Camille Cerf
Belgian journalist and camera operator
About Camille Cerf
Lived 1862 – 1936 (aged 73). Camille Cerf was a Belgian journalist, camera operator, film director and art collector.
Camille Cerf (1862 - 1936), born in Arlon, was a Belgian filmmaker who worked with the Lumière brothers, mainly as a camera operator, during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He was responsible for producing the first film in Russia, which was the recording the coronation of Czar Nicholas II at the Kremlin in May 1896. On March 12, 1896, he organized the opening of Lumiere Cinematographe.
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Who was Camille Cerf?
Belgian journalist and camera operator
When was Camille Cerf born?
Camille Cerf was born on 31 January 1862 in Arlon.
When did Camille Cerf die?
Camille Cerf died on 8 January 1936.
What was Camille Cerf's occupation?
Camille Cerf was a journalist, camera operator, film director and art collector.
What nationality was Camille Cerf?
Camille Cerf was Belgian.
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