Karl Schneider (art director)

Karl Schneider
Born	19 July 1916 Berlin, German Empire
Died	18 December 1996 Daun, Germany
Occupation	Art director
Years active	1949-1984 (film & TV)

Karl Schneider (1916 – 1996) was a German art director.^[1] He was active in East German cinema from 1949 onwards, at the state-controlled Babelsberg Studios, but later worked in the West.

Selected filmography

• The Blue Swords (1949)
• Quartet of Five (1949)
• The Benthin Family (1950)
• The Axe of Wandsbek (1951)
• The Empress of China (1953)
• Der Teufel vom Mühlenberg (1955)
• Les Misérables (1958)
• Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1958)
• Every Day Isn't Sunday (1959)
• Hot Pavements of Cologne (1967)
• Our Doctor is the Best (1969)
• Count Dracula (1970)

References

1. Brockmann p.235

Bibliography

• Stephen Brockmann. A Critical History of German Film. Camden House, 2010.

External links

• Karl Schneider at IMDb