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- Birth nameHenri Albert Alakan
- Henri Alekan was born on February 10, 1909 in Paris, France. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Wings of Desire (1987), Roman Holiday (1953) and Beauty and the Beast (1946). He was married to Nada Alekan and Beatrix Victoria Caldarella. He died on June 15, 2001 in Auxerre, Yonne, France.
- SpousesNada Alekan(1965 - June 15, 2001) (his death, 2 children)Beatrix Victoria Caldarella(1939 - ?) (divorced, 3 children)
- Children
- Professor at L'IDHEC (La Fémis)
- Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1983
- Was captured and imprisoned by the Germans when they invaded France in 1940, but he escaped from prison and formed his own resistance group.
- Worked as camera operator under Eugene Schufftan in the late 1930's.
- A former puppeteer, he started as third assistant cameraman at the Billancourt studios in 1927.
- [when asked what a cinematographer's job really was] To obtain psychological reactions out of mere technical means.
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