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Pierre Chenal

Pierre Chenal

DirectorWriterCrewEditorProducer Dec 5 (died age 86) Bruxelles, Belgique 1929–1985 (56 year career)
6.5 avg rating

Biography

Philippe Cohen, known as Pierre Chenal, is a French director, born December 5, 1904 in Brussels and died December 23, 1990 in La Garenne-Colombes. Chenal occupies an uncomfortable place in the history of French cinema: relatively unknown, he is cataloged as a filmmaker who left only a light body of work. His detailed filmography, however, tends to show the opposite. Made in the 1930s, his first short films were documentaries where the filmmaker used social realism. The Little Trades of Paris (1…

Known For

The Man from Nowhere
Film

The Man from Nowhere

Director
The Last Turning
Film

The Last Turning

Director
Alibi
Film

Alibi

Director
Sinners of Paris
Film

Sinners of Paris

Director
Native Son
Film

Native Son

Director
The Idol
Film

The Idol

Director
Sirocco
Film

Sirocco

Director
Missing Persons Section
Film

Missing Persons Section

Director

Filmography

Acting (1)

Crew (50)

Movies (50)

Le hasard mène le Jeu

Le hasard mène le Jeu

1985

Director

Le hasard mène le Jeu

Le hasard mène le Jeu

1985

Writer

Versatile Lovers

Versatile Lovers

1970

Director

2.5
L'assassin connaît la musique

L'assassin connaît la musique

1963

Director

7.7
L'assassin connaît la musique

L'assassin connaît la musique

1963

Writer

7.7
The Night They Killed Rasputin

The Night They Killed Rasputin

1960

Director

4.0
The Night They Killed Rasputin

The Night They Killed Rasputin

1960

Writer

4.0
Beast at Bay

Beast at Bay

1959

Director

4.3
Dangerous Games

Dangerous Games

1958

Director

5.0
Dangerous Games

Dangerous Games

1958

Screenplay

5.0
Sinners of Paris

Sinners of Paris

1958

Director

5.1
Sinners of Paris

Sinners of Paris

1958

Screenplay

5.1
Missing Persons Section

Missing Persons Section

1956

Director

5.9
Missing Persons Section

Missing Persons Section

1956

Screenplay

5.9
The Idol

The Idol

1952

Director

6.5
The Idol

The Idol

1952

Screenplay

6.5
Native Son

Native Son

1951

Director

5.2
Native Son

Native Son

1951

Screenplay

5.2
Scandals of Clochemerle

Scandals of Clochemerle

1948

Director

5.4
Devil and the Angel

Devil and the Angel

1946

Director

5.4
Viaje sin regreso

Viaje sin regreso

1946

Director

Se abre el abismo

Se abre el abismo

1945

Director

4.0
The Corpse Breaks a Date

The Corpse Breaks a Date

1944

Director

3.5
The Corpse Breaks a Date

The Corpse Breaks a Date

1944

Writer

3.5
A Real Man

A Real Man

1943

Director

6.3
The Last Turning

The Last Turning

1939

Director

6.3
The Lafarge Case

The Lafarge Case

1938

Director

5.8
Sirocco

Sirocco

1938

Director

5.5
Alibi

Alibi

1937

Director

6.5
The Man from Nowhere

The Man from Nowhere

1937

Director

6.8
The Man from Nowhere

The Man from Nowhere

1937

Screenplay

6.8
Les mutinés de l'Elseneur

Les mutinés de l'Elseneur

1936

Director

Les mutinés de l'Elseneur

Les mutinés de l'Elseneur

1936

Screenplay

Les suites d'un premier lit

Les suites d'un premier lit

1935

Director

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

1935

Director

6.8
Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

1935

Writer

6.8
Street Without a Name

Street Without a Name

1934

Director

Street Without a Name

Street Without a Name

1934

Writer

Fat Man's Worries

Fat Man's Worries

1933

Director

Small Trades in Paris

Small Trades in Paris

1932

Cinematography

Small Trades in Paris

Small Trades in Paris

1932

Director

Small Trades in Paris

Small Trades in Paris

1932

Editor

Bâtir

Bâtir

1931

Director

10.0
Bâtir

Bâtir

1931

Producer

10.0
Bâtir

Bâtir

1931

Writer

10.0
L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui

L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui

1930

Cinematography

10.0
L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui

L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui

1930

Director

10.0
L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui

L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui

1930

Writer

10.0
Paris Cinéma

Paris Cinéma

1929

Director

9.0
Paris Cinéma

Paris Cinéma

1929

Editor

9.0