Claude Renoir
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Claude Renoir (December 4, 1913 – September 5, 1993) was a French cinematographer. He was the son of actor Pierre Renoir, the nephew of director Jean Renoir, and the grandson of painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. He was born in Paris, his mother being actress Véra Sergine. He was apprenticed to Boris Kaufman, a brother of Dziga Vertov, who much later worked in the United States on such films as On the Waterfront (1954). Renoir was the lighting cameraman on numerous pictures such as Monsieur Vincent (1947), Jean Renoir's The River (1951), Cleopatra (1963), Roger Vadim's Barbarella (1968), and the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). At the time of Claude Renoir's death, The Times of London wrote of The River that "its exquisite evocation of the Indian scene, helped to inaugurate a new era in the cinema, one in which color was finally accepted as a medium fit for great film makers to work in." He also participated in the making of The Mystery of Picasso (1956), the documentary on painter Pablo Picasso directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. He was the cinematographer for The Crucible (1957) and lived in East Germany during filming. Renoir's career came to a close in the late 1970s, as he was rapidly losing sight. In his final years he was largely blind. He married twice and had two children, a son and a daughter, actress Sophie Renoir. Claude Renoir died at age 79 in Troyes, 55 miles east of Paris, near the village of Essoyes, where he had a home. Source: Article "Claude Renoir" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
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movieThe Medic
1979
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movieAttention, the Kids Are Watching
1978
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movieThe Discord
1978
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movieAnimal
1977
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movieThe Spy Who Loved Me
1977
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movieThe Wing or the Thigh?
1976
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movieGame of Seduction
1976
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movieFemmes Fatales
1976
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movieDoctor Francoise Gailland
1976
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movieFrench Connection II
1975
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movieThe Track
1975
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moviePaul and Michelle
1974
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movieImpossible Object
1973
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movieThe Serpent
1973
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movieKiller
1972
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movieThe Burglars
1971
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movieThe Horsemen
1971
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movieThe Married Couple of the Year Two
1971
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movieThe Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
1970
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movieThe Adventurers
1970
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movieThe Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
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movieSoluna
1969
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movieBarbarella
1968
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movieSpirits of the Dead
1968
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movieDon't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
1966
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movieThe Game Is Over
1966
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movieMarco the Magnificent
1965
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movieThe Unvanquished
1964
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movieCircus World
1964
Second Unit Director of Photography
movieSymphony for a Massacre
1963
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movieThe Lovers of Teruel
1962
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movieLafayette
1962
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movieWasteland
1960
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movieGorilla's Waltz
1959
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movieThe Cheaters
1958
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movieEnd of Desire
1958
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movieThe Witches of Salem
1957
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movieCrime and Punishment
1956
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movieElena and Her Men
1956
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movieThe Mystery of Picasso
1956
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movieMadame Butterfly
1954
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movieFabulous India
1954
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movieMaddalena
1954
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moviePuccini
1953
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movieThe Golden Coach
1952
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movieThe Green Glove
1952
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movieThe River
1951
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movieDr. Knock
1951
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movieGunman in the Streets
1950
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movieBorn of Unknown Father
1950
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moviePrelude to Glory
1950
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movieRendezvous in July
1949
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movieAlice in Wonderland
1949
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movieImpasse of Two Angels
1948
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movieMonsieur Vincent
1947
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movieThe House Under the Sea
1947
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movieA Day in the Country
1946
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movieBehind These Walls
1946
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movieThe Queer Assignment
1945
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movieL'aventure est au coin de la rue
1944
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movieOpéra-musette
1942
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movieSchubert's Serenade
1940
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movieLa Bête Humaine
1938
Camera Operator
movieLights of Paris
1938
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movieGrand Illusion
1937
Camera Operator
movieLife Is Ours
1936
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movieToni
1935
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movieBlood and Roses
1960
Cinematography
movieGood Evening Ladies, Good Evening Gentlemen
1944
Cinematography
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movieThe Mystery of Picasso
1956
Self (uncredited)