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Jean-Louis Picavet(1927-1991)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Jean-Louis Picavet was born on 26 November 1927 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France. He was a cinematographer, known for Keep Talking, Baby (1961), I... For Icarus (1979) and If I Were a Spy (1967). He died in February 1991 in Paris, France.
BornNovember 26, 1927
DiedFebruary 1991
BornNovember 26, 1927
DiedFebruary 1991
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Known for

Keep Talking, Baby (1961)
Keep Talking, Baby
6.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1961
Yves Montand in I... For Icarus (1979)
I... For Icarus
7.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1979
If I Were a Spy (1967)
If I Were a Spy
6.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1967
A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982)
A Thousand Billion Dollars
7.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 1982

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • C'est encore mieux l'après-midi (1989)
    C'est encore mieux l'après-midi
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1989
  • La porte magique (1987)
    La porte magique
    TV Series
    • director of photography (1988)
    • 1987–1988
  • Miou-Miou in Une vie comme je veux (1986)
    Une vie comme je veux
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Les bottes rouges (1985)
    Les bottes rouges
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Annie Cordy and Jean-Pierre Darras in Madame S.O.S. (1982)
    Madame S.O.S.
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • Enigma (1982)
    Enigma
    5.9
    • Cinematographer (as Jean Louis Picavet)
    • 1982
  • A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982)
    A Thousand Billion Dollars
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • The Bunker (1981)
    The Bunker
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Jean Louis Picavet)
    • 1981
  • Niels Arestrup and Nathalie Nell in Le roman du samedi (1980)
    Le roman du samedi
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980
  • Yves Montand in I... For Icarus (1979)
    I... For Icarus
    7.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1979
  • Paris-Vichy (1979)
    Paris-Vichy
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1979
  • L'argent des autres (1978)
    L'argent des autres
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • Les Borgia ou le sang doré (1977)
    Les Borgia ou le sang doré
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977
  • Partage de midi (1977)
    Partage de midi
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977
  • Michel Bouquet, Dani, and Claude Jade in Les anneaux de Bicêtre (1977)
    Les anneaux de Bicêtre
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977

Camera and Electrical Department

  • The Elusive Corporal (1962)
    The Elusive Corporal
    7.0
    • chief camera operator
    • 1962
  • Shadows of Adultery (1961)
    Shadows of Adultery
    6.5
    • camera operator
    • 1961
  • Picnic on the Grass (1959)
    Picnic on the Grass
    6.5
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • Minuit... Quai de Bercy (1953)
    Minuit... Quai de Bercy
    6.2
    • first assistant camera (as J.L. Picavet)
    • 1953

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • J.L. Picavet
  • Born
    • November 26, 1927
    • Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France
  • Died
    • February 1991
    • Paris, France(natural causes)

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