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Otto Hunte

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Otto Hunte
Born(1881-01-09)9 January 1881
Hamburg, Germany
Died28 December 1960(1960-12-28) (aged 79)
Potsdam, East Germany
Occupation(s)Production designer
Art director
Set decorator

Otto Hunte (9 January 1881 – 28 December 1960) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator.[1] Hunte is considered one of the most important artists in the history of early German cinema, mainly for his set designs on the early silent movies of Fritz Lang. A working relationship with fellow designers Karl Vollbrecht and Erich Kettelhut defined his early career. Hunte's architectural designs are found in many of the period's most important films including Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, Die Nibelungen (1924), Metropolis (1927) and Der blaue Engel. Hunte subsequently worked as one of the leading set designers during the Nazi era. After World War II, he was employed by the East German DEFA studios.

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References

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  1. ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. pp. 219–220. ISBN 9781571816559.
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