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Haroun Tazieff(1914-1998)

  • Cinematographer
  • Additional Crew
  • Director
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Haroun Tazieff
Haroun Tazieff was born on 11 May 1914 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for The Devil's Blast (1959), Le volcan interdit (1966) and Fantomas Unleashed (1965). He died on 5 February 1998 in Paris, France.
BornMay 11, 1914
DiedFebruary 5, 1998(83)
BornMay 11, 1914
DiedFebruary 5, 1998(83)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

The Devil's Blast (1959)
The Devil's Blast
7.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1959
Le volcan interdit (1966)
Le volcan interdit
7.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1966
Louis de Funès and Jean Marais in Fantomas Unleashed (1965)
Fantomas Unleashed
6.8
  • Director
  • 1965
Hu-Man (1975)
Hu-Man
5.1
  • Additional Crew(as l'équipe H. Tazieff)
  • 1975

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • The World About Us (1967)
    The World About Us
    8.3
    TV Series
    • filmed by
    • 1967
  • Le volcan interdit (1966)
    Le volcan interdit
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1966
  • The Devil's Blast (1959)
    The Devil's Blast
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1959
  • Le gouffre de la Pierre Saint-Martin
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1953

Additional Crew

  • Hu-Man (1975)
    Hu-Man
    5.1
    • technical advisor: volcano (as l'équipe H. Tazieff)
    • 1975
  • Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972)
    Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
    8.6
    • archive footage provider
    • 1972
  • Dana Andrews, Alexander Knox, Kieron Moore, and Janette Scott in Crack in the World (1965)
    Crack in the World
    5.9
    • documentary footage (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Ettore Manni, Reg Park, and Fay Spain in Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)
    Hercules and the Captive Women
    4.4
    • volcano shots
    • 1961

Director

  • Le volcan interdit (1966)
    Le volcan interdit
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Louis de Funès and Jean Marais in Fantomas Unleashed (1965)
    Fantomas Unleashed
    6.8
    • segment director
    • 1965
  • The Devil's Blast (1959)
    The Devil's Blast
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • l'équipe H. Tazieff
  • Born
    • May 11, 1914
    • Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]
  • Died
    • February 5, 1998
    • Paris, France

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Tazieff was a leading French volcano expert and photographer. He served in French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius' cabinet as secretary of state for the prevention of natural and technological disasters in 1984.

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