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Karl Hasselmann

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  • Born
    May 8, 1883 · Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
  • Died
    June 8, 1966 · Berlin, Germany

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  • Karl Hasselmann was born on May 8, 1883 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Donaumelodien (1936), Schlagende Wetter (1923) and Frau im Strom (1939). He died on June 8, 1966 in Berlin, Germany.

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  • His film career diminished during World War II and he also worked rarely as a cinematographer after the war as well.
  • The cinematographer Karl Hasselmann learnt the profession of a mechanic and he joined the film business in this function when he got a job in a repair shop for cinema equipments.
  • Karl Hasselmann only continued his film career after the end of the war and he was engaged again as a cinematographer for many productions in the 20s.
  • His experiences as a cinematographer were also regularly used in the 30s.
  • When the fictitious film became a more and more important factor in the film business Karl Hasselmann became a demanded cinematographer and he realised till to he beginning of World War I numerous movies.

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