Curt Courant

Biography

Curt Courant (11 May 1899 – 20 April 1968) was a German-American cinematographer whose work includes more than 100 German and international films from the silent and early sound eras. Courant worked in several European countries, collaborating with figures such as Fritz Lang, Alfred Hitchcock and Charlie Chaplin. As he was of Jewish ancestry, Courant was forced to leave Germany in 1933 and go into exile following the Nazi takeover of power.

Most Famous Work

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Monsieur Verdoux

(1947) Supervising Art Director

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The Man Who Knew Too Much

(1934) Director of Photography

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Woman in the Moon

(1929) Director of Photography

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La Bête Humaine

(1938) Director of Photography

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Daybreak

(1939) Director of Photography

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It Happened in Athens

(1962) Director of Photography

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The Shanghai Drama

(1938) Director of Photography

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From Mayerling to Sarajevo

(1940) Director of Photography

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Acting

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1962	Director of Photography	It Happened in Athens 1962-06-20 Movie
1947	Director of Photography	Monsieur Verdoux 1947-09-26 Movie
1940	Director of Photography	From Mayerling to Sarajevo 1940-10-10 Movie
1939	Director of Photography	Daybreak 1939-06-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	Louise 1939-04-16 Movie
1938	Director of Photography	La Bête Humaine 1938-12-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Lights of Paris 1938-10-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Shanghai Drama 1938-09-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Princess Tarakanova 1938-03-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Puritan 1938-01-13 Movie
1936	Director of Photography	Dusty Ermine 1936-12-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Man in the Mirror 1936-10-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	She Knew What She Wanted 1936-06-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Broken Blossoms 1936-05-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Cheer Up 1936-02-01 Movie
1935	Director of Photography	The Higher Command 1935-12-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Passing of the Third Floor Back 1935-09-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Me and Marlborough 1935-07-22 Movie
1934	Director of Photography	The Man Who Knew Too Much 1934-12-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Amok 1934-02-21 Movie
1933	Director of Photography	Le Voleur 1933-12-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Perfect Understanding 1933-01-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Old Devil 1933-01-01 Movie
1932	Director of Photography	This One or None 1932-09-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Gitta Discovers Her Heart 1932-04-04 Movie
1931	Director of Photography	The Unknown Singer 1931-12-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	My Cousin From Warsaw 1931-08-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	My Cousin From Warsaw 1931-04-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Man Who Committed the Murder 1931-01-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Man Who Killed 1931-01-16 Movie
	Director of Photography	City of Song 1931-01-09 Movie
1930	Director of Photography	The Singing City 1930-10-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	The White Devil 1930-01-28 Movie
1929	Director of Photography	Woman in the Moon 1929-10-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Woman Men Yearn For 1929-04-29 Movie
1928	Director of Photography	Hurrah! I'm Alive! 1928-12-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Secrets of the Orient 1928-10-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Schuldig 1928-03-19 Movie
1927	Camera Operator	Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein 1927-12-16 Movie
	Director of Photography	Die Czardasfürstin 1927-03-15 Movie
1926	Director of Photography	The Flight in the Night 1926-12-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Die Welt will belogen sein 1926-10-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	Die Kleine vom Varieté 1926-10-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer 1926-04-16 Movie
	Director of Photography	Two Brothers 1926-03-22 Movie
1925	Director of Photography	Fires of Love 1925-11-11 Movie
1923	Director of Photography	Das Paradies im Schnee 1923-01-01 Movie
1921	Director of Photography	Das Mädel von Picadilly 1921-12-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	Die Fremde aus der Elstergasse 1921-06-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	Hamlet 1921-01-27 Movie
1920	Director of Photography	Der König von Paris, 1. Teil - Die Geschichte des André Lifou 1920-11-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstraße. 1. Teil 1920-05-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg 1920-02-18 Movie
1919	Director of Photography	The Bodega of Los Cuerros 1919-08-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Das törichte Herz 1919-08-01 Movie
1917	Director of Photography	Hilde Warren and Death 1917-08-31 Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1948	Production Supervisor	Song of My Heart 1948-01-31 Movie
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Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1947	Supervising Art Director	Monsieur Verdoux 1947-09-26 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Lighting

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1936	Lighting Artist	The Man in the Mirror 1936-10-15 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1934	Cinematography	Ces messieurs de la Santé 1934-03-23 Movie
1932	Cinematography	Married by the Stork 1932-12-17 Movie
	Cinematography	This One or None 1932-09-25 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv