Hans Kuhnert

Hans Kuhnert
Born	4 January 1901 Berlin, German Empire
Died	29 July 1974 West Berlin
Occupation	Film actor Art director Production designer
Years active	1919 - 1963

Hans Kuhnert (1901–1974) was a German actor, art director and production designer. Kuhnert began his career as an actor during the silent era. He played the lead alongside Olga Tschechowa in Violet.^[1] From the mid-1930s Kuhnert switched to working on the visual design of film sets. He worked frequently at this into the 1960s. He was sometimes credited as Hanns H. Kuhnert.

Selected filmography

Actor

• The Feast of Rosella (1919)
• Violet (1921)
• Der falsche Prinz (1922)
• Tragedy of Love (1923)
• Dreiklang der Nacht (1924)
• The Third Watch (1924)

Art Director

• The Rothschilds (1940)
• Man on a Tightrope (1953)
• Night People (1954)
• Carnival Story (1954)
• The Fox of Paris (1957)
• Two Hearts in May (1958)

Production Designer

• Lache Bajazzo (1943)
• Spy for Germany (1956)
• Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1958)

References

1. Hardt p.225

Bibliography

• Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.

External links

• Hans Kuhnert at the Internet Movie Database