Claude Renoir
Claude Renoir (December 4, 1913 – September 5, 1993) was a French cinematographer. He was the son of actor Pierre Renoir, the nephew of director Jean Renoir, and the grandson of painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. He was born in Paris, his mother being actress Véra Sergine. He was apprenticed to Boris Kaufman, a brother of Dziga Vertov, who much later worked in the United States on such films as On the Waterfront (1954). Renoir was the lighting cameraman on numerous pictures such as Monsieur Vincent (1947), Jean Renoir's The River (1951), Cleopatra (1963), Roger Vadim's Barbarella (1968), and the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). At the time of Claude Renoir's death, The Times of London wrote of The River that "its exquisite evocation of the Indian scene, helped to inaugurate a new era in the cinema, one in which color was finally accepted as a medium fit for great film makers to work in." He also participated in the making of The Mystery of Picasso (1956), the documentary on painter Pablo Picasso directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. He was the cinematographer for The Crucible (1957) and lived in East Germany during filming. Renoir's career came to a close in the late 1970s, as he was rapidly losing sight. In his final years he was largely blind. He married twice and had two children, a son and a daughter, actress Sophie Renoir. Claude Renoir died at age 79 in Troyes, 55 miles east of Paris, near the village of Essoyes, where he had a home. Source: Article "Claude Renoir" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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CameraBirthday
December 4, 1913Deathday
September 5, 1993Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
65Place of birth
Paris, FranceCast credits
Crew credits
The Spy Who Loved Me
Director of PhotographyThe Wing or the Thigh?
Director of PhotographyFrench Connection II
Director of PhotographyPaul and Michelle
Director of PhotographyThe Married Couple of the Year Two
Director of PhotographyThe Witches of Salem
Director of PhotographyKiller
Director of PhotographyThe Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
Director of PhotographyThe Discord
Director of PhotographyBarbarella
Director of PhotographyDon't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Director of PhotographyAnimal
Director of PhotographyThe Green Glove
Director of PhotographyFemmes Fatales
Director of PhotographyThe River
Director of PhotographyThe Game Is Over
Director of PhotographyL'aventure est au coin de la rue
Director of PhotographyThe Adventurers
Director of PhotographyMadama Butterfly
Director of PhotographyThe House Under the Sea
Director of PhotographyMarco the Magnificent
Director of Photography