Otto Hunte
Otto Hunte (9 January 1881 – 28 December 1960) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Hunte is considered one of the most important artists in the history of early German cinema, mainly for his set designs on the early silent movies of Fritz Lang. A working relationship with fellow designers Karl Vollbrecht and Erich Kettelhut defined his early career.
Otto Hunte
- Name
- Otto Hunte
- Born
- 9 January 1881
- Birthplace
- Hamburg, Germany
- Died
- 28 December 1960
- Place of death
- Potsdam, East Germany
- Occupation
- Production designer Art director Set decorator
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
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Otto Hunte (9 January 1881 – 28 December 1960) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Hunte is considered one of the most important artists in the history of early German cinema, mainly for his set designs on the early silent movies of Fritz Lang. A working relationship with fellow designers Karl Vollbrecht and Erich Kettelhut defined his early career.
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Otto Hunte was an architect, art director and production designer, of German nationality. The architect was born in Hamburg and died in Potsdam. Languages used include German.
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Hunte's architectural designs are found in many of the period's most important films including Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, Die Nibelungen (1924), Metropolis (1927) and Der blaue Engel. Hunte subsequently worked as one of the leading set designers during the Nazi era. After World War II, he was employed by the East German DEFA studios.
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• Name — Otto Hunte • Born — 9 January 1881 • Birthplace — Hamburg, Germany • Died — 28 December 1960 • Place of death — Potsdam, East Germany • Occupation — Production designer Art director Set decorator
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Mistress of the World (1919) • The Spiders (1919) • The Wandering Image (1920) • The Women of Gnadenstein (1921) • The Passion of Inge Krafft (1921) • The Indian Tomb (1921) • Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922) • Die Nibelungen (1924) • Metropolis (1926) • The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927) • Spione (1928) • Woman in the Moon (1929) • The Blue Angel (1930) • The Three from the Filling Station (1930) • Hooray, It's a Boy! (1931) • The Typist (1931) • By a Nose (1931) • The Private Secretary (1931) • That's All That Matters (1931) • The Four from Bob 13 (1932) • The Tsar's Diamond (1932) • I by Day, You by Night (1932) • Modern Dowry (1932) • Under False Flag (1932) • A Door Opens (1933) • The Country Schoolmaster (1933) • The Star of Valencia (1933) • Gold (1934) • Love, Death and the Devil (1934) • The English Marriage (1934) • Make Me Happy (1935) • The Devil in the Bottle (1935) • The Green Domino (1935) • City of Anatol (1936) • Donogoo (1936) • Donogoo Tonka (1936 • The Chief Witness (1937) • Wells in Flames (1937) • The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (1937) • The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938) • The Desert Song (1939) • Man for Man (1939) • Jud Süß (1940) • Riding for Germany (1941) • Attack on Baku (1941) • An Old Heart Becomes Young Again (1943) • Murderers Among Us (1946) • Raid (1947) • An Everyday Story (1948)
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Otto Hunte is recorded with the occupation production designer. Recorded as art director, architect and production designer.
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1881
Otto Hunte was born on 9 January 1881.
1960
Otto Hunte died on 28 December 1960.
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Otto Hunte was born in Hamburg.
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Otto Hunte died in Potsdam.
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Potsdam.
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- 1.Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. 219–220. 2009. 9781571816559.
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