René Gaveau (1900–1972) was a French

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

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Selected filmography

Cinematographer

* '' André Cornélis'' (1918) * '' My Uncle Benjamin'' (1924) * '' Mandrin'' (1924) * '' The Nude Woman'' (1926) * '' André Cornélis'' (1927) * ''

Instinct Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing innate (inborn) elements. The simplest example of an instinctive behaviour is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a very short to me ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Fortune ''The Fortune'' is a 1975 American black comedy film starring Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty, and directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Carole Eastman (credited under the pseudonym Adrien Joyce) focuses on two bumbling con men who ...

'' (1931) * '' Passport 13.444'' (1931) * '' Kiss Me'' (1932) * '' Paris-Soleil'' (1933) * '' Odette'' (1934) * '' Count Obligado'' (1935) * ''

Compliments of Mister Flow ''Compliments of Mister Flow'' or ''Mister Flow'' is a 1936 French mystery film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Fernand Gravey, Edwige Feuillère and Louis Jouvet.Greco p.190 It was based on the 1927 novel '' Mister Flow'' by Gaston Le ...

'' (1936) * ''

Wolves Between Them ''Wolves Between Them'' (French: ''Les loups entre eux'') is a 1936 French spy thriller film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Roger Duchesne, Jules Berry and Renée Saint-Cyr.Crisp p.322 The film's sets were designed by the art director J ...

'' (1936) * ''

White Cargo ''White Cargo'' is a 1942 American drama film starring Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon, and directed by Richard Thorpe. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is based on the 1923 London and Broadway hit play by Leon Gordon (playwright), Leon Gord ...

'' (1937) * ''

A Man to Kill ''A Man to Kill'' (French: ''L'Homme à abattre'') is a 1937 French spy thriller film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Jean Murat, Jules Berry and Viviane Romance. It was based on a novel of the same title by Charles Robert-Dumas.Goble p. ...

'' (1937) * '' Chéri-Bibi'' (1938) * '' The Rebel'' (1938) * ''

The Chess Player ''The Chess Player'' () is a 1927 French silent film directed by Raymond Bernard and based on a novel by Henry Dupuy-Mazuel. It is a historical drama set in the late 18th century during the Russian domination of Polish Lithuania, and elements ...

'' (1938) * '' The Spirit of Sidi-Brahim'' (1939) * ''

Radio Surprises ''Radio Surprises'' (French: ''Les surprises de la radio'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Marcel Aboulker and starring Marguerite Moreno, Armand Bernard and Grégoire Aslan. It is a revue show.Quinlan p.135 It was shot at the Epinay St ...

'' (1940) * '' President Haudecoeur'' (1940) * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * '' Mademoiselle Béatrice'' (1943) * '' The White Waltz'' (1943) * ''

Home Port A vessel's home port is the port at which it is based, which may not be the same as its port of registry shown on its registration documents and lettered on the stern of the ship's hull. In the cruise industry the term "home port" is also oft ...

'' (1943) * ''

Night Shift The shift plan, rota or roster (esp. British) is the central component of a schedule (workplace), shift schedule in shift work. The schedule includes considerations of shift overlap, shift change times and alignment with the clock, vacation, train ...

'' (1944) * '' Pamela'' (1945) * '' Bifur 3'' (1945) * ''

The Last Metro ''The Last Metro'' () is a 1980 period drama film, co-written and directed by François Truffaut, that stars Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu. Set in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1942, the film follows the fortunes of a small theatre in the ...

'' (1945) * ''

The Mysterious Monsieur Sylvain ''The Mysterious Monsieur Sylvain'' (French: ''Le mystérieux Monsieur Sylvain'') is a 1947 French mystery film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Frank Villard, Simone Renant and Jean Chevrier.Rège p.939 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios ...

'' (1947) * '' The Eleven O'Clock Woman'' (1948) * ''

The Cupid Club ''The Cupid Club'' (French: ''Bal Cupidon'') is a 1949 comedy crime film directed by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and starring Pierre Blanchar, Simone Renant and Yves Vincent.Rège p.913 It was shot during 1948, but released the following year. It was ...

'' (1949) * '' Night Round'' (1949) * '' Last Love'' (1949) * '' Véronique'' (1950) * '' Rome Express'' (1950) * '' Beautiful Love'' (1951) * '' The Most Beautiful Girl in the World'' (1951) * ''

Love in the Vineyard ''Love in the Vineyard'' (French: ''Ils sont dans les vignes'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Line Renaud, Lucien Baroux and Suzanne Dehelly.Goble p.413 It was shot on location in the Côte-d'Or particular ...

'' (1952)

Director

* '' Adam Is Eve'' (1954) * ''

Zaza Zaza may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Zaza (play), ''Zaza'' (play), written by French playwrights Pierre Berton and Charles Simon * Zaza (1915 film), ''Zaza'' (1915 film), a film directed by Edwin S. Porter * Zaza (1923 film), ''Zaza'' (1 ...

'' (1956) 1900 births 1972 deaths French cinematographers French film directors French film producers {{France-film-bio-stub