Curt Courant

Curt Courant

CinematographerProductionArtLightingCrew May 11 (died age 68) Berlin, Germany 1917–1962 (45 year career)
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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.

Known For

Filmography

Crew (64)

Movies (64)

It Happened in Athens

It Happened in Athens

1962

Director of Photography

5.1
Song of My Heart

Song of My Heart

1948

Production Supervisor

5.0
Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

Director of Photography

7.7
Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

Supervising Art Director

7.7
From Mayerling to Sarajevo

From Mayerling to Sarajevo

1940

Director of Photography

7.0
Daybreak

Daybreak

1939

Director of Photography

7.6
Louise

Louise

1939

Director of Photography

5.3
The Shanghai Drama

The Shanghai Drama

1938

Director of Photography

6.4
La Bête Humaine

La Bête Humaine

1938

Director of Photography

7.1
Princess Tarakanova

Princess Tarakanova

1938

Director of Photography

The Puritan

The Puritan

1938

Director of Photography

5.9
Lights of Paris

Lights of Paris

1938

Director of Photography

4.7
She Knew What She Wanted

She Knew What She Wanted

1936

Director of Photography

Broken Blossoms

Broken Blossoms

1936

Director of Photography

5.9
Cheer Up

Cheer Up

1936

Director of Photography

5.0
Dusty Ermine

Dusty Ermine

1936

Director of Photography

6.1
The Man in the Mirror

The Man in the Mirror

1936

Director of Photography

7.0
The Man in the Mirror

The Man in the Mirror

1936

Lighting Artist

7.0
The Higher Command

The Higher Command

1935

Director of Photography

7.0
The Passing of the Third Floor Back

The Passing of the Third Floor Back

1935

Director of Photography

7.6
Me and Marlborough

Me and Marlborough

1935

Director of Photography

5.0
The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1934

Director of Photography

6.5
Amok

Amok

1934

Director of Photography

5.2
Ces messieurs de la Santé

Ces messieurs de la Santé

1934

Cinematography

7.2
The Iron Duke

The Iron Duke

1934

Director of Photography

Perfect Understanding

Perfect Understanding

1933

Director of Photography

6.1
Le Voleur

Le Voleur

1933

Director of Photography

The Old Devil

The Old Devil

1933

Director of Photography

5.2
This One or None

This One or None

1932

Cinematography

This One or None

This One or None

1932

Director of Photography

Gitta entdeckt ihr Herz

Gitta entdeckt ihr Herz

1932

Director of Photography

Married by the Stork

Married by the Stork

1932

Cinematography

7.0
The Unknown Singer

The Unknown Singer

1931

Director of Photography

6.2
The Man Who Killed

The Man Who Killed

1931

Director of Photography

My Cousin From Warsaw

My Cousin From Warsaw

1931

Director of Photography

5.2
My Cousin From Warsaw

My Cousin From Warsaw

1931

Director of Photography

5.0
City of Song

City of Song

1931

Director of Photography

The Man Who Committed the Murder

The Man Who Committed the Murder

1931

Director of Photography

5.2
The White Devil

The White Devil

1930

Director of Photography

7.0
The Singing City

The Singing City

1930

Director of Photography

5.7
Woman in the Moon

Woman in the Moon

1929

Director of Photography

7.2
The Woman One Longs For

The Woman One Longs For

1929

Director of Photography

5.5
Hurrah! I'm Alive!

Hurrah! I'm Alive!

1928

Director of Photography

Schuldig

Schuldig

1928

Director of Photography

5.0
Secrets of the Orient

Secrets of the Orient

1928

Director of Photography

Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein

Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein

1927

Camera Operator

6.0
Die Czardasfürstin

Die Czardasfürstin

1927

Director of Photography

Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer

Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer

1926

Director of Photography

Die Kleine vom Varieté

Die Kleine vom Varieté

1926

Director of Photography

6.0
Two Brothers

Two Brothers

1926

Director of Photography

4.7
The Flight in the Night

The Flight in the Night

1926

Director of Photography

Die Welt will belogen sein

Die Welt will belogen sein

1926

Director of Photography

Gräfin Plättmamsell

Gräfin Plättmamsell

1926

Director of Photography

Fires of Love

Fires of Love

1925

Director of Photography

Das Paradies im Schnee

Das Paradies im Schnee

1923

Director of Photography

Hamlet

Hamlet

1921

Director of Photography

7.1
Die Fremde aus der Elstergasse

Die Fremde aus der Elstergasse

1921

Director of Photography

Das Mädel von Picadilly

Das Mädel von Picadilly

1921

Director of Photography

Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstraße. 1. Teil

Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstraße. 1. Teil

1920

Director of Photography

Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg

Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg

1920

Director of Photography

Der König von Paris, 1. Teil - Die Geschichte des André Lifou

Der König von Paris, 1. Teil - Die Geschichte des André Lifou

1920

Director of Photography

Das törichte Herz

Das törichte Herz

1919

Director of Photography

The Bodega of Los Cuerros

The Bodega of Los Cuerros

1919

Director of Photography

Hilde Warren and Death

Hilde Warren and Death

1917

Director of Photography

5.9