Karl Freund

(1890-1969)

German film director and cinematographer

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Karl W. Freund, A.S.C. (January 16, 1890 – May 3, 1969) was a German Bohemian and American cinematographer and film director. He is best known for photographing Metropolis (1927), Dracula (1931), and television's I Love Lucy (1951–1957), and for directing The Mummy (1932). Freund was an innovator in the field of cinematography, often noted for pioneering the unchained camera technique, arguably the most important stylistic innovation of the 20th century, setting the stage for some of the most commonly used cinematic techniques of modern contemporary cinema.

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Born	Karl Freund 16 January 1890 Königinhof, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Dvur Kralove, Czech Republic]
Died	3 May 1969 (aged 79) Santa Monica, California, USA
Zodiac	Capricorn
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