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Karl Machus(1884-1944)

  • Art Director
  • Production Designer
  • Art Department
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Karl Machus was born on 17 December 1884 in Berlin, Germany. He was an art director and production designer, known for 1812, Gräfin Vandières (1926), Ich heirate meine Frau (1934) and Othello (1922). He died on 24 May 1944 in Berlin, Germany.
BornDecember 17, 1884
DiedMay 24, 1944(59)
BornDecember 17, 1884
DiedMay 24, 1944(59)
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Known for

Dary Holm in 1812, Gräfin Vandières (1926)
1812, Gräfin Vandières
  • Production Designer
  • 1926
Ich heirate meine Frau (1934)
Ich heirate meine Frau
  • Art Director
  • 1934
Lya De Putti, Emil Jannings, and Werner Krauss in Othello (1922)
Othello
6.3
  • Art Director
  • 1922
Theo Matejko in Passion (1919)
Passion
6.7
  • Production Designer
  • 1919

Credits

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Art Director

  • Kristina Söderbaum in Opfergang (1944)
    Opfergang
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1944
  • Paul Hartmann and Rolf Lauckner in Bismarck (1940)
    Bismarck
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1940
  • Robert und Bertram (1939)
    Robert und Bertram
    4.8
    • Art Director
    • 1939
  • The Stars Shine (1938)
    The Stars Shine
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1938
  • Revolutionshochzeit (1938)
    Revolutionshochzeit
    2.6
    • Art Director
    • 1938
  • Karl Ludwig Diehl, Karin Hardt, and Olga Tschechowa in Liebe geht seltsame Wege (1937)
    Liebe geht seltsame Wege
    • Art Director
    • 1937
  • Fita Benkhoff, Ursula Deinert, Josef Eichheim, Jupp Hussels, Herbert Hübner, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Walter Steinbeck, Joe Stöckel, Ludwig Thoma, Eva Tinschmann, and Hans H. Zerlett in Moral (1936)
    Moral
    • Art Director
    • 1936
  • Karin Hardt, Gerda Maurus, Albrecht Schoenhals, and Hans Söhnker in Arzt aus Leidenschaft (1936)
    Arzt aus Leidenschaft
    • Art Director (as C. Machus)
    • 1936
  • Ich heirate meine Frau (1934)
    Ich heirate meine Frau
    • Art Director
    • 1934
  • Three Bluejackets and a Blonde (1933)
    Three Bluejackets and a Blonde
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1933
  • Im Bann des Eulenspiegels (1932)
    Im Bann des Eulenspiegels
    • Art Director
    • 1932
  • Schön war's doch
    • Art Director
    • 1932
  • Willy Clever, Hilde Gebühr, and Erich Kober in Die Wasserteufel von Hieflau (1932)
    Die Wasserteufel von Hieflau
    7.5
    • Art Director
    • 1932
  • Der schönste Mann im Staate (1932)
    Der schönste Mann im Staate
    • Art Director
    • 1932
  • Paul Hörbiger in Viennese Waltz (1932)
    Viennese Waltz
    • Art Director
    • 1932

Production Designer

  • Heinrich George and Veit Harlan in Burning Hearts (1945)
    Burning Hearts
    6.0
    • Production Designer (as Machus)
    • 1945
  • Alfred Braun, Otto Gebühr, Veit Harlan, Paul Klinger, Carl Raddatz, Wilfried Seyferth, Theodor Storm, Kristina Söderbaum, and Heinz Bonné in Immensee (1943)
    Immensee
    6.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1943
  • Die goldene Stadt (1942)
    Die goldene Stadt
    6.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1942
  • Otto Gebühr in Der große König (1942)
    Der große König
    6.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1942
  • Gustav Knuth, Ursula Deinert, Erich Fiedler, Heinrich George, Maria Landrock, Ernst Legal, Werner Scharf, and Jakob Tiedtke in Pedro soll hängen (1941)
    Pedro soll hängen
    2.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1941
  • Theo Lingen, Gustav Fröhlich, and Hilde Krahl in Herz - modern möbliert (1940)
    Herz - modern möbliert
    6.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1940
  • Karl Anton, Bruno Mondi, Gustav Diessl, Willy Engel-Berger, Max Gülstorff, Heinrich Jonen, Fritz Kampers, Hans Fritz Köllner, La Jana, Paul Otto, Harald Paulsen, Werner Scharf, Felix von Eckardt, Hubert von Meyerinck, and Josef Fenneker in Stern von Rio (1940)
    Stern von Rio
    5.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1940
  • Rudi Godden, Fritz Kampers, Albert Matterstock, Karl Schönböck, and Hilde Weissner in Die goldene Maske (1939)
    Die goldene Maske
    • Production Designer
    • 1939
  • Renate im Quartett (1939)
    Renate im Quartett
    7.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1939
  • Peter spielt mit dem Feuer (1938)
    Peter spielt mit dem Feuer
    • Production Designer
    • 1938
  • Der Katzensteg (1937)
    Der Katzensteg
    3.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1937
  • The Play on the Tenne (1937)
    The Play on the Tenne
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1937
  • Wie der Hase läuft (1937)
    Wie der Hase läuft
    • Production Designer
    • 1937
  • Die Stunde der Versuchung (1936)
    Die Stunde der Versuchung
    • Production Designer
    • 1936
  • Diener lassen bitten (1936)
    Diener lassen bitten
    7.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1936

Art Department

  • Salonwagen E 417 (1939)
    Salonwagen E 417
    4.4
    • assistant production designer
    • 1939
  • Gefährliches Spiel (1937)
    Gefährliches Spiel
    7.8
    • painter
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • C. Machus
  • Born
    • December 17, 1884
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • May 24, 1944
    • Berlin, Germany

Did you know

  • Trivia
    The production designer Karl Machus first finished an education as a painter before he dedicated to the theater where he created the coulisses for numerous plays. Finally he entered the film business and at the beginning of his career he was supported by the production designer Kurt Richter.

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