Biography
Eberhard von der Heyden (1909–1941) was a German cinematographer. He began his career as a camera assistant during the early sound film period and specialised in aerial photography.
In 1936 he joined Leni Riefenstahl’s camera team for the documentary Olympia (released 1938 in two parts). He later worked as a cinematographer on feature films and documentaries including Ziel in den Wolken (1938), the propaganda film Im Kampf gegen den Weltfeind (1939) and Kampf um Norwegen – Feldzug 1940 (1940). He also contributed to the Deutsche Wochenschau newsreels.
Von der Heyden died on 26 April 1941 near Corinth, Greece, during a parachute jump while filming a military operation for the newsreel service.
