About

Known credits:
54
Birthday:
1889-12-03
Place of birth:
Krzypnica, Poland
Website:
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Willy Hameister

Overview

Willy Hameister was born on December 3, 1889 in Kranzfeld, Landkreis Greifenhagen, Pomerania, he soon started to work for the "Deutsche Bioscop" from 1904 and filmed actual topics - a kind of news.

He switched to the film business in 1912 where he was active as a cinematographer for numerous movies. At the beginning of his film career he often worked together with the director Otto Rippert, anduring the 20s he worked besides many average movies also for some great classics, first of all "Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari" (1920). In 1938 he died at the age of only 48 after a long illness.

Known for

Camera
1938 Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty Camera Director of Photography 59
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1938 Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations Camera Director of Photography 60
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1936 Wochenendzauber Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1935 Csárdás Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1935 Rozpustilá noc Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1934 V cizím revíru Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1934 Pipin, der Kurze Camera Camera Operator 59
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1933 Das lustige Kleeblatt Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1933 Höllentempo Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1932 Annemarie, the Bride of the Company Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1932 Zu Befehl, Herr Unteroffizier Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1931 Poor little Eva Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1930 Susanne macht Ordnung Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1930 Only You Camera Director of Photography 59
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1930 Und so ein Glück kannst du nur haben Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1930 Die Frau ohne Nerven Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1930 Wer hat Bobby gesehen? Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1929 Wir halten fest und treu zusammen Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1928 Die drei Frauen von Urban Hell Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1928 Tales from the Vienna Woods Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1928 Das Karussell des Todes Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1928 Mikosch rückt ein Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1927 The Beggar from Cologne Cathedral Camera Director of Photography 59
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1926 Der lachende Ehemann Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1926 Küssen ist keine Sünd' Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1926 Prinzessin Trulala Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1926 Das Geheimnis von St. Pauli Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1925 Die Kleine vom Bummel Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1923 The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1923 Man by the Roadside Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1922 Ihr Kammerdiener Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1922 Die Beute der Erinnyen Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1921 Backstairs Camera Director of Photography 58
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1921 The Island of the Lost Camera Director of Photography 58
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1921 Die Abenteuer der schönen Dorette Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1921 Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1920 Die Augen der Maske Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1920 The Night of Queen Isabeau Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1920 Das Blut der Ahnen Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1920 Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire Camera Director of Photography 58
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1920 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Camera Director of Photography 74
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1919 The Dance of Death Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1919 The Plague in Florence Camera Director of Photography 59
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1919 Das ewige Rätsel Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1919 Der Weg, der zur Verdammnis führt, 2. Teil - Hyänen der Lust Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1915 Ein Ausgestoßener, 2. Teil: Der ewige Friede Camera Camera Operator 59
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1913 Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1913 Schatten der Nacht Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1912 Vorgluten des Balkanbrandes Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1912 In der Tiefe des Schachtes Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1912 In Night and Ice Camera Director of Photography 58
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1912 The Yellow Peril Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1912 Der Triumph des Todes Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
1919 Lilith and Ly Crew Cinematography N/A
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