Henri Langlois
French film archivist (1914-1977) · France · On the map · Actors · Died at 62
Henri Langlois was a French film archivist and cinephile. A pioneer of film preservation, Langlois was an influential figure in the history of cinema. His film screenings in Paris in the 1950s are often credited with providing the ideas that led to the development of the auteur theory.
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1977Died13 January 19771975
Conversation avec Henri LangloisFilm1974Academy Honorary AwardAward1973
Charlie Chaplin's visit to the French CinemathequeFilm1971Samedi soirSeriesHenri Langlois : élaboration du musée du cinémaFilm1969À la recherche de Jean GrémillonFilm1967
Cinéma et RéalitéFilm1966
Carl Th. DreyerFilm1964
Pour le plaisirSeries1962La Cinémathèque françaiseFilm1954Exhibition of the French CinémathèqueFilm1934
The MetroFilm, Director1914Born13 November 1914
Conversation avec Henri LangloisFilm1974Academy Honorary AwardAward1973Charlie Chaplin's visit to the French CinemathequeFilm1971Samedi soirSeriesHenri Langlois : élaboration du musée du cinémaFilm1969À la recherche de Jean GrémillonFilm1967Cinéma et RéalitéFilm1966Carl Th. DreyerFilm1964Pour le plaisirSeries1962La Cinémathèque françaiseFilm1954Exhibition of the French CinémathèqueFilm1934The MetroFilm, Director1914Born13 November 1914People around Henri
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About this person
Country
France
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1914 to 1977 · aged 62
