Raoul Coutard

CrewCinematographerActorDirectorWriter Sep 16 (died age 92) Paris, France 1956–2025 (69 year career)

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Biography

Raoul Coutard (16 September 1924 – 8 November 2016) was a French cinematographer. He is best known for his connection with the Nouvelle Vague period and particularly for his work with director Jean-Luc Godard. Coutard also shot films for New Wave director François Truffaut as well as Jacques Demy, a contemporary frequently associated with the movement. He shot over 75 films during a career that lasted nearly half a century. Coutard originally planned to study chemistry, but switched to photogr…

Known For

Film

Breathless

Director of Photography

Film

Jules and Jim

Director of Photography

Film

Vivre Sa Vie

Director of Photography

Film

Z

English Surgeon (uncredited)

Film

Pierrot le Fou

Director of Photography

Film

Band of Outsiders

Director of Photography

Film

Contempt

Cameraman

Film

Alphaville

Director of Photography

Filmography

Acting (17)

Movies (15)

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

2018

as Self

6.5

Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory

2011

as Self

Il était une fois... « Jules et Jim »

2008

as Self (chef opérateur)

Godard, Love and Poetry

2007

as Self

7.3

The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin

2004

as Self

7.0

The Outskirts of Alphaville

2003

Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas

2000

as Self

Jean Seberg: American Actress

1997

as Self

Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède

1993

as Self

4.5

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

as Self

The Hideout

The Bamboo Incident

as Angry French man (uncredited)

6.7

1969

as English Surgeon (uncredited)

7.8

La Chinoise

1967

as Self - Cinematographer (uncredited)

6.9

Contempt

1963

as Cameraman

7.0

Television (2)

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Cinépanorama

as Self

Crew (76)

Movies (76)

The Wild Palms

2025

Cinematography

The Wild Palms

2025

Director of Photography

Wild Innocence

2001

Director of Photography

5.6

The Phantom Heart

1996

Director of Photography

5.9

Happiness Is No Joke

1995

Director of Photography

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

1993

Director of Photography

5.0

The Birth of Love

1993

Director of Photography

6.2

Il gèle en enfer

1990

Director of Photography

4.0

Thick Skinned

1989

Director of Photography

6.2

Burning Beds

1988

Director of Photography

6.0

Let Sleeping Cops Lie

1988

Director of Photography

5.5

Blanc de Chine

1988

Director of Photography

Max My Love

1986

Director of Photography

5.7

Salt on the Skin

1984

Director of Photography

1.7

Dangerous Moves

1984

Director of Photography

5.8

The Bitch

1984

Director of Photography

5.2

First Name: Carmen

1983

Director of Photography

S.A.S. San Salvador

Director

Godard's Passion

Director of Photography

Operation Leopard

Director

Drummer-Crab

Director of Photography

6.6

Le Défilé du 14 Juillet 1977

1977

Writer

Une nuit en Lorraine

1975

Director

Like a Pot of Strawberries

1974

Director of Photography

5.5

A Pain in the Ass

1973

Director of Photography

7.1

The Hostage Gang

1973

Director of Photography

5.0

Embassy

1972

Director of Photography

5.0

Five Leaf Clover

1972

Director of Photography

5.0

The Most Gentle Confessions

1971

Director of Photography

5.7

The Confession

1970

Director of Photography

The Bamboo Incident

Director

La Liberté en croupe

Director of Photography

4.3

1969

Director of Photography

7.8

The Southern Star

1969

Director of Photography

5.8

The Bride Wore Black

1968

Director of Photography

7.1

Rocky Road to Dublin

1968

Director of Photography

7.2

La Chinoise

1967

Director of Photography

6.9

2 or 3 Things I Know About Her

1967

Director of Photography

6.2

Weekend

1967

Director of Photography

6.9

Made in U.S.A

1967

Director of Photography

6.1

Horizon

1967

Cinematography

4.9

The Sailor from Gibraltar

1967

Director of Photography

5.7

The Defector

1966

Director of Photography

5.5

Pierrot le Fou

1965

Director of Photography

7.3

Alphaville

1965

Director of Photography

6.9

The 317th Platoon

1965

Director of Photography

7.4

Scruggs

1965

Director of Photography

The Botanical Avatar of Mademoiselle Flora

1965

Director of Photography

5.5

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

1964

Director of Photography

5.3

The Married Woman

1964

Director of Photography

6.9

Band of Outsiders

1964

Director of Photography

7.5

The Soft Skin

1964

Director of Photography

7.1

Male Companion

1964

Director of Photography

4.9

Le Grand Escroc

1964

Director of Photography

7.0

Contempt

1963

Director of Photography

7.0

The Little Soldier

1963

Director of Photography

6.9

Portuguese Vacation

1963

Director of Photography

5.6

Les Carabiniers

1963

Director of Photography

6.5

Like Two Drops of Water

1963

Director of Photography

6.3

Love at Twenty

1962

Director of Photography

6.7

The Doll

1962

Director of Photography

5.0

Vivre Sa Vie

1962

Director of Photography

7.7

Jules and Jim

1962

Director of Photography

7.5

Antoine and Colette

1962

Director of Photography

7.2

Petit Jour

1962

Director of Photography

And Satan Calls the Turns

1962

Camera Operator

5.2

Lola

1961

Director of Photography

7.1

A Woman Is a Woman

1961

Director of Photography

7.3

Chronicle of a Summer

1961

Director of Photography

7.1

Breathless

1960

Director of Photography

7.5

Shoot the Piano Player

1960

Director of Photography

7.2

The Army Game

1960

Director of Photography

The Devil's Pass

Cinematography

The Devil's Pass

Director of Photography

3.6

Island Fisherman

1959

Director of Photography

5.0

Ramuntcho

1958

Director of Photography