Henri Calef

Henri Calef

Directing
Born 1910-07-20 Died 1994-08-18 Plovdiv, Bulgaria 20 credits
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Henri Calef was a French film director and screenwriter known for his contributions to post-World War II cinema. Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, he moved to France and began his career as an assistant director, working on films such as The Lafarge Case (1938). Calef made his directorial debut with L'Extravagante Mission (1945). He gained recognition with Jericho (1946), a film about French Resistance fighters, and Les Chouans (1947), an adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's novel. His filmography includes La Maison sous la mer (1947), Les Eaux troubles (1949), and La Souricière (1950). Calef's works are noted for their narrative depth and exploration of human resilience.
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Filmography
Directing 16 credits
Opération Jericho
Opération Jericho
· Director
The Passerby
The Passerby
1951 · Director
The Secret of Helene Marimon
The Secret of Helene Marimon
1954 · Director
Shadow and Light
Shadow and Light
1951 · Director, Screenplay
Behind These Walls
Behind These Walls
1946 · Director
Les Violents
Les Violents
1958 · Director, Screenplay
Fatal Affair
Fatal Affair
1953 · Director
The Royalists
The Royalists
1947 · Director
Crossroads of Passion
Crossroads of Passion
1948 · Director
Sorceror
Sorceror
1950 · Director
The House Under the Sea
The House Under the Sea
1947 · Director
Féminin-féminin
Féminin-féminin
1973 · Director, Screenplay
The Queer Assignment
The Queer Assignment
1945 · Director
Wench
Wench
1948 · Director
The Hour of Truth
The Hour of Truth
1965 · Director, Screenplay
Troubled Waters
Troubled Waters
1949 · Director
Writing 5 credits
Shadow and Light
Shadow and Light
1951 · Director, Screenplay
Les Violents
Les Violents
1958 · Director, Screenplay
Féminin-féminin
Féminin-féminin
1973 · Director, Screenplay
The Lafarge Case
The Lafarge Case
1938 · Screenplay, Assistant Director
The Hour of Truth
The Hour of Truth
1965 · Director, Screenplay
Other credits 3 credits
The Last Turning
The Last Turning
1939 · Assistant Director
The New Rich
The New Rich
1938 · Assistant Director
The Lafarge Case
The Lafarge Case
1938 · Screenplay, Assistant Director
Acting 1 credit
1940: Taking over French Cinema
1940: Taking over French Cinema
2019 · Self (archive footage)
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