Albert Benitz

Born: 1904-11-17 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Died: 1979-03-11

Known For: Camera

Biography

Albert Benitz (17 November 1904 – 11 March 1979) was a German cinematographer who worked on more than ninety films. He also directed the 1949 film Das Fräulein und der Vagabund. During the 1940s, he was under contract to Terra Film and worked with Leni Riefenstahl during the era. He was born in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Das Fräulein und der Vagabund (1949), The Rebel (1933) and Man on a String (1960). He was married to Elfriede. He died in Hamburg, West Germany.

Filmography

1965

The Violin Case Murders ... (Director of Photography)

1962

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse ... (Director of Photography)
The Carpet of Horror ... (Still Photographer)
Max der Taschendieb ... (Director of Photography)

1960

Man on a String ... (Director of Photography)
The Terrible People ... (Director of Photography)
Himmel, Amor und Zwirn ... (Director of Photography)

1959

Natürlich die Autofahrer ... (Director of Photography)

1958

Vater, Mutter und neun Kinder ... (Director of Photography)
That Won't Keep a Sailor Down ... (Director of Photography)
Doctor Crippen Lives ... (Director of Photography)

1956

The Captain from Kopenick ... (Director of Photography)
Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz ... (Director of Photography)
Spy for Germany ... (Director of Photography)
Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen ... (Director of Photography)

1955

The Devil's General ... (Director of Photography)
Secrets of the City ... (Director of Photography)
Unternehmen Schlafsack ... (Director of Photography)
Bandits of the Highway ... (Director of Photography)

1954

Theft of the Sabines ... (Director of Photography)
My Sister and I ... (Director of Photography)
Große Starparade ... (Director of Photography)
Lowlands ... (Director of Photography)

1953

Not Afraid of Big Animals ... (Camera Supervisor)
Der Onkel aus Amerika ... (Camera Operator)

1951

Engel im Abendkleid ... (Director of Photography)

1950

Dreizehn unter einem Hut ... (Director of Photography)
Lockende Gefahr ... (Director of Photography)

1949

Das Fräulein und der Vagabund ... (Director)
Martina ... (Director of Photography)

1948

Die Zauberschere ... (Director of Photography)
Menschen in Gottes Hand ... (Director of Photography)
Stadtmeier und Landmeier ... (Director of Photography)

1947

Zugvögel ... (Director of Photography)

1945

In the Evening After the Opera ... (Director of Photography)

1940

They Met on Skis ... (Cinematography)

1938

The Mountain Calls ... (Cinematography)
The Challenge ... (Director of Photography)

1936

The Kaiser of California ... (Director of Photography)

1934

The Prodigal Son ... (Director of Photography)

1933

Lover Divine ... (Director of Photography)

1932

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

1931

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

1930

The Son of the White Mountain ... (Director of Photography)
The Knights of the Mountain ... (Director of Photography)
'Roah-Roah!' Der Schrei der Sehnsucht ... (Director of Photography)

1928

Milak, der Grönlandjäger ... (Director of Photography)
The White Stadium ... (Director of Photography)

1927

The Great Leap ... (Director of Photography)

1926

The Holy Mountain ... (Cinematography)