Pierre Montazel

Pierre Montazel (born March 5, 1911 in Senlis , † September 8, 1975 in Paris ) was a French cameraman .

Life

Pierre Montazel worked his way up to chief cameraman via the stations of projectionist, camera assistant and cameraman. In French film during the occupation and post-war years, Montazel showed great versatility in both poetic and realistic subjects. In the later years he was mainly committed to the conventional entertainment cinema, where he often worked with the directors Henri Decoin and Jean Delannoy . Occasionally Montanzel also directs, in the 1960s also at the theater.

Filmography (selection)

camera

1942: The fantastic night (La nuit fantastique)
1943: The Honorable Catherine (L'honorable Catherine)
1943: A Fatal Family (Goupi Mains Rouges)
1943: His most difficult case (Cecile est morte)
1946: Here the judiciary was wrong (Contre-enquête)
1947: Two in Paris (Antoine et Antoinette)
1953: Versailles - Kings and Women (Si Versailles m'était conté)
1954: People on the trapeze (obsession)
1954: When night falls in Paris (Touchez pas au Grisbi)
1955: Napoleon (Napoléon)
1955: Raid in Paris (Razzia sur la Chnouf)
1955: Gas-Oil
1955: Like lost dogs (Chiens perdus sans collier)
1956: spat in the face of Satan (Le feu aux poudres)
1956: A Queen's Romance Novel (Marie Antoinette)
1956: Paradise of Love (Folies Bergère)
1957: The sixth man (Tous peuvent me tuer)
1957: The Cat (La chatte)
1957: Cavaliers (Charmants garçons)
1957: Lucifer's daughter (Retour de Manivelle)
1958: The Bar of Temptation (Ginguette)

1959: Rififi among women (Du rififi chez les femmes)

1970: Baldwin, the horror of St. Tropez (Le gendarme en balade)

Direction and script

1960: Whoever shoots first has more from life (Tout feu tout flamme)

Web links

Pierre Montazel in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ 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 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 520.

personal data
SURNAME	Montazel, Pierre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH	March 5, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH	Senlis
DATE OF DEATH	September 8, 1975
Place of death	Paris

[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 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 520.