Eugen Schüfftan
Born: 1893-07-21 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
Died: 1977-09-06
Known For: Camera
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eugen Schüfftan (21 July 1893, Breslau, Silesia, Germany, now Wroclaw, Poland – 6 September 1977, New York City) was a German Jewish cinematographer. He invented the Schüfftan process, a special effects technique that employed mirrors to insert actors into miniature sets. One of the first uses of the process was for Metropolis (1927), directed by Fritz Lang. The technique was widely used throughout the first half of the 20th century until it was supplanted by the travelling matte and bluescreen techniques. Schüfftan won the 1962 Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White for his work on the film The Hustler.
Filmography
1966
- Chappaqua ... (Camera Operator)
- The Doctor Speaks Out ... (Director of Photography)
1965
- Three Rooms in Manhattan ... (Director of Photography)
1964
- Lilith ... (Director of Photography)
- The Big Scare ... (Director of Photography)
1963
- Captain Sindbad ... (Cinematography)
- The Virgins ... (Director of Photography)
1961
- The Hustler ... (Director of Photography)
- Something Wild ... (Director of Photography)
1960
- Eyes Without a Face ... (Director of Photography)
- A Couple ... (Director of Photography)
1959
- The Bloody Brood ... (Director of Photography)
- Head Against the Wall ... (Director of Photography)
1958
- The First Night ... (Director of Photography)
1957
- Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans ... (Director of Photography)
1954
- Ulysses ... (Special Effects)
- A Parisian in Rome ... (Director of Photography)
1953
- The Crimson Curtain ... (Director of Photography)
- The Venus of Tivoli ... (Director of Photography)
- Mina de Vanghel ... (Director of Photography)
1952
- The Respectful Prostitute ... (Director of Photography)
1950
- Gunman in the Streets ... (Director of Photography)
1948
- Women in the Night ... (Art Direction)
1946
- The Strange Woman ... (Producer)
- The Dark Mirror ... (Visual Effects)
- A Scandal in Paris ... (Director of Photography)
1945
- Club Havana ... (Director of Photography)
1944
- It Happened Tomorrow ... (Technical Supervisor)
- Bluebeard ... (Director of Photography)
- Summer Storm ... (Director of Photography)
- Voice in the Wind ... (Technical Advisor)
1943
- Hitler's Madman ... (Director of Photography)
1940
- There's No Tomorrow ... (Director of Photography)
- The Emigrant ... (Director of Photography)
1939
- María de la O ... (Director of Photography)
1938
- Hatred ... (Director of Photography)
- Port of Shadows ... (Director of Photography)
- The Shanghai Drama ... (Director of Photography)
1937
- Bizarre, Bizarre ... (Director of Photography)
- Forfaiture ... (Director of Photography)
- Yoshiwara ... (Director of Photography)
- Street of Shadows ... (Director of Photography)
1936
- The Tender Enemy ... (Director of Photography)
- The Trouble with Money ... (Director of Photography)
- The Invader ... (Director of Photography)
1934
- The Scandal ... (Director of Photography)
- The Slump Is Over ... (Director of Photography)
1933
- The Oil Sharks ... (Director of Photography)
- High and Low ... (Director of Photography)
- Invisible Opponent ... (Director of Photography)
1932
- Queen of Atlantis ... (Director of Photography)
- The Mistress of Atlantis ... (Director of Photography)
1931
- The Scoundrel ... (Director of Photography)
- I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil ... (Director of Photography)
- Into the Blue ... (Director)
- Les quatre vagabonds ... (Cinematography)
- Popular Tune ... (Director of Photography)
1930
- People on Sunday ... (Director of Photography)
- The Stolen Face ... (Director of Photography)
- Farewell ... (Director of Photography)
1929
- Jagd auf dich ... (Director of Photography)
1927
- Metropolis ... (Visual Effects)
- Napoleon ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
1926
- Manon Lescaut ... (Additional Photography)