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Eugen Schüfftan

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Also known as Eugen Shuftan

German cinematographer (1893-1977)

Film & TV

Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eugen Schüfftan (21 July 1893, Breslau, Silesia, Germany, now Wroclaw, Poland – 6 September 1977, New York City) was a German Jewish cinematographer. He invented the Schüfftan process, a special effects technique that employed mirrors to insert actors into miniature sets. One of the first uses of the process was for Metropolis (1927), directed by Fritz…

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1902-11-01
Active to
1987-03-26
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Instance of
human
Given name
Eugen
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Wrocław
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
film director
Languages spoken
English language
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date of birth
1893-07-21
date of death
1977-09-06
start of work period
1929-00-00
name in native language
Eugen Schüfftan
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