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Michel Brault(1928-2013)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Michel Brault
Michel Brault was born on 25 June 1928 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Of Whales, the Moon, and Men (1963), Orderers (1974) and Threshold (1981). He died on 21 September 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BornJune 25, 1928
DiedSeptember 21, 2013(85)
BornJune 25, 1928
DiedSeptember 21, 2013(85)
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  • Awards
    • 7 wins & 6 nominations total

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Known for

Of Whales, the Moon, and Men (1963)
Of Whales, the Moon, and Men
8.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 1963
Orderers (1974)
Orderers
8.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 1974
Threshold (1981)
Threshold
5.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1981
Mon amie Max (1994)
Mon amie Max
7.3
  • Director
  • 1994

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Happiness Bound (2007)
    Happiness Bound
    4.3
    • director of photography
    • 2007
  • Anne Hébert in Anne Hébert (2000)
    Anne Hébert
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2000
  • Julie Masse in Julie Masse: À contre-jour (1992)
    Julie Masse: À contre-jour
    Music Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 1992
  • Dead Man Out (1989)
    Dead Man Out
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1989
  • Salut Victor (1989)
    Salut Victor
    7.5
    • director of photography
    • 1989
  • Des amis pour la vie (1988)
    Des amis pour la vie
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Denis Forest, Fanny Lauzier, Félix-Antoine Leroux, and Marina Orsini in Tadpole and the Whale (1988)
    Tadpole and the Whale
    6.2
    • director of photography
    • 1988
  • The Great Land of Small (1987)
    The Great Land of Small
    5.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • Kim Basinger and Richard Gere in No Mercy (1986)
    No Mercy
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Margot Kidder and Victor Lanoux in Louisiane (1984)
    Louisiane
    5.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984
  • Marc-Aurèle Fortin: 1888-1970
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • Beyond Forty (1982)
    Beyond Forty
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • Elia Kazan: An Outsider (1982)
    Elia Kazan: An Outsider
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • Threshold (1981)
    Threshold
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981
  • La voiture des dimanches
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980

Director

  • Happiness Bound (2007)
    Happiness Bound
    4.3
    • segment
    • 2007
  • Francis Reddy in Quand je serai parti... vous vivrez encore (1999)
    Quand je serai parti... vous vivrez encore
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Ozias Leduc, comme l'espace et le temps (1996)
    Ozias Leduc, comme l'espace et le temps
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Robert Brouillette in Shabbot Shalom (1994)
    Shabbot Shalom
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Mon amie Max (1994)
    Mon amie Max
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Montréal vu par... (1991)
    Montréal vu par...
    6.1
    • Director (segment "Dernière partie, La")
    • 1991
  • Les Noces de papier (1989)
    Les Noces de papier
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989
  • A Freedom to Move (1985)
    A Freedom to Move
    Short
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Le son des Français d'Amérique (1974)
    Le son des Français d'Amérique
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1975–1978
  • Témoignages (1973)
    Témoignages
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Orderers (1974)
    Orderers
    8.0
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Le bras de levier et la rivière
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Acadia Acadia?!? (1971)
    Acadia Acadia?!?
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Éloge du chiac (1969)
    Éloge du chiac
    7.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Le beau plaisir (1968)
    Le beau plaisir
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1968

Producer

  • Erreur sur la personne (1996)
    Erreur sur la personne
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1996
  • Mahée Paiement in Le lys cassé (1987)
    Le lys cassé
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1987
  • A Freedom to Move (1985)
    A Freedom to Move
    Short
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Zarico (1984)
    Zarico
    • producer
    • 1984
  • La voiture des dimanches
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Le canot à Renald à Thomas (1980)
    Le canot à Renald à Thomas
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Le coq de clocher
    Short
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Théodore Harvey in Les bottes sauvages (1980)
    Les bottes sauvages
    Short
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Armand Hardy, menuisier-tonnelier
    Short
    • producer
    • 1978
  • La fonderie artisanale
    Short
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Le son des Français d'Amérique (1974)
    Le son des Français d'Amérique
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976–1978
  • Les meuniers de Saint-Eustache (1978)
    Les meuniers de Saint-Eustache
    Short
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Les tisserandes (1978)
    Les tisserandes
    Short
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Léo Corriveau, maréchal-ferrant
    Short
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Les boeufs de labour
    Short
    • producer
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 25, 1928
    • Montréal, Québec, Canada
  • Died
    • September 21, 2013
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada(heart attack)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 2003, he became an Officer of the Ordre National Du Québec.

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