Léonce-Henri Burel
Léonce-Henri Burel (23 November 1892 – 21 March 1977) was a French cinematographer whose career extended from the silent era until the early 1970s. He was the director of photography on more than 120 films, working almost exclusively in black-and-white. After studying at the University of Nantes, he initially worked as a photoengraver before becoming a camera operator. At the Film d'Art company in 1915 he was noticed by Abel Gance and began a collaboration with him which extended over 16 films, including J'accuse, La Roue, and Napoléon. In the period of silent films he also worked on several productions with Jacques Feyder. During the 1930s he worked regularly with Jean Dréville and Henri Decoin. With Le Journal d'un curé de campagne, for which he won the best cinematography award at the Venice Film Festival in 1951, Burel began another important collaboration with the director Robert Bresson which continued through three further films. Burel also directed three films himself between 1922 and 1932. Source: Article "Léonce-Henri Burel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Pickpocket
(Director of Photography)
Morgane, the Enchantress
(Director of Photography)
Crainquebille
(Director of Photography)
La Roue
(Director of Photography)
The Secrets of the Bed
(Cinematography)
Faces of Children
(Director of Photography)
Tant qu'il y aura des femmes
(Director of Photography)
The Man with a Broken Ear
(Director of Photography)
Diamond Machine
(Director of Photography)
Blind Venus
(Director of Photography)
The Truth About Bebe Donge
(Director of Photography)
Mademoiselle de La Seiglière
(Director of Photography)
L'Arlésienne
(Director of Photography)
Facing the Ocean
(Director of Photography)
Other Side of Paradise
(Director of Photography)
The Tenth Symphony
(Director of Photography)
Salammbô
(Director of Photography)
A Man Escaped
(Director of Photography)
Michel Strogoff
(Director of Photography)
Abused Confidence
(Director of Photography)
Crossroads
(Director of Photography)
La Terre
(Director of Photography)
Woman of Destiny
(Director of Photography)
Diary of a Country Priest
(Director of Photography)
The Madness of Dr. Tube
(Director of Photography)
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
(Director of Photography)
Toboggan
(Director of Photography)
The Virgin Bride
(Director of Photography)
Return at Dawn
(Director of Photography)
Napoleon
(Additional Photography)
Sacred Fire
(Director of Photography)
Les Fanatiques
(Director of Photography)
La madone des sleepings
(Director of Photography)
The Right to Life
(Director of Photography)
The Trial of Joan of Arc
(Director of Photography)
Napoleon
(Director of Photography)
La Femme d'une nuit
(Director of Photography)
Baroud
(Director of Photography)
Valse brillante
(Director of Photography)
La straniera
(Director of Photography)
Métier de fous
(Director of Photography)
Les Compagnons de la marguerite
(Cinematography)
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
(Director of Photography)
Vénus
(Director of Photography)
Deadly Gas
(Director of Photography)
The Swallow and the Titmouse
(Cinematography)
Don't Need Money
(Director of Photography)
Frivolities
(Director of Photography)
The Count of Monte Cristo
(Director of Photography)
Princely Nights
(Director of Photography)
L'évadée
(Director of Photography)
The Crew
(Director of Photography)
The Torture of Silence
(Director of Photography)
The Portrait
(Director of Photography)
The stranger
(Director of Photography)
The Three Passions
(Director of Photography)
J'accuse
(Director of Photography)
Alsace
(Director of Photography)
Barberousse
(Director of Photography)
The Stranger
(Director of Photography)
Hélène
(Director of Photography)
One Night at the Beach
(Director of Photography)
Mysteries of Paris
(Director of Photography)
Dragnet Night
(Director of Photography)
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard
(Director of Photography)
Loves of Casanova
(Director of Photography)
Highway Pick-Up
(Director of Photography)
Abbot Constantine
(Director of Photography)
La Route du bagne
(Director of Photography)
Mirages
(Director of Photography)
Rocambole
(Director of Photography)
Napoléon vu par Abel Gance - Première partie : La jeunesse de Bonaparte
(Director of Photography)
Napoléon vu par Abel Gance - Première partie : La jeunesse de Bonaparte
(Additional Photography)
Napoléon vu par Abel Gance - Deuxième partie : Napoléon et la Révolution française
(Director of Photography)
Napoléon vu par Abel Gance - Deuxième partie : Napoléon et la Révolution française
(Additional Photography)
Bargekeepers Daughter
(Cinematography)