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Walter Wottitz(1911-1986)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Special Effects
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Walter Wottitz was born in 1911. He was a cinematographer, known for The Longest Day (1962), Army of Shadows (1969) and The Train (1964). He died on 1 November 1986.
Bornc. 1911
DiedNovember 1, 1986
Bornc. 1911
DiedNovember 1, 1986
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Sean Connery, Sal Mineo, Eddie Albert, Richard Beymer, Red Buttons, Jeffrey Hunter, Roddy McDowall, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner, Paul Anka, Arletty, Mel Ferrer, Steve Forrest, Gert Fröbe, Fabian, Jean-Louis Barrault, Bourvil, Ray Danton, Irina Demick, Leo Genn, Henry Grace, John Gregson, Paul Hartmann, Werner Hinz, Curd Jürgens, Alexander Knox, Peter Lawford, Christian Marquand, Kenneth More, Edmond O'Brien, Ron Randell, Madeleine Renaud, Robert Ryan, Tommy Sands, Richard Todd, Tom Tryon, Peter van Eyck, and Stuart Whitman in The Longest Day (1962)
The Longest Day
7.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1962
Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paul Meurisse, Simone Signoret, and Lino Ventura in Army of Shadows (1969)
Army of Shadows
8.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1969
The Train (1964)
The Train
7.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1964
Alain Delon and Simone Signoret in The Widow Couderc (1971)
The Widow Couderc
6.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1971

Credits

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Cinematographer



  • Les passagers (1977)
    Les passagers
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977
  • Jean-Guy Fechner, Polly Ling-Feng Shang-Kuan, Gérard Filippelli, Gérard Rinaldi, and Jean Sarrus in Bons baisers de Hong-Kong (1975)
    Bons baisers de Hong-Kong
    4.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1975
  • The Cage (1975)
    The Cage
    6.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1975
  • Alain Delon, Jeanne Moreau, and Sydne Rome in Creezy (1974)
    Creezy
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1974
  • Jacques Higelin in Ce que Paris chante (1973)
    Ce que Paris chante
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • Romy Schneider and Jean-Louis Trintignant in The Last Train (1973)
    The Last Train
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • Alain Delon in A Cop (1972)
    A Cop
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • Alain Delon and Simone Signoret in The Widow Couderc (1971)
    The Widow Couderc
    6.9
    • director of photography
    • 1971
  • L'humeur vagabonde (1971)
    L'humeur vagabonde
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Le Chat (1971)
    Le Chat
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Horse (1970)
    Horse
    6.8
    • director of photography
    • 1970
  • Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paul Meurisse, Simone Signoret, and Lino Ventura in Army of Shadows (1969)
    Army of Shadows
    8.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • D-Day Revisited (1969)
    D-Day Revisited
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • Sous le signe du taureau (1969)
    Sous le signe du taureau
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (1968)
    24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968

Camera and Electrical Department



  • Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paul Meurisse, Simone Signoret, and Lino Ventura in Army of Shadows (1969)
    Army of Shadows
    8.1
    • camera operator: aerial unit
    • camera operator: underwater unit
    • 1969
  • Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969)
    Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies
    6.1
    • cameraman: (Paris Locations)
    • 1969
  • A Flea in Her Ear (1968)
    A Flea in Her Ear
    5.5
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1968
  • Il naufrago del Pacifico (1962)
    Il naufrago del Pacifico
    5.4
    • camera operator
    • 1962
  • Kirk Douglas, Ernest Borgnine, Tony Curtis, and Janet Leigh in The Vikings (1958)
    The Vikings
    7.0
    • photographer: second unit
    • 1958
  • Love in the Afternoon (1957)
    Love in the Afternoon
    7.1
    • cinematographer: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Paris Precinct (1955)
    Paris Precinct
    6.7
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • cameraman
    • 1955
  • Flesh and the Woman (1954)
    Flesh and the Woman
    5.9
    • camera operator
    • 1954
  • Wild Fruit (1954)
    Wild Fruit
    6.5
    • camera operator
    • 1954
  • The Love of a Woman (1953)
    The Love of a Woman
    7.0
    • camera operator
    • 1953
  • Carnaval (1953)
    Carnaval
    6.1
    • camera operator
    • 1953
  • To Hell with the Virtue (1953)
    To Hell with the Virtue
    5.1
    • camera operator
    • 1953
  • Lightly and Shortly Dressed (1953)
    Lightly and Shortly Dressed
    5.0
    • camera operator
    • 1953
  • Carmen Sevilla in Violetas imperiales (1952)
    Violetas imperiales
    5.3
    • camera operator
    • 1952
  • Raymond Rouleau, Michel Simon, and John Van Dreelen in Brelan d'as (1952)
    Brelan d'as
    5.8
    • camera operator
    • 1952

Special Effects



  • Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paul Meurisse, Simone Signoret, and Lino Ventura in Army of Shadows (1969)
    Army of Shadows
    8.1
    • special photographic effects
    • 1969

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Walter
  • Born
    • c. 1911
  • Died
    • November 1, 1986
  • Publicity listings
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