Otto Gülstorff
Otto Guelstorff (1878–1959) was a German art director. He worked on around fifty films during his career.
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Otto Gülstorff
- Name
- Otto Guelstorff
- Born
- 5 February 1878
- Birthplace
- Tilsit, East Prussia, German Empire
- Died
- 3 July 1959
- Place of death
- Berlin, Germany
- Occupation
- Art director
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
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Otto Guelstorff (1878–1959) was a German art director. He worked on around fifty films during his career.
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• Name — Otto Guelstorff • Born — 5 February 1878 • Birthplace — Tilsit, East Prussia, German Empire • Died — 3 July 1959 • Place of death — Berlin, Germany • Other Names — Otto Gülstorff • Occupation — Art director • Years Active — 1926-1948 (film & TV)
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Selected filmography
• Hell of Love (1926) • Silence in the Forest (1929) • Rustle of Spring (1929) • Heilige oder Dirne (1929) • For Once I'd Like to Have No Troubles (1932) • Adventure on the Southern Express (1934) • Love and the First Railway (1934) • All Because of the Dog (1935) • Punks Arrives from America (1935) • Pillars of Society (1935) • Stronger Than Regulations (1936) • Back in the Country (1936) • The Glass Ball (1937) • Der singende Tor (1939) • The Master of the Estate (1943) • 1-2-3 Corona (1948)
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- 1.Fox p. 257
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- Fox, Jo. Film propaganda in Britain and Nazi Germany: World War II Cinema. Berg, 2007.
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