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Theo Nischwitz(1913-1994)

  • Special Effects
  • Visual Effects
  • Cinematographer
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Theo Nischwitz was born on 27 April 1913 in Berlin, Germany. He was a cinematographer, known for Das Boot (1981), The American Friend (1977) and Super (1984). He was married to Gertrud Hinz and Katharina Spoliansky. He died on 14 July 1994 in Munich, Germany.
BornApril 27, 1913
DiedJuly 14, 1994(81)
BornApril 27, 1913
DiedJuly 14, 1994(81)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot
8.3
  • Special Effects
  • 1981
The American Friend (1977)
The American Friend
7.4
  • Special Effects
  • 1977
Renan Demirkan and Udo Lindenberg in Super (1984)
Super
5.8
  • Visual Effects(as Theodor Nischwitz)
  • 1984
Michael Paré in Moon 44 (1990)
Moon 44
5.1
  • Special Effects
  • 1990

Credits

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Special Effects

  • Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (2003)
    Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion
    5.5
    • special effects (as Theodor Nischwitz)
    • 2003
  • Michael Paré in Moon 44 (1990)
    Moon 44
    5.1
    • special effects
    • 1990
  • Schulz & Schulz (1989)
    Schulz & Schulz
    7.6
    TV Series
    • special effects (as Theodor Nischwitz)
    • 1989
  • Hard to Be a God (1989)
    Hard to Be a God
    6.4
    • special effects supervisor (as Theodor Nischwitz)
    • 1989
  • Vicco von Bülow in Ödipussi (1988)
    Ödipussi
    7.4
    • optical effects
    • 1988
  • Burghart Klaußner, Peter Sattmann, and Isabel Varell in Das Rätsel der Sandbank (1985)
    Das Rätsel der Sandbank
    7.8
    TV Series
    • special effects design
    • 1985
  • Heiner Lauterbach in Das Gespinst (1985)
    Das Gespinst
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • special effects
    • 1985
  • Das leise Gift (1984)
    Das leise Gift
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • special effects
    • 1984
  • Otto Waalkes in Holly - The Movie (1984)
    Holly - The Movie
    6.4
    • optical effects
    • 1984
  • Angela Winkler in Ediths Tagebuch (1983)
    Ediths Tagebuch
    6.8
    • special effects supervisor (as Theodor Nischwitz)
    • 1983
  • Das Boot (1981)
    Das Boot
    8.3
    • special effects
    • 1981
  • Rolf Boysen, Karl Walter Diess, and Romuald Pekny in Wallenstein (1978)
    Wallenstein
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • special effects
    • 1978
  • Hitler: A Career (1977)
    Hitler: A Career
    7.5
    • special effects
    • 1977
  • The American Friend (1977)
    The American Friend
    7.4
    • special effects
    • 1977
  • Carmina burana (1975)
    Carmina burana
    8.4
    • trick effects
    • 1975

Visual Effects

  • Werner and the Wizard of Booze (1990)
    Werner and the Wizard of Booze
    6.8
    • optical effects: live action
    • 1990
  • Lena Stolze in The Nasty Girl (1990)
    The Nasty Girl
    7.3
    • optical effects
    • 1990
  • Der Fluch (1988)
    Der Fluch
    6.5
    • optical effects
    • 1988
  • Burghart Klaußner, Peter Sattmann, and Isabel Varell in Das Rätsel der Sandbank (1985)
    Das Rätsel der Sandbank
    7.8
    TV Series
    • visual effects artist
    • 1985
  • Das Boot (1985)
    Das Boot
    8.8
    TV Mini Series
    • front projection
    • 1985
  • Nonstop Trouble with the Family (1985)
    Nonstop Trouble with the Family
    6.4
    • optical effects
    • 1985
  • Renan Demirkan and Udo Lindenberg in Super (1984)
    Super
    5.8
    • special photographic effects (as Theodor Nischwitz)
    • 1984
  • Rod Steiger, Christoph Eichhorn, and Marie-France Pisier in The Magic Mountain (1982)
    The Magic Mountain
    6.3
    • visual effects consultant
    • 1982
  • Das Boot (1981)
    Das Boot
    8.3
    • front projection
    • 1981
  • Marlon Brando and George C. Scott in The Formula (1980)
    The Formula
    5.6
    • optical effects consultant: Europe
    • 1980
  • Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
    Berlin Alexanderplatz
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • visual effects
    • 1980
  • William Holden and Marthe Keller in Fedora (1978)
    Fedora
    6.8
    • process photography sequence
    • 1978
  • Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)
    Hitler: A Film from Germany
    7.4
    • visual effects
    • 1977
  • Gefundenes Fressen (1977)
    Gefundenes Fressen
    6.2
    • visual effects
    • 1977
  • Shout at the Devil (1976)
    Shout at the Devil
    6.2
    • process work
    • 1976

Cinematographer

  • Hans Albers in The Mistress (1952)
    The Mistress
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1952
  • Besatzung Dora (1943)
    Besatzung Dora
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1943

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Theodor Nischwitz
  • Born
    • April 27, 1913
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • July 14, 1994
    • Munich, Germany
  • Spouses
      Gertrud Hinz(divorced)
  • Children
      Babette Nischwitz
  • Parents
    • Heinrich Lisson

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was the son of actor, director and producer Heinrich Lisson nee Nischwitz.

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