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Curt Oertel(1890-1960)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Curt Oertel was born on 10 March 1890 in Osterfeld, Germany. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Michelangelo: Life of a Titan (1938), Es war ein Mensch (1950) and Der Schimmelreiter (1934). He died on 1 January 1960 in Limburg, Germany.
BornMarch 10, 1890
DiedJanuary 1, 1960(69)
BornMarch 10, 1890
DiedJanuary 1, 1960(69)
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Known for

Michelangelo: Life of a Titan (1938)
Michelangelo: Life of a Titan
6.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1938
Es war ein Mensch
  • Cinematographer
  • 1950
Margarethe Albrecht, Hans Deppe, Wilhelm Diegelmann, Ali Ghito, Marianne Hoppe, Curt Oertel, Theodor Storm, Walther Süssenguth, Eduard von Winterstein, Mathias Wieman, and Josef Fenneker in Der Schimmelreiter (1934)
Der Schimmelreiter
5.9
  • Director
  • 1934
Neue Welt
  • Cinematographer
  • 1954

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Impressionen aus einem Theater
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1959
  • Neue Welt
    • Cinematographer
    • 1954
  • Es war ein Mensch
    • Cinematographer
    • 1950
  • The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1950)
    The Titan: Story of Michelangelo
    6.5
    • original 1939 footage
    • 1950
  • Michelangelo: Life of a Titan (1938)
    Michelangelo: Life of a Titan
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1938
  • Die steinernen Wunder von Naumburg
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1932
  • Das Donkosakenlied (1930)
    Das Donkosakenlied
    • Cinematographer
    • 1930
  • Revolte im Erziehungshaus (1930)
    Revolte im Erziehungshaus
    • Cinematographer
    • 1930
  • Erich Ludwig Stahl in Das grüne Monokel (1929)
    Das grüne Monokel
    • Cinematographer
    • 1929
  • Hoppla, wir leben!
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Man spielt nicht mit der Liebe (1926)
    Man spielt nicht mit der Liebe
    • Cinematographer
    • 1926
  • Werner Krauss in Secrets of a Soul (1926)
    Secrets of a Soul
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1926
  • Der Abenteurer
    • Cinematographer
    • 1926
  • Mady Christians in Die vom Niederrhein, 2. Teil (1925)
    Die vom Niederrhein, 2. Teil
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925
  • Mady Christians and Rudolf Herzog in Die vom Niederrhein, 1. Teil (1925)
    Die vom Niederrhein, 1. Teil
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925

Director

  • Impressionen aus einem Theater
    Short
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Das Haus am Hirschgraben
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Neue Welt
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Der gehorsame Rebell
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Es war ein Mensch
    • Director
    • 1950
  • The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1950)
    The Titan: Story of Michelangelo
    6.5
    • original 1939 footage
    • 1950
  • Michelangelo: Life of a Titan (1938)
    Michelangelo: Life of a Titan
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Pole Poppenspäler
    Short
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Margarethe Albrecht, Hans Deppe, Wilhelm Diegelmann, Ali Ghito, Marianne Hoppe, Curt Oertel, Theodor Storm, Walther Süssenguth, Eduard von Winterstein, Mathias Wieman, and Josef Fenneker in Der Schimmelreiter (1934)
    Der Schimmelreiter
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Die steinernen Wunder von Naumburg
    Short
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Gewitter über Gottland
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927

Writer

  • Neue Welt
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Es war ein Mensch
    • Writer
    • 1950
  • Michelangelo: Life of a Titan (1938)
    Michelangelo: Life of a Titan
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1938
  • Margarethe Albrecht, Hans Deppe, Wilhelm Diegelmann, Ali Ghito, Marianne Hoppe, Curt Oertel, Theodor Storm, Walther Süssenguth, Eduard von Winterstein, Mathias Wieman, and Josef Fenneker in Der Schimmelreiter (1934)
    Der Schimmelreiter
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1934
  • Hoppla, wir leben!
    • Writer
    • 1927

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 10, 1890
    • Osterfeld, Germany
  • Died
    • January 1, 1960
    • Limburg, Germany(road accident)

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