Leni Riefenstahl sits looking out the window in a still from the German film Der Heilige Berg, 1926.

Taussig Europe

Thousands of classic European film stills and portraits from the beginning of cinema to the 1930s are now preserved at the NFSA.

A postwar migrant from Austria, Hans Joseph Carlsson Taussig (1907-1989) developed the collection during his early career in film and journalism in Europe. Hans Taussig donated his collection of early film-related photographs to the National Film Library, the forerunner to the NFSA, more than 60 years ago.

Metropolis

Fritz Lang directing Gustav Fröhlich (centre) in Metropolis (Germany, 1927). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Vivien Leigh in costume on the set of Fire Over England has her hair adjusted by an assistant holding a comb as two other actors in costume look on

Vivien Leigh in Fire Over England

Vivien Leigh in costume on the set of Fire Over England (William K Howard, UK, 1937). From the Taussig film stills collection.

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari

Elsa Wagner in Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari (AKA The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Germany, Robert Wiene, 1920). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker in La Sirene des Tropiques (France, Mario Nalpas, Henri Étiévant, 1927). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Premiere

A scene from Premiere (Austria, Geza Von Bolvary, 1937). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Gerdago

Costume designer Gerdago (Austria, c1930). From the Taussig film stills collection.

The White Devil

Ivan Mozzhukhin in Der weiße Teufel (AKA The White Devil, Germany, Alexandre Volkoff, 1930). From the Taussig film stills collection.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Ruth Weyher in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Germany, Hans Neumann, 1925). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Siegfried

Hanna Ralph in Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (AKA The Nibelungs, Germany, Fritz Lang, 1924). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Faust

Emil Jannings in Faust - Eine Deutsche Volkssage (Germany, FW Murnau, 1926). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Anna Sten and Anton Walbrook

Anna Sten and Anton Walbrook in Salto Mortale (Germany, Ewald André Dupont, 1931). From the Taussig film stills collection.

The Silence in the Forest

Petta Frederick and Wilhelm Dieterle in Das Schweigen im Walde (AKA The Silence in the Forest, Germany, Wilhelm Dieterle, 1929). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Desolation of the Deep

Ilse Lorm and Josef Peterhans in Irrlichter der Tiefe (AKA Desolation of the Deep, Austria, Fritz Freisler, 1923). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Melody of the Heart

Julia Balog in Melodie des Herzens (AKA Melody of the Heart, Germany, Hans Schwarz, 1929). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Leni Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl in Der Heilige Berg (Germany, Arnold Fanck, 1926). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Girls in Uniform

Lore Schuetzendorf in Mädchen in Uniform (Germany, Leontine Sagan, Carl Froelich, 1931). From the Taussig film stills collection.

The Taussig Film Stills Collection at the NFSA

The NFSA's Taussig Collection includes thousands of classic European and American film stills and portraits from the beginning of cinema to the 1930s.

Taussig Collection