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Karl Struss

Cinematographer / Photographer / Camera Operator | * 11/30/1886 († 95, 12/16/1981) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Karl Struss, A.S.C. (November 30, 1886 – December 15, 1981) was an American photographer and a cinematographer of the 1900s through the 1950s. He was also one of the earliest pioneers of 3-D films. While he mostly worked on films, such as F.W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator and Limelight, he was also one of the cinematographers for the television series Broken Arrow and photographed 19 episodes of My Friend Flicka. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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After burning Rome, Emperor Nero decides to blame the Christians, and issues the edict that they are all to be caught and sent to the arena. Two old Christians are caught, and about to be hauled off, ...

The Sign of the Cross

NR

1932 | 3.2/5 | 2h 4min
Drama, History
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Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime. ...

The Great Dictator

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1940 | 4.2/5 | 2h 5min
Comedy, War
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A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife. ...

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

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1927 | 3.9/5 | 1h 34min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chem ...

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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1931 | 3.6/5 | 1h 38min
Horror, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Karl Struss

Academy Award for Best Cinematography 3x Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
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Movies with Karl Struss as Crew(88)

Camera/Director of Photography1959 Counterplot
Camera/Director of Photography1959 The Alligator People
Camera/Director of Photography1958 Machete
Camera/Director of Photography1958 The Fly
Camera/Director of Photography1957 Kronos
Camera/Director of Photography1957 She Devil
Camera/Director of Photography1957 The Deerslayer
Camera/Director of Photography1956 Mohawk
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Poverty and Nobility
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Two Nights with Cleopatra
Camera/Camera Operator1954 Attila
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Funniest Show on Earth
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Neapolitan Turk
Directing/Director1953 Domenica a Capri
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Limelight
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Lady Possessed
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Rose of Cimarron
Camera/Director of Photography1951 Tarzan's Peril
Camera/Director of Photography1950 The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
Camera/Director of Photography1950 Rocketship X-M
Camera/Director of Photography1950 It's a Small World
Camera/Director of Photography1950 The Return of Jesse James
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Call of the Forest
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Siren of Atlantis
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Hello Out There
Camera/Director of Photography1948 The Dude Goes West
Camera/Director of Photography1947 The Macomber Affair
Camera/Director of Photography1946 Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
Camera/Director of Photography1946 Suspense
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Bring on the Girls
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Rainbow Island
Camera/Director of Photography1944 And the Angels Sing
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Journey into Fear
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Riding High
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Caught in the Draft
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Aloma of the South Seas
Camera/Director of Photography1940 The Great Dictator
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Paris Honeymoon
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Island of Lost Men
Camera/Director of Photography1939 The Star Maker
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Zenobia
Crew/Cinematography1938 Sing, You Sinners
Camera/Director of Photography1938 Thanks for the Memory
Camera/Director of Photography1937 Every Day's a Holiday
Camera/Director of Photography1937 Mountain Music
Camera/Director of Photography1936 Go West Young Man
Camera/Director of Photography1936 Hollywood Boulevard
Camera/Director of Photography1936 The Preview Murder Mystery
Camera/Director of Photography1936 Let's Make a Million
Camera/Director of Photography1935 Two for Tonight
Camera/Director of Photography1935 Goin' to Town
Crew/Cinematography1934 Belle of the Nineties
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Four Frightened People
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Here Is My Heart
Camera/Director of Photography1933 The Story of Temple Drake
Camera/Director of Photography1933 Disgraced!
Camera/Director of Photography1933 The Woman Accused
Camera/Director of Photography1933 Tonight Is Ours
Camera/Director of Photography1933 Torch Singer
Camera/Director of Photography1932 The Sign of the Cross
Camera/Director of Photography1932 Island of Lost Souls
Camera/Director of Photography1932 The Man from Yesterday
Camera/Director of Photography1932 Two Kinds of Women
Camera/Director of Photography1932 Dancers in the Dark
Camera/Director of Photography1932 Forgotten Commandments
Camera/Director of Photography1932 The World and the Flesh
Camera/Director of Photography1931 The Road to Reno
Camera/Director of Photography1931 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Camera/Director of Photography1931 Skippy
Camera/Director of Photography1931 Up Pops the Devil
Camera/Director of Photography1930 Be Yourself!
Camera/Director of Photography1930 Danger Lights
Camera/Director of Photography1930 One Romantic Night
Camera/Director of Photography1930 Lummox
Camera/Director of Photography1930 Abraham Lincoln
Camera/Director of Photography1929 Coquette
Camera/Director of Photography1928 Night Watch
Camera/Director of Photography1928 The Battle of the Sexes
Camera/Director of Photography1927 Babe Comes Home
Camera/Director of Photography1927 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Camera/Director of Photography1926 Hell's Four Hundred
Camera/Director of Photography1926 Sparrows
Camera/Director of Photography1926 Forever After
Camera/Director of Photography1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Camera/Director of Photography1923 Poor Men's Wives
Camera/Director of Photography1921 Fool's Paradise
Camera/Director of Photography1920 Something to Think About

Full Name: Karl Struss
Born: Tuesday, 11/30 1886 (November) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 12/16 1981 (December) in Santa Monica (aged: 95)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Columbia University, Teachers College
Other names for Karl Struss (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Carlo Struss"
"Karl O. Struss"
Karl Struss frequently works together with these people:
Kurt Neumann (22x, Crew)
Hans Dreier (18x, Crew)
John Leipold (13x, Crew)
Charlie Chaplin (11x, Crew)
Ruggero Maccari (9x, Crew)
Travis Banton (9x, Crew)
Mae West (8x, Actress)
Cecil B. DeMille (7x, Crew)
Roberto Cinquini (7x, Crew)
Edith Head (7x, Crew)
Irving Bacon (6x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:164454, Added: 07/06/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024