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Philippe Agostini(1910-2001)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Philippe Agostini was born on 11 August 1910 in Paris, France. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Rififi (1955), White Paws (1949) and Rencontres (1962). He was married to Odette Joyeux and Clémentine Lucie Marie Louise Godgé. He died on 20 October 2001 in Paris, France.
BornAugust 11, 1910
DiedOctober 20, 2001(91)
BornAugust 11, 1910
DiedOctober 20, 2001(91)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Rififi (1955)
Rififi
8.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1955
White Paws (1949)
White Paws
7.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1949
Rencontres (1962)
Rencontres
5.9
  • Director
  • 1962
Le dialogue des Carmélites (1960)
Le dialogue des Carmélites
7.0
  • Director
  • 1960

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Le vrai visage de Thérèse de Lisieux
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1964
  • Le Corbusier, l'architecte du bonheur (1960)
    Le Corbusier, l'architecte du bonheur
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1960
  • Les 3 font la paire (1957)
    Les 3 font la paire
    6.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1957
  • Le pays d'où je viens (1956)
    Le pays d'où je viens
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1956
  • Paris Palace Hotel (1956)
    Paris Palace Hotel
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1956
  • Si Paris nous était conté (1956)
    Si Paris nous était conté
    6.2
    • director of photography
    • 1956
  • Une enquête de l'inspecteur ...
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1956
  • Il padrone sono me (1955)
    Il padrone sono me
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1955
  • Rififi (1955)
    Rififi
    8.1
    • director of photography
    • 1955
  • Castles in Spain (1954)
    Castles in Spain
    5.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1954
  • La belle de Cadix (1953)
    La belle de Cadix
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1953
  • Roland Alexandre and Micheline Presle in A Lady with Camelias (1953)
    A Lady with Camelias
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1953
  • Their Last Night (1953)
    Their Last Night
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1953
  • Une fille dans le soleil (1953)
    Une fille dans le soleil
    • Cinematographer
    • 1953
  • Le Plaisir (1952)
    Le Plaisir
    7.5
    • Cinematographer (segment "Le Modèle")
    • 1952

Director

  • L'âge en fleur
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Témoignages (1973)
    Témoignages
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973
  • La petite fille à la recherche du printemps
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Claude Bessy in Le trésor des Hollandais (1969)
    Le trésor des Hollandais
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969
  • La bonne peinture (1967)
    La bonne peinture
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1967
  • L'âge heureux (1966)
    L'âge heureux
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Le vrai visage de Thérèse de Lisieux
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • La soupe aux poulets (1963)
    La soupe aux poulets
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Rencontres (1962)
    Rencontres
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Le dialogue des Carmélites (1960)
    Le dialogue des Carmélites
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Tu es Pierre (1959)
    Tu es Pierre
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Le naïf aux 40 enfants (1957)
    Le naïf aux 40 enfants
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Le château du carrefour (1951)
    Le château du carrefour
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1951

Camera and Electrical Department

  • The Silent World (1956)
    The Silent World
    6.9
    • cinematographer: underwater scenes
    • 1956
  • Mermoz (1943)
    Mermoz
    7.2
    • camera operator
    • 1943
  • Croisières sidérales (1942)
    Croisières sidérales
    5.5
    • camera operator
    • 1942
  • The Fatted Calf (1939)
    The Fatted Calf
    5.6
    • camera operator (as Agostini)
    • 1939
  • Le ruisseau (1938)
    Le ruisseau
    5.9
    • camera operator (as Agostini)
    • 1938
  • L'affaire du courrier de Lyon (1937)
    L'affaire du courrier de Lyon
    6.7
    • camera operator
    • 1937
  • Simone Berriau in À nous deux, madame la vie (1937)
    À nous deux, madame la vie
    5.9
    • camera operator
    • 1937
  • Jacques Copeau, Pierre Fresnay, Danièle Parola, Pierre Renoir, and Michel Simon in Under Western Eyes (1936)
    Under Western Eyes
    6.4
    • camera operator
    • 1936
  • Le parfum de la dame en noir (1931)
    Le parfum de la dame en noir
    6.1
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • P. Agostini
  • Born
    • August 11, 1910
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • October 20, 2001
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Odette JoyeuxAugust 19, 1958 - August 26, 2000 (her death)
  • Children
      Claude Agostini
  • Relatives
    • Jean-Paul Agostini(Grandchild)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Husband of Odette Joyeux. Father of Claude Agostini and Yves Agostini.

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