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Carl Koch is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Assistant Director, Director of Photography, Animation and Cinematography Allemand born on 30 july 1892 at Nümbrecht (German)

Carl Koch

Carl Koch
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Nationality German
Birth 30 july 1892 at Nümbrecht (German)
Death 1 december 1963 (at 71 years)

Carl Koch est un réalisateur et scénariste d'origine allemande, né le 30 juillet 1892 à Nümbrecht (Allemagne), mort le 1er décembre 1963, à Barnet (Grande-Bretagne).

Biography

La vie et le travail de Carl Koch sont indissolublement liés à son épouse, Lotte Reiniger.

Proche de Bertolt Brecht et de Jean Renoir, le couple Reiniger-Koch a travaillé sur des films d'animation qui, en leur temps, furent des films d'avant-garde. Ils ont notamment réalisé ensemble Les Aventures du prince Ahmed en 1926.

Le couple de réalisateurs était assez mal vu des nazis, qui leur reprochaient leur proximité avec la gauche sous la République de Weimar. Aussi, après l'arrivée de Hitler au pouvoir en 1933, ils cherchent à quitter Berlin pour s'établir à Londres. Mais Koch rencontre des difficultés pour obtenir un visa ; il continue à réaliser des films en Allemagne avant de pouvoir séjourner en Grande-Bretagne en 1936, grâce à Renoir. Faute de visa permanent, il est ensuite condamné à l'errance entre Paris et Rome, avant de devoir retourner à Berlin pendant la Guerre.

Durant sa période parisienne, il est aux côtés de Jean Renoir sur le plateau de La Grande Illusion comme conseiller technique : les deux hommes se sont rendu compte que durant la Première Guerre mondiale, le bataillon auquel appartenait Koch tira sans doute sur l'avion que pilotait Renoir. Les deux hommes sont très proches, ils travaillent ensemble de façon étroite sur La Marseillaise puis sur La Règle du jeu, considéré par la critique moderne comme l'un des plus grands films de l'histoire du cinéma.

Après le tournage de La Règle du jeu, en février-mars 1939, les deux amis sont contactés par le service national cinématographique italien : Mussolini souhaite leur confier une adaptation de La Tosca. Mais l'entrée en guerre imminente de l'Italie fait que Renoir abandonne le projet, terminé par Koch avec le jeune Luchino Visconti comme assistant.

Koch et son épouse, décidés à ne jamais plus vivre en Allemagne, ne purent s'installer à Londres de manière définitive qu'en 1949.

Best films

Grand Illusion (1937)
(Technical Supervisor)

Usually with

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Carl Koch (7 films)

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Actor

Grand Illusion, 1h54
Directed by Jean Renoir
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes French war films, Prison films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Évasion, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Marcel Dalio, Julien Carette
Roles Un gendarme de campagne
Rating80% 4.0475154.0475154.0475154.0475154.047515
During the First World War, two French aviators, aristocratic Captain de Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay) and working-class Lieutenant Maréchal (Jean Gabin), embark on a flight to examine the site of a blurred spot on photos from an earlier air reconnaissance mission. They are shot down by a German aviator and aristocrat, Rittmeister von Rauffenstein (Erich von Stroheim). Von Rauffenstein, upon returning to base, sends a subordinate to find out if the aviators are officers and, if so, to invite them to lunch. During the meal, von Rauffenstein and de Boeldieu discover they have mutual acquaintances—a depiction of the familiarity, if not solidarity, within the upper classes that crosses national boundaries.

Director

Girl of the Golden West, 1h25
Directed by Carl Koch
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Western, Spaghetti Western
Actors Michel Simon, Isa Pola, Rossano Brazzi, Valentina Cortese, Carlo Duse, Cesare Fantoni
Rating60% 3.0123753.0123753.0123753.0123753.012375
Arianna, an Italian actress, joins a caravan heading into the American West with her companion Diego. Diego is eventually killed by a local villain. Arianna falls in love with the villain without realising that he is the murderer.
La Tosca
La Tosca (1941)
, 1h45
Directed by Jean Renoir, Carl Koch
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Imperio Argentina, Rossano Brazzi, Michel Simon, Adriano Rimoldi, Carla Candiani, Olga Vittoria Gentilli
Rating64% 3.2251253.2251253.2251253.2251253.225125
Rome, juin 1800. Alors que l’issue de la bataille de Marengo est encore incertaine le comte Palmieri est exécuté sur la terrasse du château Saint-Ange. Un autre jacobin, Angelotti, est libéré par ses compagnons mais, ne pouvant passer les portes de la ville, il se réfugie, avec l’aide sa soeur, la marquise Attavanti, dans la chapelle familiale à Sant’Andrea della Valle où Mario Cavaradossi est en train de peindre une Madone en s’inspirant des traits de la marquise qui vient régulièrement prier dans l’église. Cette ressemblance suscite la jalousie de son amante Tosca, célèbre cantatrice qui doit chanter le soir même lors d’un concert devant la reine et vient voir le peintre entre deux répétitions avec le Maestro Paisiello. Cavaradossi parvient à cacher Angelotti dans sa villa hors les murs mais Scarpia, chef de la police secrète, espère utiliser la jalousie de Tosca pour retrouver les traces du fugitif.
The Adventures of Prince Achmed, 1h5
Directed by Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Themes Children's films
Rating77% 3.8950253.8950253.8950253.8950253.895025
An African magician (der afrikanische Zauberer) conjures up a flying horse, which he shows to the Caliph. When the magician refuses to sell it for any amount of gold, the Caliph offers any treasure he has. The magician chooses Dinarsade, the Caliph's daughter, to her great distress. Prince Achmed, Dinarsade's brother, objects, but the magician persuades him to try out the horse. It carries the prince away, higher and higher into the sky, as he does not know how to control it. The Caliph has the magician imprisoned.

