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Billy Bitzer

Billy Bitzer

Camera • 1872-04-21 • Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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The Birth of a Nation5.9

The Birth of a Nation

1915

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages7.1

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl6.9

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

1919

Way Down East6.9

Way Down East

1920

Orphans of the Storm6.8

Orphans of the Storm

1921

A Corner in Wheat6.2

A Corner in Wheat

1909

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