Henri Alekan
Camera · Director of Photography · Camera Operator · Assistant Camera
Born Feb 10, 1909 · Paris, France
Active 1932–2001
Henri Alekan (10 February 1909, Paris – 15 June 2001, Auxerre, Bourgogne) was a French cinematographer. Alekan was born in Montmartre in 1909. At the age of sixteen he and his brother became travelling puppeteers.
Filmography
Roman Holiday (1953) — Director of PhotographyWings of Desire (1987) — Director of PhotographyBeauty and the Beast (1946) — Director of PhotographyPort of Shadows (1938) — Camera OperatorRed Sun (1971) — Director of PhotographyFaraway, So Close! (1993) — CaptainTopkapi (1964) — Director of PhotographyFanny (1932) — Assistant CameraThe State of Things (1982) — Director of PhotographyThe Battle of the Rails (1946) — Director of PhotographyTriple Cross (1966) — Director of PhotographySuch a Pretty Little Beach (1949) — Director of PhotographyThe Case of Dr. Laurent (1957) — Director of PhotographyAusterlitz (1960) — Director of PhotographyAnna Karenina (1948) — Director of PhotographyOur Nazi (1984) — Director of PhotographyMayerling (1968) — Director of PhotographyThe Christmas Tree (1969) — Director of PhotographyThe Beautiful Prisoner (1983) — Director of PhotographyFigures in a Landscape (1970) — Director of PhotographyThe Damned (1947) — Director of PhotographyJuliette, or Key of Dreams (1951) — Director of PhotographyHeroes and Sinners (1955) — Camera OperatorOn Top of the Whale (1982) — Director of Photography