Jean Badal
Jean Badal (actually János Badal ; born March 7, 1927 in Budapest ; † October 9, 2015 ) was an internationally known cameraman of Hungarian origin.
Life
Jean Badal joined the Soviet army in 1944, which conquered Hungary, but which Badal saw as a liberator from the perspective of those persecuted by the previous right-wing regime.
After 1945 he trained as a cameraman and became one of the most successful representatives of this profession in Hungary; Badal was responsible for the first color newsreel, which was shown in Hungary in 1953.
During the political repression after the failure of the Hungarian popular uprising , Badal left Hungary and settled in France .
He was responsible for the camera work on numerous well-known films, for example What's New, Pussy? of the director Clive Donner and Tati's wonderful times of the director Jacques Tati .
Filmography (selection)
- 1960: Hunger for love (Les mauvais coups)
- 1961: The Stranger's Face (Le rendez-vous de minuit)
- 1962: The dark green suitcase (Ballade pour un voyou)
- 1964: Your time is up (Behold a Pale Horse)
- 1964: Tim and Struppi and the blue oranges (Tintin et les oranges bleues)
- 1965: what's new, pussy? (What's New Pussycat?)
- 1967: Tati's glorious times (Playtime)
- 1971: Murderer according to the rules (Les assassins de l'ordre)
- 1973: Projection privée
- 1974: The verdict (Verdict)
- 1977: Goodbye Emmanuelle
- 1980: Prostitution International (International Prostitution: Brigade criminelle)
- 1981: Le bahut va craquer
- 1991: The Flying Children (Les enfants volants)
Web links
- Jean Badal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Meghalt Badal János. In: origo.hu , October 12, 2015, accessed on October 13, 2015 (Hungarian).
- ↑ Elhunyt Badal János. In: filmhu , accessed October 15, 2015 (Hungarian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Badal, Jean |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Badal, János (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | hungarian cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest , Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 2015 |