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    Birthday: February 10, 2009

    French cinematographer Henri Alekan first studied optics before becoming an assistant cameraman in 1925. Three years later he was promoted to camera operator. During the early years of WWII, he was captured and imprisoned while fighting. Upon his escape from the POW camp in 1940, he became a French Resistance fighter. The next year, he began working as a full-fledged cinematographer, but did ...more
    • 1988
    • New York Film Critics Circle
    • Best Cinematography
    • Wings of Desire
    • win
    • 1987
    • Los Angeles Film Critics Association
    • Best Cinematography
    • Wings of Desire
    • win
    • 1982
    • French Academy of Cinema
    • Best Cinematography
    • La Truite
    • win
    • 1953
    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
    • Best Black and White Cinematography
    • Roman Holiday
    • nom


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