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Robert Capa(1913-1954)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
  • Cinematographer
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Robert Capa
Robert Capa was born on 22 October 1913 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a cinematographer, known for Temptation (1946), Paris Cavalcade of Fashions (1948) and The 400 Million (1939). He died on 25 May 1954 in Thai Binh, Vietnam.
BornOctober 22, 1913
DiedMay 25, 1954(40)
BornOctober 22, 1913
DiedMay 25, 1954(40)
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Known for

George Brent, Charles Korvin, Paul Lukas, and Merle Oberon in Temptation (1946)
Temptation
6.6
  • Hamza
  • 1946
Paris Cavalcade of Fashions
TV Series
  • Director
The 400 Million (1939)
The 400 Million
6.6
  • Additional Crew
  • 1939
With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain (1938)
With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain
5.0
Short
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1938

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Beat the Devil (1953)
    Beat the Devil
    6.4
    • still photographer (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains in Notorious (1946)
    Notorious
    7.9
    • still photographer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain (1938)
    With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain
    5.0
    Short
    • still photographer
    • 1938

Additional Crew

  • Underfire: The Untold Story of Pfc. Tony Vaccaro (2016)
    Underfire: The Untold Story of Pfc. Tony Vaccaro
    8.1
    • archive photos
    • 2016
  • Moulin Rouge (1952)
    Moulin Rouge
    7.0
    • stills photographer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • The 400 Million (1939)
    The 400 Million
    6.6
    • assistant: China
    • 1939

Cinematographer

  • The 400 Million (1939)
    The 400 Million
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1939
  • With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain (1938)
    With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain
    5.0
    Short
    • photography
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 22, 1913
    • Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
  • Died
    • May 25, 1954
    • Thai Binh, Vietnam(land mine)
  • Other works
    Photographer and news film cinematographer, best known for front-line war pictures.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Biographical Movies
    • 6 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 4 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Involved in love affair with Ingrid Bergman. The two met while Ingrid was overseas entertaining the troops during World War II. The romance was the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window.
  • Quotes
    If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough.

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