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Claudio von Planta

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Claudio von Planta in Long Way Round (2004)
Claudio von Planta was born on 16 September 1962. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Chasing the Jet Stream (2019), No Friends but the Mountains (2017) and Surviving Sudan (2005).
BornSeptember 16, 1962
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      • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Chasing the Jet Stream (2019)
    Chasing the Jet Stream
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2019
    No Friends but the Mountains (2017)
    No Friends but the Mountains
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2017
    Surviving Sudan (2005)
    Surviving Sudan
    9.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2005
    Explorers: Adventures of the Century (2013)
    Explorers: Adventures of the Century
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Long Way Home (2025)
      Long Way Home
      8.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Feliza Bursztyn: Welding Madness (2022)
      Feliza Bursztyn: Welding Madness
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Long Way Up (2020)
      Long Way Up
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Tom Belz in Mbuzi Dume (2018)
      Mbuzi Dume
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Racing Green (2011)
      Racing Green
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Michael Faughey Scraggs in Team Bones: A Documentary (2010)
      Team Bones: A Documentary
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Charley Boorman: Sydney to Tokyo by Any Means (2009)
      Charley Boorman: Sydney to Tokyo by Any Means
      7.2
      TV Series
      • filmed by
      • 2009
    • Long Way Down (2007)
      Long Way Down
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2007
    • Charley Boorman in Race to Dakar (2006)
      Race to Dakar
      7.9
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2006
    • Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman in Long Way Round (2004)
      Long Way Round
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2004
    • A Place in France (2002)
      A Place in France
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002

    Director

    • Chasing the Jet Stream (2019)
      Chasing the Jet Stream
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Tom Belz in Mbuzi Dume (2018)
      Mbuzi Dume
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • No Friends but the Mountains (2017)
      No Friends but the Mountains
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Explorers: Adventures of the Century (2013)
      Explorers: Adventures of the Century
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Africa Investigates
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Racing Green (2011)
      Racing Green
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Charley Boorman: Sydney to Tokyo by Any Means (2009)
      Charley Boorman: Sydney to Tokyo by Any Means
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Revelations (2009)
      Revelations
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Blood on the Stone (2007)
      Blood on the Stone
      7.1
      Video
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Guns for Hire: Congo DRC
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Dispatches (1987)
      Dispatches
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Surviving Sudan (2005)
      Surviving Sudan
      9.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2005
    • A Place in France: An Indian Summer (2004)
      A Place in France: An Indian Summer
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004
    • A Place in France (2002)
      A Place in France
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • World's Greatest Train Journeys from Above (2022)
      World's Greatest Train Journeys from Above
      7.3
      TV Series
      • cameraman
      • drone operator
      • 2022
    • Explorers: Adventures of the Century (2013)
      Explorers: Adventures of the Century
      8.4
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2016
    • Revelations (2009)
      Revelations
      TV Series
      • camera
      • 2009
    • Frontline/World (2002)
      Frontline/World
      8.3
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2007
    • Dispatches (1987)
      Dispatches
      6.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 1998
    • NZZ Format (1993)
      NZZ Format
      6.4
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 1993

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      • September 16, 1962

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