Julius Jaenzon

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Julius Jaenzon

Camera July 8, 1885

Göteborg, Göteborg- och Bohus län, Sweden

Julius Jaenzon (8 July 1885 – 17 February 1961) was a Swedish cinematographer, essential in the early Swedish silent cinema. He is most known for his collaborations with directors…

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The Phantom Carriage

The Phantom Carriage

7.7 1921 Movie
A Man There Was

A Man There Was

7.1 1917 Movie
The Outlaw and His Wife

The Outlaw and His Wife

7.2 1918 Movie
Sir Arne's Treasure

Sir Arne's Treasure

7.1 1919 Movie
Private Number 91-Karlsson

Private Number 91-Karlsson

7.2 1946 Movie
The Saga of Gösta Berling

The Saga of Gösta Berling

6.6 1924 Movie
The Wings

The Wings

5.9 1916 Movie
The Gardener

The Gardener

5.4 1912 Movie
Brother Against Brother

Brother Against Brother

5.0 1913 Movie
Samvetsömma Adolf

Samvetsömma Adolf

10.0 1936 Movie
Giftasvuxna döttrar

Giftasvuxna döttrar

9.0 1933 Movie
Löjtnantshjärtan

Löjtnantshjärtan

5.5 1942 Movie

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Julius Jaenzon (8 July 1885 – 17 February 1961) was a Swedish cinematographer, essential in the early Swedish silent cinema. He is most known for his collaborations with directors Victor Sjöström and Mauritz Stiller, particularly in adaptions of novels by Selma Lagerlöf. Especially the accuracy with which he mastered the double exposure, for example in The Phantom Carriage, was much admired at the time.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1953
    Med Ingrid Bergman på Berns

    Movie

  2. 1948
    Livet på Forsbyholm

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 1946
    Djurgårdskvällar

    Movie Cinematography

  4. 1946
    Private Number 91-Karlsson

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1945
    Jolanta - den gäckande suggan

    Movie Cinematography

  6. 1944
    Hans officiella fästmö

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1943
    Queen for a Night

    Movie Cinematography

  8. 1943
    Katrina

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1942
    Man glömmer ingenting

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1942
    Löjtnantshjärtan

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1942
    Livet på en pinne

    Movie Cinematography

  12. 1941
    Dunungen

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1941
    Göranssons pojke

    Movie Cinematography

  14. 1941
    Landstormens lilla argbigga

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1941
    Bright Prospects

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1940
    One, But a Lion!

    Movie Cinematography

More credits
  1. 1939
    Emelie Högqvist

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 1939
    Whalers

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 1939
    The Big Game of the Sea

    Movie Cinematography

  4. 1937
    Sara Learns Manners

    Movie Cinematography

  5. 1937
    Klart till drabbning

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1936
    The Honeymoon

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1936
    Samvetsömma Adolf

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1935
    The Marriage Game

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1935
    Smålänningar

    Movie Cinematography

  10. 1935
    Ocean Breakers

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1934
    Man's Way with Women

    Movie Cinematography

  12. 1934
    Kungliga Johansson

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1933
    Giftasvuxna döttrar

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1932
    Love and Deficit

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1931
    Oaths

    Movie Cinematography

  16. 1931
    Father and Son

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 1931
    From the Farthest Reaches

    Movie Cinematography

  18. 1930
    Charlotte Löwensköld

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 1930
    Father and Son

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 1930
    Ulla, My Ulla

    Movie Director

  21. 1930
    Frida's Songs

    Movie Director of Photography

  22. 1930
    For Her Sake

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 1930
    Sample Without Value

    Movie Cinematography

  24. 1929
    The Dream Waltz

    Movie Director