Günther Rittau
Günther Rittau (born 7 August 1893 in Königshütte (Silesia); died 6 August 1971 in Munich) was a German cinematographer 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.
Günther Rittau
- Born
- 1893. · Chorzów.
- Died
- 1971. · Munich.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- cinematographer and director.
- Honours
- German Film Award.
- Languages
- German.
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Günther Rittau (born 7 August 1893 in Königshütte (Silesia); died 6 August 1971 in Munich) was a German cinematographer 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.
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His experiences with the documentary film production and the production of trick photographs let to the development of his style. Metropolis (1927) and a propaganda movie U-Boote westwärts! (en:U-boats westwards!) (1941, as director) are considered to be among his best artistic achievements. His film The Eternal Tone (1943) about two brothers (a violinist and a violin maker) was considered "artistically valuable" by the Reichsfilmkammer. After World War II, he did not return to filmmaking until 1954. In 1967, he was awarded the Filmband in Gold. Buried at the Waldfriedhof cemetery in Munich.
Brand im Ozean (1939) U-Boote westwärts (1941) Der Strom (1942) The Eternal Tone (also screenplay) (1943) Meine vier Jungens (1944) Der Scheiterhaufen (1945) The Years Pass (1945) An Everyday Story (1948) Vor uns liegt das Leben (also screenplay) (1948)
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Günther Rittau died at Munich.
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