Pierre Petit

CinematographerCrew Jan 3 (died age 77) Rueil-Malmaison, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France 1947–2018 (71 year career)

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Biography

Pierre Camille Petit belongs to that generation of film craftsmen for whom the image was not merely a profession, but a way of inhabiting the world. Born in Seine‑et‑Marne, he entered the film industry just after the war and, from 1947 onward, signed the photography of his first features. It was only the beginning of a dense career: nearly forty years spent shaping light, composing atmospheres, and giving each setting its own breath. He thus traversed an entire chapter of popular French cinema, …

Known For

Film

Birds of Prey

Director of Photography

Film

The Iron Mask

Director of Photography

Film

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

Director of Photography

Film

The Beast Is Loose

Cinematography

Film

All the Gold in the World

Director of Photography

Film

The Tricyclist

Director of Photography

Film

Champagne for Savages

Camera Operator

Film

Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin

Director of Photography

Filmography

Crew (50)

Movies (44)

Mammifères marins, les maîtres des abysses

2018

Camera Operator

9.0

2017, The Disaster Diaries

2018

Cinematography

Angkor Rediscovered

Aerial Camera

Beyond Fear

Cinematography

La Brigade en folie

Director of Photography

3.0

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

1971

Director of Photography

Emma Hamilton

Cinematography

Birds of Prey

Director of Photography

6.6

Dead Run

1967

Director of Photography

4.5

The Other Truth

1966

Director of Photography

5.8

The Saint Lies in Wait

1966

Director of Photography

6.0

The Dirty Game

1965

Director of Photography

5.5

Circus Angel

1965

Director of Photography

5.7

Mission to Caracas

1965

Director of Photography

7.7

Ivory Coast Adventure

1965

Director of Photography

5.9

Champagne for Savages

1964

Camera Operator

6.1

Death, Where Is Your Victory?

1964

Director of Photography

Coplan, Agent 005

1964

Director of Photography

4.7

Ladies First

1963

Director of Photography

4.8

The Dance

1962

Director of Photography

1.0

Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin

1962

Director of Photography

6.0

The Iron Mask

1962

Director of Photography

5.7

The Crumblers Are Doing Well

1961

Director of Photography

2.0

All the Gold in the World

1961

Director of Photography

6.3

Marie of the Isles

1960

Director of Photography

2.0

The Beast Is Loose

1959

Cinematography

6.2

The Night of the Hunted

1959

Director of Photography

3.0

Tonight We Kill

1959

Director of Photography

1.0

It Only Happens to the Living

1959

Director of Photography

7.0

Clara and the Villains

1958

Director of Photography

5.0

The Tricyclist

1957

Director of Photography

5.5

Until the Last One

1957

Director of Photography

5.6

Escapade

1957

Director of Photography

The Wheel

1957

Director of Photography

The Aristocrats

Cinematography

Les Hommes en blanc

Director of Photography

The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne

1954

Cinematography

5.0

The Contessa's Secret

1954

Director of Photography

6.0

Rasputin

1954

Director of Photography

5.0

Koenigsmark

1953

Director of Photography

The Forest of Farewell

1952

Director of Photography

Le crime du Bouif

1952

Director of Photography

La montagne est verte

1950

Director of Photography

The Kids Are Leading the Investigation

1947

Director of Photography

Television (6)

Ce diable d'homme

1978

Director of Photography

Molière pour rire et pour pleurer

1973

Camera Operator

10.0

Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur

1971

Camera Department Manager

8.0

Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur

1971

Camera Loader

8.0

Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur

1971

Camera Supervisor

8.0

Sylvie des trois ormes

1968

Director of Photography