Sepp Allgeier

Born: 1895-02-06 in Freiburg, Germany

Died: 1968-03-11

Known For: Camera

Biography

Josef "Sepp" Allgeier (6 February 1895 – 11 March 1968) was a German cinematographer who worked on around fifty features, documentaries and short films. He began his career as a cameraman in 1911 for the Expreß Film Co. of Freiburg im Breisgau. In 1913, he filmed newsreels in the Balkans. He then became an assistant to Arnold Fanck, a leading director of Mountain films. He worked frequently with Luis Trenker and Leni Riefenstahl, both closely associated with the genre. He was Riefenstahl's lead cameraman on her 1935 propaganda film Triumph of the Will. During the Second World War, Allgeier filmed material for newsreels. He later worked in West German television. His son is the cinematographer Hans-Jörg Allgeier.

Filmography

1954

In der Fremde zu Haus ... (Director)

1951

German Film Award as Self

1950

Skiflieger ... (Director of Photography)
Wintersonne über dem Schwarzwald ... (Director of Photography)
Helden der Landstrasse ... (Director)

1939

The West Wall ... (Camera Operator)
Son of the Midnight Sun ... (Director of Photography)

1938

The Mountain Calls ... (Cinematography)

1936

Militiaman Bruggler ... (Director of Photography)
Freiburg im Breisgau, das Tor zum Hochschwarzwald ... (Director)

1935

Triumph of the Will ... (Director of Photography)
Escape Me Never ... (Director of Photography)

1934

The Fight for the Matterhorn ... (Cinematography)
The Queen's Affair ... (Additional Photography)
The Champion of Pontresina ... (Director of Photography)

1933

The Victory of Faith ... (Director of Photography)
Baroud ... (Cinematography)

1932

The Doomed Battalion ... (Cinematography)
The Rebel ... (Director of Photography)

1931

Mountains on Fire ... (Director of Photography)
The Burning Mountains ... (Cinematography)

1930

Storm Over Mont Blanc ... (Director of Photography)

1929

The White Hell of Pitz Palu ... (Director of Photography)
Diary of a Lost Girl ... (Director of Photography)

1928

The Fight for the Matterhorn ... (Director of Photography)
Milak, der Grönlandjäger ... (Director of Photography)
The White Stadium ... (Director of Photography)

1927

The Great Leap ... (Director of Photography)

1926

The Holy Mountain ... (Director of Photography)

1924

Mountain of Destiny ... (Director of Photography)

1923

Pömperly's Kampf mit dem Schneeschuh ... (Director of Photography)

1922

The Wonder of the Snowshoe, 2. Part - A Fox Hunt on Skis through the Engadine ... (Cinematography)

1921

Im Kampf mit dem Berge ... (Director of Photography)