- Franz Planer
Film
cinematographer Franz Planer, A.S.C. (March 29 ,1894 -January 10 ,1963 ) was born inKarlsbad , Austria-Hungary (nowCzech Republic ). Planer began as a director of photography for films in Germany and later throughout Europe in the early 1900s before beginning work inHollywood in1937 . He shot over 130 movies, including the color films "The Big Country " and "Breakfast at Tiffany's ".Notable films
*"Holiday" (1938)
*"Secret Command" (1944)
*"The Chase" (1946)
*"One Touch of Venus" (1948)
*"Criss Cross" (1949)
*"Cyrano de Bergerac" (1950)
*"The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T " (1953)
*"The Caine Mutiny" (1954)
*"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954)
*"Not as a Stranger " (1955)
*"The Pride and the Passion " (1957)
*"King of Kings" (1961)
*"The Children's Hour (1961)
*"Something's Got to Give " (1962) (unfinished, restarted a year later as "Move Over, Darling ", with a different cast and technical staff)Academy Award Nominations
*Nominated for Cinematography (Black & White) 1949: "Champion"
*Nominated for Cinematography (Black & White) 1951: "Death of a Salesman "
*Nominated for Cinematography (Black & White) 1953: "Roman Holiday"
*Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1959: "The Nun's Story"
*Nominated for Cinematography (Black & White) 1961: "The Children's Hour"References
* Robert Müller: Alpträume in Hollywood. Franz Planer: Eine Karriere zwischen Berlin, Wien und Los Angeles. In: Christian Cargnelli, Michael Omasta (eds.): Schatten. Exil. Europäische Emigranten im Film noir. PVS, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-901196-26-9
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