Jean Tournier

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Jean Tournier (born April 3, 1926 in Toulon , † December 5, 2004 in Paris ) was a French cameraman .

Life

After studying mathematics, Jean Tournier attended the École Louis Lumière and then worked as a cameraman for documentary and television films. In 1959 he shot his first film as head cameraman. Until 1973 Tournier was regularly active in the French entertainment film of the 1960s and 1970s and, after a break of several years in his cinema career, found access to international productions in 1978, such as the James Bond film Moonraker - Top Secret .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

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  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 8: T - Z. David Tomlinson - Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 25.