Billy Bitzer
Camera
- Born
- April 21, 1872 · Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- April 29, 1944 (age 72)
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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Known for
The Birth of a Nation
March 8, 1915
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
September 5, 1916
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
May 13, 1919
Way Down East
September 3, 1920
A Corner in Wheat
December 13, 1909
Orphans of the Storm
December 28, 1921
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
October 31, 1912
The Lonely Villa
June 10, 1909
Those Awful Hats
January 25, 1909
True Heart Susie
June 1, 1919
The Lonedale Operator
March 23, 1911
The Girl and Her Trust
March 28, 1912
Behind the camera374
- 1934The Camera Speaks Story
- 1933Hotel Variety Director of Photography
- 1928The Battle of the Sexes Director of Photography
- 1925The Midnight Girl Director of Photography
- 1924America Director of Photography
- 1923The White Rose Director of Photography
- 1922Sure-Fire Flint Director of Photography
- 1921Orphans of the Storm Director of Photography
- 1920Way Down East Director of Photography
- 1920