Billy Bitzer
Known for
Cinematography
Born
April 21, 1872
Birthplace
Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died
April 29, 1944 (aged 72)
Biography
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."
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Best known work
The Birth of a Nation
1915
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919
Way Down East
1920
A Corner in Wheat
1909
Orphans of the Storm
1921
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912
The Lonely Villa
1909
Those Awful Hats
1909
True Heart Susie
1919Filmography
2021
The Méliès Mysteryas Self (archive footage)
1934
The Camera SpeaksStory
1933
Hotel VarietyDirector of Photography
1928
The Battle of the SexesDirector of Photography
1925
The Midnight GirlDirector of Photography
1924
AmericaDirector of Photography
1923
The White RoseDirector of Photography
1922
Sure-Fire FlintDirector of Photography
1921
Orphans of the StormDirector of Photography
1920
Way Down EastDirector of Photography
1920
The Love FlowerDirector of Photography
1920
The Idol DancerDirector of Photography
1919
The Greatest QuestionDirector of Photography
1919
Scarlet DaysDirector of Photography
1919
The Mother and the LawDirector of Photography
1919
The Fall of BabylonDirector of Photography
1919
True Heart SusieDirector of Photography
1919
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the GirlDirector of Photography
1919
The Girl Who Stayed at HomeDirector of Photography
1919
A Romance of Happy ValleyDirector of Photography
1918
The Greatest Thing in LifeDirector of Photography
1918
The Great LoveDirector of Photography
1918
Hearts of the WorldDirector of Photography
1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesDirector of Photography
1915
The Birth of a NationDirector of Photography