Henri Alekan
Camera·February 10, 1909·† June 15, 2001 — 92 years old·Paris, France
Henri Alekan (10 February 1909, Paris – 15 June 2001, Auxerre, Bourgogne) was a French cinematographer.
Alekan was born in Montmartre in 1909. At the age of sixteen he and his brother became travelling puppeteers. A little later he started work as third assistant cameraman at the Billancourt Studios. He then spent a short time in the army, returning to Billancourt in 1931.
In the late 1930s he was the camera operator to Eugene Shufftan on Marcel Carné's Quai des Brumes and Drôle de drame. He was greatly influenced by Schufftan's non-naturalistic style. His first success as a director of photography was René Clément's realistic war drama La Bataille du Rail of 1946. In the same year he worked on Jean Cocteau's fable La Belle et la Bête.
Known For
Filmography · 94
2001Jean Cocteau, cinéasteSelf1997Jean Cocteau: Lies and TruthsSelf1997Screening at the MajesticSelf - Interviewee1996Le travail d'un cinéaste : Julien Duvivier, 1896-1967Self1994Carné, You Said Carné?Self1993Faraway, So Close!Captain1993Golem: The Petrified GardenDirector of Photography1992Golem, the Spirit of ExileDirector of Photography1991The Other EyeSelf1991paint'o jazzDirector of Photography1990Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten WarenSelf1990Birth of a GolemDirector of Photography1990Cézanne: Conversation with Joachim GasquetDirector of Photography1989J'écris dans l'espaceDirector of Photography1989Berlin-JerusalemDirector of Photography1988Alekan, la lumièreSelf1987Wings of DesireDirector of Photography198740° à l'ombreTVSelf1986EstherDirector of Photography1985A Strange Love AffairDirector of Photography19847 False ConnectionsSelf1984WundkanalDirector of Photography1984Cinématon XXXIVN°3301984Cinématon n°330 : Henri AlekanSelf1984Our NaziSelf · Director of Photography1983A Stone in the MouthDirector of Photography1983The Beautiful PrisonerDirector of Photography1982En rachâchantDirector of Photography1982The TroutDirector of Photography1982The State of ThingsDirector of Photography1982On Top of the WhaleDirector of Photography1981The TerritoryDirector of Photography1979La Dame de Monte-CarloCinematography1978The Divisions of NatureDirector of Photography1975Gun MollDirector of Photography1971Red SunDirector of Photography1970Figures in a LandscapeDirector of Photography1969Fun and Games for EveryoneDirector of Photography1969The Christmas TreeDirector of Photography1969Ici et maintenantDirector of Photography1968MayerlingDirector of Photography1966Triple CrossDirector of Photography1966The Poppy Is Also a FlowerDirector of Photography1965Lady LDirector of Photography1964TopkapiDirector of Photography1964The Story of RebeccaDirector of Photography1963The Other ChristopherDirector of Photography1962Five Miles to MidnightDirector of Photography1961Black TightsDirector of Photography1960AusterlitzDirector of Photography1959The Great DeceptionDirector of Photography1959Twelve Hours by the ClockDirector of Photography1959Rodin's HellDirector of Photography · Director1958The Magic of the KiteDirector of Photography1958Would-Be GentlemanDirector of Photography1957Paris CasinoDirector of Photography1957The Case of Dr. LaurentDirector of Photography1957Typhoon Over NagasakiDirector of Photography1955The Best PartDirector of Photography1955Heroes and SinnersCamera Operator1955Frou-FrouDirector of Photography1954Queen MargotDirector of Photography1954The Impure OnesDirector of Photography1953Roman HolidayDirector of Photography1953When You Read This LetterDirector of Photography1953JuliettaDirector of Photography1952Forbidden FruitDirector of Photography1952Three WomenDirector of Photography1952Stranger on the ProwlPriest on Bicycle · Director of Photography1951Paris Is Always ParisDirector of Photography1951Trip to AmericaDirector of Photography1951German Film AwardTVSelf1951Juliette, or Key of DreamsDirector of Photography1950Just MeDirector of Photography1950Marie of the PortDirector of Photography1949The Lovers of VeronaDirector of Photography1949Such a Pretty Little BeachDirector of Photography1948Anna KareninaDirector of Photography1947Woman of EvilDirector of Photography1947The DamnedDirector of Photography1946Beauty and the BeastDirector of Photography1946The Battle of the RailsDirector of Photography1944The Little Ones of the Flower PlatformDirector of Photography1943Les Chevaux du VercorsCamera Operator1943Ceux du railDirector of Photography1941Blind VenusDirector of Photography1940The Musicians of the SkyCinematography1938The Shanghai DramaAssistant Camera1938Port of ShadowsCamera Operator1938HatredCamera Operator1937La Danseuse rougeDirector of Photography1937Street of ShadowsAssistant Camera1936Life Is OursDirector of Photography1932FannyAssistant Camera