Robert Baberske


Robert Baberske was a German cinematographer. Although he worked briefly in Britain, Baberske spent most of his career in the German film industry. Baberske began as an assistant to Karl Freund. He became a prominent film technician during the silent era, and later during the Nazi years. Following the Second World War, he lived and worked in East Germany on a number of propaganda films for the state-controlled DEFA studio.

Selected filmography

Madame Wants No Children Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis Doña Juana Out of the Mist A Knight in London Napoleon at St. Helena Bookkeeper Kremke Dolly Gets Ahead Calais-Dover Ronny No More Love The Street Song Thea Roland The Beautiful Adventure You Don't Forget Such a Girl The Song of Night Things Are Getting Better Already The Burning Secret One Night's Song Spies at Work Little Girl, Great Fortune The Sun Rises The Higher Command The Foolish Virgin One Too Many on Board Make Me Happy The Girl Irene Carousel