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Franz Planer (1894–1963)

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department

Descended from a wealthy family of landowners in what was then Austria-Hungary, Franz Planer understood the importance of photography as an art form early in his life. He first stood behind the camera as a portrait photographer, working out of Vienna from 1910. He soon branched out, filming newsreels in Paris and... See full bio »

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in Karlsbad, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic]

Died:

(age 68) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1962 Something's Got to Give (short)
 
1961 The Children's Hour (director of photography / as Franz F. Planer)
 
1961 King of Kings (director of photography / as Franz F. Planer)
 
1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's (director of photography / as Franz F. Planer)
 
1960 The Unforgiven (director of photography)
 
1959 The Nun's Story (director of photography)
 
1958 The Big Country (as Franz F. Planer)
 
1958 Stage Struck
 
1957 The Pride and the Passion (photography)
 
1956 The Mountain (as Franz F. Planer)
 
1955 The Left Hand of God
 
1955 Not as a Stranger
 
1954 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (photographed by)
 
1954 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– The High Green Wall (1954)
 
1954 A Bullet Is Waiting
 
1954 The Caine Mutiny (director of photography / as Frank Planer)
 
1954 The Long Wait
 
1953 Bad for Each Other
 
1953 99 River Street (director of photography)
 
1953 Roman Holiday (director of photography / as Frank F. Planer)
 
1953 The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (as Frank Planer)
 
1951 Decision Before Dawn (director of photography / as Frank Planer)
 
1951 Death of a Salesman (as Frank F. Planer)
 
1951 The Blue Veil (as Frank Planer)
 
1951 The Scarf (as Frank Planer)
 
1951 Three Husbands (as Frank Planer)
 
1950 Vendetta (1946-1947 principal photography / as Frank Planer)
 
1950 Cyrano de Bergerac (as Frank Planer)
 
1950 711 Ocean Drive (director of photography / as Frank F. Planer)
 
