Alfred Junge (29 January 1886,

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(now

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), Germany – 16 July 1964, London) was a

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-born production

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who spent a large part of his career working in the British film industry. Junge had wanted to be an artist from childhood. Dabbling in

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in his teenage years, he joined the

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's UFA studios, working there as an art director from 1920 until 1926, when he joined the production team of director E.A. Dupont who was relocating to

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. He remained with BIP at

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until 1930 when he returned briefly to the continent to work in Germany and then in

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with

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. From 1932 he remained in Britain. Michael Balcon placed him in charge of the new

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art department where his organisational skills as well as talent came into their own, running a large staff of art directors and craftsmen who worked on any number of films at one time. After being Gaumont Britain's first real supervising art director, he moved to

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where he continued until the outbreak of the

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. After a brief spell spent interned as an

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on the

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, Junge returned to

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where he began work on

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's ''

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'' (1938). In 1939, he worked with

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on ''

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'', the first of eight pictures he made with the partnership. The last of these was ''

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'' (1947); his designs for the

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-set film earned Junge the

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for Best Art Direction. He received a second nomination for the

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epic ''

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'' (1954). He was the first film production designer to have one of his pictures hung in the

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in London. This was a sketch of ''

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'' which he created in preparation for his work on ''

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'' (1943).

Filmography

* '' The Green Manuela'' (1923) * '' Inge Larsen'' (1923) * ''

The Ancient Law ''The Ancient Law'' (german: Das alte Gesetz) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Henny Porten, Ruth Weyher and Hermann Vallentin. The son of an Orthodox Rabbi faces hostility from his father when he decides ...

'' (1923) * '' Man Against Man'' (1924) * ''

The Man at Midnight ''The Man at Midnight'' (French: ''Le monsieur de minuit'') is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Jean Weber, Josseline Gaël and Marcel Simon.Cook p.514 It was the French-language version of the British film '' A ...

'' (1924) * '' Waxworks'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

The Salesgirl from the Fashion Store ''The Salesgirl from the Fashion Store'' (german: Die Kleine aus der Konfektion) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Lilly Flohr and Evi Eva.A New History of German Cinema p. 61 The f ...

'' (1925) * '' An Artist of Life'' (1925) * ''

Den of Iniquity ''Den of Iniquity'' (German: ''Sündenbabel'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Constantin J. David and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Jack Trevor and Maly Delschaft.Bock & Bergfelder p.229 The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Alternative Bride ''The Alternative Bride'' (german: Die vertauschte Braut) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Ida Wüst, Bruno Kastner, and Paul Heidemann. The film's art direction was by Alfred Junge and Fritz Maurischat Fritz ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

The Battle Against Berlin ''The Battle Against Berlin'' (german: Der Kampf gegen Berlin) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Carlo Aldini, Jenny Jugo and Raimondo Van Riel.Bock & Bergfelder p. 228 The film's art direction was by Alfred Ju ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' The Tragedy of a Lost Soul'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' Love Affairs'' (1927) * '' Regine'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

Docks of Hamburg ''Docks of Hamburg'' or ''The Carmen of St. Pauli'' (german: Die Carmen von St. Pauli) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Jenny Jugo, Willy Fritsch, and Fritz Rasp. It was made by UFA at their Babelsbe ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Favourite of Schonbrunn ''The Favourite of Schonbrunn'' (German: ''Der Günstling von Schönbrunn'') is a 1929 German historical film directed by Erich Waschneck and Max Reichmann and starring Iván Petrovich, Lil Dagover and Vera Malinovskaya.Kosta p.115 It was a part ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

Three Around Edith ''Three Around Edith'' (German: ''Die Drei um Edith'') is a 1929 German silent crime film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Camilla Horn, Jack Trevor and Gustav Diessl.Bock & Bergfelder p.229 It was shot at the National Studios in Berli ...

'' (1929) * '' Triumph of Love'' (1929) * '' Two Worlds'' (1930, British) * '' Menschen im Käfig'' (1930) * '' Two Worlds'' (1930, German) * '' Marius'' (1931) * '' Salto Mortale'' (1931) * '' Nights in Port Said'' (1932) * ''

The Magic Top Hat ''The Magic Top Hat'' (german: Der Glückszylinder) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Rudolf Bernauer and starring Charlotte Ander, Felix Bressart and Oskar Sima.Hake p. 142 It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin., The film's sets ...

'' (1932) * '' Eight Girls in a Boat'' (1932) * ''

The Midshipmaid ''The Midshipmaid'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Jessie Matthews, Frederick Kerr, Basil Sydney and Nigel Bruce. The film is based on the 1931 play of the same title by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Ha ...

'' (1932) * '' After the Ball'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

I Was a Spy ''I Was a Spy'' is a 1933 British thriller film directed by Victor Saville and starring Madeleine Carroll, Herbert Marshall, and Conrad Veidt. Based on the 1932 memoir ''I Was a Spy'' by Marthe Cnockaert, the film is about her experiences as a ...

'' (1933) * '' The Constant Nymph'' (1933) * ''

Britannia of Billingsgate ''Britannia of Billingsgate'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker, Kay Hammond and John Mills. A family who work in the fish trade at Billingsgate Market encounter a film c ...

