Henri Alekan

Henri Alekan

Henri Alekan (10 February 1909, Paris – 15 June 2001, Auxerre, Bourgogne) was a French cinematographer. Alekan was born in Montmartre in 1909. At the age of sixteen he and his brother became travelling puppeteers. A little later he started work as third assistant cameraman at the Billancourt Studios. He then spent a short time in the army, returning to Billancourt in 1931. In the late 1930s he...

Known For

Roman Holiday

Director of Photography

Wings of Desire

Director of Photography

Beauty and the Beast

Director of Photography

Cast Credits

Stranger on the Prowl

as Priest on Bicycle

Crew Credits

Golem: The Petrified Garden

Director of Photography

Golem, the Spirit of Exile

Director of Photography

paint'o jazz

Director of Photography

Birth of a Golem

Director of Photography

Berlin-Jerusalem

Director of Photography

Wings of Desire

Director of Photography

Esther

Director of Photography

A Strange Love Affair

Director of Photography

Wundkanal

Director of Photography

A Stone in the Mouth

Director of Photography

The Beautiful Prisoner

Director of Photography

En rachâchant

Director of Photography

The Trout

Director of Photography

The State of Things

Director of Photography

On Top of the Whale

Director of Photography

The Territory

Director of Photography

Gun Moll

Director of Photography

Red Sun

Director of Photography

Figures in a Landscape

Director of Photography

Fun and Games for Everyone

Director of Photography

The Christmas Tree

Director of Photography

Ici et maintenant

Director of Photography

Mayerling

Director of Photography

Triple Cross

Director of Photography

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

Director of Photography

Lady L

Director of Photography

Topkapi

Director of Photography

The Story of Rebecca

Director of Photography

The Other Christopher

Director of Photography