Person
Pierre Montazel
Camera · 1911–1975 · Senlis, Oise, France
Biography
Pierre Montazel was a French cinematographer, director, and screenwriter whose career spanned from the late 1930s to the early 1970s. Born in Senlis, Oise, he began his career as a cinematographer, contributing to films such as My Aunt the Dictator (1939) and Vidocq (1939). Montazel's work as a director includes Je n'aime que toi... (1949) and Ça va être ta fête (1960). He also served as the cinematographer for Antoine and Antoinette (1947), a film that was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. His versatility and technical skill made him a respected figure in the French film industry.
Known for

Napoleon
Director of Photography

Obsession
Director of Photography

Six Hours to Lose
Director of Photography

The Gendarme Takes Off
Director of Photography

Razzia
Director of Photography

Antoine & Antoinette
Director of Photography

Young Girls of Good Families
Director

Paris Still Sings!
Writer

I Love Only You
Dialogue

There's Going to Be a Party
Director
Filmography
- 1970The Gendarme Takes OffDirector of Photography
- 1966The Lady of the DawnDirector of Photography
- 1963Young Girls of Good FamiliesDirector
- 1960There's Going to Be a PartyDirector
- 1960Danger in the Middle EastDirector of Photography
- 1959GuinguetteDirector of Photography
- 1957Anyone Can Kill MeDirector of Photography
- 1957There's Always a Price TagDirector of Photography
- 1956I'll Get Back to KandaraDirector of Photography
- 1956An Evening at the Music HallDirector of Photography
- 1955The Little RebelsDirector of Photography
- 1955Hi-Jack HighwayDirector of Photography
- 1955RazziaDirector of Photography
- 1955NapoleonDirector of Photography
- 1954ObsessionDirector of Photography
- 1954Touchez Pas au GrisbiDirector of Photography
- 1953Royal Affairs in VersaillesDirector of Photography
- 1951Paris Still Sings!Writer
- 1950Not Any Weekend for Our LoveWriter
- 1949I Love Only YouDialogue
- 1948Cruise for the Unknown OneDirector
- 1947Antoine & AntoinetteDirector of Photography
- 1947Six Hours to LoseDirector of Photography
- 1945The Bohemian LifeDirector of Photography
- 1944Cecile Is DeadDirector of Photography
- 1943The Wolf of the MalveneursDirector of Photography
- 1943The Honorable CatherineDirector of Photography
- 1942Fantastic NightDirector of Photography
- 1942The Four-Poster BedDirector of Photography
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