Günther Rittau
Cinematographer, Film cinematographer
1893 – 1971
Who was Günther Rittau?
Günther Rittau was a German camera operator and film director.
After study of science in Berlin, Rittau started his career in 1919 at the documentary-film department of Decla, later at Universum Film AG. He learned the job of camera operator "on the side". From 1924, he was active as a feature cameraman. His experiences with the documentary film production and the production of trick photographs let to the development of his style. Metropolis and a propaganda movie U-Boote westwärts! are considered to be among his best artistic achievements. After WWII, he returned to filmmaking only in 1954. He was active into the 1960s. In 1967, he was awarded Filmband in Gold. Günther Rittau is buried at the Waldfriedhof cemetery in Munich.
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- Born
- Aug 7, 1893
Chorzów - Also known as
- Gunther Rittau
- G. Rittau
- Spouses
- Gerda Danker
( - 1971/08/06)
- Gerda Danker
- Nationality
- German Empire
- German Reich
- West Germany
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 6, 1971
Munich
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on July 23, 2013
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