Karl Machus (1884–1944) was a German
art director. Along with
Erich Zander he designed the sets for most of the films made by director
Veit Harlan
Veit Harlan (22 September 1899 – 13 April 1964) was a German film director and actor. Harlan reached the highpoint of his career as a director in the Nazi era; most notably his antisemitic film '' Jud Süß'' (1940) makes him controversia ...
during the
Nazi era.
[Noack p.145]
Selected filmography
* ''
Prince Cuckoo'' (1919)
* ''
Blonde Poison'' (1919)
* ''
Love
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'' (1919)
* ''
The Night of Decision'' (1920)
* ''
Hate
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'' (1920)
* ''
Battle of the Sexes'' (1920)
* ''
The Story of a Maid'' (1921)
* ''
Sons of the Night'' (1921)
* ''
The Inheritance'' (1922)
* ''
The Testament of Joe Sivers'' (1922)
* ''
The Duke of Aleria'' (1923)
* ''
The Emperor's Old Clothes'' (1923)
* ''
The Blame
''The Blame'' (german: Die Schuld) is a 1924 German silent film directed by Josef Berger.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8'' p. 405
The film's art direction was by Karl Machus
Karl Machus (1884–1944) was a German art direc ...
'' (1924)
* ''
The Tragedy of the Dishonoured
''The Tragedy of the Dishonoured'' (german: Die Tragödie der Entehrten) is a 1924 German silent film directed by Josef Berger and starring Cläre Lotto, Albert Steinrück, and Clementine Plessner.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volum ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Two Children'' (1924)
* ''
The Iron Bride
''The Iron Bride'' (German: ''Die eiserne Braut'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Otto Gebühr, Claire Rommer and Maly Delschaft.Bock & Bergfelder p.150
The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Oh Those Glorious Old Student Days'' (1925)
* ''
Reveille: The Great Awakening'' (1925)
* ''
Love's Joys and Woes
''Love's Joys and Woes'' (german: Der Liebe Lust und Leid) is a 1926 German silent comedy film and directed by Kurt Gerron and Heinz Schall and starring Charlotte Susa, Margarete Kupfer and Hilde Maroff.Bock & Bergfelder p. 155
The film's ar ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Watch on the Rhine
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'' (1926)
* ''
We'll Meet Again in the Heimat
''We'll Meet Again at Home'' (German: ''In der Heimat, da gibt's ein Wiedersehn!'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Leo Mittler
Leo Mittler (18 December 1893 – 16 May 1958) was an Austrian playwright, screenwriter and film director. ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Annemarie and Her Cavalryman
''Annemarie and Her Cavalryman'' (german: Annemarie und ihr Ulan) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Erich Eriksen and starring Colette Brettel, Sig Arno
Sig Arno (born Siegfried Aron, 27 December 1895 – 17 August 1975) was a German- ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Our Daily Bread'' (1926)
* ''
Department Store Princess
''Department Store Princess'' (German: ''Die Warenhausprinzessin'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Hella Moja, Hans Albers and Paul Heidemann. No copies of the film are known to survive.
The film's sets were ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The False Prince'' (1927)
* ''
Orient Express
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'' (1927)
* ''
The Eighteen Year Old
''The Eighteen Year Old'' (german: Die Achtzehnjährigen) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Andrée Lafayette, Ernő Verebes, and Frida Richard.
It was made at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Endangered Girls'' (1927)
* ''
U-9 Weddigen'' (1927)
* ''
The Great Unknown'' (1927)
* ''
Eva in Silk'' (1928)
* ''
Lemke's Widow'' (1928)
* ''
The Page Boy at the Golden Lion'' (1928)
* ''
Children of the Street
''Children of the Street'' (German: ''Kinder der Straße'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lissy Arna, Heinrich George and Rudolf Biebrach.Parish & Canham p.26
The film's art direction was by Karl Machus ...
'' (1929)
* ''
They May Not Marry
''They May Not Marry'' (german: Die nicht heiraten dürfen) is a 1929 German silent film directed by Carl Heinz Rudolph and starring Victor Costa, Olga Engl
Olga Engl (30 May 1871 – 21 September 1946) was an Austrian-German stage and motio ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Painted Youth'' (1929)
* ''
Three Days of Life and Death'' (1929)
* ''
Spell of the Looking Glass'' (1932)
* ''
Viennese Waltz
Viennese waltz (german: Wiener Walzer) is a genre of ballroom dance. At least four different meanings are recognized. In the historically first sense, the name may refer to several versions of the waltz, including the earliest waltzes done in b ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Three Bluejackets and a Blonde
''Three Bluejackets and a Blonde'' (German: ''Drei blaue Jungs, ein blondes Mädel'') is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Charlotte Ander, Heinz Rühmann and Friedrich Benfer. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in B ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Ripening Youth'' (1933)
* ''
The Hour of Temptation'' (1936)
* ''
Robert and Bertram'' (1939)
References
Bibliography
* Noack, Frank. ''Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker''. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
External links
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1884 births
1944 deaths
German art directors
Film people from Berlin
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