Charles L. Bitsch
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing20
movieThe Last Man
1969
Director
movieLove and Anger
1969
Assistant Director
movieLa Chinoise
1967
Assistant Director
movieThe Oldest Profession
1967
Assistant Director
movie2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
1967
Assistant Director
movieMade in U.S.A
1967
Assistant Director
movieAlphaville
1965
Assistant Director
movieChance at Love
1964
Director
movieLes baisers
1964
Director
movieContempt
1963
Assistant Director
movieThe Carabineers
1963
Assistant Director
movieRo.Go.Pa.G.
1963
Assistant Director
movieBluebeard
1963
Assistant Director
movieLe Doulos
1962
Assistant Director
movieThe Seven Deadly Sins
1962
Assistant Director
movieLes Bonnes Femmes
1960
Assistant Director
movieTwo Men in Manhattan
1959
Assistant Director
movieLe Beau Serge
1959
Assistant Director
movieThree Dates
1953
Director
Camera8
movieFar from Vietnam
1967
Director of Photography
movieVivre Sa Vie
1962
Camera Operator
movieLove at Twenty
1962
Assistant Camera
movieParis Belongs to Us
1961
Director of Photography
movieTwo Men in Manhattan
1959
Camera Operator
movieVéronique and Her Dunce
1959
Director of Photography
movieFool’s Mate
1956
Director of Photography
movieThe Diversion
1952
Director of Photography
Acting7
movieLa Chinoise
1967
Self - Assistant Director (uncredited)
movieLes Bonnes Femmes
1960
Soldier in Prison Cell (uncredited)
movieThe 400 Blows
1959
Officier de police (non crédité)
movieThe Kreutzer Sonata
1956
(uncredited)
Writing5
movieThe Last Man
1969
Writer
movieM.M.M. 83
1966
Writer
movieChance at Love
1964
Writer
movieFool’s Mate
1956
Writer
movieThree Dates
1953
Screenplay