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Hans Theyer


1884 - 1955

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The cinematographer Hans Theyer finished an education at the Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt in Vienna before he began his professional career by Pathé Frères. For this company he shot numerous documentaries which led him around the world. Besides Europa he was also often in Asia. Later he shot propaganda movies during World War I.

He realised his first feature movie as a cinematographer in 1914 with "Durchs Ziel" (14) but his real film career as a cinematographer began in 1920.
In the next years he was engaged for the silent movies "Der Henker von Sankt Marien" (20), "Herren der Meere" (22), "Der Rosenkavalier" (25), "Franz Schuberts letzte Liebe" (26), "Die Familie ohne Moral" (27), "Der grösste Gauner des Jahrhunderts" (27), "Die beiden Seehunde" (28) and "Erzherzog Johann" (29).

His last cinematical works behind the camera came in the 30s into being with movies like "Das Wolgamädchen" (30), "Die grosse Liebe" (31), "Singende Jugend" (36), "Bolek i Lolek" (36) and "Ein Bombengeschäft" (39) auf die Leinwand.

Besides his activity as a cinematographer he also realised few movies as a director, among them "Der G'wissenswurm" (17), "Kinder der Revolution" (23) and "Die Rache der Pharaonen" (25).

His son Hans Heinz Theyer became a cinematographer too.


Other movies from Hans Theyer (Cinematographer):
Jagd nach dem Glück (20) Die Tragödie eines verschollenen Fürstensohnes (22) Serge Panine (22) Le vertige (26) Der Balletterzherzog (26) Der Herr des Todes (26) Die Strecke (27) Die 3 Niemandskinder (27) Huragan (28) Die Frau von gestern und morgen (28) Befehl zur Ehe (28) Der Mitternachtswalzer (29) Hingabe (29) Die Beute des Scheiks (29) Kult cila (30) Die Tat des Andreas Marmer (30) Niebezpieczny romans (30) Wiatr od morza (30) Unwiedziona (31) Rok 1914 (32) Abenteuer am Lido (33) Wenn du jung bist, gehört dir die Welt (34) Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben (36) Die Puppenfee (36) 30 karatow szczescia (36) Nastradin Hodzha i Hitar Petar (39) Hilfe, Erpresser! (39)

Director:
Der ausprobierte Freier (18) Fräulein Frau (23)

Writer:
Der G'wissenswurm (17) Der ausprobierte Freier (18) Fräulein Frau (23)

 
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