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person_profile-Marcel Camus

Marcel Camus Died at age: 69

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Marcel Camus

Date of Birth:

Apr 21, 1912

Country of birth:

France

Died:

Jan 13, 1982

Biography of

Marcel Camus

    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, Ardennes, France and died in Paris. 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.

    Prior to directing films, Camus assisted filmmakers in France, including Jacques Feyder, Luis Buñuel, and Jacques Becker. He directed nearly a dozen films, including Orfeu Negro (also known as Black Orpheus), which won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the 1960 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

    In 1960, Camus made a second Brazlilian-themed film, Os bandeirantes. Twenty years after Orfeu Negro, Camus returned to Brazilian themes for what would prove to be his last film, Bahia (also known as Otalia da Bahia and Os pastores da noite), based on a novel by Brazilian novelist Jorge Amado. These films, however, failed to recapture the success of Orfeu Negro. In 1970, Camus had a moderate success with a World War II comedy, Le Mur de l'Atlantique (The Atlantic Wall), starring the well-known French comedian Bourvil. Camus ended his career working primarily in television.

    Camus married one of the stars of Orfeu Negro, Marpessa Dawn.

    Camus is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.

    Source: Article "Marcel Camus" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography of

Marcel Camus

Found 15 Movies in total

Bahia

Screenplay

... 1976

... 1970

... 1970

... 1968

... 1965

... 1962

... 1960

Black Orpheus

Ernesto ( Actor )

Adaptation

... 1959

That Is the Dawn

First Assistant Director

... 1956

Bad Liaisons

Assistant Director

... 1955

... 1954

Strange Desire of Mr. Bard

Assistant Director

... 1954

... 1952

Casque d'Or

Assistant Director

... 1952

Antoine & Antoinette

Assistant Director

... 1947