Hans Schneeberger

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Hans Schneeberger
Born	7 April 1895 Brandberg, Zillertal, Tyrol Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died	19 November 1971 Salzburg Austria
Occupation	Cinematographer Film actor
Years active	1924-1964 (film)

Hans Schneeberger (1895–1971) was an Austrian cinematographer who worked on over eighty films during his career. During the 1920s and early 1930s Schneeberger worked frequently with the director Arnold Fanck, including films starring Leni Riefenstahl. Schneeberger also made a handful of acting appearances, including playing opposite Riefenstahl in The Great Leap (1926).^[1] Schneeberger was later employed by the largest Austrian company Wien-Film for a number of productions.

Selected filmography

Cinematographer

The Holy Mountain (1926)
Melody of the Heart (1929)
The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna (1929)
The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)
The Blue Light (1932)
Conquest of the Air (1936)
Forget Me Not (1936)
Farewell Again (1937)
The Tiger of Eschnapur (1938)
The Indian Tomb (1938)
Vienna 1910 (1943)
Mysterious Shadows (1949)
Cordula (1950)
William Tell (1960)

References

↑ Hinton p.129

Bibliography

Hinton, David B. The Films of Leni Riefenstahl. Scarecrow Press, 2000.

External links

Hans Schneeberger at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Schneeberger, Hans
Alternative names
Short description	Austrian actor
Date of birth	7 April 1895
Place of birth	Brandberg, Zillertal, Tyrol Austro-Hungarian Empire
Date of death	19 November 1971
Place of death	Salzburg Austria

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