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Jacques Mercanton(1909-1997)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Jacques Mercanton was born on 22 November 1909 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Personal Column (1939), Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953) and Zou Zou (1934). He died on 27 September 1997 in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
BornNovember 22, 1909
DiedSeptember 27, 1997(87)
BornNovember 22, 1909
DiedSeptember 27, 1997(87)
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Known for

Robert Siodmak in Personal Column (1939)
Personal Column
6.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1939
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
7.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1953
Zou Zou (1934)
Zou Zou
6.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1934
Symphonie D'Amour (1936)
Symphonie D'Amour
4.5
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1936

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • The Unknown Eiffel
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1974
  • La seconde (1973)
    La seconde
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • Le voleur de riens (1972)
    Le voleur de riens
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • Prudence Harrington and Sybil Maas in Les quartiers de Paris (Clio dans le métro) (1967)
    Les quartiers de Paris (Clio dans le métro)
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Zamore (1970)
    Zamore
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
  • Daniel Ceccaldi, Marlène Jobert, and Antoine Marin in Mademoiselle Pygmalion (1967)
    Mademoiselle Pygmalion
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • Agathe Natanson and Georges Wilson in Le voleur d'enfants (1967)
    Le voleur d'enfants
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1967
  • Le sac bleu (1967)
    Le sac bleu
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • Le Complexe de Philémon (1967)
    Le Complexe de Philémon
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • Svyatoslav Richter in Fêtes musicales de Touraine - Mozart: Concerto en mi bémol majeur K 271 (1966)
    Fêtes musicales de Touraine - Mozart: Concerto en mi bémol majeur K 271
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1966
  • Mon Isménie (1966)
    Mon Isménie
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1966
  • Edmée (1966)
    Edmée
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1966
  • La tour de Nesle (1966)
    La tour de Nesle
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1966
  • José Varela in Evariste Galois (1965)
    Evariste Galois
    7.1
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965
  • La demande en mariage (1964)
    La demande en mariage
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1964

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Histoires extraordinaires à faire peur ou à faire rire... (1949)
    Histoires extraordinaires à faire peur ou à faire rire...
    5.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department (segment "Le coeur révélateur")
    • 1949
  • Au petit bonheur (1946)
    Au petit bonheur
    5.8
    • assistant camera
    • 1946
  • Ne le criez pas sur les toits (1943)
    Ne le criez pas sur les toits
    6.0
    • camera operator
    • 1943
  • La nuit merveilleuse (1940)
    La nuit merveilleuse
    4.8
    • camera operator (as Mercanton)
    • 1940
  • Edwige Feuillère and John Lodge in From Mayerling to Sarajevo (1940)
    From Mayerling to Sarajevo
    6.7
    • camera operator (as Mercanton)
    • 1940
  • Robert Siodmak in Personal Column (1939)
    Personal Column
    6.9
    • camera operator
    • 1939
  • It Happened in Gibraltar (1938)
    It Happened in Gibraltar
    6.0
    • camera operator (as Mercanton)
    • 1938
  • L'ange que j'ai vendu (1938)
    L'ange que j'ai vendu
    • camera operator
    • 1938
  • Tempête sur l'Asie (1938)
    Tempête sur l'Asie
    7.1
    • assistant camera
    • 1938
  • Erich von Stroheim and Jany Holt in The Alibi (1937)
    The Alibi
    6.7
    • camera operator
    • 1937
  • Jean Gabin and Suzy Prim in The Lower Depths (1936)
    The Lower Depths
    7.5
    • camera operator
    • 1936
  • Symphonie D'Amour (1936)
    Symphonie D'Amour
    4.5
    • assistant camera
    • 1936
  • Arènes joyeuses (1935)
    Arènes joyeuses
    • second assistant camera
    • 1935
  • Quelle drôle de gosse! (1935)
    Quelle drôle de gosse!
    6.0
    • assistant camera
    • 1935
  • Zou Zou (1934)
    Zou Zou
    6.3
    • camera operator (as Mercanton)
    • 1934

Director

  • Couleurs de Venise
    Short
    • Director
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mercanton
  • Born
    • November 22, 1909
    • Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
  • Died
    • September 27, 1997
    • Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He is the step-son of director Louis Mercanton and is the step-brother of actor Jean Mercanton.
  • Nickname
    • Mercanton

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