Léonce-Henri Burel
Personal Info
Know For
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-11-24 (85 years old)
Deathday
1977-03-21
Place of Birth
Indre, Loire-Atlantique, France
Also known As
Léonce-Henry Burel
H. Burel
L.-H. Burel
L.H. Burel
L. Burel
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 ...
Acting
1923
as Self
1968
as Self (archival footage)
Production
1959
as Director of Photography
1928
as Director of Photography
1922
as Director of Photography
1923
as Director of Photography
1925
as Director of Photography
1955
as Director of Photography
1935
as Director of Photography
1955
as Director of Photography
1941
as Director of Photography
1952
as Director of Photography
1921
as Director of Photography
1920
as Director of Photography
1956
as Director of Photography
1937
as Director of Photography
1922
as Director of Photography
1926
as Director of Photography
1926
as Director of Photography
1953
as Director of Photography
1938
as Director of Photography
1918
as Director of Photography
1921
as Director of Photography
1951
as Director of Photography
1915
as Director of Photography
1928
as Director of Photography
1930
as Director of Photography
1934
as Director of Photography
1937
as Director of Photography
1938
as Director of Photography
1927
as Additional Photography
1942
as Director of Photography
1957
as Director of Photography
1955
as Director of Photography
1917
as Director of Photography
1963
as Director of Photography
1949
as Director of Photography
1927
as Director of Photography
1930
as Director of Photography
1932
as Director of Photography
1930
as Director of Photography
1948
as Director of Photography
1967
as Cinematography
1963
as Director of Photography
1929
as Director of Photography
1933
as Director of Photography
1916
as Director of Photography
1916
as Director of Photography
1917
as Director of Photography
1917
as Director of Photography
1918
as Director of Photography
1919
as Director of Photography
1923
as Director of Photography
1924
as Cinematography
1928
as Director of Photography
1928
as Director of Photography
1929
as Director of Photography
1929
as Director of Photography
1929
as Director of Photography
1931
as Director of Photography
1931
as Director of Photography
1936
as Director of Photography
1961
as Director of Photography
1943
as Director of Photography
1931
as Director of Photography
1954
as Director of Photography
1927
as Director of Photography
1963
as Director of Photography
1933
as Director of Photography
1945
as Director of Photography
1938
as Director of Photography
1948
as Director of Photography
1938
as Cinematography
1936
as Cinematography
1954
as Director of Photography
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