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“I'm an incurable romantic, and 'Casablanca''s one of the most romantic pictures I've ever seen - the combination of Bogart and Bergman is just magical.”

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Ken Adam, born on February 5, 1921 in Germany, was a renowned stage designer and film production designer. His career began in the 1950s, where he designed unique visual styles for many classic films, such as the 'James Bond' series and 'A Clockwork Orange'. Adam is known for his distinctive artistic style and contributions to the visual language of cinema. more

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“Remember, the early '60s in London was something - which must have been like Berlin in the '30s when the arts flourished. You didn't have the differences in class, and so on.”

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“The Berlin of the '20s formed the foundation of my future education... the Berlin of the UFA studios, of Fritz Lang, Lubitsch and Erich Pommer. The Berlin of the architects Gropius, Mendelsohn and Mies van der Rohe. The Berlin of the painters Max Libermann, Grosz, Otto Dix, Klee and Kandinsky.”

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