Karl Freund

Cinematographer and director. Born 16 January 1890 in Königinhof, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Died 3 May 1969.

Titles on Fi1m1 directing · 6 crew

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

16 January 1890, Königinhof, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Died

3 May 1969

Active

1924–1941

Frequently works with

Erich Pommer, Irving Thalberg, Luise Rainer

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

78Fi1m

75Critics

We rate Karl’s work 4 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 792

Under 601

Of 6 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 13 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $10m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1924–1941

Genres

Drama6
Romance4
History2
Music1
Science Fiction1

Best and worst on Fi1m

87BestMetropolis1927

58WorstBlossoms in the Dust1941

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

351910s

321920s

371930s

281940s

31950s

11960s

Co-stars most worked with

Luise Rainer2 titles

Producers most worked with

Erich Pommer2 titles

Irving Thalberg2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated1942Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · The Chocolate Soldier
Nominated1942Best Cinematography, Color · Blossoms in the Dust
Won1938Best Cinematography · The Good Earth

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.