Henri Decaë

Henri Decaë

Known for: Camera
Biography: 1915-07-31
Deathday: 1987-03-07 (71 years old)

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Biography

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Henri Decaë (31 July 1915 – 7 March 1987) gained fame as a cinematographer entering the film industry as a sound engineer and sound editor. He was a photojournalist in the French army during World War II. After the war he began making documentary shorts, directing and photographing industrial and commercial films. In 1947 he made his first feature film.


Decaë is strongly associated with directors who strongly influenced, or were part of, the French New Wave. These include Jean-Pierre Melville, Louis Malle and Claude Chabrol. Decaë first worked as a cinematographer with Melville on Le Silence de la Mer (1949). Decaë also edited and mixed the sound. Although Decaë worked with Melville on Les enfants terribles, which as Williams commented (1992, p333) "...the work is more accurately to be viewed as a stunning demonstration of the cinematic possibilities of faithful literary adaptation in the hands of a gifted director", according to Marie (p 88) it was his distinctive camera work on Bob le flambeur which caught the attention of the Cahiers critics. Malle hired him for his first two features and Chabrol for his first three features. They had been lucky as Decaë was finding it hard to get work at that time as he was being informally shunned by many after participating in a critical film about the Korean War. By the time Decaë worked for François Truffaut on The 400 Blows he came with a reputation, which meant that he was the highest-paid person on the film.


Decaë's liking for natural light, his ability to work at speed as well as his excellent photographic sensibility led to him working with René Clément on several features beginning with Plein soleil (1960). It was Decaë "...who liberated the camera, from its fixed tripod. He made the New Wave possible, backing up Melville, Malle, Chabrol and Truffaut." (Marie, 2003 p 89)

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Filmography

all 83

Movies 83

Director 32

Cinematographer
Riviera

Riviera (1987)

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Cinematographer
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent

The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (1984)

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Cinematographer
Les parents ne sont pas simples cette année

Les parents ne sont pas simples cette année (1984)

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Cinematographer
My Other Husband

My Other Husband (1983)

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Cinematographer
Exposed

Exposed (1983)

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Director of Photography
The Professional

The Professional (1981)

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Cinematographer
Is This Reasonable?

Is This Reasonable? (1981)

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Cinematographer
Inspector Blunder

Inspector Blunder (1980)

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1
Cinematographer
Umbrella Coup

Umbrella Coup (1980)

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Cinematographer
The Island

The Island (1980)

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Cinematographer
Le Guignolo

Le Guignolo (1980)

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Cinematographer
The Hard Way

The Hard Way (1980)

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Cinematographer
An Almost Perfect Affair

An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)

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Cinematographer
Cop or Hood

Cop or Hood (1979)

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Director of Photography
The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil (1978)

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5.61
Director of Photography
These Sorcerers Are Mad

These Sorcerers Are Mad (1978)

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Cinematographer
Death of a Corrupt Man

Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)

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Cinematographer
Focal Point

Focal Point (1977)

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Cinematographer
Bobby Deerfield

Bobby Deerfield (1977)

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Cinematographer
Seven Nights in Japan

Seven Nights in Japan (1976)

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Cinematographer
Operation: Daybreak

Operation: Daybreak (1975)

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Cinematographer
The Wild Goose Chase

The Wild Goose Chase (1975)

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Cinematographer
I'm Losing My Temper

I'm Losing My Temper (1974)

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Director of Photography
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)

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6.8
Cinematographer
Two People

Two People (1973)

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Cinematographer
Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman

Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman (1973)

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Cinematographer
The Right to Love

The Right to Love (1972)

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Director of Photography
Delusions of Grandeur

Delusions of Grandeur (1971)

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6.75
Director of Photography
Jo

Jo (1971)

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8
Director of Photography
The Light at the Edge of the World

The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)

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Cinematographer
Le Cercle Rouge

Le Cercle Rouge (1970)

