Günther Rittau

Born in Königshütte, Silesia, and educated in the sciences at Berlin, he entered the film world in 1919 through Decla’s documentary unit before moving to Universum Film AG, where he informally learned camera operation. By 1924 he was working as a feature-film cinematographer, shaping a visual style that blended documentary realism with inventive photographic tricks. His most celebrated contributio… Read more

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