Edgar Brasil

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-06-21 (52 years old)

Deathday

1954-01-04

Place of Birth

Hamburg, Germany

Edgar Brasil

Biography

Edgar Brasil, born Edgar Hauschildt (June 21, 1902 – April 1, 1954) was a German-born Brazilian cinematographer. He worked on more than 50 productions during his career. Edgar Brasil's career focused primarily on studio cinema. Therefore, at each company he worked for, he encountered different resources and developed different types of cinema. While at Cinédia, he developed a style very similar to Hollywood, with elements and features of Art Deco cinema, moving toward classical cinematography. At Atlântida, due to technical limitations, Edgar had to make more basic and restrained films. It was at Vera Cruz and Kino Filmes that Brasil return...

Acting

1931

Limite

as Man asleep in the theatre

Production

1945

Não Adianta Chorar

as Director of Photography

1936

Bonequinha de Seda

as Cinematography

1936

1931

Limite

as Director of Photography

1939

Banana-da-Terra

as Director of Photography

1948

É Com Este Que Eu Vou

as Cinematography

1936

Alô Alô Carnaval

as Director of Photography

1935

Hello, Hello, Brazil!

as Director of Photography

1952

Veneno

as Director of Photography

1952

É Fogo na Roupa

as Director of Photography

1950

The Shadow of Another

as Director of Photography

1949

Também Somos Irmãos

as Director of Photography

1948

1928

Dormant Embers

as Cinematography

1929

Sangue Mineiro

as Cinematography

1939

Family Football

as Cinematography

1946

Fantasma por Acaso

as Cinematography

1952

Barnabé, You Are Mine

as Director of Photography

1947

The World is a Tambourine

as Cinematography

1937

O Samba da Vida

as Director of Photography

1938

Tererê Não Resolve

as Cinematography

1952

O Rei do Samba

as Director of Photography

1955

A Real Woman

as Director of Photography

1954

Candinho

as Director of Photography

1950

Aviso aos Navegantes

as Director of Photography

1949

Terra Violenta

as Director of Photography

1933

A voz do Carnaval

as Director of Photography

1943

Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas

as Director of Photography

1948

Minas Conspiracy

as Director of Photography

1933

A voz do Carnaval

as Camera Operator

1943

Entra na Farra

as Director of Photography

1931

Limite

as Editor

1931

Limite

as Camera Operator

1931

Limite

as Lighting Director

1933

Rough Gang

as Camera Operator

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