Pierre Petit
Camera · Director of Photography · Cinematography · Camera Operator
Born Jan 3, 1920 · Rueil-Malmaison, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Active 1947–1997
Pierre Camille Petit belongs to that generation of film craftsmen for whom the image was not merely a profession, but a way of inhabiting the world.
Filmography
Birds of Prey (1968) — Director of PhotographyLes Hommes en blanc (1955) — Director of PhotographyMolière pour rire et pour pleurer (1973) — Camera OperatorThe Iron Mask (1962) — Director of PhotographyThe Beast Is Loose (1959) — CinematographyMammifères marins, les maîtres des abysses (2018) — Camera OperatorAngkor Rediscovered (2013) — Aerial CameraLe Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques (1971) — Director of PhotographyAll the Gold in the World (1961) — Director of PhotographyMission to Caracas (1965) — Director of PhotographyGreen is the Mountain (1950) — Director of PhotographyKoenigsmark (1953) — Director of PhotographySchulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur (1971) — Camera SupervisorThe Tricyclist (1957) — Director of PhotographyThe Aristocrats (1955) — CinematographyIt Only Happens to the Living (1959) — Director of PhotographyThe Contessa's Secret (1954) — Director of PhotographyChampagne for Savages (1964) — Camera OperatorLe Crime du Bouif (1952) — Director of PhotographyEscapade (1957) — Director of PhotographyArsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin (1962) — Director of PhotographyThe Kids Are Leading the Investigation (1947) — Director of PhotographyThe Other Truth (1966) — Director of PhotographyThe Dirty Game (1965) — Director of Photography