Max Fassbender (8 October 1868, in
Berlin
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– 20 February 1934)
[Sterberegister des Standesamtes Weißensee Nr. 127/1934] was a German
cinematographer
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. He is known for his work with directors
Fritz Lang
Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), known as Fritz Lang, was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety'', August 4, 1976, p. 6 ...
and
Richard Oswald
Richard Oswald (5 November 1880 – 11 September 1963) was an Austrian film director, producer, screenwriter, and father of German-American film director Gerd Oswald.
Early career
Richard Oswald, born in Vienna as Richard W. Ornstein, began h ...
.
[Prawer, S. S. (2007). ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933.'' Berghahn Books, ]
Selected filmography
* 1913: ''
Fabrik-Marianne''
* 1913: ''
Das verschleierte Bild von Groß-Kleindorf''
* 1913: ''
Die geheimnisvolle Villa
''Die geheimnisvolle Villa'' (lit. 'The Secret-Filled Villa') is a 1914 silent German detective film directed by Joe May and starring Ernst Reicher. It is the first in the series starring the fictional gentleman detective Stuart Webbs, modelle ...
''
* ''
The Man in the Cellar
''The Man in the Cellar'' (German: ''Der Mann im Keller'') is a 1914 German silent thriller film directed by Joe May and starring Ernst Reicher, Max Landa and Olga Engl.Wlaschin p.135 It was part of a series of films featuring the fictional detec ...
'' (1914)
* 1914: ''
Der Spuk im Hause des Professors''
* ''
The Armoured Vault'' (1914)
* 1915: ''
Der gestreifte Domino''
* 1915: ''
Die Toten erwachen''
* 1916: ''
Seine letzte Maske''
* 1916: ''
Seltsame Köpfe''
* ''
The Uncanny House
''The Uncanny House'' (German: ''Das unheimliche Haus'') is a 1916 German silent mystery film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Werner Krauss, Reinhold Schünzel and Lupu Pick. It was released in three parts.Bock & Bergfelder p.261 The s ...
'' (1916, 3 parts)
* 1916: ''
Titanenkampf''
* 1916: ''
A Night of Horror
''A Night of Horror'' (german: Nächte des Grauens) is a 1916 silent German horror film directed by Richard Oswald, Arthur Robison and starring Werner Krauss. It is the earliest known feature-length film to portray vampires, with vampire-like ...
''
* 1916: ''
Die Rache der Toten''
* 1916–18: ''
Let There Be Light
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''
* 1917: ''
Königliche Bettler''
* 1917: ''
Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray
''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (German: ''Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray'') is a 1917 German silent fantasy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Bernd Aldor, Ernst Pittschau, and Ernst Ludwig. The film is based on the 1890 novel ''The Pict ...
''
* 1917: ''
Die zweite Frau''
* 1917: ''
Der Weg ins Freie
''Der Weg ins Freie'' (translated as "The Way into the Open" and most often "The Road into the Open") was published by Arthur Schnitzler in 1908 and is one of only two novels (the other being ''Therese'') by this Viennese author (1862-1931) bette ...
''
* 1917: ''
Das Kainszeichen''
* 1917: ''
Des Goldes Fluch''
* 1917: ''
Rennfieber''
* 1918: ''
The House of Three Girls''
* 1918: ''
Colomba
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''
* 1918: ''Der lebende Leichnam''
* 1918: ''
Diary of a Lost Woman
''Diary of a Lost Woman'' (German: ''Das Tagebuch einer Verlorenen'') is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Erna Morena, Reinhold Schünzel, and Werner Krauss. The rising star Conrad Veidt also appeared. It i ...
''
* 1918: ''
Jettchen Gebert''
* 1918: ''
The Story of Dida Ibsen
''The Story of Dida Ibsen'' (German: ''Dida Ibsens Geschichte'') is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Anita Berber, Conrad Veidt and Werner Krauss. It is an adaptation of Margarete Böhme's 1907 novel of t ...
''
* 1918: ''
Peer Gynt
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''
* 1918: ''
Midnight
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''
* 1918: ''
Europe, General Delivery
''Europe, General Delivery'' or ''Europe poste restante'' (German: ''Europa postlagernd'') is a 1918 German silent mystery film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Max Landa, Viktor Senger and Lu Synd. It was part of a series of films st ...
''
* 1918: ''
Die Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen''
* 1918/1919: ''
Anders als die Andern''
* 1919: ''
Prostitution
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''
* 1919: ''
Harakiri
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''
* 1919: ''
Der rote Sarafan''
* 1920: ''
Halbe Unschuld''
* 1920: ''
Der Sprung ins Dunkle''
* 1920: ''
George Bully
''George Bully'' is a 1920 German silent mystery film directed by Max Obal and starring Ernst Reicher as the detective Stuart Webbs, who was modeled on Sherlock Holmes.Rainey p.230
Cast
* Ernst Reicher as Stuart Webbs, detective
* Ludwig GÃ ...
''
* 1920: ''
Die Nacht der Toten''
* 1920: ''
Schatten aus dem Totenreich''
* 1920: ''
Das Medium''
* 1921: ''
Verlorene Seelen''
* 1921: ''
Das Rattenloch''
* 1921: ''
Frauenbeichte, 2 Teile''
* 1922: ''
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne (; ; née Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an archduchess of Austria, and was the penultimate child a ...
''
* 1922/23: ''
Nachtstürme''
* 1924: ''
Die Entstehung der Eidgenossenschaft''
* 1925/26: ''
Cyganka aza''
* 1926: ''
Das graue Haus''
* 1927: ''
Die raffinierteste Frau Berlins''
References
External links
*
1868 births
1934 deaths
Film people from Berlin
German cinematographers
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