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Richard Angst(1905-1984)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Richard Angst was born on 23 July 1905 in Zurich, Switzerland. He was a cinematographer and director, known for The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929), The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959) and Kokumin no chikai (1938). He died on 24 July 1984 in Berlin, Germany.
BornJuly 23, 1905
DiedJuly 24, 1984(79)
BornJuly 23, 1905
DiedJuly 24, 1984(79)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Leni Riefenstahl in The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)
The White Hell of Pitz Palu
7.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 1929
Paul Hubschmid, Sabine Bethmann, Debra Paget, and Walther Reyer in The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)
The Tiger of Eschnapur
6.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1959
Kokumin no chikai (1938)
Kokumin no chikai
  • Cinematographer
  • 1938
Vilma Bánky, Luis Trenker, and Victor Varconi in The Rebel (1933)
The Rebel
7.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1933

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • De Sade (1969)
    De Sade
    4.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • Liselotte Pulver and Dieter Hallervorden in Die Hochzeitsreise (1969)
    Die Hochzeitsreise
    4.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat (1969)
    Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • Orson Welles, Honor Blackman, Laurence Harvey, Harriet Andersson, Robert Hoffmann, and Sylva Koscina in The Last Roman (1968)
    The Last Roman
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • Rheinsberg (1967)
    Rheinsberg
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • Herrliche Zeiten im Spessart (1967)
    Herrliche Zeiten im Spessart
    4.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • Heidelinde Weis in Liselotte von der Pfalz (1966)
    Liselotte von der Pfalz
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1966
  • Hokuspokus oder: Wie lasse ich meinen Mann verschwinden...? (1966)
    Hokuspokus oder: Wie lasse ich meinen Mann verschwinden...?
    6.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1966
  • Ferien mit Piroschka (1965)
    Ferien mit Piroschka
    5.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965
  • Eva Maria Singhammer in Heidi (1965)
    Heidi
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965
  • The Secret Agents (1965)
    The Secret Agents
    5.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965
  • Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius (1965)
    Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius
    5.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965
  • The Racetrack Murders (1964)
    The Racetrack Murders
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1964
  • The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964)
    The Curse of the Hidden Vault
    5.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1964
  • Das Phantom von Soho (1964)
    Das Phantom von Soho
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1964

Director

  • Martha Hyer, Micheline Presle, and Carlos Thompson in Mistress of the World (1960)
    Mistress of the World
    5.0
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Senyu no uta - Huang pu jiang
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Hataraku te
    Short
    • Director
    • 1938

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, and Uschi Glas in Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966)
    Winnetou and the Crossbreed
    5.7
    • additional camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Barry (1949)
    Barry
    6.2
    • camera operator (as R. Angst)
    • 1949

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • R. Angst
  • Born
    • July 23, 1905
    • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Died
    • July 24, 1984
    • Berlin, Germany(undisclosed)

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    His occupation led Richard Angst to different countries in the next few years, among others he photographed documentaries in Borneo, the Himalayas and in Japan.

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