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Overview
Date of Birth:
Trivia:
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1983 more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
7 wins
&
1 nomination
more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Blu-Ray Review: Glorious ‘Wings of Desire’ Given Criterion Treatment
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 19 November 2009, 10:22 AM, PST)
DVD Playhouse--November 2009
(From The Hollywood Interview. 14 November 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 19 November 2009, 10:22 AM, PST)
DVD Playhouse--November 2009
(From The Hollywood Interview. 14 November 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Henry Alekan | Alekan | Henri Alékan
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Cinematographer, Camera and Electrical Department, Actor, Director, Thanks, Self
Cinematographer:
- Golem, le jardin pétrifié (1993)
... aka Golem: The Petrified Garden (USA: video title) - Golem, l'esprit de l'exil (1992)
... aka Golem, Lo spirito dell'esilio (Italy)
... aka Golem, the Ghost of Exile
... aka Golem, the Spirit of the Exile - Naissance d'un Golem (1991)
... aka Birth of a Golem (USA: video title) - Berlin-Yerushalaim (1989)
... aka Berlijn - Jeruzalem (Netherlands)
... aka Berlin-Jerusalem - Cézanne (1989)
... aka Cézanne: Conversation avec Joachim Gasquet (France: alternative title)
... aka Cézanne: Conversation with Joachim Gasquet (USA) - J'écris dans l'espace (1989)
... aka I Write in Space
... aka Vite et loin - Der Himmel über Berlin (1987)
... aka Wings of Desire (UK) (USA)
... aka Les ailes du désir (France)
... aka The Sky Above Berlin (USA: literal English title)
... aka The Sky Over Berlin (USA: literal English title) - Esther (1986)
... aka Esther Forever - Notre nazi (1985)
... aka Our Nazi - A Strange Love Affair (1984)
- Wundkanal (1984)
... aka Wundkanal. Hinrichtung für vier Stimmen - La belle captive (1983) (director of photography)
... aka The Beautiful Prisoner - Une pierre dans la bouche (1983)
... aka A Stone in the Mouth (USA) - Der Stand der Dinge (1982)
... aka O Estado das Coisas (Portugal)
... aka The State of Things - La Truite (1982)
... aka La Truite (The Trout) (USA)
... aka The Trout (USA) - Het dak van de Walvis (1982)
... aka A Film About Survival (International: English title: subtitle)
... aka On Top of the Whale
... aka The Roof of the Whale (International: English title: informal literal title) - En rachâchant (1982)
- The Territory (1981)
... aka O Território (Portugal) - La dame de Monte Carlo (1979)
- Les divisions de la nature (1978)
- L'ombre et la nuit (1977)
- La pupa del gangster (1975) (director of photography)
... aka Get Rita
... aka Gun Moll (Philippines: English title)
... aka La pépée du gangster (France)
... aka Lady of the Evening
... aka Oopsie Poopsie
... aka Poopsie
... aka Poopsie & Co. (USA: reissue title)
... aka Sex Pot (USA: reissue title) - Soleil rouge (1971)
... aka Red Sun (USA)
... aka Sol rojo (Spain)
... aka Sole rosso (Italy)
... aka The Magnificient Three (Philippines: English title) - Figures in a Landscape (1970)
- La possédée (1970) (TV)
- L'arbre de Noël (1969)
... aka L'albero di Natale (Italy)
... aka The Christmas Tree (USA)
... aka When Wolves Cry (USA: video title) - Mayerling (1968) (director of photography)
... aka Terence Young's Mayerling (UK: complete title) - Versailles (1967)
- Triple Cross (1966) (director of photography) (as Henry Alekan)
... aka La fantastique histoire vraie d'Eddie Chapman (France)
... aka Terence Young's Triple Cross (UK: complete title) - Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966)
... aka Danger Grows Wild (UK)
... aka Mohn ist auch eine Blume (Austria)
... aka Opération opium (France)
... aka The Opium Connection (USA: video title)
... aka The Poppy Is Also a Flower (USA: promotional title) - Lady L (1965) (director of photography)
- Topkapi (1964) (director of photography)
- Le mandarin merveilleux (1964) (TV)
- Le récit de Rebecca (1964)
- "La caméra explore le temps" (1 episode, 1963)
- La vérité sur l'affaire du courrier de Lyon (1963) TV episode - El otro Cristóbal (1963)
- Le couteau dans la plaie (1962) (photographed by)
... aka Anatole Litvak's Five Miles to Midnight (Australia)
... aka Five Miles to Midnight (USA)
... aka Il coltello nella piaga (Italy)
... aka La terza dimensione (Italy)
... aka La troisième dimension - Les parisiennes (1962) (segments "Ella", "Antonio")
... aka Beds and Broads (UK)
... aka Le parigine (Italy)
... aka Tales of Paris (USA) - La princesse de Clèves (1961)
... aka La principessa di Cleves (Italy)
... aka Princess of Cleves (International: English title) - Avant le petit déjeuner (1961)
- Austerlitz (1960)
... aka La battaglia di Austerlitz (Italy)
... aka Napoleone ad Austerlitz (Italy)
... aka The Battle of Austerlitz (USA) - 1-2-3-4 ou Les Collants noirs (1960)
... aka Black Tights (USA)
... aka Un deux trois quatre! (France: short title) - Le mariage de Figaro (1959)
... aka Marriage of Figaro (USA) - Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon (1959)
... aka Il cavaliere e la zarina (Italy: alternative title)
... aka Secret of Chevalier D'Eon (International: English title)
... aka Storie d'amore proibite (Italy) - Douze heures d'horloge (1959)
... aka ...auch Tote zahlen den vollen Preis (West Germany)
... aka 12 Stunden Angst (West Germany)
... aka Ihr Verbrechen war Liebe (West Germany)
... aka Twelve Hours by the Clock (International: English title) - Cerf-volant du bout du monde (1958)
... aka The Magic of the Kite (USA: dubbed version) - Le bourgeois gentilhomme (1958)
... aka Would-Be Gentleman (USA) - Casino de Paris (1957)
... aka Casinò de Paris (Italy)
... aka Casino de Paris (USA) - Le cas du Dr Laurent (1957)
... aka The Case of Dr. Laurent (USA) - Typhon sur Nagasaki (1957)
... aka Typhoon Over Nagasaki (USA)
... aka Wasure enu bojo (Japan) - Le salaire du péché (1956)
... aka The Wages of Sin (International: English title) - Un matin comme les autres (1956)
- La meilleure part (1955)
... aka Gli anni che non ritornano (Italy)
... aka The Best Part (International: English title) - Les héros sont fatigués (1955)
... aka Die Helden sind müde (West Germany)
... aka Heroes and Sinners (USA)
... aka The Heroes Are Tired (UK) - Frou-Frou (1955)
... aka The Toy Wife - Le port du désir (1955)
... aka House on the Waterfront (USA) - La reine Margot (1954)
... aka A Woman of Evil (UK)
... aka La regina Margot (Italy)
... aka Queen Margot (International: English title) - Les impures (1954)
... aka Human Cargo (USA)
... aka Les esclaves du désir! (France: alternative title)
... aka The Impure Ones (International: English title) - Zoé (1954)
- Julietta (1953)
... aka Julietta (USA) - Roman Holiday (1953)
- Quand tu liras cette lettre (1953)
... aka Labbra proibite (Italy)
... aka When You Read This Letter (International: English title) - Les amours finissent à l'aube (1953)
... aka Fatal Affair (UK) - Le fruit défendu (1952)
... aka Forbidden Fruit (UK) (USA) - Imbarco a mezzanotte (1952)
... aka Stranger on the Prowl (USA) - Trois femmes (1952) (segment "Boitelle")
... aka Three Women (International: English title)
... aka Trois femmes, trois âmes - Parigi è sempre Parigi (1951)
... aka Paris Is Always Paris (International: English title)
... aka Paris est toujours Paris (France) - Le voyage en Amérique (1951)
... aka The Voyage to America
... aka Trip to America (USA) - Juliette ou La clef des songes (1951)
... aka Juliette, or Key of Dreams (International: English title) - Ma pomme (1950)
... aka Just Me (USA) - La Marie du port (1950)
- Les amants de Vérone (1949)
... aka The Lovers of Verona - Une si jolie petite plage (1949)
... aka Riptide
... aka Such a Pretty Little Beach
... aka Zo'n aardig badplaatsje (Netherlands) - Anna Karenina (1948)
... aka Tolstoy's Anna Karenina (UK: complete title) - Le diable souffle (1947)
... aka Woman of Evil (USA: new title) - Les maudits (1947)
... aka The Damned - La belle et la bête (1946)
... aka Beauty and the Beast (International: English title) (USA) - La bataille du rail (1946)
... aka The Battle of the Rails (USA) - Échec au roy (1945)
- Les petites du quai aux fleurs (1944)
- Ceux du rail (1942)
- Vénus aveugle (1941)
... aka Blind Venus (International: English title) - Les musiciens du ciel (1940)
- L'émigrante (1940)
... aka The Emigrant (International: English title) - Tobie est un ange (1940)
- La danseuse rouge (1937)
