About Otto Hanisch
Lived 1927 – 2021 (aged 94). Otto Hanisch was a German cinematographer and screenwriter.
Otto Hanisch (11 January 1927 – 13 December 2021) was a German cinematographer, mostly known for his work with the DEFA film studio, East Germany. He was a cinematographer for comedies, westerns and historical-biographical films for forty years. He also worked on TV films.
Filmography 1957: Gejagt bis zum Morgen 1967: Chingachgook, die große Schlange, a DEFA Indianerfilm 1968: Spur des Falken, a DEFA Indianerfilm 1970: [Signals: A Space Adventure], science fiction 1979: , a DEFA Indianerfilm 1971: Husaren in Berlin 1974: Johannes Kepler 1978: Orpheus in the Underworld, musical 1978: Jörg Ratgeb – Painter 1983: , a DEFA Indianerfilm 1984: Woman Doctors 1991: , IV film
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German cinematographer (1927–2021)
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Otto Hanisch was born on 11 January 1927 in Berlin.
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Otto Hanisch died on 13 December 2021.
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Otto Hanisch was a cinematographer and screenwriter.
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Otto Hanisch was German.
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