Biography
Josef Wirsching (22 March 1903 – 11 June 1967) sometimes credited as Joseph Wirsching, was a German cinematographer, who became a pioneer in cinematography in India and who contributed to the heritage of Cinema of India and still photography in its improvement into a scientific art of expression. His association with Indian cinema started in 1925, when he worked with another German, Franz Osten, in the Indo-European collaboration, The Light of Asia. Thereafter he settled in India, went on to work in over 20 films with Bombay Talkies and subsequently with Kamal Amrohi in Mahal (1949), Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi (1960) and his masterpiece Pakeezah (1972), though he died while it was still under production.
Filmography
all 20
Movies 20
Director 4
Cinematographer
Pakeezah (1972)
Movie
Cinematographer
Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960)
Movie
Director of Photography
Maa (1952)
Movie
Cinematographer
Sangram (1950)
Movie
Cinematographer
Mahal (1949)
Movie
Director of Photography
Durga (1939)
Movie
Director of Photography
Kangan (1939)
Movie
Cinematography
Nirmala (1938)
Movie
Cinematographer
Bhabhi (1938)
Movie
Cinematographer
Savitri (1937)
Movie
Cinematographer
Jeevan Prabhat (1937)
Movie
Cinematographer
Untouchable Girl (1936)
Movie
Cinematographer
Jeevan Naiya (1936)
Movie
Cinematographer
Janmabhoomi (1936)
Movie
Cinematography
Jawani Ki Hawa (1935)
Movie
Cinematographer
Das verliebte Hotel (1933)
Movie
Cinematographer
Cruiser Emden (1932)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Raider Emden (1926)
Movie
Cinematographer
Die kleine Inge und ihre drei Väter (1926)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Light of Asia (1925)
Movie
Ratings
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1925
1935
1937
1938
1972
Information
Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1903-03-22
Deathday1967-06-11 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceMunich, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
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