Günther Rittau

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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

.

After World War II, he did not return to filmmaking until 1954. In 1967, he was awarded the

. Günther Rittau is buried at the Waldfriedhof cemetery in Munich.

Filmography

Cinematographer

The Railway King (1921) (2 parts) The Stone Rider (1923) Die Nibelungen (1924) (2 parts) The Found Bride (1925) The Tower of Silence (1925) Metropolis (1927) The Trial of Donald Westhof (1927) Heimkehr (1928) Prince or Clown (1928) What's Wrong with Nanette? (1929) Melody of the Heart (1929) Asphalt (1929) The Blue Angel (1930) Burglars (1930) Darling of the Gods (1930) Der Kampf mit dem Drachen (1930) Bombs on Monte Carlo (1931) Captain Craddock (1931) Her Grace Commands (1931) Caught in the Act (1931) Princess, At Your Orders! (1931) Storms of Passion (1932) A Blonde Dream (1932) Happy Ever After (1932) Quick (1932) The Victor (1932) F.P.1 Doesn't Respond (1932) Die verlorene Melodie (1933)

Wie werde ich energisch? (1933) Abel mit der Mundharmonika (1933) Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen (1933) Count Woronzeff (1934) The Double (1934) Liebeslied (1935) The Green Domino (1935) The Gypsy Baron (1935) Winter in the Woods (1936) Ride to Freedom (1937) Starke Herzen (1937) Faded Melody (1938) Nordlicht (1938) S.O.S. Sahara (1938) The Curtain Falls (1939) The Hunter's Cross (1954) The Fisherman from Heiligensee (1955) Children, Mother, and the General (1955) The Forest House in Tyrol (1955) Die fröhliche Wallfahrt (1956) Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof (1956) If We All Were Angels (1956) Between Munich and St. Pauli (1957) Frauen sind für die Liebe da (1957)

Director

• Brand im Ozean [fr] (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)

External links

• Günther Rittau at
  IMDb
• Günther Rittau at filmportal.de