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Karl Freund

Career

Active from 1912 to 1960, busiest in 1918 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Metropolis
Metropolis
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Karl Freund Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Crime
    2.5, average 3.6
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 13
  • Classic Hollywood 13
  • Historical Drama 12
  • Silent Film 10
  • German Expressionism 9
  • Historical Setting 8
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Tragic Romance 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Melodrama 5
  • Period Piece 5
  • Forbidden Love 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

136
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
The Golem
The Golem (1960)

Director of Photography

1950s

3 titles · average score 63
I Love Lucy: The Movie
I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Montana
Montana (1950)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

Bright Leaf
Bright Leaf (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

1940s

28 titles · average score 62
South of St. Louis
South of St. Louis (1949)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Key Largo
Key Largo (1948)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

Undercurrent
Undercurrent (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Without Love
Without Love (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe (1944)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross (1944)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Cry 'Havoc'
Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Green Hell
Green Hell (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

1930s

37 titles · average score 65
Parnell
Parnell (1937)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

The Good Earth
The Good Earth (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Conquest
Conquest (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

Camille
Camille (1936)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Mad Love
Mad Love (1935)
GoodWatch score 87

Director

The Mummy
The Mummy (1932)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Murders in the Rue Morgue
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Dracula
Dracula (1931)
GoodWatch score 78

Co-Director, Director of Photography

Strictly Dishonorable
Strictly Dishonorable (1931)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

The Bad Sister
The Bad Sister (1931)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

1920s

32 titles · average score 78
Fräulein Else
Fräulein Else (1929)

Director of Photography

Metropolis
Metropolis (1927)
GoodWatch score 91

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography, Producer

Tartuffe
Tartuffe (1926)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

Variety
Variety (1925)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh (1924)
GoodWatch score 90

Director of Photography

Michael
Michael (1924)
GoodWatch score 81

as LeBlanc - Art Dealer

The Finances of the Grand Duke
The Finances of the Grand Duke (1924)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

The Burning Soil
The Burning Soil (1922)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Lucrezia Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia (1922)

Director of Photography

The Golem: How He Came into the World
The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship
The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship (1920)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

1910s

35 titles · average score 55
The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea
The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea (1919)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Intoxication
Intoxication (1919)

Director of Photography

Countess Kitchenmaid
Countess Kitchenmaid (1918)

Director of Photography

The Robber Bride
The Robber Bride (1916)

Director of Photography

The Man in the Mirror
The Man in the Mirror (1916)

Director of Photography

The White Roses
The White Roses (1916)

Director of Photography

The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1914)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

Little Angel
Little Angel (1914)

Director of Photography

Zapata's Gang
Zapata's Gang (1914)

Director of Photography

A Venetian Night
A Venetian Night (1914)

Director of Photography

The Suffragette
The Suffragette (1913)

Director of Photography

The Film Prima Donna
The Film Prima Donna (1913)

Director of Photography