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 cinematographer and film director best known for photographing Metropolis (1927), Dracula (1931), and television's I Love Lucy (1951-1957). Freund was an innovator in the field of cinematography and is credited with the invention of the unchained camera technique.
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Karl Freund 16 January 1890 Königinhof, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Dvur Kralove, Czech Republic]
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3 May 1969 (aged 79) Santa Monica, California, USA
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