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Richard Angst

Cinematographer, also director · Died July 24, 1984, aged 79 · Zürich, Switzerland

Richard Angst was born on July 23, 1905 in Zurich, Switzerland. He was a cinematographer and director, known for The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929), The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959) and Kokumin no chikai (1938). He died on July 24, 1984 in Berlin, Germany.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 23, 1905
Died
July 24, 1984 (aged 79)
From
Zürich, Switzerland
Works as
Cinematographer, also director
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 75 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 42% in 30 days

What are Richard Angst's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
41%
Bonds
18%
Power
18%
Ideas
10%
Society
8%
Self
5%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
4
Absurd
3
Melancholic
3
Romantic
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard Angst's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Angst's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

75 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • De Sade(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • A Pest to Everyone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Camera Operator

  • The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Roman(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Rheinsberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Glorious Times in the Spessart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Liselotte von der Pfalz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Cinematographer

  • Hokuspokus oder: Wie lasse ich meinen Mann verschwinden...?(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ferien mit Piroschka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • The Secret Agents(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • The Racetrack Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

  • The Curse of the Hidden Vault(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Phantom of Soho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

  • The Mad Executioners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • Gripsholm Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • The Black Abbot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • Breakfast in Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Story of San Michele (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • The Secret of the Black Trunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • The Strange Countess(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Via Mala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • Und sowas nennt sich Leben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • Journey to the Lost City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Der brave Soldat Schwejk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Mistress of the World - Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Mistress of the World(1960)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • O sole Mio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Du bist wunderbar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • Peter schießt den Vogel ab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • The Indian Tomb(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Tiger of Eschnapur(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Aren't We Wonderful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • The Spessart Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • Holy Heritage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Ich suche Dich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • I Often Think of Piroschka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Three Men in the Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Der erste Kuß (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Hokuspokus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • Cuba Cabana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • Father Needs a Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • Storm Over Tibet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • No Greater Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • Borneo - Insel der Schönheit, Leidenschaft und Dämonie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • Fanfares of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • A Kingdom for a Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Cinematographer

  • Melody of a Great City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • Rembrandt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Das heilige Ziel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Mein Leben für Irland(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Die Geierwally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • A Little Night Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Kokumin no chikai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Story

  • In einer chinesischen Stadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Kleine Scheidegg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • The Daughter of the Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Rêve éternel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Demon of the Himalayas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • The Eternal Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • The Fight for the Matterhorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mountain Guide (uncredited)

  • The Champion of Pontresina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • White Majesty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • The Burning Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Devil of the Matterhorn(1932)

    as Mountain Guide (uncredited)

  • The White Ecstasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Storm Over Mont Blanc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • The White Hell of Pitz Palu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • The Fight for the Matterhorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Mountain guide (uncredited)

  • Milak, der Grönlandjäger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • The White Stadium(1928)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Great Leap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 75 titles from 1927 to 1969.

Biggest box office

The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)

$4.7K worldwide

Highest rated

The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

The Strange Countess (1961)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 75: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 75: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 75: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleCinematography70 of 75: 69 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thOther crew1 of 75: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew1930s15 · 2 acting · 13 crew1940s6 · crew1950s20 · crew1960s29 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Richard Angst's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of the 12 of 13 with a score; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

Mein Leben für Irland (1941)

83rd percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The White Stadium (1928)

Midcredits 87th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 72/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Richard Angst work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Angst's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Artur Brauner shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers