About Karl Machus
Lived 1884 – 1944 (aged 59). Karl Machus was a painter, production designer and art director.
Karl Machus (1884–1944) was a German art director. Along with Erich Zander he designed the sets for most of the films made by director Veit Harlan during the Nazi era.
Selected filmography
Prince Cuckoo (1919) Blonde Poison (1919) Love (1919) The Night of Decision (1920) Hate (1920) Battle of the Sexes (1920) The Story of a Maid (1921) Sons of the Night (1921) The Inheritance (1922) The Testament of Joe Sivers (1922) The Duke of Aleria (1923) The Emperor's Old Clothes (1923) The Blame (1924) The Tragedy of the Dishonoured (1924) Two Children (1924) The Iron Bride (1925) Oh Those Glorious Old Student Days (1925) Reveille: The Great Awakening (1925) Love's Joys and Woes (1926) Watch on the Rhine (1926) We'll Meet Again in the Heimat (1926) Annemarie and Her Cavalryman (1926) Our Daily Bread (1926) Department Store Princess (1926) The False Prince (1927) Orient Express (1927) The Eighteen Year Old (1927) Endangered Girls (1927) U-9 Weddigen (1927) The Great Unknown (1927) Eva in Silk (1928) Lemke's Widow (1928) The Page Boy at the Golden Lion (1928) The Market of Life (1928) Children of the Street (1929) They May Not Marry (1929) Painted Youth (1929) Three Days of Life and Death (1929) Spell of the Looking Glass (1932) Viennese Waltz (1932) Three Bluejackets and a Blonde (1933) Ripening Youth (1933) A Doctor of Conviction (1936) The Hour of Temptation (1936) The Ways of Love Are Strange (1937) Revolutionary Wedding (1938) The Golden Mask (1939) Robert and Bertram (1939)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Karl Machus?
German painter (1884-1944)
When was Karl Machus born?
Karl Machus was born on 17 December 1884 in Berlin.
When did Karl Machus die?
Karl Machus died on 24 May 1944 in Berlin.
What was Karl Machus's occupation?
Karl Machus was a painter, production designer and art director.
What nationality was Karl Machus?
Karl Machus's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Karl Machus. https://biography.guide/karl-machus/
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