Sepp Allgeier
Camera
Born: February 6, 1895 · Freiburg, Germany
Died: March 11, 1968 (aged 73)
Highest Rated
Biography
Josef "Sepp" Allgeier (6 February 1895 – 11 March 1968) was a German cinematographer who worked on around fifty features, documentaries and short films. He began his career as a cameraman in 1911 for the Expreß Film Co. of Freiburg im Breisgau. In 1913, he filmed newsreels in the Balkans. He then became an assistant to Arnold Fanck, a leading director of Mountain films. He worked frequently with Luis Trenker and Leni Riefenstahl, both closely associated with the genre. He was Riefenstahl's lead cameraman on her 1935 propaganda film Triumph of the Will. During the Second World War, Allgeier filmed material for newsreels. He later worked in West German television. His son is the cinematographer Hans-Jörg Allgeier.
Photos (1)
Movies (1)
Directing (2)
Other Crew (32)
Triumph of the Will
Director of Photography
The Fight for the Matterhorn
Cinematography
Storm Over Mont Blanc
Director of Photography
Storm Over Mont Blanc
Cinematography
The Victory of Faith
Director of Photography
The West Wall
Camera Operator
Diary of a Lost Girl
Director of Photography
The White Hell of Pitz Palu
Director of Photography
The White Hell of Pitz Palu
Cinematography
Mountains on Fire
Director of Photography
Mountains on Fire
Cinematography
The Fight for the Matterhorn
Director of Photography
The Fight for the Matterhorn
Cinematography
The Holy Mountain
Director of Photography
The Holy Mountain
Cinematography
Militiaman Bruggler
Director of Photography
The Mountain Calls
Cinematography
Escape Me Never
Director of Photography
The Burning Mountains
Cinematography
Im Kampf mit dem Berge
Director of Photography
Mountain of Destiny
Director of Photography
The Great Leap
Director of Photography
The Great Leap
Cinematography
The Doomed Battalion
Cinematography
The Queen's Affair
Additional Photography
The Rebel
Director of Photography
Son of the Midnight Sun
Director of Photography
Das Wunder des Schneeschuhs
Director of Photography
The White Stadium
Director of Photography
The Wonder of the Snowshoe, 2. Part - A Fox Hunt on Skis through the Engadine
Cinematography
Mit der Kamera im ewigen Eis – Teil 1
Camera Operator
Milak, der Grönlandjäger
Director of Photography