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Jean Painlevé (1902–1989)

Trivia:

Noted French documentarist, often on scientific subjects, in particular underwater marine biology. In 1930, co-founded L'Institut du Cinema Scientifique. See more trivia »

Died:

(age 86) in Paris, France

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Filmography

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1982 Pigeons in the Square (short)
 
1978 Liquid Crystals (short)
 
1972 Acera, or the Witches' Dance (documentary short)
 
1968 Diatoms (documentary short)
 
1967 The Love Life of an Octopus (documentary short)
 
1964 Shrimp Stories (documentary short)
 
1960 How Some Jellyfish Are Born (documentary short)
 
1960 Sea Ballerinas (documentary short)
 
1958 L'astérie (short)
 
1958 Les Alpes (short)
 
1958 Sea Urchins (short)
 
1947 Freshwater Assassins (short)
 
1947 Notre planète la Terre (short)
 
1947 Pasteur (short)
 
1946 Jeux d'enfants (short)
 
1945 Le vampire (documentary short)
 
1939 Solutions françaises (short)
 
1937 The Struggle for Survival (documentary short)
 
1937 The Fourth Dimension (short)
 
1937 Voyage to the Sky (short)
 
1936 Bluebeard (short)
 
1935 Corèthre (short)
 
1934 The Seahorse (documentary short)
 
1931 Ruptures de fibres (short)
 
1930 Bernard-l'hermite (short)
 
1930 Les crabes (short)
 
1929 Hyas and Stenorhynchus, marine crustaceans (documentary short)
 
1929 Daphnia (documentary short)
 
1929 Sea Urchins (documentary short)
 
1929 Stickelback Eggs (short)
 
1928 The Octopus (short)
 
1927 Mathusalem (short)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1984 Clin d'oeil
L'ancien combattant guerre de 14
 
1927 Mathusalem (short)
 
1926 L'inconnue des six jours
Jean Dubois
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1949 Le sang des bêtes (documentary short) (commentary writer)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (1 title)
1937 The Evil Eye (special effects)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1934 The Seahorse (documentary short)
 
1926 L'inconnue des six jours (assistant director)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1974 Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1964 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Himself
Jean Vigo (1964) … Himself
 
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Trivia:

Noted French documentarist, often on scientific subjects, in particular underwater marine biology. In 1930, co-founded L'Institut du Cinema Scientifique. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio