Hans Jura (21 March 1921 in

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– 25 November 1996 in

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) was an Austrian cinematographer, most famous for his collaborations with the erotic film director

Radley Metzger Radley Metzger (also known as Radley Henry Metzger, Radley H. Metzger and by the pseudonyms, "Jake Barnes", "Erich Farina" and "Henry Paris") (January 21, 1929 – March 31, 2017) was an American pioneering filmmaker and film distributor, mos ...

. In the 1940s, Jura trained in photography and film. After World War II he began his career as a cameraman for short documentary films. In 1963, he was awarded the

Filmband in Gold The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the German film industry. Besides being the most important ...

for his work on ' and, in 1964, the same award again for '' The River Line''. From 1988, Jura lived in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

and worked as cameraman for the

Wiener Musikverein The ( or ; ), commonly shortened to , is a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, which is located in the Innere Stadt district. The building opened in 1870 and is the home of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra. The acoustics of the building's 'Great ...

before moving back to Bad Ischl.

Selected filmography

* ' (1963) * '' The Black Cobra'' (1963) * ''

Piccadilly Zero Hour 12 ''Piccadilly Zero Hour 12'' (german: Piccadilly null Uhr zwölf) is a 1963 West German crime film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and starring Helmut Wildt. Cast * Helmut Wildt - Mike Hilton * Hanns Lothar - Jack Bellamy * Ann Smyrner - Ruth Mo ...

'' (1963) * '' The River Line'' (1964) * '' Black Eagle of Santa Fe'' (1965) * '' The Dirty Girls'' (1965) * ''

Sperrbezirk ''Sperrbezirk'' is a 1966 West German comedy drama film directed by Will Tremper and starring Harald Leipnitz, Suzanne Roquette and Guido Baumann. It is adapted from a story by Ernst Neubach. The film was also known as ''Sperrbezirk, das Gesch� ...

'' (1966) * ''

The Murderer with the Silk Scarf ''The Murderer with the Silk Scarf'' (german: Der Mörder mit dem Seidenschal) is a 1966 German-Italian crime film produced and directed by Adrian Hoven (who also appeared in the film), and starring Carl Möhner, Folco Lulli, Helga Liné and Hara ...

'' (1966) * '' The Alley Cats'' (1966) * '' Hot Pavements of Cologne'' (1967) * '' Carmen, Baby'' (1967) * ''

Therese and Isabelle ''Thérèse and Isabelle'' (french: Thérèse et Isabelle) is a 1968 erotic drama film directed by Radley Metzger from a screenplay by Jesse Vogel, based on the 1966 novel ''Thérèse et Isabelle'' by Violette Leduc. Plot Two young girls grow ...

'' (1969) * ''

The Young Tigers of Hong Kong ''The Young Tigers of Hong Kong'' (German: ''Die jungen Tiger von Hongkong'') is a 1969 West German action film directed by Ernst Hofbauer and starring Robert Woods, Véronique Vendell and Werner Pochath.Bergfelder p.213 The film's sets were desi ...

'' (1969) * '' Hurra, die Schule brennt!'' (1969) * ''

The Lickerish Quartet ''The Lickerish Quartet'' (Italian: ''Esotika Erotika Psicotika'') is a 1970 erotic drama film produced and directed by Radley Metzger. It was filmed in Italian and later dubbed into English. The film was written by Metzger and Michael DeForres ...

'' (1970) * '' Little Mother'' (1973) * '' Stolen Heaven'' (1974) * '' Dschungelmädchen für zwei Halunken'' (1974)

References

External links

* 1921 births 1996 deaths Austrian cinematographers {{cinematographer-stub