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Robert Lach(1901-1971)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Robert Lach was born on 26 June 1901 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a cinematographer, known for Poor as a Church Mouse (1931), The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927) and Wochenend im Paradies (1931). He was married to Olga von Togni. He died on 8 April 1971 in Wien, Austria.
BornJune 26, 1901
DiedApril 8, 1971(69)
BornJune 26, 1901
DiedApril 8, 1971(69)
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Known for

Poor as a Church Mouse (1931)
Poor as a Church Mouse
6.4
  • Cinematographer(as Walter Robert Lach)
  • 1931
Édith Jéhanne in The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927)
The Love of Jeanne Ney
7.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 1927
Wochenend im Paradies (1931)
Wochenend im Paradies
  • Cinematographer(as Walter Robert Lach)
  • 1931
Sex in Chains (1928)
Sex in Chains
6.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1928

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Das jüngste Gericht (1940)
    Das jüngste Gericht
    8.7
    • Cinematographer (as Walter Robert Lach)
    • 1940
  • Nach Feierabend
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as Walter Robert Lach)
    • 1939
  • Siegfried Karl Trieb in Maja zwischen zwei Ehen (1938)
    Maja zwischen zwei Ehen
    • Cinematographer
    • 1938
  • Amsterdam bij nacht
    • Cinematographer
    • 1937
  • Uilenspiegel leeft nog (1935)
    Uilenspiegel leeft nog
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Louis De Bree and Cor Ruys in De Kribbebijter (1935)
    De Kribbebijter
    7.2
    • Cinematographer (as R. Lach)
    • 1935
  • In Jesu Dienst
    • Cinematographer (as Walter Robert Lach)
    • 1934
  • Ringende Menschen. Die Tragödie einer Familie
    • Cinematographer (as Walter Robert Lach)
    • 1933
  • A Thousand for One Night
    • Cinematographer (as Walter Robert Lach)
    • 1933
  • Nur ein Viertelstündchen
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as Walter Robert Lach)
    • 1932
  • For Once I'd Like to Have No Troubles (1932)
    For Once I'd Like to Have No Troubles
    • Cinematographer (as Walter Robert Lach)
    • 1932
  • Poor as a Church Mouse (1931)
    Poor as a Church Mouse
    6.4
    • director of photography (as Walter Robert Lach)
    • 1931
  • Wochenend im Paradies (1931)
    Wochenend im Paradies
    • Cinematographer (as Walter Robert Lach)
    • 1931
  • Der Herr Finanzdirektor
    • Cinematographer
    • 1931
  • Oskar Sima and Gerda Maurus in Seitensprünge (1931)
    Seitensprünge
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1931

Camera and Electrical Department

  • For Once I'd Like to Have No Troubles (1932)
    For Once I'd Like to Have No Troubles
    • camera operator: studio camera (as Walter Robert Lach)
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • R. Lach
  • Born
    • June 26, 1901
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • April 8, 1971
    • Wien, Austria
  • Spouse
    • Olga von Togni? - April 8, 1971 (his death)

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