Known For
Camera
Born
Nov 24, 1892
Died
Mar 21, 1977
Place of Birth
Indre, Loire-Atlantique, France
Credits
78 titles
Léonce-Henri Burel
Biography
Léonce-Henri Burel (23 November 1892 – 21 March 1977) was a French cinematographer whose career extended from the silent era until the early 1970s. He was the director of photography on more than 120 films, working almost exclusively in black-and-white. After studying at the University of Nantes, he initially worked as a photoengraver before becoming a camera operator. At the Film d'Art company in 1915 he was noticed by Abel Gance and began a collaboration with him which extended over 16 films, including J'accuse, La Roue, and Napoléon. In the period of silent films he also worked on several productions with Jacques Feyder. During the 1930s he worked regularly with Jean Dréville and Henri Decoin. With Le Journal d'un curé de campagne, for which he won the best cinematography award at the Venice Film Festival in 1951, Burel began another important collaboration with the director Robert Bresson which continued through three further films. Burel also directed three films himself between 1922 and 1932. Source: Article "Léonce-Henri Burel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite
Self (archival footage)
Order of the Daisy
Cinematography
Highway Pick-Up
Director of Photography
Light-Fingered George
Director of Photography
The Trial of Joan of Arc
Director of Photography
One Night at the Beach
Director of Photography
Pickpocket
Director of Photography
A Bomb for a Dictator
Director of Photography
A Man Escaped
Director of Photography
Diamond Machine
Director of Photography
Tant qu'il y aura des femmes
Director of Photography
La Madone des sleepings
Director of Photography
Marianne de ma jeunesse
Cinematography
The Secrets of the Bed
Director of Photography
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard
Director of Photography
Other Side of Paradise
Director of Photography
The Truth About Bebe Donge
Director of Photography
Diary of a Country Priest
Director of Photography
Valse brillante
Director of Photography
Métier de fous
Director of Photography
Rocambole
Director of Photography
La Route du bagne
Director of Photography
Mysteries of Paris
Director of Photography
Sacred Fire
Director of Photography
Blind Venus
Director of Photography
For the Yellow Jersey
Cinematography
Return at Dawn
Director of Photography
Bargekeepers Daughter
Cinematography
Crossroads
Director of Photography
Mirages
Director of Photography
Abused Confidence
Director of Photography
The Virgin Bride
Director of Photography
Hélène
Director of Photography
The Last Waltz
Cinematography
The Man with a Broken Ear
Director of Photography
A Man and His Woman
Director of Photography
Toboggan
Director of Photography
Abbot Constantine
Director of Photography
Don't Need Money
Director of Photography
Baroud
Cinematography
Baroud
Director of Photography
Dragnet Night
Director of Photography
The stranger
Director of Photography
The Stranger
Director of Photography
La straniera
Director of Photography
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
Director of Photography
La Femme d'une nuit
Director of Photography
Princely Nights
Director of Photography
Vénus
Director of Photography
L'évadée
Director of Photography