Marcel Camus
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1912-04-21 (70 years old)
Deathday
1982-01-13
Place of Birth
Chappes, Ardennes, France
Also known As
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Marcel Camus
Biography
Marcel Camus (21 April 1912 – 13 January 1982) was a French film director. He is best known for Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus), which won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the 1960 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Camus was born in Chappes, Ardennes, France and died in Paris. He studied art and intended to become an art teacher. However, World War II interrupted his plans. He spent part of the war in a German prisoner-of-war camp. Prior to directing films, Camus assisted filmmakers in France, including Jacques Feyder, Luis Buñuel, and Jacques Becker. He directed nearly a dozen films, including Orfeu Negro (also known as ...
Acting
1959
as Ernesto
Production
1962
as Writer
1959
as Director
1970
as Director
1970
as Director
1983
as Director
1955
as Assistant Director
1976
as Director
1976
as Screenplay
1965
as Writer
1965
as Director
1968
as Director
1952
as Assistant Director
1956
as First Assistant Director
1970
as Writer
1954
as Screenplay
1957
as Director
1960
as Director
1962
as Director
1960
as Writer
1954
as Assistant Director
1952
as Assistant Director
1953
as Adaptation
1947
as Assistant Director
1959
as Adaptation
1959
as Dialogue
1954
as Assistant Director
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