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Josef Kaufmann(1936-2017)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Josef Kaufmann was born on 14 November 1936 in Mandatory Palestine. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Der Dichter und seine Stadt (1964), Tim Frazer (1963) and Literarische Zentren (1965). He died on 4 December 2017 in Cologne, Germany.
BornNovember 14, 1936
DiedDecember 4, 2017(81)
BornNovember 14, 1936
DiedDecember 4, 2017(81)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Der Dichter und seine Stadt
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Tim Frazer (1963)
Tim Frazer
7.5
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Literarische Zentren
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Quartett im Bett (1968)
Quartett im Bett
5.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1968

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Jan Billbusch
    • Cinematographer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Georg Stefan Troller und sein Pariser Journal
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Jossi Kaufmann)
    • 1995
  • Grenze '94 - ein deutsches Tagebuch
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Jossi Kaufmann)
    • 1994
  • Peter Scholl-Latour berichtet
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972–1979
  • Grenze '78 - ein deutsches Tagebuch
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Jossi Kaufmann)
    • 1978
  • Germany (1976)
    Germany
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1976
  • La Violencia - Gewalt in Guatemala
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • Rio Amazonas - Flussfahrt in Brasilien
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • Hundertwassers Regentag (1971)
    Hundertwassers Regentag
    7.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Wege nach Amazonien
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Eva Kroll, Georg Stefan Troller, Josef Kaufmann, and Klaus Simon in Am Rande der bewohnbaren Welt - Das Leben des Dichters Arthur Rimbaud (1971)
    Am Rande der bewohnbaren Welt - Das Leben des Dichters Arthur Rimbaud
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Schwarzer Halbmond
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Kreuz unter Feen und Drachen - Katholiken in Südvietnam
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Jossi Kaufmann)
    • 1970
  • Flüchtlinge - Odyssee unserer Tage
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
  • Vasco da Gama - Ein portugiesisches Heldenlied
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • Diana Rigg, José Nieto, Moisés Augusto Rocha, H. Coscollin, and Mme. Million in Minikillers (1969)
    Minikillers
    5.5
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Wilder Westen inclusive (1988)
    Wilder Westen inclusive
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • camera operator: second unit
    • 1988
  • Peng! Du bist tot! (1987)
    Peng! Du bist tot!
    5.4
    • camera operator: New York
    • 1987
  • Schiffer im Strom
    TV Mini Series
    • camera operator
    • 1961
  • Peterchen's Mondfahrt (1959)
    Peterchen's Mondfahrt
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • assistant camera
    • 1959

Director

  • Grenze '94 - ein deutsches Tagebuch
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Jossi Kaufmann)
    • 1994

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jossi Kaufmann
  • Born
    • November 14, 1936
    • Mandatory Palestine
  • Died
    • December 4, 2017
    • Cologne, Germany
  • Other works
    Book: Peter Scholl-Latour & Josef Kaufmann: "7 Gesichter Chinas", Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main; ISBN: 3-548-34160-8 (Hardcover) (1990) Book: Peter Scholl-Latour & Josef Kaufmann: "7 Gesichter Chinas", Heyne, München; ISBN: 3-453-03739-1 (Paperback)

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  • Trivia
    Cologne, Germany: Lives with wife in Cologne/Germany.

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