Walter Wottitz (died November 1, 1986) was an American
cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...
. He won an
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
for
Best Cinematography for the film ''
The Longest Day''. Wottitz died in November 1986.
Selected filmography
* ''
That's Not the Way to Die
''That's Not the Way to Die'' (French: ''On ne meurt pas comme ça'') is a 1946 mystery crime film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Erich von Stroheim, Anne-Marie Blanc and Denise Vernac. The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé ...
'' (1946)
* ''
Love Is at Stake
''Love Is at Stake'' (French: ''L'amour est en jeu'') is a 1957 French comedy drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Robert Lamoureux, Annie Girardot and Jacques Jouanneau.The A to Z of French Cinema p.187
The film's sets were desig ...
'' (1957)
* ''
The Longest Day'' (1962; co-won with
Jean Bourgoin
Jean Bourgoin (1913–1991) was a French cinematographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the 1962 war film ''The Longest Day (film), The Longest Day''.Langman p.51
Selected filmography
* ''The Time of the Cherries (film), T ...
)
* ''
The Gardener of Argenteuil
''The Gardener of Argenteuil'' (French: ''Le jardinier d'Argenteuil'', German: ''Blüten, Gauner und die Nacht von Nizza'') is a 1966 French-German comedy crime film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and starring Jean Gabin, Liselotte Pulver, and ...
'' (1966)
* ''
Under the Sign of the Bull
''Under the Sign of the Bull'' (French: ''Sous le signe du taureau'') is a 1969 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Suzanne Flon and Colette Deréal.Harriss p.197
It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Par ...
'' (1969)
* ''
The Widow Couderc
''The Widow Couderc'' (french: La veuve Couderc) is a 1971 French drama film based on the 1942 novel of the same name by Georges Simenon.
Plot
In 1934, in a little village on a canal in Burgundy, a laconic young stranger called Jean is walking al ...
'' (1971)
References
External links
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Year of birth missing
1986 deaths
American cinematographers
Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners