A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Valence, Drome, France
Born:
December 29, 1903
Died:
May 4, 1977
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. Source: Article "Christian Matras (cinematographer)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Camera Supervisor:
1938 The Southern Trail
Cinematography:
1938 The Southern Trail
1939 The Last Turning
1945 Angel and Sinner
1948 The Eagle with Two Heads
1954 The Secrets of the Bed
1956 Bold Adventure
1957 An Eye for an Eye
1963 Scheherazade
1969 The Milky Way
1972 Not Dumb, the Bird
Director of Photography:
1934 Le Scandale
1934 S. S. Tenacity
1934 The Lady of Lebanon
1937 Grand Illusion
1938 The Curtain Rises
1938 The Southern Trail
1939 The Last Turning
1940 The Wonderful Night
1942 Wicked Duchess
1943 Lucrèce
1943 The Secret of Madame Clapain
1944 The Traveler Without Luggage
1945 Alone in the Night
1945 Angel and Sinner
1946 A Lover's Return
1946 The Idiot
1947 The Beautiful Trip
1947 The Chips Are Down
1948 Eternal Conflict
1948 Man to Men
1948 Stolen Affections
1948 The Eagle with Two Heads
1949 The Wind Is My Lover
1950 La Ronde
1951 Olivia
1952 Adorable Creatures
1952 Fan-Fan the Tulip
1952 Imperial Violets
1952 Le Plaisir
1953 Lucrèce Borgia
1953 The Earrings of Madame de...
1954 Daughters of Destiny
1954 The Secrets of the Bed
1955 Lola Montès
1955 The French, They Are a Funny Race
1956 Bold Adventure
1956 Meeting in Paris
1957 A Kiss for a Killer
1957 An Eye for an Eye
1957 The Spies
1958 Christine
1958 The Lovers of Montparnasse
1959 Die schöne Lügnerin
1960 The French Game
1960 Towards Ecstasy
1961 Paris Blues
1961 The Game of Truth
1962 Cartouche
1962 Crime Does Not Pay
1962 Therese
1963 Scheherazade
1963 The Bamboo Stroke
1964 This Special Friendship
1965 Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace
1965 Samba
1965 The Lace Wars
1965 The Woman from Beirut
1966 La mujer perdida
1967 Risky Business
1967 The Desperate Ones
1967 Woman Times Seven
1969 Esa mujer
1969 Las Leandras
1969 The Milky Way
1970 Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
1971 Varietés
1972 Not Dumb, the Bird
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