Werner Brandes | |
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Born | 10 July 1889 |
Died | 30 September 1968 (aged 79) |
Occupation | cinematographer |
Years active | 1913 – 1957 |
Werner Brandes (10 July 1889 in Braunschweig – 30 September 1968) was a German cinematographer. Brandes moved to Britain in the late 1920s to work on several prestige films for British International Pictures. [1]
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