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Erwin Anders

Date of birth

Sep 8, 1908

Date of death

Jun 30, 1972(aged 63)

Place of birth

Potsdam, Germany

Erwin Anders

Biography of Erwin Anders:

Erwin Anders ( September 8, 1908 - June 30, 1972 in Potsdam ) was a German cameraman. Anders trained as a precision mechanic from 1922 to 1926. He then began working as a photo laboratory technician at Zeiss-Ikon in Dresden. In Dresden he trained at the technical school from 1928 and finished his apprenticeship in 1930. From 1933 to 1945 he headed the film studio at Zeiss-Ikon and then worked as a cameraman at DEFA Production Saxony in Dresden from 1946 to 1951. From 1955 until his death in 1972 he worked as a cameraman in the DEFA studio for feature films in Potsdam-Babelsberg and for German television . His mentors included Karl Plintzner. Anders made numerous satirical short films in the series Das Stacheltier . Anders also directed one film: together with Christoph Engel, he made the children's film Das Zaubermännchen in 1960 .

Erwin Anders has directed:

Rumpelstiltskin and the Golden Secret(1960)

Unsere Frauen im neuen Leben(1951)

Additional credits for Erwin Anders:

Pygmalion XII(1971)(Director of Photography)

Kein Mann für Camp Detrick(1970)(Director of Photography)

Hart am Wind(1970)(Director of Photography)

Das Tal der sieben Monde(1967)(Cinematography)

The Ancient Coin(1965)(Director of Photography)

Much Ado About Nothing(1964)(Cinematography)

Ein Mann und sein Schatten(1963)(Director of Photography)

Snow White(1961)(Director of Photography)

Rumpelstiltskin and the Golden Secret(1960)(Cinematography)

Zu jeder Stunde(1960)(Cinematography)

An Unusual Day(1959)(Cinematography)

Geschwader Fledermaus(1958)(Cinematography)

Don't Forget My Little Traudel(1957)(Cinematography)

Tinko(1957)(Cinematography)

Meeting Point(1956)(Cinematography)

Distinguishing marks: none(1956)(Cinematography)

Star mit fremden Federn(1955)(Director of Photography)

Geschichte einer Straße(1954)(Cinematography)

Das Stacheltier - Der Wintermantel(1954)(Director of Photography)

Das Stacheltier – Eine Liebesgeschichte(1953)(Director of Photography)

Baumeister des Sozialismus Walter Ulbricht(1953)(Cinematography)

Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten(1952)(Director of Photography)

Friendship Triumphs(1951)(Camera Operator)

Unsere Frauen im neuen Leben(1951)(Director of Photography)

Botschafter des Friedens(1948)(Camera Operator)

Leipziger Messe 1946(1946)(Cinematography)

Dresden(1946)(Cinematography)

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