'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' Turkey Time'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1933) * ''

A Cuckoo in the Nest ''A Cuckoo in the Nest'' is a farce by the English playwright Ben Travers. It was first given at the Aldwych Theatre, London, the second in the series of twelve Aldwych farces presented by the actor-manager Tom Walls at the theatre between 1923 ...

'' (1933) * ''

Channel Crossing ''Channel Crossing'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Matheson Lang, Constance Cummings, Anthony Bushell and Nigel Bruce. It was shot partly on location and at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush.Wood ...

'' (1933) * '' The Ghoul'' (1933) * '' Orders Is Orders'' (1933) * ''

'' (1933) * '' A Cup of Kindness'' (1934) * '' Wild Boy'' (1934) * '' The Iron Duke'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' The Fire Raisers'' (1934) * ''

Jack Ahoy ''Jack Ahoy'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Jack Hulbert, Nancy O'Neil, Alfred Drayton and Sam Wilkinson. Its plot follows a humble seaman falls in love with an Admiral's daughter, whilst trying to battle ...

'' (1934) * '' My Song for You'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Jew Süss'' (1934) * ''

Lady in Danger ''Lady in Danger'' is a 1934 British comedy thriller film directed by Tom Walls and starring Walls, Yvonne Arnaud and Anne Grey. The screenplay was by Ben Travers. Plot In the mythical European country of Ardenberg, General Dittling (Leon M. ...

'' (1934) * '' Little Friend'' (1934) * '' Red Ensign'' (1934) * '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1934) * '' Dirty Work'' (1934) * '' Road House'' (1934) * '' The Clairvoyant'' (1935) * ''

The Night of the Party ''The Night of the Party'' is a 1934 British mystery thriller film directed by Michael Powell and starring Leslie Banks, Ian Hunter, Jane Baxter, Ernest Thesiger and Malcolm Keen. In the United States it was released as ''The Murder Party''. ...

'' (1935) * '' Me and Marlborough'' (1935) * '' Bulldog Jack'' (1935) * '' The Guv'nor'' (1935) * ''

Car of Dreams ''Car of Dreams'' is a 1935 British romantic comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and Austin Melford and starring Grete Mosheim, John Mills, Norah Howard and Robertson Hare. A tycoon's son falls in love with a woman who works at his father's f ...

'' (1935) * '' His Lordship'' (1936) * ''

Everything Is Thunder ''Everything Is Thunder'' is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Constance Bennett, Douglass Montgomery and Oskar Homolka. Its plot concerns a British officer who attempts to escape from a German Prisoner of War ca ...

'' (1936) * '' It's Love Again'' (1936) * '' Head over Heels'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' Gangway'' (1937) * '' Young and Innocent'' (1937) * '' Sailing Along'' (1938) * ''

'' (1938) * '' Climbing High'' (1938) * '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' (1939) * ''

Busman's Honeymoon ''Busman's Honeymoon'' is a 1937 novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, her eleventh and last featuring Lord Peter Wimsey, and her fourth and last to feature Harriet Vane. Plot introduction Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane marry and go to spend th ...

'' (1940) * ''

He Found a Star ''He Found a Star'' is a 1941 British musical film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Vic Oliver, Sarah Churchill and Evelyn Dall. It concerns a frustrated stage manager who quits his job and, with his secretary's help, sets up a th ...

'' (1941) * ''

'' (1943) * '' The Silver Fleet'' (1943) * ''

A Canterbury Tale ''A Canterbury Tale'' is a 1944 British film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger starring Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price and Sgt. John Sweet; Esmond Knight provided narration and played two small roles. For the post-war Americ ...

'' (1944) * '' The Volunteer'' (1944, short) * '' I Know Where I'm Going!'' (1945) * '' A Matter of Life and Death'' (1946) * ''

'' (1947) * '' Edward, My Son'' (1949) * '' Conspirator'' (1949) * '' The Miniver Story'' (1950) * ''

Calling Bulldog Drummond ''Calling Bulldog Drummond'' is a 1951 British crime film directed by Victor Saville and featuring Walter Pidgeon, Margaret Leighton, Robert Beatty, David Tomlinson and Bernard Lee.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; 20 October 1951, page 16 ...

'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

The Hour of 13 ''The Hour of 13'' is a 1952 British historical mystery film directed by Harold French and starring Peter Lawford, Dawn Addams and Roland Culver. It was made at Elstree Studios by the British subsidiary of MGM. The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1952) * '' Time Bomb'' (1953) * '' Never Let Me Go'' (1953) * '' Mogambo'' (1953) * ''

'' (1953) * '' Flame and the Flesh'' (1954) * ''

Seagulls Over Sorrento ''Seagulls Over Sorrento'' is a 1954 British war drama film made by the Boulting brothers based on the play of the same name by Hugh Hastings. The film stars Gene Kelly and was one of three made by Kelly in Europe over an 18-month period to m ...

'' (1954) * '' Betrayed'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' Bedevilled'' (1955) * '' The Adventures of Quentin Durward'' (1955) * '' That Lady'' (1955) * '' Invitation to the Dance'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1957) * '' The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' (1957)

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