Manfred Kirchheimer

Director, Cinematographer, Editor

Birthdate: Mar 2, 1931

Birthplace: Saarbrücken, Saar Territory, Germany [now Saarland, Germany]

Died: Jul 16, 2024

Manfred Kirchheimer was born on 2 March 1931 in Saarbrücken, Saar Territory, Germany [now Saarland, Germany]. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan (2006), Claw: A Fable (1968) and Spraymasters (2008). He was married to Gloria DeVidas. He died on 16 July 2024 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

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Movies

Known For

Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan

(2006)

Claw: A Fable

(1968)

Spraymasters

(2008)

Art Is... The Permanent Revolution

(2012)

Manfred Kirchheimer Movies

cinematographer

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2024 |
Free Time
Free Time
2024
1h 18m
Comedy
5.5
Approaching the end of his twenties and his relative youth, a man decides to quit his cushy desk job and 'embrace life' - only to realize he has no idea what to do with this newfound freedom.

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2019 |
Cinema and Sanctuary
2017 |
My Coffee with Jewish Friends
2015 |
Canners
1981 |
Stations of the Elevated
2013 |
Hans Richter: Everything Turns, Everything Revolves
2012 |
Art Is... The Permanent Revolution
2008 |
Spraymasters
1986 |
We Were So Beloved...
1973 |
Short Circuit

director

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2018 |
Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan
Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan
2018
1h 19m
Documentary
7
The development of the American skyscraper, starting in the late 19th century, in Chicago and then New York, centers on the conflict between architects Daniel Burnham and Louis Sullivan.