In the history of cinema, Eduard Tisse is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Eduard Tisse as Soviet cinematographer (1897–1961).
Eduard Tisse was born at Liepāja in 1897. His recorded nationality is Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic.
The studio system was at its height in this period: contracts were long, the output was industrial, and a handful of studios decided who worked.
He worked as cinematographer, film director and camera operator.
Cinema keeps its people visible long after the industry that produced them has changed shape.
Recognition followed: Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1939).
That the work was made from Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic shaped it: national industries differ in what they finance, who they cast and which audiences they can reach.
Eduard Tisse died in 1961, aged 64. The films remain, which is the only form in which a screen career survives.
Achievements
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour — 1939
- Worked as cinematographer, film director and camera operator
