Camera
Curt Courant
EN, FR, DE cinema · 61 credits
Born
11 May 1899
Died
20 April 1968 (aged 68)
Birthplace
Berlin, Germany
Also known as Curtis Courant
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
It Happened in Athens
Director of Photography
Song of My Heart
Production Supervisor
Monsieur Verdoux
Director of Photography, Supervising Art Director
From Mayerling to Sarajevo
Director of Photography
Daybreak
Director of Photography
Louise
Director of Photography
The Shanghai Drama
Director of Photography
La Bête Humaine
Director of Photography
The Puritan
Director of Photography
Lights of Paris
Director of Photography
Princess Tarakanova
Director of Photography
Cheer Up
Director of Photography
Dusty Ermine
Director of Photography
Broken Blossoms
Director of Photography
The Man in the Mirror
Lighting Artist, Director of Photography
She Knew What She Wanted
1936
She Knew What She Wanted
Director of Photography
Me and Marlborough
Director of Photography
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
Director of Photography
The Higher Command
Director of Photography
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Director of Photography
Amok
Director of Photography
Ces messieurs de la Santé
Cinematography
The Iron Duke
Director of Photography
The Old Devil
Director of Photography
Le Voleur
1933
Le Voleur
Director of Photography
Perfect Understanding
Director of Photography
This One or None
Cinematography, Director of Photography
Married by the Stork
Cinematography
Gitta Discovers Her Heart
Director of Photography
My Cousin From Warsaw
Director of Photography
The Unknown Singer
Director of Photography
My Cousin From Warsaw
Director of Photography
City of Song
Director of Photography
L'homme qui assassina
1931
The Man Who Killed
Director of Photography
The Man Who Committed the Murder
Director of Photography
The Singing City
Director of Photography
Der weiße Teufel
1930
The White Devil
Director of Photography
Woman in the Moon
Director of Photography
The Woman One Longs For
Director of Photography
Hurrah! I'm Alive!
Director of Photography
Schuldig
Director of Photography
Secrets of the Orient
Director of Photography
Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein
Camera Operator
Die Czardasfürstin
Director of Photography
The Flight in the Night
Director of Photography
Die Brüder Schellenberg
1926
Two Brothers
Director of Photography
Die Kleine vom Varieté
Director of Photography
Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer
Director of Photography
Die Welt will belogen sein
1926
Die Welt will belogen sein
Director of Photography
Gräfin Plättmamsell
Director of Photography
Fires of Love
Director of Photography
Das Paradies im Schnee
1923
Das Paradies im Schnee
Director of Photography
Hamlet
Director of Photography
Die Fremde aus der Elstergasse
1921
Die Fremde aus der Elstergasse
Director of Photography
Das Mädel von Picadilly
Director of Photography
Der König von Paris, 1. Teil - Die Geschichte des André Lifou
1920
Der König von Paris, 1. Teil - Die Geschichte des André Lifou
Director of Photography
Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg
Director of Photography
Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstraße. 1. Teil
1920
Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstraße. 1. Teil
Director of Photography
Die Bodega von Los Cuerros
1919
The Bodega of Los Cuerros
Director of Photography
Das törichte Herz
Director of Photography
Hilde Warren and Death
Director of Photography