Franz Weihmayr


Franz Weihmayr was a German cinematographer who worked on over 80 films between 1924 and 1964. He was one of the leading German cinematographers of the Nazi era, working on a number of Zarah Leander films and the 1935 propaganda documentary Triumph of the Will. His marriage to Ada Tschechowa ended in divorce. After the Second World War, Weihmayr worked in West German cinema, including rubble films such as Love '47.

Selected filmography

They May Not Marry Do You Know That Little House on Lake Michigan? On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight Mädchen in Uniform Anna and Elizabeth Hans Westmar The Lost Valley William Tell Elisabeth and the Fool Miracle of Flight Stjenka Rasin Calling the Tune The House of the Spaniard The Court Concert Moscow-Shanghai To New Shores Daphne and the Diplomat La Habanera The Blue Fox By a Silken Thread Heimat My Aunt, Your Aunt The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky Das Herz der Königin Wunschkonzert Beloved World The Great Love Back Then Nora Paths in Twilight Journey to Happiness Love '47 Amico Two Times Lotte Who Is This That I Love? My Niece Susanne Melody of Fate Dr. Holl The Great Temptation Two People I and You Anna Louise and Anton Don't Forget Love Conchita and the Engineer Canaris Master Spy Men at a Dangerous Age Devil in Silk Marriages Forbidden And Lead Us Not Into Temptation