Albert Benitz

Albert Benitz
Born	17 November 1904 Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg German Empire
Died	11 March 1979 (aged 74) Hamburg, West Germany
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1926–1970 (film)

Albert Benitz (17 November 1904 – 11 March 1979) was a German cinematographer who worked on more than ninety films. He also directed the 1949 film Das Fräulein und der Vagabund. During the 1940s, he was under contract to Terra Film and worked with Leni Riefenstahl during the era.^[1]

Selected filmography

• The Son of the White Mountain (1930)
• Mountains on Fire (1931)
• Gently My Songs Entreat (1933)
• The Prodigal Son (1934)
• The Challenge (1938)
• Martina (1949)
• The Rabanser Case (1950)
• Weekend in Paradise (1952)
• The Devil's General (1955)
• The Marriage of Doctor Danwitz (1956)
• The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
• Spy for Germany (1956)
• Doctor Crippen Lives (1958)
• Of Course, the Motorists (1959)
• My Husband, the Economic Miracle (1961)
• The Terror of Doctor Mabuse (1962)

References

1. Rother p.133

Bibliography

• Rainer Rother. Leni Riefenstahl: The Seduction of Genius. A&C Black, 2003.

External links

• Albert Benitz at the Internet Movie Database