Werner Brandes (10 July 1889 in

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ...

– 30 September 1968) was a German cinematographer. Brandes moved to Britain in the late 1920s to work on several prestige films for

British International Pictures Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI. ABPC also owned appr ...

.Bergfelder & Cargnell p.64-65

Selected filmography

* ''

Der Hund von Baskerville ''Der Hund von Baskerville'' is a 1914 German silent film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's 1902 novel '' The Hound of the Baskervilles'', the first film adaptation of the work. According to the website silentera.com, the film was considered ...

'' (1914) * '' The Guilt of Lavinia Morland'' (1920) * ''

The Legend of Holy Simplicity ''The Legend of Holy Simplicity'' (german: Die Legende von der heiligen Simplicia) is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Joe May and starring Eva May, Alfred Gerasch and Wilhelm Diegelmann.Bock & Bergfelder p. 181 The art director Er ...

'' (1920) * '' The Golden Bullet'' (1921) * ''

Sins of Yesterday ''Sins of Yesterday'' (german: Sünden von gestern) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Robert Wüllner and starring Gina Relly, Alfred Gerasch, and Erich Kaiser-Titz Heinrich Felix Erich Kaiser-Titz (7 October 1875 – 22 November 1928) ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Green Manuela ''The Green Manuela'' (German: ''Die grüne Manuela'') is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Lucie Labass, Josef Winter and Grete Berger. The film is based on a novel by Clara Ratzka. A gypsy dancer ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Island of Tears ''The Island of Tears'' (German: ''S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen'') is a 1923 German silent film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Lya De Putti, Paul Wegener, and Lyda Salmonova.Bock & Bergfelder p.83 Cast * Lya De Putti as Lilian - Hardi ...

'' (1923) * '' A Woman, an Animal, a Diamond'' (1923) * '' Man Against Man'' (1924) * ''

The Humble Man and the Chanteuse ''The Humble Man and the Chanteuse'' (German: ''Der Demütige und die Tänzerin'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Lil Dagover, Olga Limburg and Margarete Kupfer. It was based on a novel by Felix Hollaender. ...

'' (1925) * '' Flight Around the World'' (1925) * ''

A Waltz Dream ' (''A Waltz Dream'') is an operetta by Oscar Straus with a German libretto by and , based on the novella ' (''Nux, the Prince Consort'') by Hans Müller-Einigen from his 1905 book ' (''Book of Adventures''). The young Jacobson presented Stra ...

'' (1925) * '' The Man in the Fire '' (1926) * ''

His Toughest Case ''His Toughest Case'' (German: ''Sein großer Fall'') is a 1926 German silent crime film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Alexander Murski, Christa Tordy and Olga Tschechowa. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.Jacobsen p ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Woman in the Cupboard ''The Woman in the Cupboard'' (german: Die Frau im Schrank) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Kaethe Consee and Willy Fritsch.Grange p. 265 It was adapted by Bobby E. Lüthge from the play by Octave Mi ...

'' (1927) * '' His Late Excellency'' (1927) * ''

Moulin Rouge Moulin Rouge (, ; ) is a cabaret in Paris, on Boulevard de Clichy, at Place Blanche, the intersection of, and terminus of Rue Blanche. In 1889, the Moulin Rouge was co-founded by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Ol ...

'' (1928) * '' Tesha'' (1928) * '' Piccadilly'' (1929) * '' The League of Three'' (1929) * '' The Informer'' (1929) * ''

The W Plan ''The W Plan'' is a 1930 British spy film produced and directed by Victor Saville and starring Brian Aherne, Madeleine Carroll, Gibb McLaughlin, and Gordon Harker. The screenplay was written by Saville with Miles Malleson and Frank Launder, ...

'' (1930) * ''

Waltz of Love ''Waltz of Love'' (German: ''Liebeswalzer'') is a 1930 German musical film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch and Georg Alexander. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art d ...

'' (1930) * '' The Blonde Nightingale'' (1930) * '' Love's Carnival'' (1930) * '' La maison jaune de Rio'' (1931) * ''

The Little Escapade ''The Little Escapade'' (german: Der kleine Seitensprung) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, Hermann Thimig and Hans Brausewetter.Salwolkep .54 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berl ...

'' (1931) * '' Express 13'' (1931) * ''

When Love Sets the Fashion ''When Love Sets the Fashion'' (German: ''Wenn die Liebe Mode macht'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Franz Wenzler and starring Renate Müller, Hubert von Meyerinck and Georg Alexander.Hake p.218 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios ...

'' (1932) * ''

Spoiling the Game ''Spoiling the Game'' (German: ''Strich durch die Rechnung'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Heinz Rühmann, Toni van Eyck, and Hermann Speelmans.Wadlman p.46 Its hero is a young cyclist who enters a race. ...

'' (1932) * '' Frederica'' (1933) * '' The Country Schoolmaster'' (1933) * '' The Star of Valencia'' (1933) * '' A Door Opens'' (1933) * ''

Tales from the Vienna Woods "Tales from the Vienna Woods" (german: "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald", links=no, italic=no, occasionally ) is a waltz by Johann Strauss II. Composed in 1868, , Op. 325, was one of six Viennese waltzes by Johann Strauss II which featured a vi ...

'' (1934) * '' Just Once a Great Lady'' (1934) * '' A Day Will Come'' (1934) * '' Song of Farewell'' (1934) * '' Farewell Waltz'' (1934) * '' The World's in Love'' (1935) * ''

Stradivarius A Stradivarius is one of the violins, violas, cellos and other string instruments built by members of the Italian family Stradivari, particularly Antonio Stradivari (Latin: Antonius Stradivarius), during the 17th and 18th centuries. They are c ...

'' (1935) * ''

Stradivari Antonio Stradivari (, also , ; – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier and a craftsman of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. The Latinized form of his surname, '' Stradivarius'', as well as the collo ...

'' (1935) * ''

Regine Regine () or Régine is a feminine given name. Regine is a German-French form of Regina, and Régine is a French form of Regina. People with the first name include: Regine * Regine Heitzer (born 1944), Austrian figure skater * Regine Hildebrandt ...

'' (1935) * '' Winter Night's Dream'' (1935) * ''

The Emperor's Candlesticks ''The Emperor's Candlesticks'' is an 1899 historical novel by Baroness Orczy. Written soon after the birth of her son John, it is her first book as an author rather than translator and was a commercial failure. As in the Scarlet Pimpernel, the ...

'' (1936) * '' The Castle in Flanders'' (1936) * '' Where the Lark Sings'' (1936) * '' Lumpaci the Vagabond'' (1936) * '' The Irresistible Man'' (1937) * '' The Ruler'' (1937) * ''

Mirror of Life ''Mirror of Life'' (german: Spiegel des Lebens) is a 1938 Austrian drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this ...

'' (1938) * ''

Der singende Tor ''Der singende Tor'' (literal English translation: ''The Singing Fool'') is a 1939 German-Italian musical film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Beniamino Gigli, Kirsten Heiberg, and Hilde Körber.Parish p.315 It was a co-production mad ...

'' (1939) * '' Dreams That Money Can Buy'' (1947)

References

Bibliography

* Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. ''Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925–1950''. Berghahn Books, 2008.

External links

* 1889 births 1968 deaths German cinematographers Mass media people from Braunschweig Film people from Lower Saxony {{cinematographer-stub