Robert Capa (born Endre Friedmann; October 22, 1913 – May 25, 1954) was a Hungarian war photographer, photojournalist and also the companion and professional partner of photographer Gerda Taró. He covered five wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War. He documented the course of World War II in London, North Africa, Italy, the Battle of Normandy on Omaha Beach and the liberation of Paris.In 1947, Capa co-founded Magnum Photos in Paris with David "Chim" Seymour, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and William Vandivert. The organization was the first cooperative agency for worldwide freelance photographers.
Involved in love affair with Ingrid Bergman. The two met while Ingrid was overseas entertaining the troops during World War II. The romance was the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window.
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Took part in the D-Day landing - "armed" only with camera he was the only photographer in the first wave hitting the Omaha beach.
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Beat the Devil
1953
still photographer - uncredited
Notorious
1946
still photographer - uncredited
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Temptation
1946
Hamza
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 400 Million
1939
Documentary
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 400 Million
1939
Documentary assistant: China
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Robert Capa, l'homme qui voulait croire à sa légende
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Known for movies
The 400 Million (1939) as Cinematographer
Notorious (1946) as Camera and Electrical Department
Temptation (1946) as Hamza
Beat the Devil (1953) as Camera and Electrical Department
$4 Million
