Walter Röhrig
Walter Röhrig (13 April 1887 – 6 December 1945) was a German art director.
Walter Röhrig

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- Born
- 13 April 1887
- Birthplace
- Berlin, German Empire
- Died
- 6 December 1945
- Place of death
- Caputh, Brandenburg, Germany
- Occupation
- Art director
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
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Walter Röhrig (13 April 1887 – 6 December 1945) was a German art director.
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• Born — 13 April 1887 • Birthplace — Berlin, German Empire • Died — 6 December 1945 • Place of death — Caputh, Brandenburg, Germany • Occupation — Art director • Years Active — 1919–1945 (film)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) • Masks (1920) • Island of the Dead (1921) • Destiny (1921) • Parisian Women (1921) • Miss Julie (1922) • Kaddish (1924) • Luther (1928) • The Flute Concert of Sanssouci (1930) • Hocuspocus (1930) • The Immortal Vagabond (1930) • Calais-Dover (1931) • In the Employ of the Secret Service (1931) • The Countess of Monte Cristo (1932) • Congress Dances (1932) • Waltz War (1933) • Refugees (1933) • Court Waltzes (1933) • The Empress and I (1933) • Season in Cairo (1933) • Night in May (1934) • The Young Baron Neuhaus (1934) • The Csardas Princess (1934) • The Royal Waltz (1935) • Savoy Hotel 217 (1936) • Under Blazing Heavens (1936) • Diamonds (1937) • My Son the Minister (1937) • The Wedding Trip (1939) • Rembrandt (1942) • A Salzburg Comedy (1943)
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Walter Röhrig is recorded with the occupation production designer. Recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as painter, production designer and director.

Intertitle shortly before the end of the V. act in the german silent film Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari.
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1887
Walter Röhrig was born on 13 April 1887.
1945
Walter Röhrig died on 6 December 1945.
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- 1.Stephens p.163
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- Michael L. Stephens. Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary. McFarland, 1998.
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