Henri Decaë

CinematographerDirectorEditor Jul 31 (died age 71) Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France 1937–1984 (47 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henri Decaë (31 July 1915 – 7 March 1987) gained fame as a cinematographer entering the film industry as a sound engineer and sound editor. He was a photojournalist in the French army during World War II. After the war he began making documentary shorts, directing and photographing industrial and commercial films. In 1947 he made his first feature film. Decaë is strongly associated with directors who strongly influenced, or were part of, the French New Wav…

Known For

Film

The 400 Blows

Director of Photography

Film

Le Samouraï

Director of Photography

Film

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

Director of Photography

Film

Le Cercle Rouge

Director of Photography

Film

Elevator to the Gallows

Director of Photography

Film

Delusions of Grandeur

Director of Photography

Film

The Sucker

Director of Photography

Film

Purple Noon

Director of Photography

Filmography

Crew (76)

Movies (76)

The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent

1984

Director of Photography

4.6

Exposed

1983

Director of Photography

4.5

My Other Husband

1983

Director of Photography

5.9

The Professional

1981

Director of Photography

7.2

Umbrella Coup

1980

Director of Photography

6.9

The Island

1980

Director of Photography

5.2

Le Guignolo

1980

Director of Photography

6.1

Inspector Blunder

1980

Director of Photography

6.3

The Hard Way

1980

Director of Photography

5.7

An Almost Perfect Affair

1979

Director of Photography

4.5

Cop or Hood

1979

Director of Photography

6.3

These Sorcerers Are Mad

1978

Director of Photography

5.5

The Boys from Brazil

1978

Director of Photography

6.7

Death of a Corrupt Man

1977

Director of Photography

6.5

Bobby Deerfield

1977

Director of Photography

5.8

Seven Nights in Japan

1976

Director of Photography

6.5

The Wild Goose Chase

1975

Director of Photography

6.1

I'm Losing My Temper

1974

Director of Photography

6.0

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

1973

Director of Photography

7.4

Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman

1973

Director of Photography

4.3

Two People

1973

Director of Photography

3.8

The Right to Love

1972

Director of Photography

6.0

Delusions of Grandeur

1971

Director of Photography

7.4

Joe: The Busybody

1971

Director of Photography

7.2

The Light at the Edge of the World

1971

Director of Photography

6.0

The Only Game in Town

1970

Director of Photography

5.5

Le Cercle Rouge

1970

Director of Photography

7.6

Hello-Goodbye

1970

Director of Photography

4.8

The Sicilian Clan

1969

Director of Photography

7.6

Castle Keep

1969

Director of Photography

5.7

D-Day Revisited

1968

Director of Photography

8.0

Le Samouraï

1967

Director of Photography

7.8

The Night of the Generals

1967

Director of Photography

6.8

Diabolically Yours

1967

Director of Photography

5.9

The Comedians

1967

Director of Photography

6.1

The Thief of Paris

1967

Director of Photography

6.7

Hotel Paradiso

1966

Director of Photography

5.5

The Sucker

1965

Director of Photography

7.4

Viva Maria!

1965

Director of Photography

6.0

The Black Tulip

1964

Director of Photography

6.3

Weekend at Dunkirk

1964

Director of Photography

6.9

Joy House

1964

Director of Photography

6.4

Circle of Love

1964

Director of Photography

5.5

The Day and the Hour

1963

Director of Photography

6.7

Sweet and Sour

1963

Director of Photography

4.6

Magnet of Doom

1963

Director of Photography

6.2

The Seven Deadly Sins

1962

Director of Photography

5.7

A Very Private Affair

1962

Director of Photography

5.0

Lust

1962

Director of Photography

7.5

Sundays and Cybele

1962

Director of Photography

7.1

Eva

1962

Director of Photography

5.8

Pride

1962

Director of Photography

La Paresse

1962

Director of Photography

5.5

The Joy of Living

1961

Director of Photography

6.1

Léon Morin, Priest

1961

Director of Photography

7.1

Purple Noon

1960

Director of Photography

7.6

Les Bonnes Femmes

1960

Director of Photography

6.2

À double tour

1959

Director of Photography

5.8

The 400 Blows

1959

Director of Photography

8.0

Witness in the City

1959

Director of Photography

6.2

The Cousins

1959

Director of Photography

6.8

Le Beau Serge

1959

Director of Photography

6.9

The Verdict

1959

Camera Operator

Elevator to the Gallows

1958

Director of Photography

7.6

The Lovers

1958

Director of Photography

6.6

S.O.S. Noronha

1957

Director of Photography

Le masque de Toutankhamon

1956

Director of Photography

Bob le Flambeur

1956

Director of Photography

7.3

Heartbreak Ridge

1955

Director of Photography

Heart of the Casbah

1952

Director of Photography

7.0

Faits d'hiver

1951

Director

Faits d'hiver

1951

Director of Photography

The Strange Ones

1950

Director of Photography

6.6

Le Silence de la mer

1949

Director of Photography

Le Silence de la mer

Editor

Pour bien filmer

Director