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Carl Koch or Karl Koch (30 July 1892 in
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, Germany – 1 December 1963 in
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, England) was an art historian, a German film director and a writer with many secondary credits including collaborations with his wife
Lotte Reiniger Charlotte "Lotte" Reiniger (2 June 1899 – 19 June 1981) was a German film director and the foremost pioneer of silhouette animation. Her best known films are ''The Adventures of Prince Achmed'', from 1926, the first feature-length animated fil ...
, the animator of ''
The Adventures of Prince Achmed ''The Adventures of Prince Achmed'' (known as ''Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed'' in German language, German) is a 1926 German Animation, animated Fairy tale, fairytale film by Lotte Reiniger. It is the oldest surviving animated feature film; ...
'' (1926). In these collaborations, Koch often managed the camera work, which was mounted above Reiniger's animation table. Koch was an art historian, and before he met Reiniger, he made films for museums about art history and other educational matters. Other than his work with Reiniger, Koch is perhaps best known as assistant to
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, who helped get Koch and Reiniger exit visas from Germany in 1936. Koch and Renoir, during the filming of ''
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'' (in which Koch has an uncredited role), discovered that Koch's artillery unit had actually fired on Renoir's airplane during
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. In 1939, Koch and Renoir began an adaptation of ''
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'' at
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's invitation. The French government urged Renoir to take the project as a way to keep Italy on their side as the war escalated, but Renoir had to abandon this project when Italy entered the war against France. Koch completed the film as "Carlo Koch", with
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as his assistant. After the war, in 1949, Koch moved with his wife to England where they settled in an artists' community called the
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in New Barnet. Together, they made 13 silhouette films for television and many others for various other producers in these later years.


Filmography

*1919 ''Das Ornament des verliebten Herzens'', other *1920/1921 ''Der fliegende Koffer'', camera *1920 ''Amor und das standhafte Liebespaar'', camera *1921 ''Der Stern von Bethlehem'', camera *1921/1922 ''Das Geheimnis der Marquise'', other *1922 ''Dornröschen'', camera *1922/1923 ''Aschenputtel'', camera *1922–1924 ''Kind und Welt: Das Großstadtkind und die Gartenarbeitsschule'', writer, director *1923–1926 ''
Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed ''The Adventures of Prince Achmed'' (known as ''Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed'' in German) is a 1926 German animated fairytale film by Lotte Reiniger. It is the oldest surviving animated feature film; two earlier ones were made in Argentina ...
'', cinematography, director (uncredited) *1924 ''Die Barcarole'', other *1927 ''Der scheintote Chinese'', other *1926/1928 ''Ägyptische Reise. Eine Expedition durch das älteste Land der Welt'', writer, director, produce, camera *1928 ''Der scheintote Chinese'' econd version? other *1928 ''Doktor Dolittle und seine Tiere'' -part version cinematography *1928 ''Doktor Dolittle und seine Tiere.'' (originally with music by
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,
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and
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), cinematography **''1. Abenteuer: Die Reise nach Afrika'' **''2. Abenteuer: Die Affenbrücke'' **''3. Abenteuer: Die Affenkrankheit'' *1929 ''Der Tod'' (aka ''Totentanz'', from
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's ''
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''), director * ''
Chasing Fortune ''Chasing Fortune'' (german: Die Jagd nach dem Glück) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Rochus Gliese and starring Catherine Hessling, Alexander Murski and Amy Wells. The film's art direction was by Gliese himself along with . It was init ...
'' (1930), writer, assistant director, producer *1930 ''Zehn Minuten Mozart'', cinematography *1931/1932 ''Harlekin'', other *1931/1932 ''Nippon'', director *1932 ''Sissi'', other *1933/1934 ''Das rollende Rad'', other *1934 ''Das gestohlene Herz'', other *1934 ''Das rollende Rad. Ein Film von Wagen und Straßen'', writer *1934 ''Der Graf von Carabas'', other *1934/1935 ''Der kleine Schornsteinfeger'', other *1935 ''Papageno'', other *1935 ''Galathea'', producer *''
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'' (1938) screenplay *''
La Règle du jeu ''The Rules of the Game'' (original French title: ''La règle du jeu'') is a 1939 French satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jean Renoir. The ensemble cast includes Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost, Mila Parély, Marcel Dalio, Julien Car ...
'' (1939) assistant director * ''
Cristobal's Gold ''Cristobal's Gold'' (French: ''L'or du Cristobal'') is a 1940 French drama film directed by Jean Stelli and Jacques Becker and starring Charles Vanel, Conchita Montenegro and Albert Préjean. Jean Renoir helped the original director, Jacques Becke ...
'' (1940) *''
Tosca ''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1 ...
'' (1941) begun by Renoir * '' Girl of the Golden West'' (1942) *''Night of the Silvery Moon'' (1954)


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Filmography
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from ''
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'' directed by his wife
Lotte Reiniger Charlotte "Lotte" Reiniger (2 June 1899 – 19 June 1981) was a German film director and the foremost pioneer of silhouette animation. Her best known films are ''The Adventures of Prince Achmed'', from 1926, the first feature-length animated fil ...

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William Moritz William Moritz (May 6, 1941 – March 12, 2004), film historian, specialized in visual music and experimental animation. His principal published works concerned abstract filmmaker and painter Oskar Fischinger. He also wrote extensively on other v ...
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koch, Carl 1892 births 1963 deaths Film people from North Rhine-Westphalia People from Oberbergischer Kreis German emigrants to the United Kingdom