'' (1921) * '' City in View'' (1923) * '' Dangerous Clues'' (1924) * ''

The Man Without Nerves ''The Man Without Nerves'' (German: ''Der Mann ohne Nerven'') is a 1924 Cinema of Germany, German silent film, silent crime film directed by Harry Piel, assisted by Gérard Bourgeois and starring Piel, Dary Holm and Albert Paulig. It was shot at ...

'' (1924) * '' A Dangerous Game'' (1924) * ''

The Fake Emir ''The Fake Emir'' (german: Der falsche Emir) is a 1924 German silent adventure film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It also features Hermann Leffler and Claire Rommer.Grange p. 163 It was followed by '' A Dangerous Game''. The film's sets ...

'' (1924) * ''

Adventure on the Night Express ''Adventure on the Night Express'' (german: Abenteuer im Nachtexpreß) is a 1925 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Dary Holm and José Davert.Grange p. 211 The film's sets were designed by the art directors F ...

'' (1925) * ''

Zigano ''Zigano'' is a 1925 French-German silent historical adventure film directed by Gérard Bourgeois and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Denise Legeay and Dary Holm. It premiered in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in ...

'' (1925) * ''

Swifter Than Death ''Swifter Than Death'' (German: ''Schneller als der Tod'', French: ''Face à la mort'') is a 1925 French-Germany silent action film directed by Gérard Bourgeois and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Dary Holm, Denise Legeay and José Davert.Elsaess ...

'' (1925) * ''

Eyes Open, Harry! ''Eyes Open, Harry!'' (German: ''Achtung Harry! Augen auf!'') is a 1926 German silent film, silent thriller film directed by and starring Harry Piel.Grange p.234 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Willi ...

'' (1926) *''

The Black Pierrot ''The Black Pierrot'' (german: Der schwarze Pierrot) is a 1926 German silent film directed by and starring Harry Piel.Bleckman p. 414 The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter Kurt Paul Otto Joseph Richter (24 Novembe ...

'' (1926) * '' Night of Mystery'' (1927) * ''

'' (1927) * ''

His Strongest Weapon ''His Strongest Weapon'' (german: Seine stärkste Waffe) is a 1928 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Vera Schmiterlöw and Philipp Manning. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann ...

'' (1928) * '' Man Against Man'' (1928) * ''

Panic Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and frantic agitation consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight reactio ...

'' (1928) * ''

Men Without Work ''Men Without Work'' (german: Männer ohne Beruf) is a 1929 German silent action film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location in Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art di ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Hero of Every Girl's Dream ''The Hero of Every Girl's Dream'' (German: ''Der Held aller Mädchenträume'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Robert Land and starring Harry Liedtke, Betty Bird and Hermine Sterler.Rogowski p.120 The film's sets were designed by Robe ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Merry Widower ''The Merry Widower'' (german: Der lustige Witwer) is a 1929 German comedy film directed by Robert Land and starring Harry Liedtke, La Jana, Alice Roberts.Bock & Bergfelder p. 392 The film's sets were designed by Robert Neppach. It is not to b ...

'' (1929) * '' His Best Friend'' (1929) * ''

The Big Attraction ''The Big Attraction'' (german: Die große Attraktion) is a 1931 German musical film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Richard Tauber, Margo Lion, and Marianne Winkelstern.Waldman p. 31 It was made by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios near ...

'' (1931) * '' A Daughter of Her People'' (1933)

References

Bibliography

* Bach, Steven. ''Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legend''. University of Minnesota Press, 2011. * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1887 births 1947 deaths German cinematographers People from Mittelsachsen Film people from Saxony {{Germany-film-bio-stub