Marc Fossard

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Marc Aimé Fossard (born August 15, 1912 in Rivery, Somme department , † July 2, 2007 in Vierzon ) was a French cameraman .

Life

Fossard began his professional career in 1929 as a prop master at the production company Pathé . In 1931 he advanced to production manager. From 1932 Fossard worked as a camera assistant, since 1934 he was assigned to experienced colleagues such as Jules Kruger and Roger Hubert as a simple cameraman or second chief cameraman .

During this heyday of French film, Fossard photographed several masterpieces by Julien Duvivier and Marcel Carné , including Hafen im Nebel , Pépé le Moko - In the Dark of Algiers and, above all, Children of Olympus . Several times, especially at the beginning of his career (1934–38), Jean Gabin acted in front of his camera.

After the Second World War, Marc Fossard worked independently and on his own responsibility. His films during this time - pure entertainment without artistic aspirations - are, however, irrelevant. Fossard was also a regular cameraman for almost all of the early works (1948-55) of Jean-Paul Le Chanois . In 1963/64 he also photographed two early Louis de Funès comedy hits. He also worked for television in the 1960s and 1970s. 1980 Fossard withdrew into private life.

Filmography (selection)

until 1945 simple camera or chief camera, thereafter only chief camera

  • 1934: People in the North (Maria Chapdelaine)
  • 1935: The Cross of Golgotha (Golgotha)
  • 1935: The love alley of Morocco (La bandera)
  • 1936: Guild gang (La Belle Équipe)
  • 1936: Anne-Marie
  • 1936: Le roi
  • 1936: Pépé le Moko - In the dark of Algiers (Pépé le Moko)
  • 1936: Beethoven's great love (Un grand amour de Beethoven)
  • 1937: Le messager
  • 1937: La dame de Malacca
  • 1938: Harbor in the Fog (Le Quai des Brumes)
  • 1938: The street of love (Remontons les Champs-Élysées)
  • 1939: Entente Cordiale
  • 1939: La charrette fantôme
  • 1942: The night with the devil (Les visiteurs du soir)
  • 1943: The Eternal Ban (L'éternel retour)
  • 1943/44: Children of Olympus (Les Enfants du paradis) (Premiere: 1945)
  • 1944: Le cavalier noir
  • 1945: Les gueux au paradis
  • 1947: Si jeunesse savait
  • 1948: If you skip school (L'école buissonnière)
  • 1948: Scandale
  • 1949: Envoi des fleurs
  • 1949: L'héroïque Monsieur Boniface
  • 1950: Mammy
  • 1950: Without giving the address (Sans laisser d'address)
  • 1951: Une fille sur la route
  • 1951: marriage brokerage (Agence matrimoniale)
  • 1952: La fille au fouet
  • 1952: In the vortex of Marseille (tourbillon)
  • 1953: La vierge du Rhin
  • 1953: La village magique
  • 1954: Papa, Mama, Katrin and I (Papa, maman, la bonne et moi)
  • 1954: The Sunday Angler (Poisson d'avril)
  • 1954: The refugees (Les évadés )
  • 1955: Papa, Mama, my wife and I (Papa, maman, ma femme et moi)
  • 1955: Scandal in Paris (La môme Pigalle)
  • 1956: Heidemarie
  • 1956: Women who will never be forgotten (Pitié pour les vamps)
  • 1957: Spy ring L (Deuxième bureau contre inconnu)
  • 1957: Vacances explosives
  • 1958: Madame et son auto
  • 1958: Secret police ... Alert level 1 (Rapt au deuxième bureau)
  • 1959: I will spit on your arrogance (J'irai cracher sur vos tombes)
  • 1959: Pantalaskas
  • 1960: The Virgins of Rome (I virgini di Roma)
  • 1960: The Sahara is on fire (Le Sahara brûle)
  • 1961: They Call It Love (Douce violence)
  • 1961: The joys of the big city (Le tracassin ou les plaisirs de la ville)
  • 1962: Mandrin, the great musketeer (Mandrin, bandit gentilhomme)
  • 1963: The supernatural country house (L'assassin connaît la musique)
  • 1963: Squeak ... squeak ... who's drilling for oil? (Pouic-Pouic)
  • 1964: The gendarme of Saint Tropez (Le Gendarme de St. Tropez)
  • 1964: Interpol chases light girls (Requiem pour un caïd)
  • 1965: 22 avenue de la Victoire (TV series)
  • 1965: Médard et Barnabé (TV series)
  • 1967: Hedda Gabler (TV)
  • 1967: Le fil rouge (TV)
  • 1970: Céleste
  • 1973: C'est plus facile de garder la bouche ouverte
  • 1974: Femmes vicieuses
  • 1974: Q
  • 1975: Ma femme vous plaît ... j'adore la votre
  • 1977: Les bijoux de Carina (TV)
  • 1979: Comme une femme

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personal data
SURNAME Fossard, Marc
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fossard, Marc Aimé (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Rivery, Somme department
DATE OF DEATH July 2, 2007
Place of death Vierzon