Mutz Greenbaum, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mutz Greenbaum

German cinematographer

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1896

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 05-Jul-1968

Profession: screenwriter, cinematographer, film director, film producer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Mutz Greenbaum (3 February 1896 – 5 July 1968), sometimes credited as Max Greene or Max Greenbaum, was a Berlin, Germany-born film cinematographer.He was the son of the pioneering film producer Jules Greenbaum who had founded Deutsche Bioscope.
He began as a cameraman in 1915 working on German silent movies, especially in association with directors Urban Gad, Max Mack, and Franz Hofer.
Most of the time he worked for his father's company Greenbaum-Film GmbH in Berlin, even directing some detective films around 1920. His career continued into the sound era and he moved to England working on such films as The Stars Look Down (1940), Hatter's Castle (1942), Thunder Rock (1942), So Evil My Love (1948), Night and the City (1950) and I'm All Right Jack (1959), usually credited as Max Greene. He directed a few British films in the 1940s, but is remembered today for the over 150 films as a director of photography between 1915 and 1967.