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Léonce-Henri Burel(1892-1977)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Léonce-Henri Burel was born on 23 November 1892 in Indre, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Diary of a Country Priest (1951), A Man Escaped (1956) and Pickpocket (1959). He died on 21 March 1977 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
BornNovember 23, 1892
DiedMarch 21, 1977(84)
BornNovember 23, 1892
DiedMarch 21, 1977(84)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
Diary of a Country Priest
7.7
  • Cinematographer(as L.H. Burel)
  • 1951
A Man Escaped (1956)
A Man Escaped
8.1
  • Cinematographer(as L.H. Burel)
  • 1956
Pickpocket (1959)
Pickpocket
7.5
  • Cinematographer(as L.-H. Burel)
  • 1959
Pierre Dac in Le fada (1932)
Le fada
  • Director
  • 1932

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Bonaparte and the Revolution (1971)
    Bonaparte and the Revolution
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Les compagnons de la marguerite (1967)
    Les compagnons de la marguerite
    7.0
    • Cinematographer (as L.H. Burel)
    • 1967
  • Dernier tiercé (1965)
    Dernier tiercé
    6.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965
  • Catherine Rouvel in Highway Pick-Up (1963)
    Highway Pick-Up
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1963
  • Un drôle de paroissien (1963)
    Un drôle de paroissien
    6.9
    • Cinematographer (as L.H. Burel)
    • 1963
  • The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962)
    The Trial of Joan of Arc
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1962
  • Un soir sur la plage (1961)
    Un soir sur la plage
    5.6
    • Cinematographer (as L. H. Burel)
    • 1961
  • Pickpocket (1959)
    Pickpocket
    7.5
    • Cinematographer (as L.-H. Burel)
    • 1959
  • Cette nuit là... (1958)
    Cette nuit là...
    6.7
    • Cinematographer (as L.H. Burel)
    • 1958
  • Quand sonnera midi (1958)
    Quand sonnera midi
    5.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1958
  • Michel Auclair and Pierre Fresnay in A Bomb for a Dictator (1957)
    A Bomb for a Dictator
    5.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1957
  • A Man Escaped (1956)
    A Man Escaped
    8.1
    • Cinematographer (as L.H. Burel)
    • 1956
  • Toute la ville accuse (1956)
    Toute la ville accuse
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1956
  • Mon curé chez les pauvres (1956)
    Mon curé chez les pauvres
    5.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1956
  • Hello Smile! (1956)
    Hello Smile!
    4.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1956

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Passionnelle (1947)
    Passionnelle
    6.8
    • cinematographer: ball sequence (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Napoleon (1927)
    Napoleon
    8.2
    • additional photographer
    • 1927
  • Crainquebille (1922)
    Crainquebille
    7.0
    • camera
    • 1922

Director

  • Pierre Dac in Le fada (1932)
    Le fada
    • Director
    • 1932
  • La conquête des Gaules
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1923

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • H. Burel
  • Born
    • November 23, 1892
    • Indre, Loire-Atlantique, France
  • Died
    • March 21, 1977
    • Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Burel was known for wearing white gloves while working, due to an allergy to film emulsion chemicals.
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      White gloves (due to celluloid chemical allergy)

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