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Karl W. Freund, A.S.C. (German:; January 16, 1890 – May 3, 1969) was a German Bohemian and American cinematographer and film director. He is best known for photographing Metropolis (1927), Dracula (1931), and television's I Love Lucy (1951–1957).
Karl Freund was a pioneer of cinematography and a director of horror classics. He worked with F.W. Murnau, Fritz Lang, and Greta Garbo, and won an Oscar for The Good Earth.
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Karl Freund was a cinematographer and film director who worked on over 100 films, including German Expressionist classics and Hollywood masterpieces. He also invented the flat lighting system for sitcoms and saved his daughter from the Holocaust.
In The Mummy. …and foreboding atmosphere created by Karl Freund, in his directorial debut; an acclaimed cinematographer, Freund had previously worked on Dracula (1931). Also earning praise was the dramatic costume created for Karloff by makeup artist Jack Pierce.
Oct 21, 2021 · A cinematographer on over a hundred films, Freund is the inventor of the unchained camera, an innovation in early film. For the first time, the camera was free of the tripod and could move around the set. Because it was no longer confined to one position, thousands of new shots were possible.
Karl W. Freund, A.S.C. was a German Bohemian and American cinematographer and film director. He is best known for photographing Metropolis (1927), Dracula (1931), and television's I Love Lucy (1951–1957).
Karl Freund is the most important film pioneer you've never heard of. From the silent film era to the rise of the American sitcom, Freund was there at every turn. Countless...
