Richard Angst
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Cinematographer
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- Birth Place
- Zurich, Switzerland
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Richard Angst (23 July 1905 – 24 July 1984) was a Swiss cinematographer. He became known in the late 1920s and early 1930s for his work on mountain films with Arnold Fanck and later worked on a wide range of productions in Germany, including collaborations with Fritz Lang. Over his career he was credited on numerous feature films and was recognised in 1971 with the German Film Award for his life’s work.
Richard Angst was born in Zürich, Switzerland, the son of Robert, an architect, and Elise Anna Klara Vaihinger, who came from Pforzheim, Germany, where he was raised.
In 1923 he entered film through cameraman Sepp Allgeier and became assistant to Arnold Fanck on his ski and mountain films. He trained with Fanck’s Berg- und Sportfilm GmbH in Freiburg, where he learned camera technique and film laboratory work.
Richard Angst was born in Zürich, Switzerland, the son of Robert, an architect, and Elise Anna Klara Vaihinger, who came from Pforzheim, Germany, where he was raised.
In 1923 he entered film through cameraman Sepp Allgeier and became assistant to Arnold Fanck on his ski and mountain films. He trained with Fanck’s Berg- und Sportfilm GmbH in Freiburg, where he learned camera technique and film laboratory work.
Life & Career Details
Richard Angst (23 July 1905 – 24 July 1984) was a Swiss cinematographer. He became known in the late 1920s and early 1930s for his work on mountain films with Arnold Fanck and later worked on a wide range of productions in Germany, including collaborations with Fritz Lang. Over his career he was credited on numerous feature films and was recognised in 1971 with the German Film Award for his life’s work.
Richard Angst was born in Zürich, Switzerland, the son of Robert, an architect, and Elise Anna Klara Vaihinger, who came from Pforzheim, Germany, where he was raised.
In 1923 he entered film through cameraman Sepp Allgeier and became assistant to Arnold Fanck on his ski and mountain films. He trained with Fanck’s Berg- und Sportfilm GmbH in Freiburg, where he learned camera technique and film laboratory work.
Richard Angst was born in Zürich, Switzerland, the son of Robert, an architect, and Elise Anna Klara Vaihinger, who came from Pforzheim, Germany, where he was raised.
In 1923 he entered film through cameraman Sepp Allgeier and became assistant to Arnold Fanck on his ski and mountain films. He trained with Fanck’s Berg- und Sportfilm GmbH in Freiburg, where he learned camera technique and film laboratory work.
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