Biography

Charles L. Bitsch

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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 film…

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7.1/10

Birth date

04/23/1931

Place of birth

Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France

Date of death

05/27/2016

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