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Marcel Camus

French film director (1912-1982) · France · On the map · Directors · Died at 69

Marcel Camus was a French film director. He is best known for Orfeu Negro, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the 1960 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

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1982Died13 January 19821980My Friend WinnetouSeries, Director1978Ce diable d'hommeSeries, Director, Creator1976BahiaFilm, Director, Writer1974Les Faucheurs de margueritesSeries, Creator1973La Porteuse de painSeries, DirectorMolière pour rire et pour pleurerSeries, 1973Director, Creator1970A Savage SummerFilm, Director, WriterAtlantic WallFilm, 1970Director1968Love in the NightFilm, Director1965Song of the WorldFilm, Director, Writer1962Bird of ParadiseFilm, Director, Writer1960The PioneersFilm, Director, Writer1959DiscoramaSeriesBlack OrpheusFilm, 1959Director1957Mort en fraudeFilm, Director1956CinépanoramaSeries1954The Cheerful SquadronFilm, Writer1912Born21 April 1912

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Filmography 11

37 credits on file

Television 7

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About this person

Country
France
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 1982 · aged 69