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Kurt Grigoleit(1924-1988)

  • Cinematographer
  • Production Manager
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Kurt Grigoleit was born on 17 January 1924 in Essen, Germany. He was a cinematographer and production manager, known for Interpol (1963), I Deal in Danger (1966) and Freddy und der Millionär (1961). He was married to Elisabeth Müller. He died on 19 December 1988 in Luzern, Switzerland.
BornJanuary 17, 1924
DiedDecember 19, 1988(64)
BornJanuary 17, 1924
DiedDecember 19, 1988(64)
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Known for

Interpol (1963)
Interpol
6.0
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
I Deal in Danger (1966)
I Deal in Danger
5.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1966
Grit Boettcher, Cathrin Heyer, Vittoria Prada, and Freddy Quinn in Freddy und der Millionär (1961)
Freddy und der Millionär
4.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1961
Es war die erste Liebe (1958)
Es war die erste Liebe
4.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1958

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Madame Bovary
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • Carl Schurz
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • Die Katze im Sack (1965)
    Der dritte Handschuh
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • I Deal in Danger (1966)
    I Deal in Danger
    5.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1966
  • Blue Light (1966)
    Blue Light
    6.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1966
  • Nachtfahrt
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965
  • Interpol (1963)
    Interpol
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1963–1965
  • Paris muß brennen! - Die Rettung der französischen Hauptstadt durch den General von Choltitz
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1962–1965
  • Den Tod in der Hand
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1963
  • Das Kriminalmuseum (1963)
    Das Kriminalmuseum
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1963
  • Die Abrechnung
    9.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1963
  • Peter Weck and Vincent Winter in Almost Angels (1962)
    Almost Angels
    6.3
    • director of photography
    • 1962
  • Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frisst...
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1962
  • Grit Boettcher, Cathrin Heyer, Vittoria Prada, and Freddy Quinn in Freddy und der Millionär (1961)
    Freddy und der Millionär
    4.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1961

Production Management

  • Die schwarzen Brüder (1983)
    Die schwarzen Brüder
    7.6
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1983

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Eight Witnesses (1954)
    Eight Witnesses
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • camera operator: second unit
    • 1954
  • Carnival Story (1954)
    Carnival Story
    5.7
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Martin Luther (1953)
    Martin Luther
    6.8
    • assistant camera
    • 1953
  • Hanna Amon (1951)
    Hanna Amon
    6.1
    • assistant camera
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 17, 1924
    • Essen, Germany
  • Died
    • December 19, 1988
    • Luzern, Switzerland
  • Spouse
    • Elisabeth Müller1962 - December 19, 1988 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Kurt worked with his future wife on "Rommel ruft Kairo" in 1959, and three episodes of "Am grünren Strand der Spree" in 1960. They married in 1962.

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