André Bac

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André Bac (born December 14, 1905 in Paris ; † May 31, 1989 ibid) was a French cameraman .

Life

André Bac began his career as a press photographer and came to the cinema during the silent film era. After a few years as a camera assistant and member of the camera crew, he spent most of the time of the occupation of France in World War II underground. After the end of the war he worked as a head cameraman and was able to create less remarkable entertainment films as well as more demanding works by directors such as Marcel Carné or Claude Autant-Lara .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1939: The day is dawning (Le jour se lève)
  • 1946: Gates of the Night (Les portes de la nuit)
  • 1949: Before daybreak (Le point du jour)
  • 1950: Demon Uran (My daughter Joy)
  • 1951: The red hostel (L'auberge rouge)
  • 1952: Three daughters of Eve (Trois femmes, trois âmes)
  • 1953: The snow was dirty (La neige était sale)
  • 1953: Hélène Boucher: A pilot's life (Horizons sans fin)
  • 1954: The Second Life (Double destin)
  • 1955: In the swamp of Paris (Le long des trottoirs)
  • 1956: The Man with the Golden Key (L'homme aux clefs d'or)
  • 1957: The pastor of Pigalle (Le désert de Pigalle)
  • 1958: The involuntary rocket flier (A pied, à cheval et en spoutnik)
  • 1960: The sacrifice of a nun (Le dialogue des Carmélites)
  • 1960: Mr. Puntila and his servant Matti
  • 1962: War of the Buttons (La guerre des boutons)
  • 1963: Carambolage (Carambolages)
  • 1963: Like father, like son (Bébert et l'omnibus)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 1: A - C. Erik Aaes - Jack Carson. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 207.
personal data
SURNAME Bac, André
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH December 14, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH May 31, 1989
Place of death Paris