Гюнтер Риттау

Günther Rittau 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 Universum Film AG. He learned the job of camera operator on the side. From 1924, he was active as a feature cameraman. His experiences with the documentary film production and the production of trick photographs let to the development of his style. Metropolis and a propaganda movie U-Boote westwärts! are considered to be among his best artistic achievements. His film The Eternal Tone about two brothers was considered artistically valuable by the Reichsfilmkammer.