Camera
Community Rating
6.4
TMDB estimate
Born
December 3, 1889
Died
February 13, 1938 (age 48)
Born in
Krzypnica, Poland
Willy Hameister was born on December 3, 1889 in Kranzfeld, Landkreis Greifenhagen, Pomerania, he soon started to work for the "Deutsche Bioscop" from 1904 and filmed actual topics - a kind of news. He switched to the film business in 1912 where he was active as a cinematographer for numerous movies. At the beginning of his film career he often worked together with the director Otto Rippert, anduring the 20s he worked besides many average movies also for some great classics, first of all "Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari" (1920). In 1938 he died at the age of only 48 after a long illness.
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
as Director of Photography
1938
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Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
as Director of Photography
1938
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Wochenendzauber
as Director of Photography
1936
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Csardas: Her Wildest Night
as Director of Photography
1935
—V cizím revíru
as Director of Photography
1934
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Rozpustilá noc
as Director of Photography
1934
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Pipin, der Kurze
as Camera Operator
1934
—Das lustige Kleeblatt
as Director of Photography
1933
—Höllentempo
as Director of Photography
1933
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Annemarie, the Bride of the Company
as Director of Photography
1932
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Zu Befehl, Herr Unteroffizier
as Director of Photography
1932
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Poor little Eva
as Director of Photography
1931
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Susie Cleans Up
as Director of Photography
1930
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Only You
as Director of Photography
1930
—Und so ein Glück kannst du nur haben
as Director of Photography
1930
—Die Frau ohne Nerven
as Director of Photography
1930
—Wer hat Bobby gesehen?
as Director of Photography
1930
—Wir halten fest und treu zusammen
as Director of Photography
1929
—Die drei Frauen von Urban Hell
as Director of Photography
1928
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Tales from the Vienna Woods
as Director of Photography
1928
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