1949 Once More, My Darling (as Frank Planer)
 
1949 Take One False Step (as Frank Planer)
 
1949 Criss Cross (director of photography / as Frank Planer)
 
1949 Champion (director of photography / as Frank Planer)
 
1948 One Touch of Venus (as Frank Planer)
 
1948 Letter from an Unknown Woman (director of photography / as Frank Planer)
 
1947 The Exile (as Frank Planer)
 
1946 The Chase (director of photography / as Frank F. Planer)
 
1946 Her Sister's Secret (as Frank F. Planer)
 
1945 Snafu (as Frank Planer)
 
1945 I Love a Bandleader
 
1945 Leave It to Blondie (as Franz F. Planer)
 
1944 Carolina Blues
 
1944 Strange Affair (as Franz F. Planer)
 
1944 Secret Command (as Franz F. Planer)
 
1944 Once Upon a Time (director of photography / as Franz F. Planer)
 
1943 The Heat's On (as Franz F. Planer)
 
1943 My Kingdom for a Cook (as Franz F. Planer)
 
1943 Destroyer (as Franz F. Planer)
 
1943 Appointment in Berlin (as Franz F. Planer)
 
1943 Something to Shout About
 
1942 The Daring Young Man (as Franz F. Planer)
 
1942 The Spirit of Stanford
 
1942 Sabotage Squad (as Franz F. Planer)
 
1942 Flight Lieutenant
 
1942 Submarine Raider
 
1942 The Wife Takes a Flyer
 
1942 Canal Zone (as Franz F. Planer)
 
1942 The Adventures of Martin Eden
 
1941 Harvard, Here I Come! (director of photography / as Franz F. Planer)
 
1941 Honolulu Lu
 
1941 Sing for Your Supper
 
1941 Three Girls About Town
 
1941 Our Wife (director of photography / as Franz F. Planer)
 
1941 Sweetheart of the Campus (as Franz F. Planer)
 
1941 Time Out for Rhythm (as Franz F. Planer)
 
1941 They Dare Not Love
 
1941 Penny Serenade (uncredited)
 
1941 Meet Boston Blackie (as Franz F. Planer)
 
1941 The Face Behind the Mask
 
1940 Glamour for Sale
 
1940 Escape to Glory
 
1939 North of Shanghai
 
1938 Adventure in Sahara
 
1938 Girls' School
 
1938 Holiday (photography)
 
1938 The Barbarian and the Lady
 
1937 Zauber der Boheme
 
1937 Love in Stunt Flying
 
1937 Die ganz großen Torheiten
 
1937 Premiere
 
1937 Le vagabond bien-aimé
 
1936 Harvest
 
1936 Blumen aus Nizza
 
1936 Children's Corner (short)
 
1936 The Beloved Vagabond
 
1936 Thank You, Madame
 
1936 Tarass Boulba
 
1936 Valse brillante de Chopin (short)
 
1936/II Ave Maria (short)
 
1935 The Divine Spark
 
1935 Casta diva
 
1935 Loves of a Dictator
 
1935 Turn of the Tide
 
1934 Moscow Nights
 
1934 End of an Affair
 
1934 Unfinished Symphony
 
1934 Masquerade in Vienna
 
1934 Dactylo se marie
 
1934 La garnison amoureuse
 
1934 Caprice de princesse
 
1933 Ihre Durchlaucht, die Verkäuferin
 
1933 Leise flehen meine Lieder
 
1933 Liebelei
 
1933 Der Choral von Leuthen
 
1933 The Town Stands on Its Head
 
1932 Das erste Recht des Kindes
 
1932 Der schwarze Husar
 
1932 The Prince from Arcadien
 
1932 The Countess of Monte-Christo
 
1932 Sailor's Song
 
1931 Der Herr Bürovorsteher (hand camera)
 
1931 Der Herzog von Reichstadt
 
1931 Sein Scheidungsgrund
 
1931 Calais-Douvres
 
1931 Der Storch streikt
 
1931 Nie wieder Liebe!
 
1931 La folle aventure
 
1930 Hans in allen Gassen
 
1930 Tattoo on the Rhine
 
1930 The Road to Paradise
 
1930 Three Good Friends
 
1930 The Son of the White Mountain
 
1930 Heute nacht - eventuell
 
1930 Stud. chem. Helene Willfüer
 
1930 Les chevaliers de la montagne
 
1929 Frauen am Abgrund
 
1929 Die Flucht vor der Liebe
 
1929 Der Narr seiner Liebe
 
1929 Die Liebe der Brüder Rott
 
1928 Weib in Flammen
 
1928 Volga Volga
 
1928 Strauss, the Waltz King
 
1928 Die Rothausgasse
 
1928 Die Pflicht zu schweigen
 
1928 A Daughter of Destiny
 
1927 Der große Unbekannte
 
1927 Caught in Berlin's Underworld
 
1927 Girls for Sale!
 
1927 Survival
 
1927 Wie heirate ich meinen Chef?
 
1927 Einbruch
 
1927 Die Achtzehnjährigen
 
1926 Der Sohn des Hannibal
 
1926 Schatz, mach' Kasse
 
1926 Bara en danserska
 
1926 Fünf-Uhr-Tee in der Ackerstraße
 
1926 Der Mann seiner Frau
 
1925 Finale der Liebe
 
1925 Schicksal
 
1924 Hunted Men
 
1924 Finances of the Grand Duke
 
1922 Monna Vanna
 
1922 Sodom und Gomorrha
 
1922 Um Liebe und Thron
 
1922 Der Favorit der Königin
 
1921 Die Nacht der Einbrecher
 
1921 Die Trommeln Asiens
 
1921 Das schwarze Gesicht
 
1921 Der Brunnen des Wahnsinns
 
1920 Der Ochsenkrieg
 
1920 The Monastery's Hunter
 
1919 Storms in May
 
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1933 The Town Stands on Its Head (camera operator)
 
1931 L'aiglon (camera operator)
 
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2003 The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (video documentary)
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

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[on the collaboration between he and director Anatole Litvak on Decision Before Dawn, which has been praised for its gritty, entirely shot-on-location camerawork] It was our aim to make a picture with all the blunt realism of a U.S. Army Signal Corps documentary. See more »

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Photographed five of Audrey Hepburn's films. See more »

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