During the shooting of "A Yank in the R.A.F" (1941) Otto Kanturek was in a Avro Anson plane for aerial photography. This plane collided with a Hawker Hurrican pursuit plane and Otto Kanturek was killed on the spot.
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Hewent to Prague where he realised the movies "Das Glück von Grinzing/Das Häuschen in Grinzing" (1933) and "V tom domecku pod Emauzy" 19(33) as a director, afterwards he went to London where he was able to continue his film career as a cinematographer.
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In 1914 he went to Milan to work for Milano-Film, then in 1915 to work with Sascha-Film in Vienna and with Alexander Korda in Budapest.
4
His last cinematical works came at the beginning of the 40s into being with "Ten Days in Paris" (1940) and "Night Train to Munich" (1940).
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He trained at the Graphischen Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt in Vienna and, after a voluntary internship for Gaumont Newsreels, he became an assistant film cameraman with them in 1912 and the following year got a post with the producer Erich Pommer in Paris filming newsreels for Pathé, Gaumont and Éclair.
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The cinematographer Otto Kanturek finished an education for graphics, afterwards he made first cinematical experiences at Gaumont where he worked or their newsreels. Finally he entered the film business in 1912 and he first was active as a cinematographer assistant for different companies.
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At the beginning of the 30s he shot many movies in Germany but with the rise of the National Socialism he left Germany.
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In 1916 he was conscripted and was seconded to the special photographic services. During the First World War he also made his debut as Chief Cameraman.
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He also worked as a director on the romantic comedy The Student's Romance.
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Otto Kanturek became established as a cinematographer in the 20s and he worked for numerous silent movies.
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He was killed with Jack Parry when a Hurricane fighter collided with their Avro Anson camera plane over Norfolk after filming for "A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941).
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Night Train to Munich
1940
photography
Girl in the News
1940
Ten Days in Paris
1940
Shipyard Sally
1939
So This Is London
1939
Queer Cargo
1938
Hold My Hand
1938
Housemaster
1938
One Night in Paris
1938
Over She Goes
1937
Let's Make a Night of It
1937
Please Teacher
1937
A Clown Must Laugh
1936
The Prisoner of Corbal
1936
Love in Exile
1936
Music Hath Charms
1935
Abdul the Damned
1935
Mister Cinders
1934
April Blossoms
1934
Freedom of the Seas
1934
Bariole
1934
Those Were the Days
1934
Großfürstin Alexandra
1933
Tout pour l'amour
1933
Muß man sich gleich scheiden lassen
1933
Flucht nach Nizza
1933
Ein Lied für dich
1933
Der Diamant des Zaren
1932
Une jeune fille et un million
1932
Sehnsucht 202
1932
Moderne Mitgift
1932
Mädchen zum Heiraten
1932
Zwei in einem Auto
1932
Unter falscher Flagge
1932
La femme de mes rêves
1931
Eine Nacht im Grandhotel
1931
24 Stunden aus dem Leben einer Frau
1931
studio
Die Abenteurerin von Tunis
1931
interiors
Opera Ball
1931
...und das ist die Hauptsache!?
1931
Drei Tage Liebe
1931
Her Majesty Love
1931
L'amour chante
1930
Gretel and Liesel
1930
El amor solfeando
1930
Rendez-Vous
1930
Die Lindenwirtin
1930
Mon gosse de père
1930
Die kleine Veronika
1929
Woman in the Moon
1929
Bride 68
1929
director of photography
The Wrecker
1929
Die Räuberbande
1928
Scandal in Paris
1928
Die große Abenteuerin
1928
Mein Leben für das Deine
1928
Sechs Mädchen suchen Nachtquartier
1928
Der fröhliche Weinberg
1927
Der Geisterzug
1927
Die berühmte Frau
1927
Forbidden Love
1927
Die Bräutigame der Babette Bomberling
1927
Eine tolle Nacht
1927
Die Königin des Weltbades
1926
Wrath of the Seas
1926
Superfluous People
1926
Das süße Mädel
1926
Fräulein Josette - Meine Frau
1926
Der Provinzonkel
1926
Der dumme August des Zirkus Romanelli
1926
Das Gasthaus zur Ehe
1926
Impetuous Youth
1926
Der Stolz der Kompagnie
1926
Der Ritt in die Sonne
1926
O alte Burschenherrlichkeit
1925
Elegantes Pack
1925
Ballettratten
1925
Vater Voss
1925
Der Hahn im Korb
1925
Die Blumenfrau vom Potsdamer Platz
1925
Harry Hills Jagd auf den Tod. 1. Teil
1925
Harry Hills Jagd auf den Tod. 2. Teil
1925
Winterstürme
1924
Rosenmontag
1924
Königsliebchen
1924
Dudu, ein Menschenschicksal
1924
La vierge du portail
1923
Quarantäne
1923
Wer wirft den ersten Stein
1922
Die Stumme von Portici
1922
Der Unheimliche
1922
Brigantenrache
1922
Die Geheimnisse von Berlin, 3. Teil - Berlin-Moabit. Hinter Gitterfenstern
1921
Fortunato. 1. Der tanzende Dämon
1921
Fortunato. 2. Die Todesfahrt in den Lüften
1921
Die schwarze Pantherin
1921
Zu Hilfe!
1921
Susanne Stranzky
1921
The Asian Sun
1921
Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore
1921
Vier um die Frau
1921
Im Banne der Kralle
1921
Auto 1472
1920
Short
Die Verwandlung
1920
Opfer des Fluches
1920
Short
Die Geheimnisse von London - Die Tragödie eines Kindes
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