Max Knaake | |
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Born | 1886 |
Died | 19 August 1968 (aged 81–82) |
Occupation | Art director |
Years active | 1921–1955 (film) |
Max Knaake (1886–1968) was a German art director. [1]
Friedrich Gustav Maximilian Schreck, known professionally as Max Schreck, was a German actor, best known for his lead role as the vampire Count Orlok in the film Nosferatu (1922).
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Taxi at Midnight is a 1929 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Betty Bird and Philipp Manning. It was shot at the Staaken and Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Fritz Maurischat and Max Knaake.
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The Brandenburg Arch is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Max Knaake and William Dieterle and starring Paul Henckels, June Marlowe and Aribert Mog. It was made by the German branch of Universal Pictures.
Triumph of Love is a 1929 German silent film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Lien Deyers and Olaf Fønss.
Fair Game is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Holger-Madsen and starring Evelyn Holt, Fred Louis Lerch and Bruno Kastner. The film was adapted from the Arthur Schnitzler play.
The Sinner is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Elisabeth Pinajeff, Hans Stüwe, and Helga Thomas. The film's art direction was by Max Knaake.
Storm of Love is a 1929 German silent film directed by Martin Berger and starring Marcella Albani, Nikolai Malikoff, and Boris Michailow.
Must We Get Divorced? is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Else Elster, Aribert Mog and Iván Petrovich.
Today Is the Day is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Hans Albers, Luise Rainer and Oskar Karlweis. It features a number of jazz interludes. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Knaake and Julius von Borsody.