Jan Roth
| Jan Roth | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 November 1899 Náchod, Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| Died |
4 October 1972 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1923-1969 |
Jan Roth (1899–1972) was a Czech cinematographer.[1] After serving an apprenticeship under the German-based Karl Anton and Karel Lamač, Roth was one of the most prolific cinematographers in 1930s Czech cinema. Following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1938 he was employed by the Prague-based German film studio Prag-Film. After the Second World War Roth continued to work in the now Communist Czech film industry until 1969. He was noted for his ability to create Chiaroscuro effects.
Selected filmography
- Blackmailer (1937)
- Goodbye, Franziska (1941)
- We Make Music (1942)
- The Waitress Anna (1942)
- The Second Shot (1942)
- Love Premiere (1943)
- A Kiss from the Stadium (1948)
References
- ↑ Liehm p.23
Bibliography
- Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945. University of California Press, 1977.
External links
- Jan Roth at the Internet Movie Database
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