Jan Roth

Jan Roth (10 November 1899 – 4 October 1972) was a Czech cinematographer.[1] During World War I he served in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Roth started his career as a lighting technician at the New German theatre in Prague. In 1926 he became a chief lighting technician at Karel Lamač's Kavalírka film studio. Roth later served as Otto Heller's assistant on Lamač's films. In 1934 he started to work as a cameraman. He soon became of the most prolific cinematographers of the Czechoslovak cinema. Following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939 he continued to work for both Czech and German productions at Barrandov Studios. Roth often collaborated with directors Otakar Vávra and Martin Frič. He was noted for his ability to create Chiaroscuro effects.

Jan Roth
Born10 November 1899
Náchod, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died4 October 1972
Prague, Czechoslovakia
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1923–1969
SpouseMarie Hildebrandtová
FamilyKateřina Jacques (great grand-daughter)
Monika MacDonagh-Pajerová (great grand-daughter)

Selected filmography

References
  1. Liehm, Mira; Liehm, Antonín J. (1977). The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945. University of California Press. p. 23.


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