Karl Freund

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Film_Director
gptkb:filmmakers
gptkb:photographers
gptkbp:active_years 1910-1960
gptkbp:active_years_end gptkb:1966
gptkbp:active_years_start 1912
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:Universal_Pictures
gptkb:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Universal_Pictures
gptkb:RKO_Pictures
gptkb:MGM
gptkb:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
gptkbp:award gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography
gptkb:César_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Film
gptkbp:birth_date January 16, 1890
gptkbp:born January 16, 1890
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Hollywood_Hills
gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park
gptkbp:child gptkb:Michael_Freund
gptkb:Peter_Freund
Barbara Freund
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:George_Cukor
gptkb:Fritz_Lang
gptkb:James_Whale
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:lighting_system
Visual storytelling
visual storytelling
camera movement
Innovative camera techniques
advancements in sound film
cinematography in horror films
development of film noir
gptkbp:death_date September 3, 1969
gptkbp:died September 3, 1969
gptkbp:education gptkb:Berlin_University_of_the_Arts
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:The_Mummy_(1932)
gptkb:The_Invisible_Man_(1933)
gptkb:The_Wolf_Man_(1941)
gptkbp:film gptkb:The_Mummy's_Curse_(1944)
gptkbp:film_debut gptkb:The_Last_Laugh_(1924)
gptkbp:film_festival Tribute at film festivals
gptkbp:film_technique gptkb:Abstract_Expressionism
dramatic lighting
Horror genre
Science fiction genre
Close-ups
atmospheric
Camera movement
High-contrast lighting
Low-angle shots
Deep focus
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:The_Mummy_(1932)
gptkb:The_Mummy_(2017)
gptkb:The_Mummy's_Curse
gptkb:The_Invisible_Man
gptkb:The_Devil-Doll
gptkb:The_Bride_of_Frankenstein
gptkb:The_Mummy's_Tomb
gptkb:The_Mummy_Returns
gptkb:The_Last_Laugh
gptkb:The_Mummy_(1959)
gptkb:The_Mummy_(1999)
gptkb:The_Mummy's_Hand
gptkb:The_Mummy's_Ghost
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Karl Freund
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:German_Expressionism
gptkb:John_Alton
cinematography techniques
horror film genre
Future cinematographers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:German_Expressionism
gptkb:Expressionism
gptkb:Georg_Wilhelm_Pabst
gptkb:Fritz_Lang
gptkb:Murnau
silent film era
Hollywood studio system
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:lighting_system
gptkb:special_effects
Cinematography
Innovative lighting techniques
Expressionist cinematography
innovative camera techniques
expressionist cinematography
gptkbp:legacy Influence on visual effects
Recognition in film history
influence on horror films
impact on visual storytelling
Impact on film noir
influence on future filmmakers
impact on film direction
pioneering cinematography
Pioneering cinematography
pioneering cinematography techniques
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkb:German
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Metropolis
gptkb:The_Mummy
gptkb:I_Love_Lucy
gptkb:The_Last_Laugh
gptkb:The_Good_Earth
gptkb:Mad_Love
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Director
gptkb:Film_Director
gptkb:Producer
gptkb:filmmakers
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Palm_Springs,_California,_USA
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition Documentaries about his work
Film retrospectives
Induction into the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Books written about his techniques
gptkbp:spouse Martha Freund
gptkbp:style gptkb:German_Expressionism
gptkb:Classic_Hollywood
gptkbp:works_with gptkb:Boris_Karloff
gptkb:Ernst_Lubitsch
gptkb:Fritz_Lang
gptkb:James_Whale
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Metropolis
gptkb:The_Threepenny_Opera
gptkb:The_Good_Earth
gptkb:The_Golem
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4