Léonce-Henri Burel
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Léonce-Henri Burel (23 November 1892 – 21 March 1977) was a French cinematographer whose career extended from the silent era until the early 1970s. He was the director of photography on more than 120 films, working almost exclusively in black-and-white. After studying at the University of Nantes, he initially worked as a photoengraver before becoming a camera operator. At the Film d'Art company in 1915 he was noticed by Abel Gance and began a collaboration with him which extended over 16 films, including J'accuse, La Roue, and Napoléon. In the period of silent films he also worked on several productions with Jacques Feyder. During the 1930s he worked regularly with Jean Dréville and Henri Decoin. With Le Journal d'un curé de campagne, for which he won the best cinematography award at the Venice Film Festival in 1951, Burel began another important collaboration with the director Robert Bresson which continued through three further films. Burel also directed three films himself between 1922 and 1932. Source: Article "Léonce-Henri Burel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
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movieHighway Pick-Up
1963
Director of Photography
movieThank Heaven for Small Favors
1963
Director of Photography
movieThe Trial of Joan of Arc
1963
Director of Photography
movieOne Night at the Beach
1961
Director of Photography
moviePickpocket
1959
Director of Photography
movieA Bomb for a Dictator
1957
Director of Photography
movieA Man Escaped
1956
Director of Photography
movieDiamond Machine
1955
Director of Photography
movieTant qu'il y aura des femmes
1955
Director of Photography
movieLa Madone des sleepings
1955
Director of Photography
movieThe Secrets of the Bed
1954
Director of Photography
movieStrange Desire of Mr. Bard
1954
Director of Photography
movieOther Side of Paradise
1953
Director of Photography
movieThe Truth About Bebe Donge
1952
Director of Photography
movieDiary of a Country Priest
1951
Director of Photography
Valse brillante
1949
Director of Photography
movieMétier de fous
1948
Director of Photography
movieRocambole
1948
Director of Photography
movieLa Route du bagne
1945
Director of Photography
movieMysteries of Paris
1943
Director of Photography
movieSacred Fire
1942
Director of Photography
movieBlind Venus
1941
Director of Photography
movieReturn at Dawn
1938
Director of Photography
movieCrossroads
1938
Director of Photography
movieMirages
1938
Director of Photography
movieAbused Confidence
1937
Director of Photography
movieThe Virgin Bride
1937
Director of Photography
movieHélène
1936
Director of Photography
The Man with a Broken Ear
1935
Director of Photography
movieA Man and His Woman
1934
Director of Photography
movieToboggan
1934
Director of Photography
movieAbbot Constantine
1933
Director of Photography
movieDon't Need Money
1933
Director of Photography
movieBaroud
1932
Director of Photography
movieDragnet Night
1931
Director of Photography
movieThe stranger
1931
Director of Photography
movieThe Stranger
1931
Director of Photography
movieLa straniera
1930
Director of Photography
movieThe Mystery of the Yellow Room
1930
Director of Photography
movieLa Femme d'une nuit
1930
Director of Photography
moviePrincely Nights
1929
Director of Photography
movieVénus
1929
Director of Photography
movieL'évadée
1929
Director of Photography
movieFrivolities
1929
Director of Photography
movieThe Three Passions
1928
Director of Photography
movieWoman of Destiny
1928
Director of Photography
movieThe Crew
1928
Director of Photography
Morgane, the Enchantress
1928
Director of Photography
movieLoves of Casanova
1927
Director of Photography
movieNapoleon
1927
Additional Photography, Director of Photography
movieSalammbô
1926
Director of Photography
movieMichel Strogoff
1926
Director of Photography
movieFaces of Children
1925
Director of Photography
The Portrait
1923
Director of Photography
movieLa Roue
1923
Director of Photography
movieCrainquebille
1922
Director of Photography
L'Arlésienne
1922
Director of Photography
movieLa Terre
1921
Director of Photography
Mademoiselle de La Seiglière
1921
Director of Photography
Facing the Ocean
1920
Director of Photography
movieJ'Accuse
1919
Director of Photography
movieThe Tenth Symphony
1918
Director of Photography
movieThe Count of Monte Cristo
1918
Director of Photography
movieBarberousse
1917
Director of Photography
movieThe Torture of Silence
1917
Director of Photography
movieThe Right to Life
1917
Director of Photography
movieDeadly Gas
1916
Director of Photography
movieAlsace
1916
Director of Photography
movieThe Madness of Dr. Tube
1915
Director of Photography
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movieOrder of the Daisy
1967
Cinematography
movieMarianne de ma jeunesse
1955
Cinematography
movieBargekeepers Daughter
1938
Cinematography
movieThe Last Waltz
1936
Cinematography
Baroud
1933
Cinematography
movieThe Swallow and the Titmouse
1924
Cinematography
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movieAbel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite
1968
Self (archival footage)
