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Léonce-Henri Burel

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Léonce-Henri Burel (23 November 1892 – 21 March 1977) was a French cinematographer whose career extended from the silent era until the early 1970s. He was the director of photography on more than 120 films, working almost exclusively in black-and-white.

After studying at the University of Nantes, he initially worked as a photoengraver before becoming a camera operator. At the Film d'Art company in 1915 he was noticed by Abel Gance and began a collaboration with him which extended over 16 films, including J'accuse, La Roue, and Napoléon. In the period of silent films he also worked on several…

Filmography

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Order of the Daisy ★ 6.2 Order of the Daisy 1967 Highway Pick-Up ★ 6.8 Highway Pick-Up 1963 Thank Heaven for Small Favors ★ 6.6 Thank Heaven for Small Favors 1963 The Trial of Joan of Arc ★ 7.2 The Trial of Joan of Arc 1963 One Night at the Beach ★ 5.8 One Night at the Beach 1961 Pickpocket ★ 7.3 Pickpocket 1959 A Bomb for a Dictator ★ 5.7 A Bomb for a Dictator 1957 A Man Escaped ★ 7.9 A Man Escaped 1956 Diamond Machine ★ 3.5 Diamond Machine 1955 Tant qu'il y aura des femmes ★ 7.0 Tant qu'il y aura des femmes 1955 La Madone des sleepings ★ 6.0 La Madone des sleepings 1955 Marianne de ma jeunesse ★ 6.0 Marianne de ma jeunesse 1955 The Secrets of the Bed ★ 3.8 The Secrets of the Bed 1954 Strange Desire of Mr. Bard ★ 6.3 Strange Desire of Mr. Bard 1954 Other Side of Paradise ★ 5.7 Other Side of Paradise 1953 The Truth About Bebe Donge ★ 6.9 The Truth About Bebe Donge 1952 Diary of a Country Priest ★ 7.5 Diary of a Country Priest 1951 Valse brillante ★ 10.0 Valse brillante 1949 Métier de fous ★ 7.0 Métier de fous 1948 Rocambole ★ 7.0 Rocambole 1948 La Route du bagne ★ 8.0 La Route du bagne 1945 Mysteries of Paris ★ 7.2 Mysteries of Paris 1943 Sacred Fire ★ 7.0 Sacred Fire 1942 Blind Venus ★ 6.5 Blind Venus 1941 Return at Dawn ★ 7.3 Return at Dawn 1938 Bargekeepers Daughter ★ 9.5 Bargekeepers Daughter 1938 Crossroads ★ 5.8 Crossroads 1938 Mirages ★ 7.0 Mirages 1938 Abused Confidence ★ 6.3 Abused Confidence 1937 The Virgin Bride ★ 6.1 The Virgin Bride 1937 Hélène ★ 5.5 Hélène 1936 The Last Waltz ★ 9.0 The Last Waltz 1936 The Man with a Broken Ear ★ 10.0 The Man with a Broken Ear 1935 A Man and His Woman ★ 10.0 A Man and His Woman 1934 Toboggan ★ 9.0 Toboggan 1934 Abbot Constantine ★ 6.5 Abbot Constantine 1933 Don't Need Money ★ 7.5 Don't Need Money 1933 Baroud ★ 6.0 Baroud 1933 Baroud ★ 6.0 Baroud 1932 Dragnet Night ★ 6.0 Dragnet Night 1931 The stranger ★ 10.0 The stranger 1931 The Stranger ★ 8.5 The Stranger 1931 La straniera ★ 9.0 La straniera 1930 The Mystery of the Yellow Room ★ 6.0 The Mystery of the Yellow Room 1930 La Femme d'une nuit ★ 8.0 La Femme d'une nuit 1930 Princely Nights ★ 10.0 Princely Nights 1929 Vénus ★ 7.0 Vénus 1929 L'évadée ★ 10.0 L'évadée 1929 Frivolities ★ 6.0 Frivolities 1929 The Three Passions ★ 6.0 The Three Passions 1928 Woman of Destiny ★ 10.0 Woman of Destiny 1928 The Crew ★ 8.0 The Crew 1928 Morgane, the Enchantress ★ 8.0 Morgane, the Enchantress 1928 Loves of Casanova ★ 6.3 Loves of Casanova 1927 Napoleon ★ 7.8 Napoleon 1927 Salammbô ★ 7.0 Salammbô 1926 Michel Strogoff ★ 6.7 Michel Strogoff 1926 Faces of Children ★ 7.7 Faces of Children 1925 The Swallow and the Titmouse ★ 6.7 The Swallow and the Titmouse 1924 The Portrait ★ 10.0 The Portrait 1923 La Roue ★ 7.3 La Roue 1923 Crainquebille ★ 7.4 Crainquebille 1922 L'Arlésienne ★ 6.7 L'Arlésienne 1922 La Terre ★ 6.4 La Terre 1921 Mademoiselle de La Seiglière ★ 9.0 Mademoiselle de La Seiglière 1921 Facing the Ocean ★ 8.0 Facing the Ocean 1920 I Accuse ★ 7.4 I Accuse 1919 The Tenth Symphony ★ 6.4 The Tenth Symphony 1918 The Count of Monte Cristo ★ 6.0 The Count of Monte Cristo 1918 Barberousse ★ 5.0 Barberousse 1917 The Torture of Silence ★ 5.2 The Torture of Silence 1917 The Right to Life The Right to Life 1917 Deadly Gas ★ 5.0 Deadly Gas 1916 Alsace Alsace 1916 The Madness of Dr. Tube ★ 5.2 The Madness of Dr. Tube 1915