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1
Cinematographer
Hello-Goodbye

Hello-Goodbye (1970)

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Cinematographer
The Only Game in Town

The Only Game in Town (1970)

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Director of Photography
The Sicilian Clan

The Sicilian Clan (1969)

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Director of Photography
Castle Keep

Castle Keep (1969)

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7.5
Cinematographer
D-Day Revisited

D-Day Revisited (1968)

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Director of Photography
Diabolically Yours

Diabolically Yours (1967)

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Cinematographer
The Comedians

The Comedians (1967)

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Director of Photography
Le Samouraï

Le Samouraï (1967)

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2.67
Director of Photography
The Thief of Paris

The Thief of Paris (1967)

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Director of Photography
The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals (1967)

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Cinematographer
Hotel Paradiso

Hotel Paradiso (1966)

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Cinematographer
Viva Maria!

Viva Maria! (1965)

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Director of Photography
The Sucker

The Sucker (1965)

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1
Director of Photography
Weekend at Dunkirk

Weekend at Dunkirk (1964)

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Director of Photography
Circle of Love

Circle of Love (1964)

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Director of Photography
Joy House

Joy House (1964)

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Director of Photography
The Black Tulip

The Black Tulip (1964)

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Cinematographer
Magnet of Doom

Magnet of Doom (1963)

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Cinematographer
Sweet and Sour

Sweet and Sour (1963)

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Cinematographer
La Porteuse de pain

La Porteuse de pain (1963)

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Director of Photography
The Day and the Hour

The Day and the Hour (1963)

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Cinematographer
Sundays and Cybele

Sundays and Cybele (1962)

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6
Director of Photography
Eva

Eva (1962)

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Cinematographer
La luxure

La luxure (1962)

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Director of Photography
La Paresse

La Paresse (1962)

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Director of Photography
The Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)

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Director of Photography
Pride

Pride (1962)

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Cinematographer
A Very Private Affair

A Very Private Affair (1962)

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Director of Photography
Léon Morin, Priest

Léon Morin, Priest (1961)

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6
Director of Photography
The Good Girls

The Good Girls (1960)

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Director of Photography
Purple Noon

Purple Noon (1960)

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6.5
Director of Photography
À double tour

À double tour (1959)

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Cinematographer
The Verdict

The Verdict (1959)

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Cinematographer
The 400 Blows

The 400 Blows (1959)

Movie
6.09
Director of Photography
Witness in the City

Witness in the City (1959)

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Cinematographer
The Cousins

The Cousins (1959)

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Cinematographer
The Lovers

The Lovers (1958)

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Cinematographer
Le Beau Serge

Le Beau Serge (1958)

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Cinematographer
Elevator to the Gallows

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

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Cinematographer
Sexpot

Sexpot (1957)

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Director of Photography
S.O.S. Noronha

S.O.S. Noronha (1957)

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Director of Photography
Bob le Flambeur

Bob le Flambeur (1956)

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Cinematographer
Le masque de Toutankhamon

Le masque de Toutankhamon (1956)

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Cinematographer
Heartbreak Ridge

Heartbreak Ridge (1955)

Movie
Cinematographer
Si ça vous chante

Si ça vous chante (1952)

Movie
Cinematographer
Heart of the Casbah

Heart of the Casbah (1952)

Movie
Cinematographer
Bullfight

Bullfight (1951)

Movie
Cinematographer
Bernard and the Lion

Bernard and the Lion (1951)

Movie
Director
Faits d'hiver

Faits d'hiver (1951)

Movie
Cinematographer
Les enfants terribles

Les enfants terribles (1950)

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Cinematographer
The Silence of the Sea

The Silence of the Sea (1949)

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Director
Pour bien filmer

Pour bien filmer (1937)

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Information

Known For
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1915-07-31

Deathday
1987-03-07 (71 years old)

Birth Place
Saint-Denis, France

Citizenships
France

Also Known As
Henri Decae


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