Sepp Allgeier
Camera
1895-02-06 · Freiburg, Germany
Josef "Sepp" Allgeier (6 February 1895 – 11 March 1968) was a German cinematographer who worked on around fifty features, documentaries and short films. He began his career as a cameraman in 1911 for the Expreß Film Co. of Freiburg im Breisgau. In 1913, he filmed newsreels in the Balkans. He then became an assistant to Arnold Fanck, a leading director of Mountain films. He worked frequently with Luis Trenker and Leni Riefenstahl, both closely associated with the genre. He was Riefenstahl's lead cameraman on her 1935 propaganda film Triumph of the Will. During the Second World War, Allgeier filmed material for newsreels. He later worked in West German television. His son is the cinematographer Hans-Jörg Allgeier.
Filmography
In der Fremde zu Haus
1954 · Movie
German Film Award
1951 · Series
Wintersonne über dem Schwarzwald
1950 · Movie
Helden der Landstrasse
1950 · Movie
Skiflieger
1950 · Movie
Son of the Midnight Sun
1939 · Movie
The West Wall
1939 · Movie
The Mountain Calls
1938 · Movie
Militiaman Bruggler
1936 · Movie
Freiburg im Breisgau, das Tor zum Hochschwarzwald
1936 · Movie
Escape Me Never
1935 · Movie
Triumph of the Will
1935 · Movie
The Fight for the Matterhorn
1934 · Movie
The Champion of Pontresina
1934 · Movie
The Queen's Affair
1934 · Movie
The Victory of Faith
1933 · Movie
Baroud
1933 · Movie
The Rebel
1932 · Movie
The Doomed Battalion
1932 · Movie
The Burning Mountains
1931 · Movie
Mountains on Fire
1931 · Movie
Storm Over Mont Blanc
1930 · Movie
The White Hell of Pitz Palu
1929 · Movie
Diary of a Lost Girl
1929 · Movie
The Fight for the Matterhorn
1928 · Movie
Milak, der Grönlandjäger
1928 · Movie
The White Stadium
1928 · Movie
The Great Leap
1927 · Movie
The Holy Mountain
1926 · Movie
Mountain of Destiny
1924 · Movie
Pömperly's Kampf mit dem Schneeschuh
1923 · Movie
The Wonder of the Snowshoe, 2. Part - A Fox Hunt on Skis through the Engadine
1922 · Movie
Im Kampf mit dem Berge
1921 · Movie
Das Wunder des Schneeschuhs
1920 · Movie
Mit der Kamera im ewigen Eis – Teil 1
1913 · Movie
4628 Meter hoch auf Skiern
1913 · Movie
Alpine Rock Climbing Technique
1912 · Movie