Charles L. Bitsch
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-04-23 (85 years old)
Deathday
2016-05-27
Place of Birth
Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
Also known As
Charles Bitsch
Charles Bitch
Charles L. Bitsch
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.
Acting
1967
as Self - Assistant Director (uncredited)
2007
as Self
1959
as Police Officer (uncredited)
2009
as Self
1956
as (uncredited)
1960
as soldier in prison cell (uncredited)
Production
1990
as Director
1962
as Assistant Director
1969
as Assistant Director
1966
as Writer
1963
as Assistant Director
1963
as Assistant Director
1965
as Assistant Director
1967
as Assistant Director
1962
as Camera Operator
1963
as Assistant Director
1964
as Writer
1967
as Assistant Director
1963
as Assistant Director
1967
as Assistant Director
1962
as Assistant Director
1969
as Writer
1967
as Director of Photography
1967
as Assistant Director
1961
as Director of Photography
1956
as Writer
1956
as Director of Photography
1964
as Director
1964
as Director
1969
as Director
1959
as Director of Photography
1952
as Director of Photography
1962
as Assistant Camera
1959
as Assistant Director
1959
as Camera Operator
1960
as Assistant Director
1953
as Director
1953
as Screenplay
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