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Konstantin Irmen-Tschet


Foto: Praesens Film AG (P. Gassmann)

1902 - 1977

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The cinematographer Konstantin Irmen-Tschet was born as Konstantin Cetverikov in Moscow. He was adopted later and since than his name was Konstantin Irmen-Tschet.

He went to Germany at the beginning of the 20s where he soon entered the film business.
He was among others the assistant of the cinematographer Günther Rittau before he was part of the special effects of Fritz Lang's movies "Metropolis" (27) and "Frau im Mond" (29). Laer followed the movies "F.P.1 antwortet nicht" (31) and "Münchhausen" (43).

He first worked as a cinematographer in 1928 for "Heimkehr" (28), it followed the silent film "Frau im Mond" (29).

He became a demanded cinematographer in the 30s and Konstanin Irmen-Tschet was part of many popular productions.
To his well-known works of those years belong "Liebling der Götter" (30), "Einbrecher" (30), "Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht" (31), "Bomben auf Monte Carlo" (31), "Ein toller Einfall" (32), "Ein blonder Traum" (32), "F.P.1 antwortet nichtg" (32), "Viktor und Viktoria" (33), "Mazurka" (35), "Boccaccio" (36), "Glückskinder" (36), "Fanny Elssler" (37), "Gasparone" (37) and "Nanon" (38).

He also remained an important factor in the film business during World War II and he shot "Hallo Janine!" (39), "Kora Terry" (40), "Frauen sind doch bessere Diplomaten" (41), "Münchhausen" (43) and "Die Frau meiner Träume" (44).

He continued his film career successfully after the war and he was behind the camera for the movies "Verspieltes Leben" (49), "Der Mann, der zweimal leben wollte" (50), "Heidelberger Romanze" (51), "Palace Hotel" (52), "Der träumende Mund" (53) and "Salto Mortale" (53) . Afterwards his last important feature movies came in Switzerland into being for the director Franz Schnyder. To these works belong "Der 10. Mai" (57), "Die Käserei in der Vehfreude" (58), "Anne Bäbi Jowäger" (60/62) and "Geld und Geist" (66).

One of his most unusual works might been his collaboration as a cinematographer for Hans Hass' expedition to the Galapagos Island. They worked there from 1953 to 1954.

Konstantin Irmen-Tschet was married with the actress Brigitte Horney.


Other movies from Konstantin Irmen-Tschet:
Liebeswalzer (30) Der Kampf mit dem Drachen oder: Die Tragödie des Untermieters (30) Ihre Hoheit befiehlt (31) Voruntersuchung (31) Der Hochtourist (31) Der Frechdachs (32) Schuss im Morgengrauen(32) Aufforderung zum Tanz (32) Liebe muss verstanden sein (33) Hitlerjunge Quex (33) Zwei Genies (34) Freut Euch des Lebens (34) Die Insel (34) Lockvogel (34) Königswalzer (35) Die Geige lockt (35) Die letzten Vier von Santa Cruz (36) Weiberregiment (36) Früh übt sich (36) Am Lagerfeuer (36) Menschen ohne Vaterland (37) Sieben Ohrfeigen (37) Grossalarm (38) Fortsetzung folgt (38) Der Gouverneur (39) Männerwirtschaft (41) Bunter Reigen (42) Das Hochzeitshotel (44) Der Puppenspieler (45) Nach dem Sturm (48) Der blaue Strohhut (49) Der Posaunist (49) Alles für die Firma (50) Die fidele Tankstelle (50) Unvergängliches Licht (51) Frischer Wind in alten Gassen (51) Das kann jedem passieren (52) Wir tanzen auf dem Regenbogen (52) Die geschiedene Frau (53) Hoheit lassen bitten (54) Unternehmen Xarifa (54) Weg in die Vergangenheit (54) Vergiss wenn Du kannst (56) Der Glücksbringer (57) Moderne Technik im Schein des Lichtbogens (59) Afrika tanzt (67)90 Jahre deutscher Geschichte, 90Jahre Konrad Adenauer (68)

 
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