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Michel Kelber

French cinematographer (1908-1996) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 88

Michel Kelber was a French cinematographer. Beginning in the late 1920s, he worked on more than a hundred film productions during a lengthy career. Born in Kyiv, then part of the Russian Empire, he studied art and architecture in Paris.

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He started worked as an assistant cameraman in 1928, before progressing to cinematographer four years later. He worked with leading directors such as Jean Renoir, René Clair, Julien Duvivier and Claude Autant-Lara. He also worked for periods in Spain, including during the wartime German occupation of France.

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France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1996 · aged 88

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