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Arri was founded in Munich, Germany on 12 September 1917 by August Arnold and Robert Richter as Arnold & Richter Cine Technik. The acronym Arri was derived from the initial two letters of the founders' surnames, Ar nold and Ri chter.
On 12 September 1917 two friends, August Arnold and Robert Richter, founded a film technology company in Munich. Visit ARRI's Interactive Timeline to explore...
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On September 12, 1917, August Arnold and Robert Richter founded ARRI in a small shop on Tuerkenstrasse in Munich to satisfy an eclectic assortment of interests as announced
Company founder August Arnold, was usually ahead of the times, especially in lighting. Colleagues remember Dr. Arnold telling them for years that he had one word about the future of cinema lighting: “Daylight.” His first practical implementations of daylight fixtures were early HMI units at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Arnold August. Arnold August holds a master’s degree in political science from McGill University, Montreal (1970). From the mid-1970s to 1994, he worked as a researcher, and political and trade union activist. The Montreal-based author, journalist and lecturer wrote Democracy in Cuba and the 1997–98 Elections (Editorial José Martí, Havana ...
August Arnold (born September 12, 1898 in Werfen; † April 7, 1983 in Munich) was a German film director, film producer and, as a film technology developer, co-founder of Arnold & Richter Cine Technik (ARRI).