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Günther Rittau

Cinematographer · Died August 6, 1971, aged 77 · Königshütte, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland]

Born
August 7, 1893
Died
August 6, 1971 (aged 77)
From
Königshütte, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland]
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Günther Rittau's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 95th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 96th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
40%
Bonds
19%
Power
14%
Self
12%
Ideas
9%
Survival
5%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Romantic
2
Thrilling
1
Hopeful
1

How their films linger

Devastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Günther Rittau's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Günther Rittau's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Die fidelen Detektive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Frauen sind für die Liebe da (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Wenn wir alle Engel wären (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Die fröhliche Wallfahrt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Das Forsthaus in Tirol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Der Fischer vom Heiligensee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Children, Mother, and the General (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Das Kreuz am Jägersteig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Laßt uns auch leben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Life Lies Ahead of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director · Writer

  • Eine alltägliche Geschichte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • The Years Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Der Scheiterhaufen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Meine vier Jungens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Der ewige Klang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Wenn du noch eine Heimat hast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • U-Boat, Course West! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Fire on the Ocean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • The Curtain Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Nightclub Hostess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Nordlicht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Faded Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Lady Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Ride to Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Winter in the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • The Green Domino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Queen of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Der grüne Domino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • The Gypsy Baron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Prince Woronzeff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Abel mit der Mundharmonika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Child, I'm Happy on Your Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • F.P.1 Doesn't Answer(1932)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • A Blonde Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • Happy Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • Quick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • Quick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • Tumultes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • The Tempest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • Bombs Over Monte Carlo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Princess, At Your Orders! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Her Grace Commands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • In the act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Burglars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • Darling of the Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • The Blue Angel(1930)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Melody of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Asphalt(1929)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Homecoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Prince or Clown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Metropolis(1927)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Tower of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Laugh(1924)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge(1924)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Die Nibelungen: Siegfried(1924)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Stone Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 58 titles from 1923 to 1957.

Biggest box office

Metropolis (1927)

$1.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Metropolis (1927)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing10 of 58: 9 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 58: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography47 of 58: 46 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score95thOther crew2 of 58: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1920s10 · crew1930s30 · crew1940s8 · crew1950s10 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Günther Rittau's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 95th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 94th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 5 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · cinematographer

Metropolis (1927)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 82/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 62. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Günther Rittau's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 19 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Günther Rittau work with?

People who share at least 2 of Günther Rittau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Erich Pommer shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles