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Henri Decaë (1915–1987)

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department | Editor

Although Henri Decaë gained fame as a cinematographer, he actually entered the film industry as an editor and soundman. Serving as a cameraman in the French army during WW II, upon his release he began making documentaries and directing and photographing industrial and commercial films, then in 1947 made his first feature... See full bio »

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in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France

Died:

(age 71) in Paris, France
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1987 Riviera (TV movie)
 
1984 La vengeance du serpent à plumes
 
1984 Les parents ne sont pas simples cette année
 
1983 My Other Husband
 
1983 Exposed
 
1983 L'été de nos quinze ans
 
1981 The Professional
 
1981 Est-ce bien raisonnable?
 
1980 Inspector Blunder
 
1980 Umbrella Coup
 
1980 The Island
 
1980 Le guignolo
 
1979 An Almost Perfect Affair
 
1979 Cop or Hood
 
1979 The Hard Way (TV movie)
 
1978 The Boys from Brazil (director of photography / as Henri Decae)
 
1978 These Sorcerers Are Mad
 
1977 Mort d'un pourri
 
1977 Focal Point
 
1977 Bobby Deerfield (director of photography / as Henri Decae)
 
1977 Seven Nights in Japan
 
1975 Operation: Daybreak (director of photography / as Henri Decae)
 
1975 La course à l'échalote
 
1975 Isabelle and Lust
 
1974 Lucky Pierre
 
1973 The Mad Adventures of 'Rabbi' Jacob
 
1973 Two People (director of photography / as Henri Decae)
 
1973 Don Juan (Or If Don Juan Were a Woman)
 
1972 Le droit d'aimer
 
1971 Delusions of Grandeur
 
1971 The Gazebo (as Henri Decae)
 
1971 The Light at the Edge of the World
 
1970 Le Cercle Rouge (as Henri Decae)
 
1970 Hello-Goodbye
 
1970 The Only Game in Town (as Henri Decae)
 
1969 The Sicilian Clan (director of photography)
 
1969 Castle Keep (director of photography / as Henri Decae)
 
1968 D-Day Revisited (documentary)
 
1967 Diaboliquement vôtre (director of photography)
 
1967 The Comedians (director of photography / as Henri Decae)
 
1967 Le Samouraï (as Henri Decae)
 
1967 The Thief of Paris
 
1967 The Night of the Generals (director of photography / as Henri Decae)
 
1966 Hotel Paradiso (director of photography / as Henri Decae)
 
1965 Viva Maria! (director of photography / as Henri Decae)
 
1965 The Sucker (director of photography)
 
1964 Weekend at Dunkirk
 
1964 Circle of Love
 
1964 Joy House
 
1964 La tulipe noire
 
1963 Magnet of Doom
 
1963 Sweet and Sour
 
1963 The Bread Peddler
 
1963 The Day and the Hour
 
1962 Sundays and Cybele
 
1962 Eva (uncredited)
 
1962 The Seven Deadly Sins (segments "Paresse, La", "Luxure, La" and "Orgueil, L'")
 
1962 A Very Private Affair (director of photography / as Henri Decae)
 
1962 Le village du milieu des brumes (documentary short)
 
1961 Léon Morin, Priest
 
1961 Che gioia vivere
 
1960 The Good Time Girls
 
1960 Purple Noon
 
1959 Leda
 
1959 La sentence
 
1959 Un témoin dans la ville
 
1959 The 400 Blows
 
1959 Les Cousins
 
1958 The Lovers (director of photography / as Henri Decae)
 
1958 Le Beau Serge
 
1958 Le désir mène les hommes
 
1958 Elevator to the Gallows
 
1957 S.O.S. Noronha
 
1957 Piano mon ami (documentary short)
 
1956 Bob le Flambeur
 
1955 Crèvecoeur (documentary)
 
1954 Navigation marchande atlantique (short)
 
1952 Heart of the Casbah
 
1951 Bullfight (documentary)
 
1951 Bernard and the Lion
 
1951 Si ça vous chante
 
1950 Les Enfants Terribles
 
1949 Le silence de la mer
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
1975 Isabelle and Lust (camera operator)
 
1967 Le Samouraï (camera operator: locations - as Henri Decae)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1949 Le silence de la mer (uncredited)
 

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Le Cercle Rouge -- Corey is a cool, aristocratic thief, released from prison on the same day that Vogel, a murderer, escapes from the custody of the patient Mattei, a cat-loving police superintendent. Elevator to the Gallows -- In his mesmerizing debut feature, twenty-four-year-old director Louis Malle brought together the beauty of Jeanne Moreau, the camerawork of Henri Decaë, and a now legendary score by Miles Davis. Bob le Flambeur -- Bob the Gambler has decided to give up his business in order to enjoy his hobby: gambling. However, he cannot refuse one last job proposed by a friend: to take part in an amazing raid on the Deauville casino.
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