Eugen Schüfftan

Personal Info

Known For Camera

Gender Male

Birthday 1893-07-21

Deathday 1977-09-06 (84 years old)

Place of Birth Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]

Also Known As Eugene Shufftan, Eugen Schuefftan , Schuefftan, E. Schufftan, Eugene Schufftan, Eugen Schufftan, Eugène Schufftan, Schufftan, Schüfftan, Eugene Shufftan, Eugen Shufian, Eugene Shuftan , Eugen Shuftan, Shuftan

Eugen Schüfftan

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eugen Schüfftan (21 July 1893, Breslau, Silesia, Germany, now Wroclaw, Poland – 6 September 1977, New York City) was a German Jewish cinematographer. He invented the Schüfftan process, a special effects technique that employed mirrors to insert actors into miniature sets. One of the first uses of the process was for Metropolis (1927), directed by Fritz Lang. The technique was widely used throughout the first half of the 20th century until it was supplanted by the travelling matte and bluescreen techniques. Schüfftan won the 1962 Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White for his work on the film The Hustler.

Known For

Camera

1966
The Doctor Speaks Out

as Director of Photography

1966
Chappaqua

as Camera Operator

1965
Three Rooms in Manhattan

as Director of Photography

1964
The Big Scare

as Director of Photography

1964
Lilith

as Director of Photography

1963
The Virgins

as Director of Photography

1961
The Hustler

as Director of Photography

1961
Something Wild

as Director of Photography

1960
Eyes Without a Face

as Director of Photography

1960
A Couple

as Director of Photography

1959
The Bloody Brood

as Director of Photography

1959
Head Against the Wall

as Director of Photography

1958
The First Night

as Director of Photography

1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

as Director of Photography

1954
Una parigina a Roma

as Director of Photography

1953
The Crimson Curtain

as Director of Photography

1953
The Venus of Tivoli

as Director of Photography

1953
Mina de Vanghel

as Director of Photography

1952
The Respectful Prostitute

as Director of Photography

1950
Gunman in the Streets

as Director of Photography

1948
Women in the Night

as Director of Photography

1946
A Scandal in Paris

as Director of Photography

1945
Club Havana

as Director of Photography

1944
Bluebeard

as Director of Photography

1944
Summer Storm

as Director of Photography

1943
Hitler's Madman

as Director of Photography

1940
The Emigrant

as Director of Photography

1940
There's No Tomorrow

as Director of Photography

1939
María de la O

as Director of Photography

1938
Port of Shadows

as Director of Photography

1938
The Shanghai Drama

as Director of Photography

1938
Hatred

as Director of Photography

1937
Forfaiture

as Director of Photography

1937
Street of Shadows

as Director of Photography

1937
Yoshiwara

as Director of Photography

1937
Bizarre, Bizarre

as Director of Photography

1936
The Invader

as Director of Photography

1936
The Trouble with Money

as Director of Photography

1936
The Tender Enemy

as Director of Photography

1934
Le Scandale

as Director of Photography

1934
The Slump Is Over

as Director of Photography

1933
High and Low

as Director of Photography

1933
The Oil Sharks

as Director of Photography

1933
Unsichtbare Gegner

as Director of Photography

1932
Queen of Atlantis

as Director of Photography

1932
The Mistress of Atlantis

as Director of Photography

1931
The Scoundrel

as Director of Photography

1931
Popular Tune

as Director of Photography

1931
I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil

as Director of Photography

1930
People on Sunday

as Director of Photography

1930
The Stolen Face

as Director of Photography

1930
Farewell

as Director of Photography

1926
Manon Lescaut

as Additional Photography

Crew

Hudson's Bay

as Cinematography

1954
Ulysses

as Special Effects

1944
It Happened Tomorrow

as Technical Supervisor

1944
Voice in the Wind

as Technical Advisor

1931
Les quatre vagabonds

as Cinematography

1927
Napoleon

as Special Effects

Visual Effects

1946
The Dark Mirror

as Visual Effects

1927
Metropolis

as Visual Effects

1927
Napoleon

as Visual Effects Supervisor

Art

1948
Women in the Night

as Set Decoration

1948
Women in the Night

as Art Direction

1944
Bluebeard

as Production Design

Director

1931
The Scoundrel

as Director

1931
Into the Blue

as Director

Producer

1946
The Strange Woman

as Producer

1946
A Scandal in Paris

as Production Supervisor