Eugen Schuhmacher was born on August 4, 1906 in Stuttgart, Germany as Eugen Josef Robert Schuhmacher. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Im Schatten des Karakorum (1955), Die letzten Paradiese (1967) and Der gelbe Dom (1951). He was married to Maria Eder. He died on January 8, 1973 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.