Eugen Schüfftan moved from his motherland, Germany, to France in 1933 to escape the rising Nazi movement. He moved to the US in 1940 and became a member of Local 644, the East Coast cinematographers chapter of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). He invented the Schüfftan Process for optical special effects that was ...
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, German Film Award - Honorary Award
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Fact
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He moved to the United States in 1940.
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He moved to France in 1933 to escape the Nazis.
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Inventor of the Schüfftan Process for optical special effects, used until it was replaced by the simpler matte method.
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When Schüfftan moved to the US, he became a member of Local 644, the East Coast cinematographers chapter of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). He received the Academy Award for black and white cinematography in 1962 for "The Hustler." He did not receive proper screen credit for many films he photographed.
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Chappaqua
1966
The Doctor Says
1966
Trois chambres
1965
as Eugene Shuftan
The Big Scare
1964
director of photography - as Eugen Shuftan
Lilith
1964
The Parisienne and the Prudes
1964
as Eugene Shuftan
Les vierges
1963
director of photography - as Eugen Shuftan
Captain Sindbad
1963
uncredited
The Doctors and the Nurses
1962
TV Series director of photography - 1 episode
Something Wild
1961
director of photography - as Eugen Shuftan
The Hustler
1961
director of photography - as Eugene Shuftan
Les yeux sans visage
1960
director of photography - as Eugen Shuftan
Un couple
1960
The Bloody Brood
1959
director of photography - as Eugene Shuftan
Head Against the Wall
1959
Hudson's Bay
1959
TV Series director of photography - 35 episodes
La première nuit
1958
Short
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957
TV Series 11 episodes
Una parigina a Roma
1954
Die Venus vom Tivoli
1953
Mina de Vanghel
1953
The Crimson Curtain
1953
Short
Sterren Stralen Overal
1953
Le chemin de Damas
1952
La p... respectueuse
1952
Le banquet des fraudeurs
1952
Les joyeux pélerins
1951
Gunman in the Streets
1950
Le traqué
1950
Women in the Night
1948
as Eugen Shuftan
A Scandal in Paris
1946
uncredited
The Wife of Monte Cristo
1946
uncredited
Club Havana
1945
uncredited
Strange Illusion
1945
uncredited
Bluebeard
1944
uncredited
Summer Storm
1944
uncredited
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Hitler's Madman
1943
uncredited
L'émigrante
1940
as Shuftan
There's No Tomorrow
1939
María de la O
1939
Le roman de Werther
1938
as Schufftan
Three Waltzes
1938
The Shanghai Drama
1938
Port of Shadows
1938
as E. Schufftan
Hatred
1938
Forfaiture
1937
as Eugen Schufftan
Bizarre, Bizarre
1937
as Eugène Schufftan
Yoshiwara
1937
as Schüfftan
Mademoiselle Docteur
1937
The Robber Symphony
1937
Komedie om geld
1936
as Eugen Schufftan, photography
La tendre ennemie
1936
The Invader
1936
Children of the Fog
1935
Riders to the Sea
1935
Short uncredited
Norah O'Neale
1934
La crise est finie
1934
Le scandale
1934
Du haut en bas
1933
as Schuefftan
La voix sans visage
1933
Unsichtbare Gegner
1933
Les requins du pétrole
1933
Der Läufer von Marathon
1933
The Lost Atlantis
1932
Coeurs joyeux
1932
Zigeuner der Nacht
1932
Die Herrin von Atlantis
1932
L'Atlantide
1932
Die Wasserteufel von Hieflau
1932
Dann schon lieber Lebertran
1931
Short
Meine Frau, die Hochstaplerin
1931
Das Ekel
1931
Les quatre vagabonds
1931
Gassenhauer
1931
Das gestohlene Gesicht
1930
Abschied
1930
Menschen am Sonntag
1930
Jagd auf dich
1929
Visual Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Magnetic Monster
1953
visual effects supervisor - uncredited
The Dark Mirror
1946
visual effects - uncredited
Love Me and the World Is Mine
1927
trick photography
Napoleon
1927
visual effects supervisor
A Modern Du Barry
1927
trick photography
Metropolis
1927
special visual effects
Manon Lescaut
1926
trick photography
Variety
1925
trick photography
Eifersucht
1925
trick photography
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
1924
trick photography
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Carnegie Hall
1947
production technique - as Eugene Shuftan
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
1946
production technician - as Eugene Shuftan
Summer Storm
1944
technical director - as Eugene Schufftan
Voice in the Wind
1944
technical advisor - as Eugene Shufftan
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
technical director - as Eugen Schufftan
Hitler's Madman
1943
technical director
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Die Wasserteufel von Hieflau
1932
Das Ekel
1931
Ins Blaue hinein
1929
Short
Special Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
Marianne of My Youth
1955
special effects
Ulysses
1954
special effects - as Eugen Shuftan
Napoleon
1927
special effects
Production Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Wife of Monte Cristo
1946
as Eugen Shuftan
Bluebeard
1944
as Eugen Schufftan
Art Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Women in the Night
1948
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Les musiciens du ciel
1940
camera operator - as Shuftan
Make Up Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ulysses
1954
makeup artist
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Strange Woman
1946
producer
Production Manager
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Scandal in Paris
1946
production supervisor - as Eugene Shuftan
Set Decorator
Title
Year
Status
Character
Women in the Night
1948
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1964
Honorary Award
German Film Awards
For his continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years.
$17 Million
