Directed credits
21
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Charles L. Bitsch
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.2
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Directed movies: 21Directed series: 0All crew credits: 27
TMDB ID: 25059
IMDb ID: nm0084492
Known for: Directing
Born: April 23, 1931
Died: May 27, 2016
Age: 85
Place of birth: Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1952 - 2009
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.57
Wikidata: Q544901
Also known as
Charles Bitsch • Charles Bitch
Frequent jobs
Assistant Director (15)Director of Photography (4)Director (2)Writer (4)Assistant Camera (1)Camera Operator (1)
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 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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Charles L. Bitsch.
5.1
Love and Anger
Assistant Director
1969 Movie
7.0
Far from Vietnam
Director of Photography
1967 Movie
6.9
La Chinoise
Assistant Director
1967 Movie
4.9
The Oldest Profession
Assistant Director
1967 Movie
6.2
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Assistant Director
1967 Movie
6.1
Made in U.S.A
Assistant Director
1967 Movie
6.9
Alphaville
Assistant Director
1965 Movie
Les baisers
Director
1964 Movie
7.0
Contempt
Assistant Director
1963 Movie
6.5
Les Carabiniers
Assistant Director
1963 Movie
7.2
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
Assistant Director
1963 Movie
6.3
Bluebeard
Assistant Director
1963 Movie
7.4
Le Doulos
Assistant Director
1962 Movie
5.6
The Seven Deadly Sins
Assistant Director
1962 Movie
6.6
Paris Belongs to Us
Director of Photography
1961 Movie
6.3
Les Bonnes Femmes
Assistant Director
1960 Movie
6.3
Two Men in Manhattan
Assistant Director
1959 Movie
6.0
Véronique and Her Dunce
Director of Photography
1959 Movie
6.9
Le Beau Serge
Assistant Director
1959 Movie
7.3
Three Dates
Director
1953 Movie
6.0
The Diversion
Director of Photography
1952 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Charles L. Bitsch.
8.0
The 400 Blows
as Police Officer (uncredited)
1959 Movie
7.7
Vivre Sa Vie
Camera Operator
1962 Movie
7.4
Le Doulos
Assistant Director
1962 Movie
7.2
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
Assistant Director
1963 Movie
7.0
Contempt
Assistant Director
1963 Movie
6.9
Le Beau Serge
Assistant Director
1959 Movie
6.9
Alphaville
Assistant Director
1965 Movie
6.9
La Chinoise
Assistant Director
1967 Movie
6.5
Les Carabiniers
Assistant Director
1963 Movie
6.2
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Assistant Director
1967 Movie
6.1
Made in U.S.A
Assistant Director
1967 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Charles L. Bitsch.
6.3
Bluebeard
Assistant Director
1963 Movie
7.0
Contempt
Assistant Director
1963 Movie
8.0
The 400 Blows
as Police Officer (uncredited)
1959 Movie
6.9
Alphaville
Assistant Director
1965 Movie
6.9
Le Beau Serge
Assistant Director
1959 Movie
6.1
Made in U.S.A
Assistant Director
1967 Movie
7.7
Vivre Sa Vie
Camera Operator
1962 Movie
7.4
Le Doulos
Assistant Director
1962 Movie
6.9
La Chinoise
Assistant Director
1967 Movie
6.2
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Assistant Director
1967 Movie
6.0
The Diversion
Director of Photography
1952 Movie
6.3
Les Bonnes Femmes
Assistant Director
1960 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Charles L. Bitsch.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Charles L. Bitsch.
8.0
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
as Self
2009 Movie
7.3
Godard, Love and Poetry
as Self
2007 Movie
6.9
La Chinoise
as Self - Assistant Director (uncredited)
1967 Movie
6.3
Les Bonnes Femmes
as soldier in prison cell (uncredited)
1960 Movie
8.0
The 400 Blows
as Police Officer (uncredited)
1959 Movie
6.1
The Kreutzer Sonata
as (uncredited)
1956 Movie