About Kurt Richter
Lived 1885 – 1960 (aged 74–75). Kurt Richter was an Austrian scenographer, production designer, costume designer and art director.
Kurt Richter (1885–1960) was an Austrian art director of the silent era. He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during his career, including a number made by the leading German company UFA where he frequently collaborated with director Ernst Lubitsch.
Selected filmography 1910s
The White Terror (1917) Lulu (1917) The Merry Jail (1917) The Ballet Girl (1918) The Toboggan Cavalier (1918) Struggling Souls (1918) I Don't Want to Be a Man (1918) The Rosentopf Case (1918) The Lady, the Devil and the Model (1918) The Seeds of Life (1918) The Teahouse of the Ten Lotus Flowers (1919) The Dagger of Malaya (1919) The Merry Husband (1919) A Drive into the Blue (1919) Madame Dubarry (1919) The Oyster Princess (1919) The Howling Wolf (1919) The Panther Bride (1919) The Galley Slave (1919) The Woman at the Crossroads (1919) Countess Doddy (1919) The Daughter of Mehemed (1919) The Man of Action (1919)
1920s
Indian Revenge (1920) Sumurun (1920) Mascotte (1920) Anna Boleyn (1920) The Lady in Black (1920) The Marquise of Armiani (1920) Rebel Liesel (1920) Love at the Wheel (1921) The Sins of the Mother (1921) The Lost Shadow (1921) The Sacrifice of Ellen Larsen (1921) The Secret of the Mummy (1921) Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1921) The Bull of Olivera (1921) Monna Vanna (1922) Maciste and the Javanese (1922) The Girl with the Mask (1922) A Night's Adventure (1923) All for Money (1923) Count Cohn (1923) The House by the Sea (1924) The Fake Emir (1924) The Creature (1924) The Woman with That Certain Something (1925) Love and Trumpets (1925) A Woman for 24 Hours (1925) The Love Trap (1925) Rags and Silk (1925) Adventure on the Night Express (1925) The Girl on the Road (1925) The Marriage Swindler (1925) The Black Pierrot (1926) Princess Trulala (1926) I Stand in the Dark Midnight (1927) Marie's Soldier (1927) A Day of Roses in August (1927) Circus Beely (1927) The Awakening of Woman (1927) The Ways of Love Are Strange (1927) Serenissimus and the Last Virgin (1928) Honeymoon (1928) The Woman from Till 12 (1928) He Goes Right, She Goes Left! (1928) It Attracted Three Fellows (1928) Polish Economy (1928) In Werder the Trees are in Bloom (1928) Dive (1929) What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime (1929)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Kurt Richter?
Austrian scenographer (1885–1960)
When was Kurt Richter born?
Kurt Richter was born in 1885 in Krems.
When did Kurt Richter die?
Kurt Richter died in 1960 in Salzburg.
What was Kurt Richter's occupation?
Kurt Richter was a scenographer, production designer, costume designer and art director.
What nationality was Kurt Richter?
Kurt Richter was Austrian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Kurt Richter (art director)
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