Director
Marcel Camus
April 21, 1912 · Chappes, Ardennes, France
Marcel Camus (21 April 1912 – 13 January 1982) was a French film director. He is best known for Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus), which won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the 1960 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Camus was born in Chappes, in the Ardennes département of France. He studied art and intended to become an art teacher. However, World War II interrupted his plans. He spent part of the war in a German prisoner-of-war camp.
Often works with
Léa Garcia
2 titles together
Black Orpheus, The Pioneers
Reinhard Kolldehoff
2 titles together
Atlantic Wall, Song of the World
Martine Sarcey
2 titles together
La Porteuse de pain, Ce diable d'homme
Bernard Alane
2 titles together
La Porteuse de pain, Molière pour rire et pour pleurer
Marilù Tolo
2 titles together
Song of the World, A Savage Summer
Saro Urzì
2 titles together
Song of the World, Love in the Night
