Billy Bitzer

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Billy Bitzer

Camera April 21, 1872

Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA

Gottfried Wilhelm "Billy" Bitzer (April 21, 1872 – April 29, 1944) was a pioneering American cinematographer notable for his close association with D. W. Griffith. In 2003, a sur…

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The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

5.9 1915 Movie
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

7.1 1916 Movie
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

6.9 1919 Movie
Way Down East

Way Down East

6.9 1920 Movie
A Corner in Wheat

A Corner in Wheat

6.2 1909 Movie
Orphans of the Storm

Orphans of the Storm

6.8 1921 Movie
The Musketeers of Pig Alley

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

6.1 1912 Movie
The Lonely Villa

The Lonely Villa

6.0 1909 Movie
Those Awful Hats

Those Awful Hats

6.1 1909 Movie
True Heart Susie

True Heart Susie

7.0 1919 Movie
The Lonedale Operator

The Lonedale Operator

6.0 1911 Movie
The Girl and Her Trust

The Girl and Her Trust

6.3 1912 Movie

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Gottfried Wilhelm "Billy" Bitzer (April 21, 1872 – April 29, 1944) was a pioneering American cinematographer notable for his close association with D. W. Griffith. In 2003, a survey conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild named him one of the ten most influential cinematographers in history. Bitzer, it is said, "developed camera techniques that set the standard for all future motion pictures." Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Bitzer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

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  1. 2021
    The Méliès Mystery

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1934
    The Camera Speaks

    Movie Story

  3. 1933
    Hotel Variety

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1928
    The Battle of the Sexes

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1925
    The Midnight Girl

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1924
    America

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1923
    The White Rose

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1922
    Sure-Fire Flint

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1921
    Orphans of the Storm

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1920
    Way Down East

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1920
    The Love Flower

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1920
    The Idol Dancer

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1919
    The Greatest Question

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1919
    Scarlet Days

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1919
    The Mother and the Law

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1919
    The Fall of Babylon

    Movie Director of Photography

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  1. 1919
    True Heart Susie

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 1919
    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 1919
    The Girl Who Stayed at Home

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1919
    A Romance of Happy Valley

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1918
    The Greatest Thing in Life

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1918
    The Great Love

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1918
    Hearts of the World

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1916
    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1915
    The Birth of a Nation

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1914
    The Avenging Conscience

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1914
    The Escape

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1914
    Home, Sweet Home

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1914
    Brute Force

    Movie Cinematography

  14. 1914
    Judith of Bethulia

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1913
    The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1913
    Two Men of the Desert

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 1913
    An Indian's Loyalty

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 1913
    The Mothering Heart

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 1913
    Death's Marathon

    Movie Cinematography

  20. 1913
    Olaf—An Atom

    Movie Director of Photography

  21. 1913
    The Wanderer

    Movie Director of Photography

  22. 1913
    The Lady and the Mouse

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 1913
    The Little Tease

    Movie Director of Photography

  24. 1913
    Near To Earth

    Movie Camera Operator