Karl W. Freund
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Karl Freund in 1932
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Karl W. Freund January 16, 1890 Dvůr Králové (Königinhof), Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| Died | May 3, 1969 (aged 79) United States |
| Occupation | Cinematography |
| Years active | 1926–1969 |
| Children | Gerda Martel |
Karl W. Freund, A.S.C. (January 16, 1890 – May 3, 1969) was a German Jewish cinematographer and film director best known for photographing Metropolis (1927), Dracula (1931), and television's I Love Lucy (1951-1957). Freund was an innovator in the field of cinematography and is credited with the invention of the unchained camera technique.
Karl Freund was born to Jewish parents in Dvůr Králové (Königinhof), Bohemia. At age 11 he moved with his family to Berlin. His career began in 1905 when, at age 15, he was hired as an apprentice projectionist for Alfred Duskes films. In 1907 he began work at International Cinematograph and Light Effect Society. Freund was drafted by the Imperial Army to fight in World War I but was released from duty after only three months.
After beginning his career in film in 1905 Freund work on various projects. He was a newsreel cameraman in 1907 and a year later was working for Sascha-Film in Vienna. In 1911 Frend moved to Belgrade to create a film laboratory for the Brothers Savic. ] Freund worked as a cinematographer on over 100 films, including the German Expressionist films The Golem (1920), The Last Laugh (1924) and Metropolis (1927). Freund co-wrote, and was cinematographer on, Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis (1927), directed by Walter Ruttmann. Freund worked with director Fritz Lang on a number of projects, most notably Metropolis. Between 1926 and 1929 Freund was the production head at Fox Europa Film.
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