FILM DIRECTOR

Karl Freund

1890 - 1969

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Karl W. Freund, A.S.C. (German: [frɔʏnt]; 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Freund has received more than 238,113 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Freund is the 738th most popular film director (up from 832nd in 2019), the 465th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 478th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Czech Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Karl Freund ranks 738 out of 2,041. Before her are Jaromil Jireš, Pupi Avati, Karel Lamač, James Whale, Gustav von Wangenheim, and Fernando Trueba. After her are Ryan Murphy, Marc Forster, František Vláčil, John Farrow, Bob Rafelson, and William Cameron Menzies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Karl Freund ranks 142. Before her are Frank Morgan, Mário de Sá-Carneiro, Ben Adams, Joachim von Kortzfleisch, Olga Desmond, and Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz. After her are Joseph Helffrich, Alexander Granach, Rudolf von Bünau, Boris Delaunay, Elmer Niklander, and Vera Inber. Among people deceased in 1969, Karl Freund ranks 126. Before her are Mutesa II of Buganda, Simon Vratsian, Al Taliaferro, Volmari Iso-Hollo, Gunnar Andersson, and Aleksandr Deyneka. After her are Bill Ivy, Friedrich von Huene, Harry Hammond Hess, Giovanni Urbani, Gabriel Chevallier, and Silvestre Igoa.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Karl Freund ranks 465 out of 1,200. Before her are Josef Vojta (1935), Karel Roden (1962), Tomáš Rosický (1980), Karel Lamač (1897), Joseph von Führich (1800), and Jan Tříska (1936). After her are František Vláčil (1924), Count Richard Belcredi (1823), Jana Novotná (1968), Luděk Pachman (1924), Arnold Pick (1851), and František Junek (1907).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Czechia

Among film directors born in Czechia, Karl Freund ranks 15. Before her are Václav Vorlíček (1930), František Čáp (1913), Elmar Klos (1910), Harun Farocki (1944), Otakar Vávra (1911), and Karel Lamač (1897). After her are František Vláčil (1924), Ivan Passer (1933), Vojtěch Jasný (1925), Gustav Machatý (1901), Edgar G. Ulmer (1904), and Jan Němec (1936).

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Filmography

Metropolis
Director
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Feb 6o 19278.116 / 10
Dracula
Director
British estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a castle in London. After Dracula enslaves Renfield and drives him to insanity, the pair sail to London together and Dracula, a secret vampire, begins preying on London socialites.
Feb 12o 19317.156 / 10
All Quiet on the Western Front
Director
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
Apr 29o 19307.8 / 10