Person Details
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Aliases: Charles Bitsch , Charles Bitch
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
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Movie Involvements: 27
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Charles L. Bitsch was a French film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer associated with the French New Wave. Born in Mulhouse, he studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC). Bitsch began his career as a cinematographer, working on short films like Le Coup du berger (1956). He served as an assistant director for prominent filmmakers, including Claude Chabrol on Le Beau Serge (1958) and Jean-Luc Godard on Le Mépris (1963). Bitsch directed films such as Les Baisers (1964) and La Chance et l'amour (1964). His work is noted for its stylistic innovation and contribution to the French New Wave movement.
Most Famous Work
Vivre Sa Vie
(1962) Camera OperatorContempt
(1963) Assistant DirectorLa Chinoise
(1967) Assistant Director2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
(1967) Assistant DirectorLe Doulos
(1962) Assistant DirectorRo.Go.Pa.G.
(1963) First Assistant DirectorThe Good Girls
(1960) Assistant DirectorThe Seven Deadly Sins
(1962) Assistant DirectorActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2009 | Self | |
2007 | Self | |
2003 | N/A | |
1967 | Self - Assistant Director (uncredited) | |
1960 | soldier in prison cell (uncredited) | |
1956 | (uncredited) | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
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1990 | Director | |
1969 | Director | |
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1967 | Assistant Director | |
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1964 | Director | |
Director | ||
1963 | Assistant Director | |
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1962 | Assistant Director | |
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1960 | Assistant Director | |
1959 | Assistant Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1966 | Writer | |
1956 | Writer | |
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Camera
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1962 | Camera Operator | |
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1961 | Director of Photography | |
1959 | Camera Operator | |
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1956 | Director of Photography | |
1952 | Director of Photography | |
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