Kurt Weber (24 May 1928 – 4 June 2015) was a Polish cinematographer known for working on comedic and dramatic films from the 1950s to the 1980s, primarily in Poland and West Germany.
Biography He was born in Poland to Jewish family as a son of Edward Weber (1897–1961), the last President of the Jewish Community in Cieszyn. In 1953 he graduated in cinematography from the Łódź Film School. In 1955, he directed documentary film Pod jednym niebem, awarded at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in 1956.
In the early 1960s (other source claims in 1953) he was employed as a teacher at the Cinematography Faculty at the Łódź Film School; in 1967 he was appointed vice-dean of the faculty. In 1969 he emigrated to West Germany.
He was buried at the Jewish cemetery in Mainz.
Filmography Cinematographer 1950: Dwie brygady 1959: 1959: (The Depot of the Dead) 1960: (Meetings in the Twilight) 1961: (Panic on the Train) 1962: All Souls' Day (Zaduszki) 1962: 1963: Black Wings 1963: 1964: 1966: Salto (Somersault (U.S. title); also translated as The Dance) 1966: Sublokator 1967: 1966: 1969: 1976: Schneeglöckchen blühen im September (Snowdrops Bloom in September) 1976: Hauptlehrer Hofer (Schoolmaster Hofer) 1978: Winterspelt 1981: (The Moon's Only A Naked Ball)
Director and writer Racjonalizator (1950), short film made in a film school Pod jednym niebem (1955), documentary film
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Radio interview with Kurt Weber (in Polish).