Biography
Léonce-Henri Burel (23 November 1892 – 21 March 1977) was a French cinematographer whose career extended from the silent era until the early 1970s. He was the director of photography on more than 120 films, working almost exclusively in black-and-white.
After studying at the University of Nantes, he initially worked as a photoengraver before becoming a camera operator. At the Film d'Art company in 1915 he was noticed by Abel Gance and began a collaboration with him which extended over 16 films, including J'accuse, La Roue, and Napoléon. In the period of silent films he also worked on several productions with Jacques Feyder. During the 1930s he worked regularly with Jean Dréville and Henri Decoin. With Le Journal d'un curé de campagne, for which he won the best cinematography award at the Venice Film Festival in 1951, Burel began another important collaboration with the director Robert Bresson which continued through three further films. Burel also directed three films himself between 1922 and 1932.
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Filmography
all 135
Movies 135
Director 19
self 3

Napoléon vu par Abel Gance - Deuxième partie : Napoléon et la Révolution française (2024)

Napoléon vu par Abel Gance - Première partie : La jeunesse de Bonaparte (2024)

Bonaparte et la révolution (1972)

Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite (1968)

Les Compagnons de la marguerite (1967)

Dernier tiercé (1965)

Highway Pick-Up (1963)

Thank Heaven for Small Favors (1963)

The Trial of Joan of Arc (1963)

One Night at the Beach (1961)

Pickpocket (1959)

That Night (1958)

When Will it Strike Noon (1958)

Les Fanatiques (1957)

A Man Escaped (1956)

The Whole Town Accuses (1956)

My Priest Among the Poor (1956)

Hello Smile! (1956)

Diamond Machine (1955)

Tant qu'il y aura des femmes (1955)

La madone des sleepings (1955)

Marianne, Meine Jugendliebe (1955)

Marianne of My Youth (1955)

The Secrets of the Bed (1954)

Strange Desire of Mr. Bard (1954)

Napoleon Road (1953)

Other Side of Paradise (1953)

My Childish Father (1953)

Bille de clown (1952)

La demoiselle et son revenant (1952)

The Truth About Bebe Donge (1952)

Life in a Song (1951)

Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

Banco de prince (1950)

Round of Hours (1950)

Valse brillante (1949)

The Barton Mystery (1949)

Suzanne and Her Brigands (1949)

Tous les deux (1949)

The Spice of Life (1948)

Métier de fous (1948)

Carrefour du crime (1948)

The Revenge of Baccarat (1948)

Rocambole (1948)

Last Refuge (1947)

Anger of the Gods (1947)

The Fugitive (1947)

Strange Fate (1946)

La Route du bagne (1945)

Mysteries of Paris (1943)

Don't Shout it from the Rooftops (1943)

A Woman in the Night (1943)

The Beautiful Adventure (1942)

Sacred Fire (1942)

The Suitors Club (1941)

Blind Venus (1941)

Pour le maillot jaune (1940)

African Diary (1940)

Return at Dawn (1938)

Bargekeepers Daughter (1938)

Les Filles du Rhône (1938)

Mirages (1938)

Crossroads (1938)

Abused Confidence (1937)

Ballerina (1937)

The Virgin Bride (1937)

Hélène (1936)

Les Petites Alliées (1936)

The Phantom Gondola (1936)

The Last Waltz (1936)

Napoléon Bonaparte (1935)

Touche-à-tout (1935)

The Man with a Broken Ear (1935)

Le Petit Jacques (1934)

L'Auberge du Petit-Dragon (1934)

A Man and His Woman (1934)

Coralie and Company (1934)

Toboggan (1934)

Son autre amour (1934)

Mariage à responsabilité limitée (1934)

Le Fakir du Grand Hôtel (1934)

Abbot Constantine (1933)

Don't Need Money (1933)

Les deux 'Monsieur' de Madame (1933)

He has lost a bride (1932)

Baroud (1932)

The Naked Woman (1932)

Danton (1932)

Baroud (1932)

Dragnet Night (1931)

The stranger (1931)

The Stranger (1931)

Danton (1931)

La straniera (1930)

The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1930)

One night woman (1930)

The Shark (1930)

Princely Nights (1929)

Vénus (1929)

L'évadée (1929)

Frivolities (1929)

The Three Passions (1928)

Woman of Destiny (1928)

The Crew (1928)

Morgane, the Enchantress (1928)

Loves of Casanova (1927)

Napoleon (1927)

Michel Strogoff (1926)

Faces of Children (1925)

Salammbô (1925)

The Swallow and the Titmouse (1924)

The Portrait (1923)

La Roue (1923)

Crainquebille (1922)

L'Arlésienne (1922)

La Terre (1921)

Mademoiselle de La Seiglière (1921)

Facing the Ocean (1920)

J'accuse (1919)

The Tenth Symphony (1918)

The Count of Monte Cristo (1918)

La zone de la mort (1917)

Barberousse (1917)

The Torture of Silence (1917)

The Right to Life (1917)

Deadly Gas (1916)

Alsace (1916)

Le périscope (1916)

Le fou de la falaise (1916)

Un drame au château d'Acre (1915)

L'héroïsme de Paddy (1915)

L'énigme de dix heures (1915)

The Madness of Dr. Tube (1915)
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Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1892-11-23
Deathday1977-03-21 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceIndre, France
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsLéonce-Henry Burel, H. Burel, L.-H. Burel, L.H. Burel, L. Burel
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