Biography
Christian Matras (29 December 1903, Valence, Drôme, France - 4 May 1977, Paris) was a French cinematographer who worked on more than hundred feature films, including Grand Illusion (1937), directed by Jean Renoir; The Milky Way (1969), directed by Luis Buñuel; and Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962), directed by Georges Franju; Lola Montès (1955), The Earrings of Madame De... (1953), Le Plaisir (1952), La Ronde (1950), all directed by Max Ophüls; and L'Aigle à deux têtes (1948) directed by Jean Cocteau.
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Filmography
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Movies 95
Director 34
Writer 1
Cinematographer
Pas folle la guêpe (1972)
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Cinematographer
Varietés (1971)
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Director of Photography
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel (1970)
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Director of Photography
Las Leandras (1969)
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4
Cinematographer
Esa mujer (1969)
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Cinematography
The Milky Way (1969)
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Cinematographer
Birds in Peru (1968)
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Director of Photography
Risky Business (1967)
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Cinematographer
Woman Times Seven (1967)
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Cinematographer
The Desperate Ones (1967)
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Cinematographer
La mujer perdida (1966)
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Cinematographer
The Lace Wars (1965)
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Director of Photography
The Woman from Beirut (1965)
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Director of Photography
Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace (1965)
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Cinematographer
Le Majordome (1965)
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Cinematographer
Samba (1965)
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Director of Photography
This Special Friendship (1964)
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Cinematographer
Le journal d’un fou (1963)
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Cinematographer
Casablanca, Nest of Spies (1963)
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Cinematographer
Scheherazade (1963)
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Cinematographer
Le Coup de bambou (1963)
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Cinematographer
Virginie (1962)
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Director of Photography
Therese (1962)
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Director of Photography
Crime Does Not Pay (1962)
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Director of Photography
Cartouche (1962)
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Director of Photography
The Game of Truth (1961)
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Cinematography
Paris Blues (1961)
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Cinematographer
The French Game (1960)
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Director of Photography
Towards Ecstasy (1960)
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Cinematographer
Way of Youth (1959)
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Director of Photography
Die schöne Lügnerin (1959)
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Cinematographer
Christine (1958)
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Cinematographer
The Lovers of Montparnasse (1958)
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Director of Photography
A Kiss for a Killer (1957)
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Cinematographer
The Spies (1957)
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Cinematographer
An Eye for an Eye (1957)
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Cinematography
Bold Adventure (1956)
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Director of Photography
Meeting in Paris (1956)
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Lola Montès (1955)
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The French, They Are a Funny Race (1955)
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The Secrets of the Bed (1954)
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Daughters of Destiny (1954)
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Lucrèce Borgia (1953)
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The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)
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Imperial Violets (1952)
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6
Director of Photography
Fan-Fan the Tulip (1952)
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Director of Photography
Le Plaisir (1952)
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Cinematographer
Adorable Creatures (1952)
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Cinematography
Olivia (1951)
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Cinematographer
La Ronde (1950)
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Cinematographer
Paris Waltz (1950)
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Director of Photography
The Wind Is My Lover (1949)
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Cinematographer
All Roads Lead to Rome (1949)
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Director of Photography
Stolen Affections (1948)
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Cinematographer
Man to Men (1948)
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Cinematographer
The Eagle with Two Heads (1948)
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Cinematographer
Eternal Conflict (1948)
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Director of Photography
The Chips Are Down (1947)
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Cinematographer
The Beautiful Trip (1947)
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Cinematographer
Once Is Enough (1946)
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Director of Photography
A Lover's Return (1946)
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Director of Photography
The Idiot (1946)
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Director of Photography
Alone in the Night (1945)
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Cinematographer
Angel and Sinner (1945)
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Cinematographer
Mademoiselle X (1945)
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Cinematographer
The Traveler Without Luggage (1944)
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Director of Photography
Lucrèce (1943)
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Cinematographer
Secrets of a Ballerina (1943)
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Cinematographer
L'Escalier sans fin (1943)
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Director of Photography
The Secret of Madame Clapain (1943)
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Cinematographer
Secrets (1943)
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Cinematographer
The Law of Spring (1942)
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Cinematographer
Wicked Duchess (1942)
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Cinematographer
Pontcarral, Empire Colonel (1942)
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Cinematographer
The Chain Breaker (1941)
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Cinematographer
Paris Romance (1941)
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Cinematographer
The Wonderful Night (1940)
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Cinematography
The Last Turning (1939)
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Cinematographer
I Sing (1938)
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Director of Photography
The Curtain Rises (1938)
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Cinematographer
The Southern Trail (1938)
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Cinematographer
Legions of Honor (1938)
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Cinematographer
Le chanteur de minuit (1937)
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Cinematographer
Grand Illusion (1937)
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4
Cinematographer
The Kiddos (1935)
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Cinematographer
Maternité (1935)
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Cinematographer
L'affaire Coquelet (1935)
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Cinematographer
Les hommes de la côte (1934)
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Cinematographer
The House on the Dune (1934)
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Director of Photography
S. S. Tenacity (1934)
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Director of Photography
Le Scandale (1934)
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Director of Photography
The Lady of Lebanon (1934)
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Cinematographer
Le Cor (1932)
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Writer
Billeting Over (1932)
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Cinematographer
Misdeal (1928)
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Ratings
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Information
Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1903-12-29
Deathday1977-05-04 (73 years old)
Birth NameJean Jacques Christian Matras
Birth PlaceValence, Drôme, France
CitizenshipsFrance
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