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Paul Holzki


1887 - 1960

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The cinematographer Paul Holzki joined the film business like many other early cinematograhpers via the professional of a photographer.
From 1913 he worked as a camera assistant but his film career became interrupted with his entering into World War I.

After the war he was able to become a main cinematographer and especially during the 20s he filmed many productions.
To his well-known movies of those years belong "Augen" (19), "Die Jagd nach dem Tode" (20), "Violet" (21), "Die Tochter Napoleons" (22), "Die Geliebte des Königs" (22), "Vineta - Die versunkene Stadt" (23), "Die Puppe vom Lunapark" (25), "Götz von Berlichingen zubenannt  mit der eisernen Hand" (25), "Der Herr der Nacht" (27), "Die elf Teufel" (27) and "Grossstadtkinder" (29).

Paul Holzki concentrated to the documentary in the 30s, he only was working behind the camera for one more feature movie called "Mach' mir die Welt zum Paradies" (30).
His most popular documentary he was involved was definitely his collaboration at Leni Riefenstahl's masterpiece "Olympia" (38).


Other movies from Paul Holzki:
Der Todesschacht (20) Das Medaillon der Lady Sington (20) Maulwürfe (20) Der ewige Fluch (21) Könnyved, der grosse Unbekannte (22) Yvette, die Modeprinzessin (22) Se. Exzellenz der Revisor (22) Die schwarze Paula (22) Die Kreutzersonate (22) Der grosse Wurf (22) Grossstadtfieber (23) Glanz gegen Glück (23) Der kleine Herzog (24) Freies Volk (25) Goldjunge (25) Mädchenhandel (27) Frühere Verhältnisse (27) Arme kleine Sif (27) Gefährdete Mädchen (27) Der Fahnenträger von Sedan (27) Die letzte Galavorstellung des Zirkus Wolfson (28) Ein Tag Film (28) Melodie der Welt (29) Dich hab' ich geliebt (29) Der Boxstudent (29) 

 
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