... aka La chèvre aux pieds d'or - La vie est à nous (1936)
... aka Life Is Ours (International: English title: informal literal title)
... aka The People of France
Camera and Electrical Department:
- The Picasso Summer (1969) (additional photographer)
- Une femme dans la nuit (1943) (camera operator)
... aka A Woman in the Night (International: English title) - Parade en 7 nuits (1941) (camera operator)
- Vénus aveugle (1941) (camera operator)
... aka Blind Venus (International: English title) - Campement 13 (1940) (camera operator)
- Les musiciens du ciel (1940) (camera operator)
- L'émigrante (1940) (camera operator)
... aka The Emigrant (International: English title) - Jeunes filles en détresse (1939) (assistant camera)
... aka Girls in Distress (International: English title) - Le dernier tournant (1939) (camera operator)
... aka The Last Turn - L'esclave blanche (1939) (camera operator)
... aka Pasha's Wives (USA) - Le prince Bouboule (1939) (assistant camera)
- Sans lendemain (1939) (camera operator)
... aka La duchesse de Tilsitt (France: alternative title)
... aka There's No Tomorrow (USA)
... aka Without Tomorrow (International: English title) - Le drame de Shanghaï (1938) (camera operator)
... aka The Shanghai Drama - Le quai des brumes (1938) (camera operator) (as Alekan)
... aka Port of Shadows (USA) - Mollenard (1938) (camera operator)
... aka Hatred (USA) - Drôle de drame ou L'étrange aventure du Docteur Molyneux (1937) (assistant camera) (as Alekan)
... aka Bizarre, Bizarre (USA)
... aka Drôle de drame (France: short title)
... aka Funny Drama or The Strange Adventures of Doctor Molyneaux (International: English title: literal title) - La bataille silencieuse (1937) (assistant camera)
... aka Le poisson chinois (France: alternative title) - La danseuse rouge (1937) (camera operator)
... aka La chèvre aux pieds d'or - Mademoiselle Docteur (1937/I) (camera operator) (uncredited)
... aka Salonique nid d'espions (France: alternative title)
... aka Spies from Salonika
... aka Street of Shadows - L'homme du jour (1937) (assistant camera)
... aka The Man of the Hour (International: English title) - Ramuntcho (1937) (assistant camera)
- Au service du tsar (1936) (assistant camera)
- Les jumeaux de Brighton (1936) (assistant camera)
- La vie est à nous (1936) (assistant camera)
... aka Life Is Ours (International: English title: informal literal title)
... aka The People of France - La tendre ennemie (1936) (assistant camera)
... aka The Tender Enemy (USA: literal English title) - Le voyage imprévu (1935) (assistant camera)
... aka Les pantoufles (France: new title)
... aka Slipper Episode (USA) - Roi de Camargue (1934) (assistant camera)
- Le martyre de l'obèse (1933) (assistant camera)
... aka Fat Man's Worries (International: English title) - Fanny (1932) (assistant camera)
- Fantômas (1932) (assistant camera)
- La petite chocolatière (1932) (assistant camera)
... aka The Chocolate Girl (International: English title) - L'amour à l'américaine (1931) (assistant camera)
... aka American Love (USA)
Actor:
- In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993) .... Captain
... aka Faraway, So Close! (USA) - Naissance d'un Golem (1991) (uncredited)
... aka Birth of a Golem (USA: video title) - Imbarco a mezzanotte (1952) .... Priest on Bicycle
... aka Stranger on the Prowl (USA)
Thanks:
- Les amants du Pont-Neuf (1991) (thanks)
... aka Lovers on the Ninth Bridge (Australia: video title)
... aka Lovers on the Pont Neuf (Australia: cable TV title)
... aka The Lovers on the Bridge (USA)
Self:
- Le fantôme d'Henri Langlois (2004) .... Himself
... aka Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinémathèque (International: English title)
... aka Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinematheque (USA) - Cannes... les 400 coups (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- Der andere Blick (1991)
... aka The Other Eye - Langlois monumental (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- Cinématon (1984) .... Himself (1984)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Director of Photography on New Order's music video "Perfect Kiss" (1984), Directed by Jonathan Demme
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