Eugen Schüfftan

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.

Most Famous Work

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Metropolis

(1927) Visual Effects

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Napoléon

(1927) Visual Effects Supervisor

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The Hustler

(1961) Director of Photography

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Ulysses

(1954) Special Effects

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Eyes Without a Face

(1960) Director of Photography

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Port of Shadows

(1938) Director of Photography

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Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

(1957) Director of Photography

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The Dark Mirror

(1946) Visual Effects

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Acting

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1966	Camera Operator	Chappaqua 1966-08-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Doctor Speaks Out 1966-06-09 Movie
1965	Director of Photography	Three Rooms in Manhattan 1965-11-10 Movie
1964	Director of Photography	The Big Scare 1964-10-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	Lilith 1964-10-01 Movie
1961	Director of Photography	Something Wild 1961-12-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Hustler 1961-09-25 Movie
1960	Director of Photography	Eyes Without a Face 1960-01-11 Movie
1959	Director of Photography	Head Against the Wall 1959-03-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Bloody Brood 1959-01-01 Movie
1958	Director of Photography	The First Night 1958-04-22 Movie
1957	Director of Photography	Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans 1957-04-03 TV Show
1954	Director of Photography	Una parigina a Roma 1954-11-11 Movie
1953	Director of Photography	The Venus of Tivoli 1953-04-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Crimson Curtain 1953-03-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mina de Vanghel 1953-03-06 Movie
1952	Director of Photography	The Respectful Prostitute 1952-10-07 Movie
1950	Director of Photography	Gunman in the Streets 1950-12-13 Movie
1948	Director of Photography	Women in the Night 1948-01-02 Movie
1946	Director of Photography	A Scandal in Paris 1946-07-19 Movie
1945	Director of Photography	Club Havana 1945-11-23 Movie
1944	Director of Photography	Bluebeard 1944-11-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	Summer Storm 1944-07-14 Movie
1943	Director of Photography	Hitler's Madman 1943-06-10 Movie
1940	Director of Photography	There's No Tomorrow 1940-03-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Emigrant 1940-01-29 Movie
1939	Director of Photography	María de la O 1939-11-27 Movie
1938	Director of Photography	The Shanghai Drama 1938-09-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Port of Shadows 1938-05-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	Hatred 1938-01-26 Movie
1937	Director of Photography	Bizarre, Bizarre 1937-10-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Yoshiwara 1937-06-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Street of Shadows 1937-04-13 Movie
1936	Director of Photography	The Trouble with Money 1936-10-29 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Tender Enemy 1936-10-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Invader 1936-01-02 Movie
1934	Director of Photography	The Slump Is Over 1934-10-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	Le Scandale 1934-02-03 Movie
1933	Director of Photography	Unsichtbare Gegner 1933-09-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Oil Sharks 1933-07-14 Movie
1932	Director of Photography	Queen of Atlantis 1932-06-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Mistress of Atlantis 1932-06-09 Movie
1931	Director of Photography	I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil 1931-10-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Scoundrel 1931-06-05 Movie
1930	Director of Photography	Farewell 1930-08-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	People on Sunday 1930-02-04 Movie
1926	Additional Photography	Manon Lescaut 1926-02-15 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1963	Cinematography	The Virgins 1963-05-22 Movie
1960	Cinematography	A Couple 1960-01-08 Movie
1954	Special Effects	Ulysses 1954-10-06 Movie
1944	Technical Supervisor	It Happened Tomorrow 1944-03-31 Movie
	Technical Advisor	Voice in the Wind 1944-03-03 Movie
1937	Cinematography	Forfaiture 1937-11-24 Movie
1933	Cinematography	High and Low 1933-12-08 Movie
1931	Cinematography	Popular tune 1931-04-02 Movie
1930	Cinematography	The Stolen Face 1930-11-10 Movie
1927	Special Effects	Napoléon 1927-04-07 Movie
	Cinematography	Hudson's Bay TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1948	Set Decoration	Women in the Night 1948-01-02 Movie
	Art Direction	Women in the Night 1948-01-02 Movie
1944	Production Design	Bluebeard 1944-11-11 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1946	Producer	The Strange Woman 1946-10-25 Movie
	Production Supervisor	A Scandal in Paris 1946-07-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1946	Visual Effects	The Dark Mirror 1946-10-17 Movie
1927	Visual Effects Supervisor	Napoléon 1927-04-07 Movie
	Visual Effects	Metropolis 1927-02-06 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1931	Director	Into the Blue 1931-12-31 Movie
	Director	The Scoundrel 1931-06-05 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv