Directed credits
170
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Billy Bitzer
Camera
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TMDB popularity
0.2
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Directed movies: 170Directed series: 0All crew credits: 265
TMDB ID: 8819
IMDb ID: nm0005658
Known for: Camera
Born: April 21, 1872
Died: April 29, 1944
Age: 72
Place of birth: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1896 - 2021
Years active: 126
Average TMDB rating: 5.89
Wikidata: Q329965
Also known as
Georg William Bitzer • G.W. Bitzer • Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Bitzer • Georg William 'Billy' Bitzer
Frequent jobs
Director of Photography (150)Director (20)Cinematography (89)Camera Operator (4)Story (2)
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Bitzer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Billy Bitzer.
Hotel Variety
Director of Photography
1933 Movie
4.9
The Battle of the Sexes
Director of Photography
1928 Movie
5.2
The Midnight Girl
Director of Photography
1925 Movie
5.7
America
Director of Photography
1924 Movie
7.1
The White Rose
Director of Photography
1923 Movie
Sure-Fire Flint
Director of Photography
1922 Movie
6.8
Orphans of the Storm
Director of Photography
1921 Movie
7.0
Way Down East
Director of Photography
1920 Movie
4.2
The Love Flower
Director of Photography
1920 Movie
5.2
The Idol Dancer
Director of Photography
1920 Movie
5.9
The Greatest Question
Director of Photography
1919 Movie
5.8
Scarlet Days
Director of Photography
1919 Movie
6.9
The Mother and the Law
Director of Photography
1919 Movie
6.0
The Fall of Babylon
Director of Photography
1919 Movie
6.9
True Heart Susie
Director of Photography
1919 Movie
6.9
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Director of Photography
1919 Movie
4.8
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
Director of Photography
1919 Movie
6.9
A Romance of Happy Valley
Director of Photography
1919 Movie
The Greatest Thing in Life
Director of Photography
1918 Movie
The Great Love
Director of Photography
1918 Movie
6.0
Hearts of the World
Director of Photography
1918 Movie
7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Director of Photography
1916 Movie
5.9
The Birth of a Nation
Director of Photography
1915 Movie
5.9
The Avenging Conscience
Director of Photography
1914 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Billy Bitzer.
7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Director of Photography
1916 Movie
7.0
Way Down East
Director of Photography
1920 Movie
6.9
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Director of Photography
1919 Movie
6.8
Orphans of the Storm
Director of Photography
1921 Movie
6.2
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Director of Photography
1912 Movie
6.2
A Corner in Wheat
Director of Photography
1909 Movie
5.9
The Birth of a Nation
Director of Photography
1915 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Billy Bitzer.
5.9
The Birth of a Nation
Director of Photography
1915 Movie
5.2
The Midnight Girl
Director of Photography
1925 Movie
4.4
The Renunciation
Cinematography
1909 Movie
7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Director of Photography
1916 Movie
5.0
Home, Sweet Home
Director of Photography
1914 Movie
6.9
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Director of Photography
1919 Movie
6.8
Orphans of the Storm
Director of Photography
1921 Movie
5.1
They Would Elope
Director of Photography
1909 Movie
6.1
Judith of Bethulia
Director of Photography
1914 Movie
6.0
The Lonely Villa
Director of Photography
1909 Movie
5.0
The Sealed Room
Director of Photography
1909 Movie
6.2
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Director of Photography
1912 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Billy Bitzer.
5.0
The Camera Speaks
Story
1934 Movie
5.3
Brute Force
Cinematography
1914 Movie
Near To Earth
Camera Operator
1913 Movie
The Coming of Angelo
Cinematography
1913 Movie
A Pueblo Legend
Cinematography
1912 Movie
5.6
The Sands of Dee
Cinematography
1912 Movie
3.7
Saved from Himself
Cinematography
1911 Movie
5.7
The Adventures of Billy
Cinematography
1911 Movie
4.5
The Revenue Man and His Girl
Cinematography
1911 Movie
5.0
The Squaw's Love
Cinematography
1911 Movie
5.6
A Country Cupid
Cinematography
1911 Movie
4.0
The Indian Brothers
Cinematography
1911 Movie
6.3
Fighting Blood
Cinematography
1911 Movie
5.5
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
Cinematography
1911 Movie
5.0
Heart Beats of Long Ago
Cinematography
1911 Movie
5.0
Fate's Turning
Cinematography
1911 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Billy Bitzer.