Scriptwriter

Girl of the Golden West, 1h25
Directed by Carl Koch
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Western, Spaghetti Western
Actors Michel Simon, Isa Pola, Rossano Brazzi, Valentina Cortese, Carlo Duse, Cesare Fantoni
Rating60% 3.0123753.0123753.0123753.0123753.012375
Arianna, an Italian actress, joins a caravan heading into the American West with her companion Diego. Diego is eventually killed by a local villain. Arianna falls in love with the villain without realising that he is the murderer.
La Tosca
La Tosca (1941)
, 1h45
Directed by Jean Renoir, Carl Koch
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Imperio Argentina, Rossano Brazzi, Michel Simon, Adriano Rimoldi, Carla Candiani, Olga Vittoria Gentilli
Roles Adaptation
Rating64% 3.2251253.2251253.2251253.2251253.225125
Rome, juin 1800. Alors que l’issue de la bataille de Marengo est encore incertaine le comte Palmieri est exécuté sur la terrasse du château Saint-Ange. Un autre jacobin, Angelotti, est libéré par ses compagnons mais, ne pouvant passer les portes de la ville, il se réfugie, avec l’aide sa soeur, la marquise Attavanti, dans la chapelle familiale à Sant’Andrea della Valle où Mario Cavaradossi est en train de peindre une Madone en s’inspirant des traits de la marquise qui vient régulièrement prier dans l’église. Cette ressemblance suscite la jalousie de son amante Tosca, célèbre cantatrice qui doit chanter le soir même lors d’un concert devant la reine et vient voir le peintre entre deux répétitions avec le Maestro Paisiello. Cavaradossi parvient à cacher Angelotti dans sa villa hors les murs mais Scarpia, chef de la police secrète, espère utiliser la jalousie de Tosca pour retrouver les traces du fugitif.
La Marseillaise, 2h15
Directed by Jean Renoir
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes La provence, Political films, Histoire de France, French Revolution films
Actors Pierre Renoir, Lise Delamare, Capucine, Louis Jouvet, Léon Larive, Elisa Ruis
Rating69% 3.492663.492663.492663.492663.49266
The films shows the events of the French Revolution as seen through the eyes of those directly involved.

Director

The Adventures of Prince Achmed, 1h5
Directed by Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Themes Children's films
Roles Assistant Director
Rating77% 3.8950253.8950253.8950253.8950253.895025
An African magician (der afrikanische Zauberer) conjures up a flying horse, which he shows to the Caliph. When the magician refuses to sell it for any amount of gold, the Caliph offers any treasure he has. The magician chooses Dinarsade, the Caliph's daughter, to her great distress. Prince Achmed, Dinarsade's brother, objects, but the magician persuades him to try out the horse. It carries the prince away, higher and higher into the sky, as he does not know how to control it. The Caliph has the magician imprisoned.

Cameraman

The Adventures of Prince Achmed, 1h5
Directed by Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Themes Children's films
Roles Director of Photography
Rating77% 3.8950253.8950253.8950253.8950253.895025
An African magician (der afrikanische Zauberer) conjures up a flying horse, which he shows to the Caliph. When the magician refuses to sell it for any amount of gold, the Caliph offers any treasure he has. The magician chooses Dinarsade, the Caliph's daughter, to her great distress. Prince Achmed, Dinarsade's brother, objects, but the magician persuades him to try out the horse. It carries the prince away, higher and higher into the sky, as he does not know how to control it. The Caliph has the magician imprisoned.

Visual effects

The Adventures of Prince Achmed, 1h5
Directed by Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Themes Children's films
Roles Animation
Rating77% 3.8950253.8950253.8950253.8950253.895025
An African magician (der afrikanische Zauberer) conjures up a flying horse, which he shows to the Caliph. When the magician refuses to sell it for any amount of gold, the Caliph offers any treasure he has. The magician chooses Dinarsade, the Caliph's daughter, to her great distress. Prince Achmed, Dinarsade's brother, objects, but the magician persuades him to try out the horse. It carries the prince away, higher and higher into the sky, as he does not know how to control it. The Caliph has the magician imprisoned.

Team

Grand Illusion, 1h54
Directed by Jean Renoir
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes French war films, Prison films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Évasion, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Marcel Dalio, Julien Carette
Roles Technical Supervisor
Rating80% 4.0475154.0475154.0475154.0475154.047515
During the First World War, two French aviators, aristocratic Captain de Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay) and working-class Lieutenant Maréchal (Jean Gabin), embark on a flight to examine the site of a blurred spot on photos from an earlier air reconnaissance mission. They are shot down by a German aviator and aristocrat, Rittmeister von Rauffenstein (Erich von Stroheim). Von Rauffenstein, upon returning to base, sends a subordinate to find out if the aviators are officers and, if so, to invite them to lunch. During the meal, von Rauffenstein and de Boeldieu discover they have mutual acquaintances—a depiction of the familiarity, if not solidarity, within the upper classes that crosses national boundaries.
The Adventures of Prince Achmed, 1h5
Directed by Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Themes Children's films
Roles Cinematography
Rating77% 3.8950253.8950253.8950253.8950253.895025
An African magician (der afrikanische Zauberer) conjures up a flying horse, which he shows to the Caliph. When the magician refuses to sell it for any amount of gold, the Caliph offers any treasure he has. The magician chooses Dinarsade, the Caliph's daughter, to her great distress. Prince Achmed, Dinarsade's brother, objects, but the magician persuades him to try out the horse. It carries the prince away, higher and higher into the sky, as he does not know how to control it. The Caliph has the magician imprisoned.