Charles L. Bitsch
Birthday
1931/04/23
Day of death
2016/05/27 (85 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
Also know as
Charles Bitsch, Charles Bitch
Biography
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 Baiser...Read more
Acting
(1967) La Chinoise
as Self - Assistant Director (uncredited)
(2007) Godard, Love and Poetry
as Self
(1959) The 400 Blows
as Police Officer (uncredited)
(2009) Once Upon a Time… Contempt
as Self
(2003) The Outskirts of Alphaville
as ---
(1956) The Kreutzer Sonata
as (uncredited)
(1960) The Good Girls
as soldier in prison cell (uncredited)