Henri Alekan
Known for exceptional camera in global cinema.
Profession
Camera
Birthday
10 Feb 1909
Age
117 Years
Born In
Paris, France
Total Projects
16
Years Active
50 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.9 ★
Overview
Henri Alekan (10 February 1909, Paris – 15 June 2001, Auxerre, Bourgogne) was a French cinematographer. Alekan was born in Montmartre in 1909. At the age of sixteen he and his brother became travelling puppeteers. A little later he started work as third assistant cameraman at the Billancourt Studios. He then spent a short time in the army, returning to Billancourt...
Known For
German Film Award
1951
40° à l'ombre
1987
Faraway, So Close!
1993
Stranger on the Prowl
1952
Jean Cocteau: Lies and Truths
1997
Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren
1990
Jean Cocteau, cinéaste
2001
Carné, You Said Carné?
1994
The Other Eye
1991
Alekan, la lumière
1988
Filmography
movie
Jean Cocteau, cinéaste
Jean Cocteau, cinéaste
as Self
movie
Jean Cocteau: Lies and Truths
Jean Cocteau: Lies and Truths
as Self
movie
Screening at the Majestic
Screening at the Majestic
as Self - Interviewee
movie
Le travail d'un cinéaste : Julien Duvivier, 1896-1967
Le travail d'un cinéaste : Julien Duvivier, 1896-1967
as Self
movie
Carné, You Said Carné?
Carné, You Said Carné?
as Self
movie
Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close!
as Captain
movie
The Other Eye
The Other Eye
as Self
movie
Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren
Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren
as Self
movie
Alekan, la lumière
Alekan, la lumière
as Self
tv
40° à l'ombre
40° à l'ombre
as Self
movie
7 False Connections
7 False Connections
as Self
movie
Cinématon XXXIV
Cinématon XXXIV
as N°330
movie
Cinématon n°330 : Henri Alekan
Cinématon n°330 : Henri Alekan
as Self
movie
Our Nazi
Our Nazi
as Self
movie
Stranger on the Prowl
Stranger on the Prowl
as Priest on Bicycle
tv
German Film Award
German Film Award
as Self