Pierre Morel (born 12 May 1964) is a French film director and

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. His work includes ''

District 13 ''District B13'' ( French title ''Banlieue 13'' or ''B13''), is a 2004 French action film directed by Pierre Morel, produced by Luc Besson, and written by Besson and Bibi Naceri. It depicts parkour in several action sequences, which was complet ...

'', '' From Paris with Love'', and '' Taken.''

Career

After spending his formative years in cinema school, Morel debuted in 2000 as

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with the first Richard Berry's film '' L'Art (délicat) de la séduction''. The following year, he began a career as cinematographer, working with such directors as

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and

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. At the same time, he directed his first film ''

'' in

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, followed by '' Taken'' in

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and '' From Paris with Love'' in

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

. Morel was attached to

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's planned adaptation of

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's ''

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'' but left the project before it was cancelled. In 2015, he directed the action film '' The Gunman'', starring

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and

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Filmography

Director * ''

'' (2004) * '' Taken'' (2008) * '' From Paris with Love'' (2010) * '' Zero Hour'' (2013) * '' The Gunman'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2018) * '' Al Kameen'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2023) * ''

Canary Black ''Canary Black'' is a 2024 British action-thriller film directed by Pierre Morel and written by Matthew Kennedy. The film stars Kate Beckinsale as a CIA agent who is blackmailed into undertaking missions in exchange for her kidnapped husband's l ...

'' (2024) * ''The New Mrs. Keller'' (TBD) Ref: Cinematographer * ''

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'' (2002) * ''L'Américain'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007) Other credits

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morel, Pierre 1964 births French cinematographers French film directors Action film directors Living people